celebrate the jungmann a women's a ball at rite of passage into an adulthood however in some ways this is not a great day for some among us who are experiencing great difficulty for various reasons i want thank you at this time it's also with great pride i recognize a group of guests of particular importance these gas or the faculty and staff of chosen to step forward and share this moment now the group of individuals most instrumental in developing our young people are great school district or the board of school directors this time with the members of the board of school directors rise to be ready  morning fellow students faculty administration friends and especially our parents say i would like to share with you a poem that hangs in our schools auxilary the first time that i read this again and again there is no effort without air and shortcoming does actually strive to do that the nose the great enthusiasm great devotion spends himself in a worthy cause tasted either victory or defeat we are the men and women in the arena throughout our lives we have been faced with many battles and will continue to meet new challenges in the years to come  our four years of high school we have each experienced at least a brief episode in life's arena each of us has been through ups and downs some of us have had hire others have hit lower but all of us have at one time or another and placed in the middle of the game of life but there are no time outs no substitution and the clock is always taking you must each realize that it is the players  this battle of life or the most important it is not the critic who counts i'm and time again will be criticized for how we do things or who we are or what we stand for we'll be told that we are not strong enough to do this or not tall enough to be that we're not smart enough to achieve that thousand times we will be told no to all those become meaningless  we must continue in our fight outsiders to stack things upon us till it seems as though we can no longer carry our love it's at that point when we must become strong this at that point in the world will be screaming no and we will tell them yes the past four years of our high school career we have all had an unforgettable experience we have learned a great deal within our classes each day but just as importantly we have gained knowledge outside of p t ajax i had the choice of doing it all over again i would because education is not just books and exams education is a social process education is life many highs and lows of these past four years been an educational experience that is invaluable money could not buy the last and i have taught goals but many of us have learned from each one of these experiences people have excluded some of us from certain activities felt the feeling of being lonely and a crowded place but from those experiences we have learned not to do that to other people make a conscious effort to ensure that the person standing beside us never feels lonely some of us have been touted by many people great play place a hand on the shoulder of our comrades in need a lesson or simply a warm smile to know that they're not alone only pray that each of you in today's arena have learned from your high school experiences as i have learned must understand the pain and critics place upon our young generation and those tears you must gain a unique understanding i hope all of you will soon discover know the suffering that a critic can instill in each of us us you must become determined to not become a critic of the men and women near enough fighting the battle of life to reset our future goals i hope that each of us if the man and the arena a special place in our hearts each understand the importance of fans our true fans our parents and our loved ones will always stand beside to guard us of how we are being criticized to guard us of our failures and regardless of our successes as we embark upon our future paths will be faced by many more battles some will be easily overcome others will be more difficult and each struggle is remember that it takes attitude not aptitude to reach the altitude we are at a crossroads in our life today perseverance education and determination faith and hope you can win any battle some failures are actually assembled successes or some knowledge is gained from the mistakes or shortcomings the effort was well spent only crave air and life so when we fail to realize that we have travelled down the wrong road you have a choice as we leave today may take the high road or the low road ever road you choose to see it with all your heart and with all your efforts for only the love of the game can make you a player by becoming a player you have begun to succeed   pinioned our student body for each color represents a special aspect of our class represents our school colors symbolizes the pride and spirit that we school remind us of our enthusiasm blankets our lockers the walls decorates our dances and social events orange most vivid color and the rainbow represents knowledge for it is the foundation of our education this knowledge stems from our strong academic efforts are very fortunate to have had the opportunity to be part of such a successful learning environment have the opportunity to learn about so many different subject areas from woodworking to biology architecture from technology to home economics we have all excelled in different areas some of us in mathematics some of us in english some of us in industrial technology still others in the fine arts but together we create an array of knowledge which enhances our generation for some of us are we others are strong together we compensate for one another to create a perfect whole elo represents the sun shines through the dark clouds and about my high school experiences i have had the opportunity to see so many of my classmates turn a gloomy day to a bright and sunny afternoon i feel honored to have witnessed so many of my peers and an ear to listen or a shoulder to lean on so many of you truly know how to comfort another in time of need says a special characteristic of our class because it tells those around us  generation holds a unique love for life and our respect towards those who live and work around us we are a hope for the future a group of young individuals capable of cheering up our society  green symbolizes the hope for the future that our class holds we are a class overflowing with determination and perseverance have all a set and achieved so many goals that we have established for ourselves unique and important this is a sense of great accomplishment to each and every one of us that we are all capable of achieving and despite what that and maybe it is just as important for every one of us as in so many ways for so many of us however one common denominator unites us all you are all capable of that element of success who represents the skies fellow classmates are your limits each of us has our own future endeavors is quests are characteristic of our individual interests and tastes for some of us it may be college for others it may be the military career spite these differences each of our pots of gold serve to tie us all together about our common background and development here peters would be ill he quipped to take on the