passing us with this wonderful day we thank you for giving us the opportunity to come together with our families and friends to celebrate the graduation of the class of one thousand nine hundred four from peter's township we would like to thank you for rocking with us during the good times and carrying us through the bad times lord thank you for all the different abilities you have bestowed upon each and every one of us and we ask you help welcome to the commencement ceremonies for the class of one thousand nine hundred four of at this time i would like to take a moment to recognize the faculty members of the peters tight ship schools who are in attendance today would you please rise congratulations today is your day you're off to great places you're off and away you have brains in your head you have feet in your shoes you can steer yourself any direction you choose i have just read the first two pages of the quote wonderful wonderfully wise and blessedly brief glad graduation speech from the one and only dr seuss many of us began our elementary educations reading books by series such as the cat in the hat or one fish two fish red fish blue fish so it is only fitting that we look back to the same author for advice on beginning the next stage in our lives but first graders find entertainment from dr seuss we as graduating seniors can find wisdom beneath the humorous rhymes and colorful illustrations in the book at the places you'll go see it says that in life you look up and down streets look him over with care about some you will say i don't choose to go there and you may not find any you want to go down and that case of course you head straight out of town we've all just finished looking up and down our own streets some of us deciding whether college was the right decision and others making the complex decision of choosing a school and there are many of us who have chosen to head straight out of town but for each and every one of us no matter what that decision was suze tells us out there things can happen and frequently do and when things start to happen don't worry don't stew just go right along you'll start happening too so when things do start to happen to you good good or bad don't dwell on the negative but on the positive because with your education talent and motivation as soon as you'll be on your way up you'll be seeing great sights you're also on the high flyers who soar to new heights i know this class will do just that we have the potential and the drive to soar to new heights in our own chosen direction suits also warns us bang ups and hang ups will happen to you we will all undecidedly come to a place in our lives where the streets are not marked and we may not know what the future has in store for us no matter how big or unconquerable the problem seems however i know we will all h far and face up to all of our problems throughout the many highs and lows in your life take advice from dr seuss step with care and great tact and remember that life's a great balancing as we are handed out of plumas and move on to start the next chapter in our lives we should reflect on what a great balancing act life really is we must all learn to balance both the good and bad times in our lives and learn to balance what we are given with what we give back after receiving many awards achievements and all others we the class of nine hundred ninety four must now give back to our family friends and community by becoming the best we can be and contributing to the society that has given us so much thank you there is a time for everything and just season for every activity under have been a time to be boring and a time to die a time to plant and a time to uproot a time to kill and a time to heal a time to tear down and a time to build a time to reap and a time to laugh a time to mourn and a time to dance a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them a time to embrace and a time to refrain a time to search and a time to give up a time to keep and a time to throw away a time to tear a time to mend a time to be silent and a time to speak a time for love and a time to hate a time for war and a time for peace this is our time it is our time to plant the seeds of our future watering them with their wisdom we have gained from our high school experience it is also our time to uproot to pack up the valuable lessons we have learned and to face the challenges new phase of our lives now is the time to tear down the walls of isolation complacency and security that we have built around ourselves and to build up our dreams of a barger future as we accept its challenges it is also a time to for the last years we feel as we let go of our friends family and an enriching period of our lives yet it is also a time to laugh as we enjoy meeting new people and discovering new ideas and knowledge it is a time to embrace one another in unity remembering the common bonds of those unforgettable classes our favorite teachers are crazy group projects  shared activities and memories of laughing at ourselves as well as at each other it is also a time to refrain from embracing as we let each other go into a new world to touch other lives as ours have been touched it is a time to search for truth and search for the faith that makes us complete it is a time to give up the constraints of privileges of childhood and take up the responsibilities and privileges of adulthood it is a time to tear up our prejudices our old reputations and make a fresh start it is a time to mend broken relationships even as reform new ones it is a time to love what is good in ourselves and each other and to hate what is evil it is a time for war that's time to do battle within ourselves as we confront our fears and conquer both our minds and our bodies it is a time for peace within ourselves among each other and with our god thank you star like to congratulate all of my fellow classmates each one of us have gone through many years of education and of put forth much effort to reach this point in our lives as are reflected back at the past four years i can only remember positive things as freshman we entered a high school with a new administrative staff and many new rules instead of fighting the system we learned to adapt to change something i hope that we can to be able to do in the future we've all worked very hard in making this class one to remember each one of us who played an integral part in some activity at the high school whether it be the musical department the drama department clubs or athletics each person has contributed in some way not only to the high school but also to community the community the students in the school district have together accomplish many things in the past four years we've seen many changes such as this new stadium which was christened with the win over south park this year major additions and renovations to peers were parked were completed and the new mcmurry elementary school was opened we have contributed to an enthusiastic growing community as graduating seniors in this not only look back but also look forward we are the future of this community and america no matter where we go in the future in this work hard to improve standards not