I'm here to celebrate my last year of school. I was born in a Christian family in Cambridge. However, like everyone in this room right now, there was not enough for salvation. I still know that I kept running away from it just because I didn't want to get involved in serious matters like God was doing. And his relationship with the Lord ended in a chapel meeting at 6th grade. The preacher was a guest speaker who I've never seen before, but he had a calm voice and a pleasant face expression. Like every preacher, he started talking about Christ and how he died for us, what God had used him to stop me running away from him. During the session, my faith became more about whether I was just saying that I was saved because everyone told me to, or if I really meant it. That way, my faith finally became a real Christian, a real person. If anyone asking a specific part of SCA that I remember forever is working with you. Despite the fact some of my classmates know of your case, This is why I did more than 30 paintings this year. Painting with a Photoshop is a fun part, however, the chance to work on an artwork of the people you are and the real experience that I will have nowhere else. Most importantly, I will never forget Mrs. Ademo when saying, more Photoshop every time. From hearing about me, I'm not sure if you noticed, but I was quite a difficult child to raise. I would like to blame it on my mother, who has such a strong fear of asking out for a child just like her husband. My father and I are alike in the ways we look and how we talk. But there aren't only five horses. As I grow bigger and bigger, He teaches me in ways that I should not be acting as a social worker. Yet, I'm still grateful to have a dad who supports me all the way to today. I have one son, so I guess he still has to support me. To my mother who asked to be with the 12 of us, I know that it was a lot to deal with me, but you have done a great job at all. Thanks for respecting my stubbornness for better communication. When you try to change me, you have respected me for as I am, or maybe you just feel awkward. For my sister who wants to work in a law firm, I'm going to court with you, so it looks like we have to do what we want. I just sometimes don't understand your taste in music, but I'd still like to go to a Korean concert if it's possible. For my little twin brother and sister, I'm going to go to school, and I'm going to go to school, and I'm going to go to school, To celebrate me, which was also my co-sponsor, you guys are really genuine buddies to me. I'm glad to have you in my teenage years. This part was a little brief, so I'll set it in English so that you guys will understand. To go through my studies, I could not have finished them without teachers. Of course, Mr. Jiang, who is currently my peer, thanks for suffering through the other two of us. I know that we weren't the best students as you sometimes assure us, but my hatred for math decreased incredibly while working with you. Mr. Ackley, the great advisor, I did not have the chance to be in your classes yet, but I was glad to see your excitement through working with the student council. Mr. H, thanks for teaching me science and innovation. I know that it was not easy to teach me, This is H. You are a great teacher, truly. All the help and support that you gave me are immeasurable. This is Mr. Kim. Thank you for excusing me from eating earlier. This is Mr. Hogan. As I mentioned earlier, my experience with the yearbook will be remembered. Also, your earrings were the best. Please tell me where you bought them one day. Also to the teachers who are not here, I'm seeing Ms. Sir, Ms. Bell, Ms. Stris, Ms. Simms, Ms. Pritt, Ms. Sargon, Ms. Sargon? Ms. Sargon? Mr. and Mrs. Lee, I miss all of you so much, and all your work to teach me made the person that I am today. To all my beloved friends in school, I'm sure you might deny me, but to me, you will stand unto this day. Dear loving parents, thanks for being with me. I would have such a lonely school life without you guys. Young boys I have seen since 4, 5, He's a great companion all the time in school. Rachel, as I call you mama, you have been such a great and lovely friend to me. If you are a little tiny friend, easy in your way my day. Daniel, I really will miss your stupid jokes. Just one more advice, only one, because I don't want to sound like a bombay. But I hope you guys stay light-hearted. Also, I want to mention my friend Elise, who was a great help to me until 10th grade and to this day. Your passion and excitement not only helped me, but also motivates me. For all the friends I have, and all of you, with all my life and SES, I don't remember all of you at the moment, but I'm pretty sure I'll remember you across all your histories. I cannot miss this person, Mark O.B. Let's be honest. I was one of the small number of people that said your name correctly in elementary school. I'm leaving out your theologies that sometimes surprise me. Your logic surely inspires me. Not only as a person, but as a Christian. Also, the confidence that you feel about yourself is the biggest reason I apply. As you said, I am sure I will be successful, I just need to meet the opportunities. I am waiting to see you as a top successful man in the United States. I am not sure if I am going to have a friend like you ever again in a year. I'm finally on the last day to exist as a student in this world. As a high schooler, I had plans and goals that I wanted to achieve before graduation. However, it looks like it was not the last one. After all the rushing and preparation for college, I felt like I had paid all of this for nothing, and I was going to end my life, never doing what I did. Well, I believe that it's still not late. I'll be studying computer science and liberty, which is a decision on the importance of a high-grade level of identity. Making this choice was a big challenge for me. I still suffer a lot. But I will take this chance to give my heart to God and find out what He has for me. Thank you. Mark, it is your turn. Welcome to our 2024 graduation. My name is Marco. I was born into a Christian