<p>Assume for the moment that you are the chosen one to deliver the speech next week. At this time in our nation's history what would you say to the Class of 2009?</p>
<p>Creativity will be welcome.</p>
<p>Good luck finding a job.</p>
<p>Dear Class of 2009, please use me as an example of what not to be. Enjoy college and don’t take life too seriously. Succeeding in life does not stem from the ability to avoid hitting the brick wall of failure. I learned nothing while attending this school.</p>
<p>Sincerely,
Your '09 Vale-D</p>
<p>JK, but seriously their jaws would hit the floor.</p>
<p>I had the option of giving my high school val speech along with 5 other people. We had to agree to decide two of us, so we used a lottery method - mostly because no one jumped forward to do it. I didn’t give one, but the speech writers had to write it on the Saturday between prom and graduation - ew.</p>
<p>Sadly, neither speech was memorable — I only remember a joke aimed at the Principal, and that’s about it.</p>
<p>Everyone always does the same ‘new beginnings and growing and the spirit of commerce’ or something idiotic. I’d just go straight comedy for 2-3 minutes then sit down.</p>
<p>I’d finish the speech with “Stay classy, 09,” followed by a saucy wink and a generous swig of scotch. </p>
<p>A bit cliche, I suppose, but as long as people thought I was some sort of magnificent ■■■■■■■ for it, I’m good.</p>
<p>The high school discussion forum is thataway</p>
<p>I’d yell at the end, “I’m the king of the world!”</p>
<p>“Congratulations, but the Class of 2010 is better.”</p>
<p>Just having a little writer’s block with the time drawing near.</p>
<p>Class of 2010, Look around you.</p>
<p>In 25 years:</p>
<p>2% of you will be crackheads.
10% of you will be rich.
7% of you will be dead, as the result of AIDS, Cancer, Automobile accidents, etc.
15% of you will have children
33% of you will be gay, if you aren’t already
And 40% of you will be in debt and unemployed.</p>
<p>Long pause…</p>
<p>Class of 2010, We made it!</p>
<p>i would say…deuces, goodbye and good riddance</p>
<p>At the start of high school, we all had a blank slate. Now that the slate is filled, I have won and you have lost. Resistance was, is, and always will be futile.</p>
<p>I would go opposite of the typical sentimental speech. i would call out people and have fun. but then again i’m a jerk like that, but that is what i would do</p>
<p>Hi, I have no idea how I got here, as I am sure many of you are better friends with our principal, VP, etc., than I am.
(Btw, '10 here.)</p>
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<p>That doesn’t add up to 100%…</p>
<p>Look who is going to Harvard</p>
<p>They’re not mutually exclusive. Rich people can have children, crackheads can have debt, gays can die of AIDS, etc.</p>
<p>^^ Yep ^^ =D</p>