On the (Close to) 3rd anniversary of me signing onto Vizzed for the first time, I walked up, in front of about 2,000 people to be handed my High School GED. However, it didn't end there. On June 1st, 2017, not only did I receive my GED, but I was awarded my Gold Eagle Palm, and gave a Valedictorian speech. Here's a simple watered-down of what I've said.
Over my 4 years in my multiple High Schools, I've seen many things: Multiple ways to solve different problems, Multiple problems with less than one solution, District Track, and some of my friends' search history, but the most Important thing I learned during high school was not IN high school. In December 2015, months after being kicked out of my previous Boy Scout troop by a scoutmaster who cared more about the face value of his troop more than his scouts, I had decided to take another shot at it. Boy Scouts was my one escape since my 5-year old self came in to register in June 2005. My new scoutmaster had looked at my wonky Junior year so far and told me, "Young Man, I will not tolerate anymore failed quizzes. If any of your teachers call me, telling me, telling me that you have failed a quiz, you will hike an extra mile at every campout you go to, and for every test you fail, that's two you're hiking at Philmont." So I began to improve. Yes, I did have to hike a few extra miles, but my body eventually endured, and endurance soon became a hobby. Cross Country. He then told me, "Now that you have developed this new hobby, practice with it. tinker with it. Find something that replaces the hobbies that made you a juvenile delinquent." That something, would later turn out to be your very own Tennis, Track, and Cross Country team! And my grades? Well, I had already learned my lesson. I want you to take a hobby, and tinker around a little. Dedicate a few hours a day to it. You'll be surprised at what you can do. Now, you may ask, "Where is this young man going in life?" and to be truthful, I don't know either. That's because life is your own choose your own adventure! Good Night, and Thank You!
And I was honest. I'm not planning on going to college just yet. I've got my twenties to do that. On the (Close to) 3rd anniversary of me signing onto Vizzed for the first time, I walked up, in front of about 2,000 people to be handed my High School GED. However, it didn't end there. On June 1st, 2017, not only did I receive my GED, but I was awarded my Gold Eagle Palm, and gave a Valedictorian speech. Here's a simple watered-down of what I've said.
Over my 4 years in my multiple High Schools, I've seen many things: Multiple ways to solve different problems, Multiple problems with less than one solution, District Track, and some of my friends' search history, but the most Important thing I learned during high school was not IN high school. In December 2015, months after being kicked out of my previous Boy Scout troop by a scoutmaster who cared more about the face value of his troop more than his scouts, I had decided to take another shot at it. Boy Scouts was my one escape since my 5-year old self came in to register in June 2005. My new scoutmaster had looked at my wonky Junior year so far and told me, "Young Man, I will not tolerate anymore failed quizzes. If any of your teachers call me, telling me, telling me that you have failed a quiz, you will hike an extra mile at every campout you go to, and for every test you fail, that's two you're hiking at Philmont." So I began to improve. Yes, I did have to hike a few extra miles, but my body eventually endured, and endurance soon became a hobby. Cross Country. He then told me, "Now that you have developed this new hobby, practice with it. tinker with it. Find something that replaces the hobbies that made you a juvenile delinquent." That something, would later turn out to be your very own Tennis, Track, and Cross Country team! And my grades? Well, I had already learned my lesson. I want you to take a hobby, and tinker around a little. Dedicate a few hours a day to it. You'll be surprised at what you can do. Now, you may ask, "Where is this young man going in life?" and to be truthful, I don't know either. That's because life is your own choose your own adventure! Good Night, and Thank You!
And I was honest. I'm not planning on going to college just yet. I've got my twenties to do that. |