Key Takeaways
- Achieving academic goals often requires deep resilience and self‑awareness.
- Celebration of class success validates commitment through adversity.
- Student speeches highlight shared values of persistence and community.
This year’s Virtual Graduation Celebration included a special student speech delivered by Cassie Ivey. Cassie was chosen from a pool of fantastic nominations. You can see her speech in the Virtual Graduation Celebration video or watch it below!
“To be here, you needed more than personal drive and hard work. You needed personal resilience and grit. To my peers, you’ve shown a tremendous amount of self-awareness in times of stress, emotional upheaval, and suffering. I am so proud of you, and I’m proud to stand among you!” -Cassie Ivey
Congratulations to all of our 2021 graduates!