![]() When I first received the Google Classroom notification at midnight labelled “Senior speech assignment,” I chuckled to myself. When I call your name, please stand while I read your words aloud:įrom Katie Walsh: Good Morning Sturgis West faculty, students, friends and parents. I have had the pleasure of reading all the speeches, and I would like to continue our custom of sharing select passages from these speeches with you today. You see, parents and friends, we have a custom at Sturgis that every senior writes a graduation speech, and a committee of faculty chooses the two speeches that are most evocative of our Sturgis beliefs and values to be given at graduation you will hear from Victoria Mondello and Maggie Farley, shortly. I assume so based on what many of you wrote in your graduation speeches. Marble, how do you know it is a momentous day” for us? All of this feels quite momentous to me.Īs our soon-to-be-graduates are IB students, they may have held that statement – today is a meaningful day – up to closer scrutiny: “But, Mr. We bask in the pride, joy, and love on the faces of those who came here to celebrate. We see the looks on graduates’ faces when they are handed their well-earned diplomas. We gather here near the edge of the ocean on a beautiful June day – the sky is blue, the grass is green and the air is pleasant – and listen to people who care deeply about Sturgis and each other. They are nearing the end of one journey, about to embark on another, and for the last time each of these ninety-five people will be an active part of this special group – the class of 2018. Ninety-five Sturgis West seniors – soon to be graduates – sit behind me, expectantly. Sturgis West Class of 2018, Parents, Faculty, Board of Trustees, Relatives, & Friends: today is a momentous day. ![]() Welcoming Address by Paul Marble, Executive Director ![]() The lucky last student in each class (alphabetically speaking!) is given the honor of ringing the ship’s bell. At the end of graduation, students “sign out” next to their original signature, signifying completion of the voyage. Just as William Sturgis signed on board for his first voyage, students “sign on for a term of duty,” signifying their request to begin the voyage. When students first begin their journey at Sturgis, they sign the log. Sturgis West Ship’s Log Bound by Talin Bookbindery Signing the Ship’s LogĪfter receiving their diploma, each graduate proceeds to a table displaying a ship’s log. No graduation is ever complete without sounds of the harbor in the background – including ship’s bells and an occasional blast from a ferry’s horn. The ceremony incorporates several nautical traditions that reflect our maritime setting and connection to Captain William Sturgis (1782-1863) for whom our school is named.ĭecked out in the finery of robes and led by Paul Marble along with bagpiper Robert Ferguson, Sturgis grads march with faculty down Main Street and through the Village Green to Hyannis Harbor where they enter a shining white tent filled with people who love them and have traveled far to be present at their commencement. ![]() Sturgis graduations are a wonderful celebration of the achievements of our students. Williams Nautical Traditions of Sturgis Graduation Congratulations Sturgis West Class of 2018: We hope the speeches, videos and photographs capture a bit of the spirit of the 2016 Sturgis West Graduation. This article includes full text of graduation speeches along with links to videos of several speeches and a selection of photographs by Jarvis Chen. The day of festivities began with Sturgis West graduation at 10:00 AM followed by Sturgis East graduation at 2:30 PM. Both graduation ceremonies were held at Aselton Park overlooking Hyannis Harbor. Jwas the perfect day for the 17th graduation of Sturgis East and the 5th graduation of Sturgis West.
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