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TO SEE EVERYBODY OUT OF THE CLASSROOM CONTEXT. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY, WELCOME , I CANNOT BELIEVE IT, OUR KIRKLAND TRANSITION ACADEMY GRADUATION, WE DID IT ! I KNOW, IT HAS BEEN QUITE A YEAR. I WANT TO WELCOME EVERYBODY, STUDENTS, SO PROUD OF YOU. FRIENDS AND FAMILY . YOU HAVE BEEN A TREMENDOUS PART OF STUDENTS LIGHTS . THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LETTING US BE ONE SINGLE THREAD IN YOUR LOVED ONES LIVES. IT MEANS A LOT TO US TO BE INTERESTED WITH YOUR STUDENTS. WELCOME. JONATHAN , WELCOME. JOSHUA, WELCOME. WE HAVE THREE OTHER GRADUATES, THEY MAY OR MAY NOT SHOW UP TODAY BUT I WILL SHARE THEIR NAMES BECAUSE THEY ARE, WILL IS ALSO GRADUATING AND SO IS ANNA AND SO IS NICOLE. THEIR PHOTOS ARE IN THE BACK AS WELL. YOU CAN STILL SEE THEIR BEAUTIFUL FACES. STUDENTS, IT IS YOUR NIGHT TONIGHT. WE ARE HERE TO CELEBRATE YOU , EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM IS HERE BECAUSE OF YOU. WE HAVE SOME STORIES TO SHARE. WE HAVE SOME MEMORIES TO SEE OVER SOME IMAGES AND WE ARE HERE TO SPEND TIME AND HAVE REFRESHMENTS AND TAKE PICTURES AND TELL STORIES WITH THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS YOU HAVE DEVELOPED YOUR PRINT FAMILY AND FRIENDS, THIS IS A CELEBRATION FOR YOU AS WELL.
FOR YOUR UNCONDITIONAL LOVE AND SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY FOR YOUR STUDENTS. THEY ARE GOING TO LEAVE THE DISTRICT AND DO GREAT THINGS IN THE COMMUNITY. ONE OF THE MOST FULFILLING EXPERIENCES FOR ME IS TO SEE STUDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY AS OLDER ADULTS. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING KRISTA AND JONATHAN AND JOSHUA, LIFE AFTER THE DISTRICT. WITH THAT SAID, I WOULD LOVE TO INTRODUCE SOMEBODY IN THE PROGRAM, THIS IS DR. HOLMEN, WHO IS SPEAKING TONIGHT. I KNOW HE IS JUST ONE OF BECAUSE HE ATTENDS THE SEVIER PRINT WE HAVE SOMEONE JUST AS FUN AND I WAS PLAIN WHITE. ONE OF OUR DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT IS HERE TO SPEAK TONIGHT. I HAVE TO TELL YOU, OH, I DO THIS EVERY TIME. MET GIL A HAM IS OUR DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT. MATT HAS ACTUALLY COME TO VISIT THE SITE AND SPEND TIME WITH STUDENTS. HE MAY HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN A BUILDING ADMINISTRATOR FOR ONE OF OUR STUDENTS IN THE TA AND HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS CHAMPION AND SUPPORTER OF THE DISTRICT FOR THE TRANSITION ACADEMY. IT WORKS OUT, I KNOW HE WANTED TO HAVE A MOMENT TO CONNECT WITH THE FAMILIES AS WELL. IT HAS BEEN FUN TO GO THROUGH THAT JOURNEY WITH YOU THIS YEAR, DOING LOTS OF WALK-THROUGHS AND YOU KNOW, JUST DIVING DEEP INTO THE INS AND OUTS OF THE PROGRAM. WITH THAT SAID, I WILL
