WEBVTT 00:00:00.009 --> 00:00:04.219 Roxanne Psa New York State Senator from Brooklyn would like to 00:00:04.230 --> 00:00:07.739 recognize two of the leaders of tomorrow. 00:00:07.920 --> 00:00:11.510 These two students have demonstrated commitment in seeking 00:00:11.520 --> 00:00:13.340 academic excellence. 00:00:13.350 --> 00:00:15.960 Their dedication is reflective in the community, 00:00:15.970 --> 00:00:18.079 their school and their families. 00:00:18.459 --> 00:00:23.829 They will each receive a Senate resolution rec recognizing these 00:00:23.840 --> 00:00:26.000 notable accomplishments. 00:00:27.010 --> 00:00:31.090 So can please congratulate our two recipients, 00:00:31.100 --> 00:00:33.220 Natanya Brown and Kamara Smith. 00:00:42.049 --> 00:00:45.040 Yeah, you got uh are they either one here? 00:00:45.340 --> 00:00:49.340 Yeah, they're both here. Come up. 00:00:58.790 --> 00:01:02.790 Everyone looks so different. So congratulations. 00:01:04.819 --> 00:01:09.369 And the next person up is # two, Miss Kristen. 00:01:17.540 --> 00:01:19.970 Good morning everyone. Good morning graduates. 00:01:19.980 --> 00:01:22.820 Good morning families. Great, seeing everyone. 00:01:23.120 --> 00:01:27.309 So the role of honors citations awards to students who have 00:01:27.319 --> 00:01:31.730 demonstrated excellence in scholarship, sports, journalism, 00:01:31.739 --> 00:01:34.800 leadership attendance or the arts. 00:01:34.900 --> 00:01:39.930 This year's recipients are Ashanti Tisdale Diamond Reed. 00:01:40.440 --> 00:01:43.209 natanya Brown Samba. 00:01:43.220 --> 00:01:49.480 So Patrick Lavelle Camara Smith and Italy Morales. 00:01:52.989 --> 00:01:56.989 Come on up and receive your awards guys. 00:02:19.770 --> 00:02:21.770 Ok. 00:02:26.449 --> 00:02:29.779 And the next awards that will be presented is the Richard 00:02:29.789 --> 00:02:33.789 Welling certificate by Miss Heath. 00:02:50.229 --> 00:02:51.509 Good morning everyone. 00:02:51.639 --> 00:02:53.679 Um, we're gonna actually take a little turn. 00:02:53.690 --> 00:02:57.699 Our guest speaker is here. Um, this person means a lot to me. 00:02:57.710 --> 00:03:02.320 She started here when the school first opened in 2008. Um, 00:03:02.330 --> 00:03:05.039 she did what she had to do a lot like a lot of students who come 00:03:05.050 --> 00:03:06.300 here, you know, over age, 00:03:06.309 --> 00:03:10.080 under credit and she came in full force and turned it around and 00:03:10.089 --> 00:03:13.720 she did graduate in 2010 and I just wanted her to come up and 00:03:13.729 --> 00:03:16.759 share her story, her journey because it's not, 00:03:16.770 --> 00:03:19.639 you came here to metro wanting to do something and you did it 00:03:19.649 --> 00:03:20.949 now. what are you gonna do next? 00:03:21.089 --> 00:03:23.529 And it's OK that bumps may happen, 00:03:23.539 --> 00:03:25.610 but there's still a path for each and every one of you. 00:03:25.619 --> 00:03:28.500 So I wanted to bring a former student up here to just kind of 00:03:28.509 --> 00:03:28.679 hear, 00:03:28.690 --> 00:03:31.550 hear her journey and for you to understand that you all have 00:03:31.559 --> 00:03:33.630 your own journey and your own purpose in life. 00:03:33.639 --> 00:03:37.929 So I would like to welcome you uh a graduate, John, 00:03:55.080 --> 00:03:58.809 Um I kind of had something written down but I don't think I'm 00:03:58.820 --> 00:04:00.820 gonna do it. I'm gonna do it. 00:04:01.860 --> 00:04:03.910 Well, you know what, I'm not gonna do it. All right. 00:04:03.919 --> 00:04:06.369 Well, 2008, I started here. 00:04:06.380 --> 00:04:09.869 I had probably like six credits when I first came here. 00:04:10.070 --> 00:04:11.550 I graduated 2010. 00:04:11.830 --> 00:04:15.309 But honestly, the school was probably like the best school. 00:04:15.320 --> 00:04:16.070 Well, I went to two schools. 