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Graduation Speech By Lauren Stickler

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Lauren Stickler is escorted by her mother, Ann Stickler, father, Tom Stickler, and sister, Meredith Stickler. Lauren will be attending the University of Texas at Austin to study Mechanical Engineering this fall. Lauren is a three year letterman and will be graduating as Ridge Point’s class of 2017 Salutatorian.

Well, the time has come for me to finally put in my two cents and everyone has to listen. So, here we go… I vividly remember being a sophomore and Brooke Bushman telling me “Just wait. The time for you to give your senior speech will be here before you know it. You'll probably write a novel and make it rhyme or something like that”. Well, sorry to disappoint but I really have nothing proud like that to share. For me, softball was always just a game. It was just another enjoyable outlet …show more content…

The amazing thing about my parents is that they truly and honestly only want to see me happy in life. They never once got mad at me for swinging a ball or making a bad grade because they know that I am trying my best. I am so grateful for this and so lucky to have parents like you guys. Okay, now my dad may have taught me the whole marathon thing but nobody showed me how to sprint to the finish line like my brother Tyson. I don’t think anything prepared me for high school more than Tyson’s reality of forgetting to do UT quests becoming my nightmares. He is not here today so he can’t get mad at me for saying that plus it is the truth. Tyson was by far my biggest inspiration throughout high school. Whatever he did I simply attempted to emulate. But when you have a brother who finished 6th in his class and now attends the United States Naval Academy that is not such a bad thing to do. To this day, my brother never ceases to amaze me. His hard work and dedication to everything he does in life is quite admirable and I am so proud to call him my brother. Next we have Meredith. Meredith is a freshmen here at Ridge Point and as a

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