Graduation Speech

 Graduates, Parents, and faculty,

Congratulations Class of 2018! When we were writing Greek and Latin roots in Mrs. Nelson's class, I thought this day would never come. Which prefix applies to us now? Post? Dis? Who knows? It's difficult to put into words this moment in our lives. For me personally,  my 3 years at Golf have brought with them a lot of huge changes: Moving to Morton Grove from Iowa City, going from an elementary school to a middle school, changing from a system of no grades to one with grades, and adjusting to life in a big city. Thanks to some great friends and wonderful teachers, I have overcome these challenges and will have had a good experience at Golf. Let us recall and remember some of the best moments that led up to this day. Some teachers stood out to me because of their personalities, such as Mrs. Nelson and the way she teased my class, or Mr. Carris and how he brought Social Studies to life by combining his funny and quick sense of humor with our interests and personalities. Other teachers like Mrs. Anderson and Mr. Carro have shown great patience, helping me by putting in extra time during recess. And then there are the teachers that just made life better for me by being who they are such as Mr. Atwood and Mrs. Joyner. Then there are all the other people who make Golf a loving school for me such as Ms. Chvojka whose friendly nature and easy going personality helped to guide me through this school since coming here as a brand new 6th grader, my Orchestra director, Mrs. Page, whose dedication in setting up an Orchestra program at Golf, and to Terry the crossing guard for helping us not get killed while crossing Waukegan Road, who also comes out in the rain, snow, or scalding heat. And a special thanks to the administration for giving all of us opportunities to shine in and outside of Golf Middle School ⎯ Medieval times, Feed My Starving Children, Camp MacLean were some of the events that I will never forget about my time at this school. To all the future graduates out there, keep trying and believing in yourself, because this is the first step in being successful. Also remember that you have a lot of good people out there trying to get you to be the best you can be. I know most of my time at Golf has made me and my classmates more than ready for high school. We all look forward for the next adventure! Post-graduation.