High School Graduation Speeches Should Be Memorable
Giving High School graduation speeches is like pushing swimmers off a diving board
. If they have benefitted from their education they will be ready for that leap. They will be prepared for their future life whether as a third level student or as a member of the working fraternity. What you say in those High School graduation speeches should be something they will remember whether they become Olympic swimmers or just splash around in the local pool of life.
High School graduation speeches have to include a welcome to guests and a reminder to the graduates to thanks parents and tutors. They should be personal to the school in question and reflect on its ethos and interests. The speaker should know and refer to achievements such as baseball wins or the fact that the school has won a nationwide drama festival. It should also allow for the fact that not all students have majority interests and that despite attending a musical school they might be more interested in science. Such speeches should be inclusive.
High School graduation speeches are obviously about the transition from young student to young adult. A good speaker will refer nostalgically to the fresh faced youngsters who arrived so many years ago and who are now leaving the High School for whatever it is they choose to do. Such speeches should certainly include a reference to the night on the town that the students will probably enjoy. Any such light hearted comment will endear itself to students who like to laugh. The speeches will certainly make a reference to the pride both parents and teachers feel for the graduates who have done so well.
Above all the High School graduation speeches should refer to the future. They should speak of individual talents and the opportunities that are available to the students. They should urge students to follow their dreams and to achieve their potential. Above all they should speak of friendships made at High School and how important it is to keep such friendships green. The speeches should end with a good luck wish for the future.