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June 2014 Graduation Newsletter
GARDEN CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS On The Line GRADUATION 2014 www.gardencity.k12.ny.us Vol. 15 • No. 6 Congratulations to the Class of 2014! On June 28 , the Class of 2014 - 277 strong - processed onto Warren King Field for Garden City High School’s 80 Annual Commencement Ceremony. The turquoise sky and green field formed a perfect backdrop for the crisp white dresses and tuxedos, traditional garb worn by Garden City’s graduating girls and boys, in an elegant ceremony marked by overwhelming joy and heartfelt tears. Salutatorian Katherine McGannon welcomed classmates, parents, and friends; Julia Maloney Scholarship winner Megan Galioto expressed her deep gratitude to teacher Steve Mayo; and Superintendent Dr. Robert Feirsen offered reflections on how the world has changed since the Class of 2014 first entered the high school. Sage words were offered by English teacher and Keynote Speaker Carlo Rebolini just prior to the awarding of diplomas by members of the Board of Education. Warmest congratulations to the Class of 2014 and best wishes for a bright and successful future! th th To view more photos, use the QR code above. Steven Menelly Valedictorian President Trapasso and Board of Education members, Superintendent Feirsen, Principal McLaughlin, Garden City High School faculty, parents, friends and family, welcome, and from the bottom of our hearts, thank you. Thank you for the unending support and the unconditional love that you have given to the Class of 2014. We are here today in celebration, a celebration for things past and future. Today is the final day for the Class of 2014. Tomorrow our class will be only a remembrance in the halls of Garden City High School, the latest link in a chain that extends far back to the past and will stretch far into the future. What is this Class of 2014 here today, then? What is this fleeting moment between yesterday and tomorrow that seems to be passing so quickly? You could say that this is all a coincidence - that the Class of 2014 is just 277 people born in approximately the same year that happened to live in the same town, that this was all random, that we were thrown together by time and chance. This origin is, in some sense, true, but it is insufficient. We have become something greater through the years we have spent as kin in the schools of this district. As wonderful as we are as individuals, the Class of 2014 is greater than the sum of its parts. It lives beyond us, thinking and acting in accordance with the values embodied by our place and time. It has taken its own steps and breathed its own air. It is the individual of our community. Imagine if this class were to take the form of another student sitting amongst us today. Who is this person? No doubt this person would be brilliant, waltzing with ease through every subject, showing themself to be a true renaissance man or woman through their voracious passion for learning. The thorniest calculus problems would resolve themselves before the eyes of this student. He would write effusively on any topic from history or literature, just as easily as she would speak in any of the languages taught here. Doubtless, too, would be their athletic prowess, as this person would have the strength of a linebacker, the grace of gymnast, the endurance of a marathon runner, and on and on. In short, he or she would put any decathlon athlete to shame. In the arts, this student of ours would be unprecedented, singing and dancing and acting with remarkable skill, all while perfectly playing any number of instruments. And if this weren’t enough, our student would construe hues and colors beautifully, forging breathtaking arrangements with every medium. We should take great pride in this student, as it is the best of all of us that makes him or her great. Parents, you have seen this child grow, from its nascent steps in kindergarten to its final steps down to its seat here today. Administrators, you have shepherded this student with love through the years, guiding it along the way. And teachers, you have imparted all that you can on this child, hoping in the wisdom of your influence. The community embodied by the Garden City School system raised this child, now an adult and suitably ready for the world. Finally, if this child takes the best of our accomplishment, it also must take the best of our character. It treats the world and humanity with unqualified generosity, kindness, and optimism. It comports itself with dignity and responsibility no matter the circumstance. Unfortunately, the story of this child ends here on this day, as there are no more school days left for its development. We students, who each have contributed in our own special way to this person, are about to leave on our own, new journeys. In the next chapter of our lives, we will, in some way, be part of a community, whether that means a university, or a business, or a place of residence; we will continue to live our lives through communities, and in the process, give that community a life of its own, just as we have breathed life into the student we now leave behind. American historian Henry Adams said this in the memoir of his own life: “All experience is an arch, to build upon.” Garden City High School Class of 2014, great things lie ahead. By our experience here, we have been given a template for life. For both tough and easy times, recall what we have brought forth into the world, that exemplar student whom we bid goodbye to today, and act in accordance with the better nature of ourselves embodied in that individual. But for this moment now - I congratulate and wish the absolute best to the members of this class and to their families, for this journey is almost over and time, at least momentarily, is on our side. 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