| My Speech, "We are all connected" By Tom D'Angelo Thank you for coming Please take advantage of the Bus � be safe Bring the kids and enjoy a relaxing few hours at Lakewood Rod and Gun and have a safe and fun time at Hadley Bay tomorrow. We didn�t have much time to plan the reunion but people stepped up and took the reigns�Thank the reunion committee Rose, Hillary Tom, Nicole, Kelly, Tina � They really stepped up and did a ton of legwork� Keep going to the website for a follow up survey and give suggestions on how to make things better � with more planning the 25th reunion will be great. Moment of silence for fallen classmates We are a special class. We were the first 9th grade class to go to the high school, which was no easy task. Just a bunch of punk kids who had no idea of what to expect�Would we get beat up and stuffed in lockers? Who knew�Thank God the Class of 85 was there to make us look good. We are all connected to each other in one way or another. Maybe we had each other in just about every class. Maybe we were in study hall together Maybe we were in the same homeroom. Maybe we sat at the same table in lunch. Maybe we had each other in Drivers Ed. Maybe we played in the band or sang in the chorus together. Maybe we played on the same team. Maybe we just crossed paths in the hall but we are all connected. For four years we shared the same teachers, the same cafeteria food, the same hallways, the same experiences�..we are all connected. When we see or hear about each other nowadays we always say��Oh yeah, we went to high school together� Since high school we all went our separate ways and did our own things. Maybe you moved away to another state or even country. Maybe you stayed right here in Jamestown. Maybe you became a Teacher and will be teaching my kids Maybe you became an Attorney Maybe you started your own business Maybe you became a Mom or Dad Maybe you stayed single Maybe you got married Maybe you got divorced Maybe you got married again Maybe you found a significant other and are still struggling for your rights to be married. Maybe you�ve changed Maybe you�ve stayed the same The point is that no matter what path we have taken in life we all connected by those four years of high school. For better or worse we have that common denominator�.So please raise your glasses� To the JHS Class of 1986�.WE ARE ALL CONNECTED |
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