OK, your prop is a wine glass.
Your attitude is like a Budweiser commercial.
To the men of ____________High School; this toast is for you--for all you do--
For each Saturday morning you got up at 6 AM, pulled on your football uniform and went out to a grueling day of practice--
For each cool wheelie popped in the school parking lot--
For the day when Biff, Brent and Fauntleroy stole the Titans mascot/ blew up the Chem lab...
You get the picture. That could be a start, mayhap...
NO, no, no, Sofia. You were off to a better start last post. Let's go for SARCASM! Who will be able to stop her before it's too late?
She can still raise a toast to the boys for their
Jenny, focus in on the future, when men have become obsolete. Point out their character flaws, which had a hand in this, and lead into Sofia's view in just a few years, when men become slaves to women, losing their dominant position in the species. Mankind becomes matriarchal. She can still raise a toast to the boys for their future service. End the whole talk by throwing in some clever euphemism, that probably won't even offend your clueless male audience, but all the gals will understand. Something like, "We're moving up on Darwin Avenue."
Boy, you wimmen are nasty!
I tend to be in favor of the sarcastic approach. It doesn't need to be scathing or mean-spirited, but there are ways you can poke fun at guys for the way they tend to be (pizza-scarfing, wedgie-picking, communicate-in-caveman-like-grunts kind of people, but, you know, we still love them anyways.)
Perhaps poke some fun at yourself while you're at it? (However, we like the guys because they -sometimes- will carry your bag when you're at the mall, pretend not to be hurt when we beat them in video games, and have really nice shoulders to cry on when we're on PMS-y hormonal surges.)
I'd love to see a rough draft!
-Katherine-
ps. Who came up with that topic? What is the idea behind it?
New ending!! I think this is an improvement, but I'd really like to hear your thoughts.
I'm having some trouble ending this on a note that is not cliché. Just as much as it is impossible to sum up four years of high school into a concise little package, it is just as easy to slip into the overused gooey endings of "I love you all so much, best of luck, I'm gonna miss you!" High school hasn't all been positive, and as much as we want to sugarcoat this day, and the days that will follow, we know that there will be bumpy times ahead. The greatest thing about this day, though, is that we all are going to embark on another stage of our LIFE- the good, the bad, and the really, really ugly- and it is life in all it's complete unpredictability that we are celebrating today. And so, in closing, I say goodbye with a blessing-
May the road rise to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face;
And may the food be really good at all the graduation parties because, quite frankly, I'm starving.
Thank you.
Hey, i had my speech yesterday, it went really well, everyone liked it, at least said they did. thanks for all the help everyone
jay, Glad to hear all went well. You can now relax, and enjoy your future.
GREAT, JAY!!
Congratulations, dear. Have a wonderful life!
hmm i need a short speech...as a tribute to parents! to thank the parents of high school students!
xxhappieangelxx - let's see what you have so far.
Good evening. Today is one of the happiest days for this eighth grade class. I would like to congratulate all my fellow eighth-graders, not only for graduating, but for successfully riding out the demanding curriculum here at Challenger School. I know that I speak for all of us when I say thank you to the teachers, for their encouragement, endurance, and gift of knowledge. And the greatest teachers we will ever have are our parents.
You support us 100% in every decision that we make, even if it's not the smartest choice. You push us to reach our full potential, and you are the biggest reason we made it through middle school. You laid the foundation in our lives, helping us build the infrastructure of a successful life. At times, you devote more energy to our homework than we do. You nurture our minds as we drift toward the weekend from time to time. You let us lean on your shoulders as you lead us up mountains. You provide protection from the sun as we stepped out of caves. You're laughing at our jokes that honestly don't deserve much acclaim. You enjoy our lives as much, if not more, than we do. You inspire us not only to be a better student, but a better person. It is because of you that we can remember the influences that only parents can leave. You, along with our wonderful teachers, help us prepare mentally, emotionally, and academically for our life, and our thanks go to you. We love you, thank you.
It's a long road ahead of us, but as we head into this new territory, we will remember something and keep it close to our hearts, although we thought we would never say this: You made middle school one of the greatest experiences we could ever have.
Thank you.
Very nice - just a few things on tense should be changed. E. g. you devoted more energy, you nurtured, you laughed, etc., because this is all in the past so you should be using the past tense.
PS Congratulations. :-D
jespah, I must disagree with you; present and future tense for 13 year olds fits nicely, because they must expect that their parents devotion will continue into the future as they have in the past. They are still growing, and they must expect continued energy, nurture and laughter.
