

Robin N’dolo then did the introduction of the speaker, Michael Whitney, a practical arts teacher from The Waldorf School, who did the graduation address.ĭuring his speech, Whitney said, “It is quite an honor to be asked by the senior class to speak at their graduation.” He then went on to ask the Class of 2022, “What are your hopes? What are your dreams? What are your intentions? What are your plans? What do you want? What do you need? What are you going to do?” Ocie Tucker had a performance of the song “I’m Going to Go Back There Someday” with music by Kenny Asher and lyrics by Paul Williams. Nick Maresca and Quinn Frank talked about the history of their graduating class, stating a fun fact about each of the graduates from what they think their classmates will look like in ten years to how long each of them had been at The Waldorf School. When speaking about the painting, Balog said, “I really enjoyed creating these portraits, now let’s graduate.”Įddy MacLeod had a performance of the song “Freeze Your Brain” by Laurence O’Keefe and Kevin Murphy. Then there was a presentation from each of the graduating seniors.Īiden Balog showed off a painting of his, called “Senior Class Portraits,” that displayed a portrait of each of the other graduating students. “I remember that when I was graduating, I felt like there was this ticking clock, this limited amount of time that I had to figure out the kind of person that I wanted to be in the life that I have and I felt like that if I messed up or chose wrong, I would be doomed to misery, but I learned to view my life not as a ladder, but more like a river that could flow and change its course,” Boles said.Īfter the speech, there was a presentation of the school’s song by the sixth, seventh, and eighth-grade chorus.

In her speech, Boles gave some advice to the graduates. After the performance, Sydney Boles, an alumnus from the Class of 2011, pre-recorded a message for the graduating class.
