Good afternoon Mr. Kaylor, School committee members, Mr. Aleer, and fellow classmates. When I started to write this speech I had many thoughts on what to write, but there was this one quote that could not come out of my head. It came from one of my old favorite songs. It was "How do I say goodbye to yesterday." I think my whole problem with writing this speech is that I don't know how to say good bye to yesterday.
             Right now I am thinking about my first day in this high school. Similar to other freshman, I was scared and confused. After a while high school became easier. Now that I stand here I realize that I am scared and confused once again. When we leave today that will be the last time we gather as a class to share our lives.
             I will always remember the activities that have happened over these past four years. I remember how we almost won the Thanksgiving Day game our sophomore year. I remember how Duleer girls Swimming only won one meet a year and how Theatre always made it to the final level in Drama Competitions. I remember Duleer Pride Days and Spirit Week. The most important thing I am going to remember is the people. I will always remember some of the teachers I had. They really took the time to work with me and help me become who I am now. But most of all I remember the friends I made here. The different people here helped us learn. I don't think that ever made our school divided. I think our differences united us instead.
             The final thing I learned in Duleer, I taught myself. I realized that you can not say goodbye to yesterday. Everyday is a gift. Now that we are leaving Duleer our experiences here are part our memory that we can use from time to time. Just like a gift. You can put it away but it will always be with you. My last request as your class president is to remember where you came from. Never forget the lessons you learned or the people that touched your life
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