challenges that surely pull represents celebrations in the fall we enjoyed homecoming festivities just recently the parts work in our senior prom is memories we will hold dear to our heart for years to come our we are celebrating this august event our graduation our hard work and dedication has paid off we have arrived at the next step in our journey into the future graduations class of one thousand nine hundred five you deserve to celebrate each have our own color that represents us together to form a rainbow a vivid colors and characteristics that neatly fit together to create  to full get from nature to matter how big or small our near or far your pot of gold may be at each of us leave knowing that we have what it takes to succeed and meet our aspirations we have the class of nine hundred ninety five i would like to welcome the members of the administration school board fifty year graduates those families and friends present today to witness such a special event in  i also like to take this opportunity to say thank you for many people who have made so many sacrifices over the years without all of these efforts we would not be here four years ago when we started this journey together you weren't quite sure what to expect when are these halls curious and uncertain but as the days weeks and the months rolled by you began to understand this way of life is that were a one time new and different and now become routine realize that the high school is a place of constant change whether it be changing your classes changing your activities or even changing your friends as we began to grow mature you realize that the most important change is happening within us those who were at one time shy now taking that seem too much for us to handle now taken care of with the fis the weakness of the pendency on others now turned into the strength of our individuality growth not only academically but also individually the goal that lies at the end of this four year journey individuality and our personal accomplishments but we've also learned work together to achieve a common goal and the accomplishments have been made over the years demick lee in the arts and other special interests we should be proud of these one of our biggest achievements is being celebrated today a successful completion of twelve years of schooling as the term commencement implies this is just the beginning maybe the end of the journey for us together we are now barking on one of many future journeys of our own once again the feeling of uncertainty and curiosity maybe instilled within us we will again learn to understand and accept this new life of ours believe it or not cycle of individual growth is endless just entering another phase of it even though this journey has ended and a new one is beginning or forget the experiences we've had along the way as always we can enjoy the good times and learn from our mistakes it's easy to look back on things because we know what we've already accomplished looking ahead that's tough because the possibilities are endless there's always reset our goals no matter how long or difficult the journey may seem you must always look towards achieving these goals remember throughout life's journey as pressing you down a bit as if you must don't you quit they've a stranger that's twists and turns it's every one of us sometimes learns and many a failure turns about when you might have won and he stuck it out so don't give up the pace seems slow may succeed another cessna's failure turned inside out over ten pounds of though you may never know how close you are maybe near when it seems so downs and we have grown because of this trip has ended the most exciting and thrilling trip has to come will follow the paths we set for our lives at the end with confidence we and for the best we were always struck with the future for the class of ninety five thank you successfully completed in the field requirements for graduation set forth by the commonwealth of pennsylvania the board of school directors of peter stout high school i just said and i will not present the class of ninety five well leave here somewhat change it will be just a little different you've already recognized better different time in your relationship with society to freedom who knows maybe you haven't had in the past being your own person and to gently think your right place one has the freedoms can have with them to nitty or with each opportunity will come and knowledge that whatever you choose you choose not to do something else where the young woman may choose a mate she actually excludes everyone else whereas you go out and fear will absorb you possibly fully not i would give you a formula to avoid that fear or that maybe maybe we've been hotter heard a message that there are no real rights and wrongs but i would encourage do the walk and find them of all of those things which are right samuel johnson said the purpose of your education is that you might be an expert discerner of the right the wrong the genuine and the counterfeit and then the perhaps that same education would help you to prefer the good to prefer the real as opposed to prefer the bad the counterfeit the hope that that's what your education does for you the great greek plato also said similar when he said that education should make good people good people should act noble we hope for you that these things will take root because you have been taught that as you come back you're fifty years from now and celebrate  you might look back over your fifty years and be satisfied that in fact what you learned here and what you picked up here allows you to live that good and that no sandwich johnson had hopes for you in as we as a board and administration teachers hope for you that you will be an expert discerner in the right the wrong rio in the counterfeit and when you return here fifty years from now we have some appreciation for those of us who will then be gone who have helped you to become experts earners at the same time you will take great satisfaction in having live the noble life of you the class of one nine voices out there that would quiet you i would encourage you to speak i would encourage you to follow that which is right and never look back it will serve you so to the class of nine hundred ninety five i heartily thank you i'm honored to be here honored to be a part of what you all have done honored to be a part of this community i think i speak for the whole to you that the stars would align profitably for you or a would be positive and from a and speaking for the board of directors we do seriously wish you well wish you happiness wish you success which may not be pondered what you materially assemble or even being satisfied with those material was assembled but that happiness that might be found in doing right and knowing you've done it may you be the last and doing so thank you very much i have the distinct honor i being the final official to offer a few words the graduates here today as such it is often the practice to provide some insight into the world that these graduates are about fortune foundation that honors individuals who that she'd been benefit mankind among which is no go we consider advancements such as genetic engineering for example almost too staggering to imagine