00:04:16.079 --> 00:04:18.220 It's like the best school I probably came to M Heath. 00:04:18.230 --> 00:04:23.230 That's since then. But after here I went to college for about, 00:04:23.910 --> 00:04:26.190 I went for two years, two years. I want to be a teacher. 00:04:26.200 --> 00:04:28.170 Like the whole time I was like, I'm gonna be a teacher, 00:04:28.220 --> 00:04:30.920 let be a teacher. I'm gonna come back. I'm gonna work here. 00:04:30.929 --> 00:04:31.450 That's what they said. 00:04:31.459 --> 00:04:33.119 You get your stuff, you come back, you work here. 00:04:33.290 --> 00:04:35.970 But like I went away and the loans, it was, 00:04:35.980 --> 00:04:37.980 it was crazy like I couldn't pay it back. 00:04:37.989 --> 00:04:38.930 I couldn't pay it back. 00:04:39.230 --> 00:04:42.730 I was just I was a, a for like five years making $12 an hour. 00:04:42.739 --> 00:04:44.650 So I'm like, yo, how am I? 00:04:44.950 --> 00:04:47.410 I'm gonna talk to you guys how I talk to my friends because I'm 00:04:47.420 --> 00:04:48.619 not gonna do the professional thing. 00:04:48.630 --> 00:04:51.119 So you can really like, you know, be at my level. 00:04:51.299 --> 00:04:55.660 So I went away two years, had mad loans, came back, was working, 00:04:55.670 --> 00:04:58.130 working, working, working, but it wasn't enough for me. 00:04:58.140 --> 00:05:02.010 So I'm like, yo, what, what else can I do besides other stuff? 00:05:02.019 --> 00:05:03.910 Like I can't do other stuff. So what am I gonna do? 00:05:03.920 --> 00:05:07.059 It's gonna get me bread. So I'm like, what else do I like to do? 00:05:07.070 --> 00:05:10.809 That's not required at school. So I like doing construction. 00:05:10.820 --> 00:05:13.170 I like carpentry. I like electrical. I like stuff like that. 00:05:13.470 --> 00:05:15.690 So I look, I looked on Google, I found something like, you know, 00:05:15.700 --> 00:05:18.730 women in construction. Can I get into that? Can I do that? 00:05:18.739 --> 00:05:22.649 So I did a program it was about Three months, 00:05:22.660 --> 00:05:25.690 the program was three months. They got me in the Union. 00:05:25.700 --> 00:05:29.700 So now what that was like three years later, I make 35 an hour. 00:05:30.209 --> 00:05:32.869 So I'm just letting you know school is not the only option I 00:05:32.880 --> 00:05:34.450 tell you don't go to school. I'm not saying that. 00:05:34.690 --> 00:05:36.700 But what I'm saying is if you really like something, 00:05:36.709 --> 00:05:38.450 regardless if you're a male or a female, 00:05:38.679 --> 00:05:41.239 just do it if you want to do a trade, do that right now. 00:05:41.250 --> 00:05:45.160 Trades are making mad money. So just let you know boys, 00:05:45.170 --> 00:05:47.119 they got an opening coming up for labor, 00:05:47.130 --> 00:05:50.880 July 23rd on a Friday do that. You gotta be 18, do that. 00:05:50.890 --> 00:05:52.450 A lot of tests coming out do that. 00:05:52.609 --> 00:05:54.040 So don't think that, you know, 00:05:54.179 --> 00:05:55.820 I know your mom how you forced you to go to school, 00:05:55.829 --> 00:05:57.180 go to school because mine was too. 00:05:57.480 --> 00:05:59.609 She told me, don't do construction, don't do that. 00:05:59.619 --> 00:06:01.959 I don't want you in that. But honestly, it's, it's what I want. 00:06:01.970 --> 00:06:04.779 So whatever you wanna do, do that. 00:06:04.920 --> 00:06:08.529 If you wanna do something man is doing do it like just period 00:06:08.540 --> 00:06:09.779 mental. Don't think that, you know, 00:06:09.790 --> 00:06:12.049 you just gotta skim and do all that extra stuff. 00:06:12.059 --> 00:06:12.920 It's other stuff out. 00:06:12.929 --> 00:06:16.240 You can make bread, the guys in my job, make $65 an hour. 00:06:16.540 --> 00:06:17.209 You see what I'm saying? 00:06:17.220 --> 00:06:18.910 Maybe you really doing nothing like no lie, 00:06:18.920 --> 00:06:19.600 they be doing nothing. 