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Graduating high school can be as scary as it is exciting. My advice to you is simple … listen more than you talk. Be open to change. Be flexible. You will be amazed at what you can learn! school. Your path to graduation hasn’t been easy. The COVID-19 pandemic made it difficult for so many! You have turned in your last exams, written your last essays and finished those final projects. Now you But the good news is, you’ve made it and the future are ready to move on to the next chapter — whether is bright for you and your classmates! it is the exciting adventures that await you at college Chasing your dream requires effort, passion and or embarking on a new career path. Now is the time hard work. I believe we all need divine help, so keep when you can use all those lessons you’ve learned God a major part of what you’re doing. You’ve now — both from life and school. reached an important milestone and you should be proud of yourself. I know your parents, family and As mayor of this great city, I want you to know friends are. Congratulations and best wishes. how proud I am of you and your accomplishments. A lot of people have probably offered you advice regarding your future. The trick, of course, is deterGary Fuller mining what advice is good or maybe not so good! Mayor, City of Opelika ongratulations on this significant rite of passage! No single achievement in a young person’s life is more predictive of adult success than graduating from high
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Graduating Class of 2021
