COMMENCEMENT 2020-Student Address
We were still a community together, even though we were apart!
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Well, here we are at our delayed graduation . . . considering the path to EHS is never a straight line, it is appropriate that our graduation would take some extra effort! None of us came to EHS for the sparkling social life of Hardwick or the easily accessible location (a highlight of our social life is a weekly trip to Walmart). It seems everyone has their own story of frustration and loss of years before we rang the EHS bell (or at least most of us . . . Dr. McDonald, I still need to do that!). 10 EAGLE HILL SCHOOL | COMPENDIUM FALL 2020
Transcript of the 2020 student graduation address by Connor Ryan
I still remember when I was younger my mom told me that I had a special graduation year, 2020. Wow, I didn’t realize how special this would get! This is not what I was expecting by “special.” A lot is being said about what the class of 2020 has missed, those typical high school rites of passage of prom, last sports seasons, spring events, parents' weekend, and senior week. I believe how we are responding to this unprecedented time is what we will truly remember. It is remarkable that from
the time the school closed the campus to the time we all logged onto our virtual classrooms was only two days! We were still a community together, even though we were apart! Sure, the campus is great, top-notch, better than some colleges, but the community and the interactions we have is what makes this place so special. I would like to begin with some thank yous. First, Dr. McDonald, thank you for creating an atmosphere conducive to