00:06:19.609 --> 00:06:21.239 So don't just think you gotta skim, you gotta do, 00:06:21.250 --> 00:06:22.240 you gotta do that. 00:06:22.540 --> 00:06:25.470 It's other stuff you can go on Google and put in um N Y C 00:06:25.480 --> 00:06:27.880 apprenticeship. You're gonna see all the stuff that's up. 00:06:28.089 --> 00:06:29.059 Look up the jobs too, 00:06:29.070 --> 00:06:32.670 look up all of that once you turn 18 Nobody didn't tell me that. 00:06:32.679 --> 00:06:33.549 Like when you turn 18, 00:06:33.559 --> 00:06:36.029 all that stuff apply for it because in like two years, 00:06:36.040 --> 00:06:37.920 two years fly by, you know, you doing your stuff, 00:06:37.929 --> 00:06:39.680 they're gonna call you back, you're gonna forget, 00:06:39.980 --> 00:06:41.950 they're gonna call you back and then you go, 00:06:41.959 --> 00:06:43.070 he's gonna be set up. 00:06:43.130 --> 00:06:46.239 So just I'm just letting you know school got the only option 00:06:46.250 --> 00:06:50.100 after here. I think here I'm like, yo, what I'm gonna do my, 00:06:50.109 --> 00:06:52.859 my grades there was right. They wasn't like spectacular. 00:06:52.950 --> 00:06:54.179 So I like, you know, I'm not in a four year. 00:06:54.190 --> 00:06:57.850 I won't go to a two year. But honestly, school is really is. 00:06:57.859 --> 00:06:59.559 It's not my thing. It's not my thing. 00:06:59.570 --> 00:07:02.220 I do wanna go back to do stuff in construction though, 00:07:02.230 --> 00:07:04.220 but not like teaching wise. 00:07:04.230 --> 00:07:05.690 But I do wanna like, incorporate like, you know, 00:07:05.700 --> 00:07:08.200 kids with construction because I feel like, you know, 00:07:08.209 --> 00:07:10.820 um all women should know how to do something because you don't, 00:07:10.829 --> 00:07:14.049 you you not got to call a man to fix everything you need to fix. 00:07:14.059 --> 00:07:16.640 So I feel like a woman should at least know like a little 00:07:16.649 --> 00:07:18.000 something, something to get you through your day. 00:07:18.010 --> 00:07:19.980 So I'm just here to let you know school. 00:07:19.989 --> 00:07:21.850 You don't always gotta go to school route. 00:07:21.859 --> 00:07:23.980 You could go to trade route, you go any route you wanna go. 00:07:24.089 --> 00:07:25.679 But just know it's not the only option for you. 00:07:25.690 --> 00:07:28.059 And I'm gonna let you know that because I'm making that bread 00:07:28.070 --> 00:07:29.600 right now, regardless I make it. 00:07:29.609 --> 00:07:34.140 I went from making $4 to making $35 and like in like 2.5 years, 00:07:34.899 --> 00:07:38.899 So I'm just here. I see you looking at me. So. All right. 00:07:39.290 --> 00:07:40.879 I'm just here to let you know that. 00:07:41.179 --> 00:07:43.359 Not because you're a girl, you know, you got your nails done, 00:07:43.369 --> 00:07:44.450 all that. You can still get your nails done. 00:07:44.459 --> 00:07:46.659 You can wear your gloves and shit like that. 00:07:46.959 --> 00:07:48.809 My nail collection right now, I'm getting done after this, 00:07:48.920 --> 00:07:51.339 but I just let you know just because you could do electrical is 00:07:51.350 --> 00:07:54.140 not that much on females. Um Let me tell you the, 00:07:54.170 --> 00:07:57.220 the easiest little things if you wanna do it. Electrical. 00:07:57.230 --> 00:07:58.730 That's cool. If you're a guy, you could do that. 00:07:58.739 --> 00:08:01.480 Uh sheet metal laborer. 00:08:01.489 --> 00:08:05.100 That's definitely you, you get to 45 hours in two, in two years, 00:08:05.109 --> 00:08:06.899 you get to $45 in two years. You laborer. 00:08:07.049 --> 00:08:08.859 So I'm just like, you know, most of them is five years. 00:08:08.869 --> 00:08:10.839 You gotta get to like certain stuff, 00:08:10.850 --> 00:08:11.829 but you could look it up online. 