Chris Spellman: What are you going to do with your life?

Today we are all gathered here as the graduating class of 2007. After today, we will all be moving on with our lives. So the question arises: What are you going to do with your life?

Throughout many years of school, we have all learned valuable lessons and things we will carry with us forever. We have learned work ethics by working hard to get what we want out of life and to not always take the easy way out when things get hard.

Bad things will happen, but how you choose to deal with it will make or break your life. The choices you make every day can affect you and how you live your life.

Next, we have learned respect. Respect for ourselves and everyone around us. Since as far back as we all can remember, we all have been taught the Golden Rule: “Treat others the way you would like to be treated.” To gain respect, you must show respect. Respect helps the community. If we all show and give respect, we will all live happy lives and everyone as a community will get along.

In the working environment, respect is also needed so that you and your coworkers get along and all work as a team to accomplish the tasks at hand. These are some of the things we have learned at Project.

The last thing I would like to talk about is how Project has helped us all get where we are today, the graduating class of 2007. Project has helped us all get our lives back on track and graduate.

The Project staff has helped us whenever we have needed help. They don’t just give us an assignment and say do it, they explain it then ask if we need help. If we needed extra help, they would take the time to help us, even before or after school.

As we get our diplomas and walk out of here today, I would like to leave you with one question: What are you going to do now? I hope you will choose to stay strong and live well in a life of happiness.