household. I was raised attending church since I was a little lad. My parents taught me scripture from day one. I attended SCS since I was a baby. I have the honor of a biblical vocation, but what would this lead to if I didn't accept Jesus Christ into my life? Eternal damnation. Hell. Being brought up with Christianity everywhere was not good enough, and I knew that. But Mark was a baby. Mark liked to play soccer and fight with the American boys. Mark liked to do it. He was happy going to church and eating rice and steaming plenty of his friends. One day, my mother took my siblings and me to our revival. It was a Saturday. An eight-year-old mom was doing her Sunday activities. Come to church and then go outside when the warmest comes farther. After a few warnings from my mother, I decided, forcefully, to come back inside. While I was in this mess of auditorium listening to the man of God speak, something happened. The Holy Spirit moved in me, and I knew it was time for me to make a life-altering change. That day, after his sermon, the pastor asked me one question that I'd always heard him hear. He wants to say, that day I went and was among the line of people who asked Jesus Christ to answer their life. Since that day, I have probably asked for my sick leave about 100,000 times. When I had COVID-19, I accepted that an early grave was coming my way. I had lived a life I wanted to live. I wrote goodbyes to others, to all my family, to the days I thought I had slept. It was more than I learned. Truly, accepting Jesus into my life was the best treasure I or anyone could ever have ever seen. I would like to thank my dad for sacrificing his well-being for my siblings and me. My dad is right here because of who he is and how far I ascribe to him. He has taught and shown me the essence of being a man. His greatest quality is being a servant of God by praising His words to all human beings. I don't ever hear my friend on the phone without mentioning God. Even on his Facebook page, he writes that he's very strong, wise, and is committed to the Scripture of all His children. Another one of his greatest qualities is striving to give his children the best opportunity to affect this world in a positive way at the expense of his personal desires. I know the things I have said and done and still do, but above all, I love and respect my father. My dad has given me so much advice, but one thing that always sticks with me is his raising me with the mindset that I am who I am. If anything, to be honest, I'm pretty sure my father was crazier than I have ever been. I still see the fire in him sometimes, but not in school. Daddy, thank you for everything you've done for us. I love you. My mother holds a special place in my heart that no girl, girl, girl can ever take for granted. She gave birth to me and made sure to remind me every so often about how hard it was. My mother truly is a superwoman. Only a superhero can still be sane after embracing the memories of when we were all in the same house. In all seriousness, my mother instilled so many values in me that shaped me into who I am today. My mom has taught me that being a good person comes from the heart. She's tried to teach me to consider others' feelings. She's taught me to put a narrative of faith in Jesus. She's taught me so much scripture that I cannot forget, and now she's trying to teach me to have empathy. This lesson is taking a long time. But most important of all, my mother has taught me that if I need to know something, I will blow it. Thank you, Mommy, for all the hard times you've been through to make sure that your kids are educated emotionally and intellectually. You are the greatest shift ever. Thank you, Mommy. Emmanuel Elezeh the Traumatizer. We have been through a lot, and you have totally made it all worth it. You were my first friend, and now you are my best friend. Emmanuel Elezeh is a character that many may not understand. former chess addict, former hostess addict, former League of Legends addict, former basketball addict, random hobby addict, and internal music addict. I guess what I'm saying is that we've had to put humanity to a lot of rehab. After my parents, Amanda proposed to me. I still remember my mom telling me about Amanda helping take care of me since I was four. Above all, that's what he's always done. He has always taken care of me. Here is one of our many adventures together. I don't remember the exact year, I just know that most of us were still involved at the time. Emmanuel and I were wrestling, and he hit the tombstone on me. This gave me a huge bump on my head, and I started crying. After that, we went to Korean class. When we were at one home, he bought me ice cream, and in exchange, I could not snitch. My parents saw the bump, and he still got in trouble. But oh well, at least you tried, bro. Emanuel likes to act like he doesn't care, but he's a sweet boy. Thank you, Emanuel, for all the memories, and thank you for being my personal pain TM. You are also the best pianist in the world, and I truly mean that. I hope your dreams and aspirations come to life. Unfortunately, jazz, indeed, still sucks. Joel Dezalize, I'm sorry that I've been using you as my personal diary since our brother left. I know I make you angry daily, and that's OK. When I'm gone, you'll miss my peculiar behavior. I always tell you I love you, and you say, get away. But I won't, because that is who I am to you. You are a known brother who won't leave you alone. I know you are an intelligent female who has a bright future ahead of you. I will always love and support your decisions as long as they are aligned with my beliefs. Eventually, when it's just you, Mommy, and Daddy, listen to them. Also, stay off TikTok, and you can stop growing. You get it, huh? It works all. Just don't reach my height, and all will be well. Thank you for being my little sister and always giving me a class, wanted or unwanted. I love you. I would call you a rat, but our father warned us to stop doing that. Soul Christian School's an undeniable part of the story of my legacy. Since I started in 2010 until now, the journey of my, oh my