00:08:11.839 --> 00:08:13.179 You can see how long it's gonna take you. 00:08:13.190 --> 00:08:16.359 It starts off low, but the more you work, the more your, 00:08:16.369 --> 00:08:19.779 your stuff go up. So school or trade, either one, 00:08:19.790 --> 00:08:21.480 just traders make a lot of money right now. 00:08:21.489 --> 00:08:23.170 Just let you guys know. 00:08:23.470 --> 00:08:25.600 so you can still do the school thing and the trade thing. 00:08:25.609 --> 00:08:27.079 A lot of guys in my union, 00:08:27.089 --> 00:08:29.320 they still do trade and they still go to school because I'm 00:08:29.329 --> 00:08:30.019 gonna be real with you. 00:08:30.029 --> 00:08:34.119 It's not, you don't, work is not always consistent. 00:08:34.330 --> 00:08:36.750 It's not always, you work 25 the whole year. 00:08:36.760 --> 00:08:38.690 No, sometimes they have down months. 00:08:38.700 --> 00:08:39.690 So I don't wanna be here like, oh, 00:08:39.700 --> 00:08:41.750 I make mad bread and I work every day. 00:08:41.760 --> 00:08:43.950 No, not all trades, work every day. 00:08:43.960 --> 00:08:45.989 I do tile like, you know, the floor, the bathroom and shit. 00:08:46.000 --> 00:08:47.679 That's what I do. I do tile. 00:08:47.690 --> 00:08:49.650 So I feel like my trade is more seasonal. 00:08:49.659 --> 00:08:52.609 So right now I've been looking into changing my trade because I 00:08:52.619 --> 00:08:54.429 need more money. I want, I want more money. 00:08:54.440 --> 00:08:57.039 I'm not gonna be staying at home and get unemployment. 00:08:57.049 --> 00:09:00.280 I don't want that. I want my 35 hours. See what I'm saying. 00:09:00.440 --> 00:09:03.830 So, trades like carpentry, they consistent, electrical, 00:09:03.840 --> 00:09:06.559 consistent laborers, they always need laborers, period. 00:09:06.570 --> 00:09:09.479 Always, always over every job. Just look into that. 00:09:09.489 --> 00:09:11.780 Look into what you really wanna do. You don't gotta do that. 00:09:11.789 --> 00:09:12.979 I just let you guys know what's out there. 00:09:12.989 --> 00:09:15.380 Don't forget they got M T A city jobs, 00:09:15.390 --> 00:09:17.400 all that apply to everything. What's that? 00:09:17.409 --> 00:09:19.000 School safety, whatever you wanna do, 00:09:19.010 --> 00:09:20.880 just do it and just know that you could do it. 00:09:20.890 --> 00:09:23.330 But if you come in here or whatever, 00:09:23.340 --> 00:09:27.340 just know that you could do it. All right, I'm done. Thank you. 00:09:35.010 --> 00:09:37.239 Ok. Thank you to our guest speaker. 00:09:37.250 --> 00:09:41.250 Once again, please give her a round of applause. 00:09:42.890 --> 00:09:46.979 And now we will proceed with the presentation. 00:09:51.640 --> 00:09:54.359 if you're interested in learning more about Sandra John, 00:09:54.369 --> 00:09:56.749 it's on the back of our presentation. 00:09:57.049 --> 00:10:00.100 And uh so please read that if I read it. Ok. 00:10:00.400 --> 00:10:02.250 Metropolitan Diploma plus high school, 00:10:02.260 --> 00:10:08.309 2010 graduate and New York City Union Center featured on C NBC 00:10:08.320 --> 00:10:13.570 Make It series that focuses on success, money, work and life. 00:10:13.580 --> 00:10:16.650 Xander's career was highlighted for her work ethic, 00:10:16.659 --> 00:10:19.809 family oriented values, determination, 00:10:19.869 --> 00:10:23.280 fortitude and facing challenging situations and accomplishments. 00:10:23.289 --> 00:10:34.049 As a woman in a male dominated career, Ok. 00:10:35.940 --> 00:10:39.239 And now let's welcome MS Johnson to present the Richard Welling 00:10:39.250 --> 00:11:01.260 certificate Good morning. 