GIVE MATT THE MIC. >> THANK YOU. I'M NORMALLY INTRODUCED , I'M NOT NORMALLY INTRODUCED AS BEING FUN, SO THAT WAS NICE. IT IS TRUE, WHEN I GOT IN CAME OUT TO VISIT THE TRANSITION ACADEMY THIS YEAR, I IMMEDIATELY ORGANIZE ONE OF OUR FRIENDS, JOSHUA COME UP BACK THERE. HE WAS AT REDMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL , HE WAS A GRIZZLY, WHEN I WAS THERE. IT WAS NICE TO RECONNECT WITH HIM. GRADUATES , YOU ARE WORTH IT . YOU'RE WORTH THE TIME AND THE ATTENTION , THE EFFORT AND CARE AND LOVE THAT YOUR TEACHERS AND YOUR FAMILIES WHO ARE HERE TODAY TO CELEBRATE THIS MOMENT WITH YOU HAVE POURED INTO YOU OVER THE YEARS. YOU ARE WORTH THEIR ENCOURAGEMENT, THEIR CHALLENGE, THERE SUPPORT AND LOVE , THAT THEY HAVE POURED INTO YOU FROM THE FIRST MOMENTS THAT YOU CAME TO US FROM KINDERGARTEN TO THIS MOMENT NOW. YOU'RE WORTH IT, BECAUSE WE FIND HOPE IN YOU, BECAUSE WE BELIEVE YOU HAVE SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL TO OFFER IN THIS WORLD, BECAUSE WE FIND JOY IN YOUR DISCOVERY AND SIMPLY BECAUSE YOU MATTER TO US. MY HOPE FOR YOU AS YOU NAVIGATE YOUR FUTURE AND SHARE YOUR GIFTS , YOUR TALENTS ,
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YOUR JOY AND YOUR LOVE WITH OTHERS THE WAY THAT YOUR FAMILY AND TEACHERS HAVE SHARED THEM WITH YOU. CONGRATULATIONS,WE ARE SO EXCITED FOR YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, OUR STUDENTS HAVE HAD QUITE A FEW GREAT EXPERIENCES WITH THE STAFF AND I WAS SENT A FOLDER OF OVER 350 PICTURES TO PUT INTO A SLIDESHOW . I THOUGHT, WHICH ONES WOULD I PICK ? YOU'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO SEE ALL OF THEM BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WAY TO PICK. THEY ARE ALSO GOOD AND THE EXPERIENCES ARE ALSO AMAZING. FOR THE NEXT SEVEN MINUTE OR SO, WE ARE GOING TO ENJOY THE YEAR AS A RECAP AND ALL OF THE GREAT AND WONDERFUL EXPERIENCES THAT THE STUDENTS HAD WITH THE STAFF FOR THE YEAR.
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PICTURES, BECAUSE THEY ARE ALSO GOOD. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE PICTURES THROUGHOUT THE YEARS SO WE COULD ALL ENJOY THOSETOGETHER. >> IT REALLY TOUCHED MY HEART TO SEE ALL THOSE PICTURES AND THINK ABOUT WHERE EVERYBODY STARTED AND HOW FAR THEY HAVE COME AND WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
YOU KNOW, IT IS BITTERSWEET. THIS IS THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. NEW ADVENTURES ARE OPENING UP FOR YOU. WHAT LIFE WILL BE LIKE AFTER SCHOOL, MAYBE A JOB AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WILL BE GOING ON IN YOUR LIFE. MORE IMPORTANTLY, I THINK THAT WE SHOULD LET THE OTHER TEACHERS WHO WORK WITH THE STUDENTS, LESLIE, MARTY, MO, WHO HAVE BEEN ON ALL OF THE ADVENTURES, ONE ON ONE WITH THE STUDENTS. THEY SHOULD BE THE ONES TO SAY LITTLE BIT ABOUT EACH KID AND HAND OFF THE DIPLOMA. SO, WITH NO FURTHER ADO, WE WILL START WITH THE FIRST ONE. WE HAVE JONATHAN . MARNIE IS GOING TO PRESENT