goodness, the end of my journey with this school There are so many countless memories, good and not so good. Thank you, Pastor and Mrs. Johnson, for allowing me to begin and continue my journey at SDS. I would like to start off by thanking every teacher that has helped me improve as a human and improve me as a classroom. To Mrs. Hermann, Mrs. Struss, Mrs. Sims, Mrs. Grimm, Mrs. Brothers, Mrs. Lee, Mrs. Dowell, and Mrs. Schnapp, I am grateful to all of you for educating me and teaching me about Jesus. I know I was a handful, but today, we are focusing on the good, so we don't have to go there. My elementary years were some of my best. All of my friends and teachers really made it a blast. The memories I obtained from those years are irreplaceable. To my high school teachers, I am so grateful to every one of you. Mrs. Lee, thank you for those life sciences classes. Thank you for always being patient with me. And Mr. Kim, thank you for being patient with me. I still remember when Roy and I threatened to violently attack you in the eighth grade. It was a joke. We were not serious, but we still had fun. Mr. Apley, thank you for being patient with me. OK, this patient thing is starting to look like a wrong thing. One thing Mr. Apley taught me is how to become a better leader. That is invaluable. Thank you for helping me become a better man. Your daily drive to get things done is admirable. I'm happy to see that you haven't been shouting as much since I left middle school. Mr. Hendrickson, Mr. H, thank you for teaching me patience and kindness. You're truly a man I admire and I hope to remember all your wise teachings in the future. I will never forget your face smiling whenever I was raging. I thought something was wrong with you. Mrs. H, you got a good one. Mrs. H, thank you for all of your unwanted advice. Even when I did not want to hear what you had to say, I still needed to hear it. You are a great teacher, and I will never forget your teaching style and how clearly you teach and work. Thank you for not killing me in the eighth grade. Mr. John, I know my math skills are not the best, but believe it or not, I've still learned a lot of math from you. You have given me much hope and advice that I cannot forget. Thank you for all the snacks you give us in the morning. Mr. Sago, I know I make you angry, but you are truly the best. You have given me so many things that will make me sit back and think maybe it is me I'm grateful to you this year. I truly will never forget you and the help you've given to me through this year. Thank you, Mrs. Hess. I must say, though, sometimes aggression is the solution. Mrs. Holt, thank you for helping me think things over. Your unique style of approaching things was very helpful. Thank you for your advice and talks we've had over the last few years. Unfortunately, the Spurs-worthy is our hope. Pastor Bright and Mrs. Bright, thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve the Lord through at SCS. Pastor Bright, those conversations during Bible class helped me grow a lot spiritually. To all my friends from this school, Rachel, Young, Vivian, Daniel Lee, Daniel Bright, Peter, Elise, Joan, Roy, Jimmy, Esther, Chris, Ryan, Jeremy, Allie, Jill, Oitu, Maria, and Abuela, thank you all for making my life at SCS worth it. To my student council members from the 11th grade year, Young, Savvy, and Rachel, Daniel, Lee, Daniel, Wright, Jewel, Molly, and Hart, Violet, and Mr. Ackley, thank you all for helping us become a historical student council. To my fellow Bible Club members, Daniel, Lee, Young, Rachel, Vivian, Kathy, Annabelle, Jewel, Molly, Yuri, Peter, and Timothy, thank you all for helping us spread the gospel of Jesus Christ to our younger students. Now, joy is like that one book that will not go away. Year after year, as the school year started, I knew that no matter what, I would always see Joy. Joy stopped me from doing so many foolish things. If Joy wasn't there, I probably would have been expelled by now. Thank you, Joy, for sticking by my side through thick and thin. We suffered a lot, but in the words of someone, started from the bottom, now we here. Your discipline is truly admirable. I know that we will both be successful millionaires in the years to come. Today is our big day. Celebrate it. Last but not least, I must mention my church. Thank you, Pastor and Mother Givens, for teaching me the ways of God. Thank you, Pastor, for your never-changing character. It may not be popular, but it is needed. Mother Givens, thank you for always teaching me to do right. Thank you, Auntie Gemma and Elder Henry, for raising us in the way we ought to go. Now, for my LGs, the homies, and the big ones, JD, Treasure, and Jason. We used to rambuncle, but first off, none of y'all can guard me. Thank you all for the memories. They are countless, from us getting whooped to now near the end of our high school lives. I'm so proud of you guys, and I know that we will all be great, attractive men. Treasure the calm one, the light-skinned. Thank you for always correcting my nonsense. Your music taste isn't better than mine, though. Jason Messamah Alayze. I still remember when we all went to Namsan and thought we were Busan. We were very stupid. You are really a genuine friend. Thank you for helping me become a nicer man. Jenny, foolish boy, you and I have done many questionable things, but our bass and guitar combo goes crazy. Thank you for giving me audios when I'm saying or suggesting something insane. I'm proud of you for who you are today. I love all of you, and all. Finally, to all my fellow students, this is not the end, but just the beginning. I have much more I could say, but I will save that for later. The real treasure was the friends that we all made along the way. If I have one piece of advice to give, I will say, perspective is yours. Life is as good or as bad as you see it. And this is your life, so control your destiny. Above all, thank you, God, for letting me see this day. Currently, I am trying to take a gap year and move on from there. Thank you. Can I go here, or here? Which way? The same way as you are, especially down. OK.