Aaliyah pov
we are done with high school yes we made it omg gosh it about time we are out this place and I'm so glad that me and Jawan fine a place we are moving in soon and he don't know but we are having a baby soon I'm going to tell him at our graduation party and I'm the Valedictorian yea
Jawan pov
we made it and I'm so happy me and Aaliyah made through high school and I'm glad we are still dating and she going to be to be my wife soon and my baby is the Valedictorian
graduation
Jawan and Aaliyah family sitting together
Maya Cullen student president
Good evening , family, friends and classmates.
"When we first stepped into Cherokee trails high school freshman year, it seemed that graduation was a distant dream and it would take an eternity to get there. But as we sit here, we have so many memories to look back on tonight. As much as we have complained, we all know that we have a special place in our hearts for Stoneham.
"Every Friday, walking down the halls, you would hear the typical, 'Ugh there's nothing to do tonight!' or, 'I can't wait to get out of this place!' But in reality, we all know we are going to miss this school and all of its inhabitants when we move onto bigger and better futures.
"There are no other people I'd rather have spent my four high school years with than the class of 2015 Most of the students in our graduating class have known each other since elementary school.
"We started off as naïve, tiny elementary school kids with young romances and best friends on the playground, ready to face the world with our Britney Spears and Power Ranger backpacks. We counted down the days until field day and the minutes until gym class. Remembering the rules of four square, like 'popcorn,' 'airmail' and 'cherry bombs,' was our biggest source of stress.
"Then we moved onto middle school as awkward, brace-faced, and gossipy students where everyone, knew everything, about everybody. Dress codes were challenged and Axe Body Spray and Hollister Perfume seeped through the gym hallway in an attempt to make the smell of the uniforms a little less disgusting.
"Finally, we made it to high school. There was more freedom, better lunch choices and we were treated as adults. For many of us, we could not imagine sitting at one desk for ninety minutes and the temptation to look at our cell phones was excruciating. We made it through that first year, despite our own doubts.
"Then, we were sophomores, or 'wise fools.' We knew the routine and thought we knew it all, but in reality, we were still the low men on the totem pole.
"By our junior year, reality sunk in. We played a bigger role in sports, clubs and NHD. We also faced the immense task of figuring out what seemed to be the rest of our lives. I think that I can speak for everyone by saying junior year was the most challenging, but the most rewarding.
"As soon as the class of 2011 left the building, we were seniors! The year we had been dreaming of as freshman, was finally here. We had so many things to look forward to: privilege, no gym class, and senior prom.
"As seniors, everything was different. Freshmen looked smaller, the cookies at lunch tasted better, teachers became mentors, but maybe we were just becoming more nostalgic. Were we really going to miss this place?
"The past four years have boiled down to this day. We will be receiving our diplomas and all of the hard work, laughs, tears, and the long hours of practice, planning and studying have paid off for us.
