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Running. Anyone who knows anything about me knows that it is my favorite thing to do. I have lost count of the miles I have logged, races I have completed, and hills I have ascended throughout my high school career. In a purely biological sense, running breeds pain and achy-ness; there is no denying this fact. I propose, however, that this physical activity sheds light on a race far more important than any relay I may have run, the race of life. We all run this race, as we engage in the human struggle to force distinct identities among the multitude that makes up this world. In the past four years we have been running a very important part of this race, for from the moment I entered the auditorium doors at freshman orientation, we have been consumed by, what I like to call, the "running bug," a drive for more, for greatness, that qualifies us as students at Valley Stream Central. Now, on this day, we round the track and focus our eyes on the final stretch. Baton in hand, the last leg has yet to be run. Though our time here is done, and a good portion of the race is completed, it cannot be forgotten. Once run, it remains in us and builds our endurance for bigger and better races. I would like to pause and reflect on the
I know that sitting among us today are the future doctors, lawyers, artists, teachers, politicians, journalists, business leaders, and mothers of America; a team so talented that it is among the world's elite, destined for Olympic glory. The possibilities of the twenty-first century are endless and we are at the brink of tumultuous developments in which we will play invaluable roles. Though part of the race ends today, there is yet a leg to be run; a very large and significant leg the rest of our lives. Now we must believe in ourselves; our teammates and coaches stand on the sidelines and cheer, but it is our time to shine. The sense of scholarship and talent developed at Central form the perfect training regimen for the race of life. At graduation, the baton will be passed to us. With the tools we have been given, we will outrun the rest. This is your race, this is your day. Each of us has cultivated interests outside of school; whether it be on the stage, in the chorus, on the playing field, or in the computer lab. The "running bug" is alive and ready to surge from our beings, infusing those around us with our demand for excellence. In the past four years, we have blossomed from insecure adolescents with vaguely defined identities into confident, ambitious individuals ready to take this world by storm, to run the final leg of the intense race we call life. Next year, we will be dispersed to many many colleges and universities throughout the country. But as we have learned, there is a world beyond the brick walls of Central High School, a world replete with moral dilemmas. For four years of growth and development is certainly no 100-meter dash and is only a warm-up for our lives to come. It is up to us to determine how we will run with it through adulthood.
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