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Good morning, and again, welcome to the graduation ceremony of the Class of 2021!

As I look out across the field and into the stands, I see not just our families, friends, teachers, coaches and close community members, I see our biggest fans. I see the teachers that taught us how to tie our shoes and zip our coats (which we had to at least try three times by ourselves before Ms. Manley would rescue us), stand us in line and find our own library book for us. I see the teachers that introduced us to Bill Nye and taught us that science rules, the teachers who promised us that PEMDAS would some...