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I might actually try to make tables here later, or something. For now, here's a draft of my valedictory speech:

Good evening. As we plan to move on to the next phase of our lives, it is important to look back on everything we have achieved in these past four years in the correct light. Each year I and those around me have seen the fruition of grater goals, have filled more ambitious expectations, have taken ourselves as far as we can go. However, instead of viewing these achievements as the defining characteristics of the senior class, take them as proof of the profound journey which we have endured. If someone were to try to determine the value of an achievement, then, the most important factor would be how people have been helped. Most literally this would mean volunteering, spending your efforts and sacrificing your time solely for the gain of others. However, there are many other ways of helping people, both directly and indirectly, and the good that can come from helping yourself cannot be ignored, because from your higher point you can now help pull others up. Everyone graduating here today has his or her own achievements, and everyone graduating here today has a beneficial journey behind each of those achievements. Those who have worked a certain number of hours at the hospital have kept an essential service to the public running smoothly;. Those who have worked a job, in addition to making money for themselves, have provided goods and services to many, many people. Those who make good grades both helped themselves intellectually and became a resource to all those who needed their knowledge. Those who attained a competitive title have both gained the skills necessary to prove themselves in such a way and have brought pride to those who have contributed to their success. We, the members of the class of 2008, are about to embark on another journey, whether through college, technical school, the military, or the workforce. Whatever we may achieve, it is important to always think of the journey behind it and the people who have been touched by it.