JONATHAN WITH HIS DIPLOMA. >> WELL DONE , PARENTS, GOOD AND FAITHFUL PARENTS. THERE ARE SO MANY ENDEARING THINGS ABOUT JONATHAN. SOME OF THE FUN THINGS THAT WE REMEMBER IS HE IS MR. POPCORN MAN. JONATHAN, SHAMI POPCORN! POPCORN! YES, POPCORN, HE LOVES POPCORN. AND THEN, ALL OF US IN THE STAFF , NEVER KNEW AND TRY TO IMITATE HOW HE MAKES THE SOUND WITH HIS THROAT. IT IS REALLY CUTE, REALLY FUNNY. HE IS A WONDERFUL WORKER. HE CAN PICK UP WITH THE PICKER UPPER REALLY SMALL THINGS ON THE GROUND. HE IS PRETTY AMAZING AT DOING THAT. SO, WE HAVE JUST ENJOYED HAVING HIM IN THE PROGRAM. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PARENTS. I KNOW THAT THIS IS THE LAST OF HIS PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION . LET'S GIVE JOHNSON A WARM ROUND OF APPLAUSE. GOOD JOB, JONATHAN, CONGRATULATIONS.
>> NEXT UP WE HAVE KRISHNA AND MS. LESLIE, HIS TEACHER, WHO HAS WORKED PRIMARILY WITH HIM . SHE WILL COME UP AND GIVE
HIM THE DIPLOMA. >> SO, CONGRATULATIONS
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KRISHNA AND FAMILY. YES, I'VE WORKED PRETTY CLOSELY WITH 15 FOR 3 YEARS. WE DON'T DO AWARDS, NECESSARILY. IF WE DID , KAMIAKIN WITH EITHER WIN OR GET THE MOST VOTES FOR FRIENDLINESS, BEST GREETER, MOST AND LOUDEST CLASS COPPER AND ALL THINGS RELATED TO BEING VERY GREGARIOUS . HE IS OUR GREETER , HE IS SO FRIENDLY. VERY EAGER, A HARD WORKER. 1015 IS ACTUALLY WORKING OUT AT FRED MEYER IN REDMOND. HE IS ONE OF MY STUDENTS WHO MADE THE TRANSITION TO WORKING. VERY PROUD OF 15, CONGRATULATIONS.YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. >> LAST BUT NOT LEAST, JOSHUA HUNT AND MS. MO WILL PRESENT THIS DIPLOMA.
CONGRATULATIONS, JOSHUA ! >> ALL RIGHT , SO, EVERYBODY GOT THEIR DIPLOMA, THAT IS GREAT. THEY ARE RAISING THE ROOF BACK THERE. NATALIE WILL CLOSE US OUT, SHE IS A GOOD CLOSER. WE WILL BRING HER IN.
>> THAT IS FUNNY, AND THE STAFF IS LAUGHING. I ALWAYS HAVE TO TAKE OVER STAFF MEETINGS, YOU FORGOT ONE THING ON FRIDAY.
THERE IS THE GOOGLE , YOU'RE GOING TO GET A WARM CLOSING.
THANK YOU. CAN WE GET ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR OUR GRADUATES? ALL RIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS, GRADUATES, ONCE AGAIN. JOSHUA, I KNOW YOU'RE BACK THERE, I SEE YOU JONATHAN AND KRISHNA. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU . THANK YOU FOR THE TRUST YOU HAVE GIVEN US ONCE AGAIN TO BE SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH YOU ON THIS JOURNEY. OUR HEARTS ARE SUPPORTED WITH YOU ALWAYS. EVEN AFTER YOU HAVE EXITED THIS DISTRICT. WITH THAT I WILL CLOSE AND SAY THAT WE HAVE
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TIME TOGETHER. I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO STAY AND ENJOY REFRESHMENTS AND ONE ANOTHER AND TAKE PICTURES AND SHARE* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.