<p>Yea. I'm the valedictorian, and I have no idea what to say. any tips anyone? good suggestions for topics?</p>
<p>Time to whip out the hit list.</p>
<p>(Uhh just kidding.)</p>
<p>wow...that would be awesome. lol If only i wouldn't get in trouble. darn it.</p>
<p>It doesn't really matter. No one is listening anyway.</p>
<p>A summary of last year's speech.</p>
<p>HA HA HA.
I'm smarter then all of you!
I'm going to a better college.
I'll always remember how plebian people from this town live.
I'll be sure to fly my helicopter to our 20th reunion</p>
<p>wow its quite suprising that a valedectorian cannot even do his speech on his own without help.</p>
<p>Not really...some people have never been in that sort of situation, or don't feel the regard to the school/administration/student population necessary to make a speech glorifying them. It's not unusual and certainly not an indication of incompentence.</p>
<p>Yeah. No advice to the OP, sorry. Good luck, though. Google it.</p>
<p>Perhaps you should give your opportunity to someone who does have something to say. Maybe the Salutorian...? Class President? ASB President?</p>
<p>At my kid's school, the ASB President gives the commencement speech. The kids who run for ASB Pres know this, and it's part of what attracts them to the office.</p>
<p>My school doesn't choose the valediction to give the speech. We, the seniors, get to pick 2 people. Let's say we chose the funniest people despite their class rank. Should be interesting :p</p>
<p>I went to my HS's graduation two years ago, and I really liked the Val's speech. He just reminisced on their school years. Talked about different teachers from elementary school, special moments with different classmates, stuff like that. He even brought a baseball bat that he borrowed from somebody in like, 6th grade and returned it to him.</p>
<p>How many students make speeches at graduation anyway? is it just valedictorian, salutatorian, class president, etc?</p>
<p>To all the people who have nothing but criticism, shame on you. Public speaking is a hard thing to do, and this board is supposed to be about supporting other people--not tearing them down.</p>
<p>At my school, the val (me), sal, student government prez, senior class prez, and class chaplain each speak for about two minutes.</p>
<p>Our salutatorian was instructed to write a speech that mostly reflected on the good times we all had in high school. I was supposed to have a more forward looking message.</p>
<p>My advice to you is to be general in your comments because you are speaking for everyone, not just the people you know. For example, you can thank teachers, friends, and parents without getting into the details of your specific relationships. Then you should pick a theme to talk about. My theme was not to fear the uncertainty in our futures because we can rely on the foundation we've built for ourselves in high school to carry us through any adversity we will enounter in the future. Whatever theme you choose, try to be a little creative in how you present it; I included an extended metaphor, but you don't have to do that.</p>
<p>If you want something safe and pretty commonplace for val speeches, quote Emerson's Self-Reliance ""Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string."</p>
<p>thanks yall!</p>
<p>And actually, I've done a fair bit of public speaking. The thing is, I hate my town. simple as that. And I tried to opt out of my speech, but was not allowed to. I have to talk. end of story. I came up with something. I'm going with a past present future layout. easy, and short. </p>
<p>Oh yea, And I do have a lot to say. But it is simply not appropriate for this kind of event. :)</p>
<p>"I want to thank my mom, my dad, my guidance counselor, my teachers, the principal, on and on for the support they gave me. Blablablabla. " And if you really want to sound smart....say "Good Morning/afternoon/evening (depending on what time of day it is)" in 6 different languages. Say some cheesy stuff and I don't know...say something funny.</p>
<p>i'm glad you figured out something to write about! good luck! i was in your position last year, and... let's just say, i really wished i could have let someone else give the speech instead, i'm pretty intimidated by public speaking. it all worked out fine in the end, though.</p>
<p>good luck, and congratulations! whether or not you really want to give a speech, it will make your graduation more memorable for you :)</p>