only for ourselves but also for society as a whole our thoughts and ideas can be the basis for new technology and medical advancements we are the next generation whose make the most of our talents and try to make a difference in the world but most of all we must not forget the care and love us our families friends and all those others i would like to leave you with a few words to remember take time to think it is source of power take time to play is the secret of youth take time to help it is a source of happiness take time to dream is the basis of new ideas take time to love is what life is all about and finally take time to work hard and you can accomplish anything good luck class in one thousand nine hundred four and god bless thank you today it is my honor to introduce the one nine hundred thirty four and one nine hundred forty four graduates of peters township high school the sixteenth special people are an inspiration to us as seniors because of the many challenges they have faced these strong individuals who have witnessed many wars political and social changes the great depression and advances in technology that could have never been imagined when they received their diplomas therefore we can look to our guests for guidance learn from their experiences honor their accomplishments but most importantly thank them for honoring us today with their presence as we the class of ninety four begin the next chapter of our lives we invite the graduates of one nine hundred thirty four and one nine hundred forty four to move forward with us as we are looking to build a hopeful future i would now like you to meet the proud fifty year graduates please stand when your name is announced mr daniel bell louise cushy mr charles flash mr charles philips congratulations to you and thank you for sharing this day with us now as our special guests i am honored to introduce the sixty year graduates the class of one nine hundred thirty four mr charles apple it's not my highest honor to present to mr dennis hutchison president of peters township school board and to dr dennis or so the superintendent of schools the class of one thousand nine hundred four has principal the peters township high school i certify that each member of the graduating class of one thousand nine hundred four have successfully completed in the field the requirements for graduation set forth by the commonwealth of pennsylvania and the board of school directors of the  go unnoticed but to us not only noticed but celebrated how is it that the same event the so significant and special to some and can be insignificant to others is because these are our own these before us are more the names they  own blood our friends our neighbors and the kids that we see a church in at the crossroads in our streets they're the ones whose names and pictures that we always look for a sports page and local newspapers together with touch down together at the same time in the same space and no others in all of history have had that experience so bonded by blood or common experience this is a special time for all of us we have given to and we have received from them and they us we have given them love and concern and opportunity to grow they with us have shared their youth and their hopes and their successes and so the bonding continues uniting us who have providentially shared this time and space for some eighteen years even here and now as we participate all of us in this commencement of the class of ninety four benefit greatly from the wisdom gathered while we were together during your youth may you finally recall our common experiences and may the same providence which has assembled us here continue the good thing begun in you here thank you brian james jason charles brown jason michael bush jeremy right bustamante richard branson calendar nathan howard arthur carl berg see bryan case michael jason davis jason james thomas dumb brandon michael evan david vincent fuchs junior richard j gianni michael anthony just monday tad glasser jonathan christina and get them  tara alexia howard catherine and no suzanne janet leighton tyson then tile harding michael patrick how grant allen jewel and william nash locke the third jeffrey scott lucas michael thomas ricardo manny archie aaron richard martin and tara lynn michelle elizabeth myers actually clark miller stacy janine sarah jane smart heather christine smith kelly christine smith william civilian peter ryan thomas richard britton thomas robert e trent thomas john welling norman marcus williams matthew joseph stacy christian is wilcox jennifer lynn warner rank of the commencement addresses today probably not to be measured in terms of minutes but in terms of degrees we should probably not watch the clock but rotch the thermometer instead and with that i brought my conscience which is the matter and is now ninety six degrees and with that i'll be very brief you can take pride in knowing that you were the first ones to a graduated on what is referred to as this field of dreams in reality however the significance here today is that this field of dreams is filled with dreams and for many this commencement marks the fulfillment of one of many dreams the ceremony represents an intersection of the past and future recognizing  celebrating your past successes along with being blow it up by a multitude of dreams for the future dreams that will eventually scatter this class to the far reaches of the planet dreams that will stablished the framework for great accomplishments dreams that will often test your character dreams that will open doors to brame's that will open minds dreams that will break the spirit never lose your ability to dream especially when faced with life's stark reality is that often erodes the spirit before there is doing there is dreaming take those dreams and add perspective and it becomes a vision take that vision and add commitment and it becomes an aspiration take the aspiration and add direction it becomes a mission take the mission and add conviction and it becomes an accomplishment have the courage to accept the uncertainty of dreams for stated by ayn rand throughout the centuries there were men who took steps down new roads armed with nothing but their own dreams also have the resourcefulness to make those dreams practical or as henry david thoreau would have it if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams and endeavors to live the life he he will meet with success unexpected in common hours if you have built castles in the air your work not need not be lost that is where they should be now put the foundations under them and finally use your dreams as a boundless roadmap as you traverse the future or as chronicled in the lyrics of aerosmith some maize and life's a journey not a destination and you just can't tell just what tomorrow brings and so my fellow dreamers with the authority vested by the peters township board of school directors in the commonwealth of pennsylvania would not confer upon you all the rights and privileges as graduates of peter's township high school go now and during us now  ok please remain standing for the benediction we're now prepared for the benediction thank you everybody please rise