00:11:01.270 --> 00:11:04.090 I'm Miss Johnson. I'm the geometry teacher here. 00:11:04.390 --> 00:11:07.640 Um I am here to present the Welling certificate which is awarded 00:11:07.650 --> 00:11:10.500 to a student who has demonstrated outstanding citizenship 00:11:10.510 --> 00:11:13.179 service and leadership in the school's government or in the 00:11:13.190 --> 00:11:15.140 Chancellor's student advisor activities. 00:11:15.440 --> 00:11:19.640 This year's recipients are Eugene Gonzalez star Asia living. 00:11:24.719 --> 00:12:03.710 and Johnny, Next, we're gonna have Miss come to the stage. 00:12:09.830 --> 00:12:11.750 Hi, everybody. Congratulations. 00:12:11.760 --> 00:12:13.719 I'm so proud of each and every one of you. 00:12:13.969 --> 00:12:17.500 I am here to present the cooperation and government certificate. 00:12:17.580 --> 00:12:20.440 This is awarded to students who have demonstrated exemplary 00:12:20.450 --> 00:12:23.000 service and outstanding citizenship. 00:12:23.239 --> 00:12:29.340 The recipients are Sierra Kelly. and Emily Ortiz Rodriguez, 00:12:42.940 --> 00:12:46.539 I'd also like to present the Hackett certificate and this is 00:12:46.549 --> 00:12:49.640 awarded to a student who has demonstrated excellence and the 00:12:49.650 --> 00:12:52.549 greatest proficiency in oratory, 00:12:52.559 --> 00:12:55.869 either verse or prose of very articulate students. 00:12:56.159 --> 00:12:58.590 And we have two recipients this year, 00:12:58.599 --> 00:13:15.599 Madison Bright and Trinity and they're not in I don't know, 00:13:24.750 --> 00:13:32.909 and now Miss Heath for the next award, Good morning again. 00:13:33.130 --> 00:13:35.390 So these awards on behalf of the teachers. 00:13:35.400 --> 00:13:38.789 So I came to represent the teachers on these specific awards for 00:13:38.799 --> 00:13:46.770 the U F T Science Award star Livingston U F T art award. 00:13:46.780 --> 00:14:07.950 Kean Matthews for the U F T Math Angel Soo U F T Math Tiara 00:14:07.960 --> 00:14:14.150 Katon I like your hat. 00:14:22.719 --> 00:14:24.719 again for Math Sierra Kelly. 00:14:31.419 --> 00:14:37.130 for Staff Appreciation, Destiny OK. 00:14:37.140 --> 00:14:41.140 We got her for Spanish Devante Thomas. 00:14:50.049 --> 00:15:01.510 for Spanish Diana Marcela, environmental Science, 00:15:01.520 --> 00:15:21.539 Tyrone Brickhouse E L A car No E L A. 00:15:29.760 --> 00:15:37.250 computer technology, Delvin Penta, and also for social studies. 00:15:37.260 --> 00:15:43.619 Devin social studies, Dmitri Moody, 00:15:46.570 --> 00:15:51.849 Uh So she says that's it for the Teachers Awards. 00:15:51.859 --> 00:15:55.859 We still have more awards coming. 00:16:01.409 --> 00:16:05.409 Oh, now we welcome Miss Garden to the stage. 00:16:09.369 --> 00:16:12.960 morning. Phil, congratulations. All of you graduates. 00:16:12.969 --> 00:16:15.049 It's really a pleasure seeing all of you. 00:16:15.340 --> 00:16:18.979 So I'll be giving out the Triple C Award from the office of 00:16:18.989 --> 00:16:22.130 Leticia James, the Attorney General of the State of New York. 00:16:22.299 --> 00:16:24.950 I'm pleased to present the Triple C award. 00:16:25.219 --> 00:16:28.729 The Triple C is presented in recognition of your courage which 00:16:28.739 --> 00:16:31.049 will assist you in meeting the challenges ahead, 00:16:31.140 --> 00:16:34.369 your remarkable commitment to bettering yourself your school and 00:16:34.380 --> 00:16:37.419 community, which makes you a role model to others. 00:16:37.429 --> 00:16:41.700 And this is an We can say this is an awesome one for this year. 00:16:41.710 --> 00:16:44.169 You know, your strength of character, which was, 00:16:44.179 --> 00:16:47.159 which has helped you achieve your goals and will guide you in 00:16:47.169 --> 00:16:50.229 making the right decisions in the future. This year's recipe, 00:16:50.460 --> 00:17:05.939 this year's recipients are Billips Myre Destiny Jennings and 00:17:06.810 --> 00:17:08.810 Hernandez. 00:17:24.189 --> 00:17:28.189 Mr Rosenblatt will present the next award, 00:17:32.199 --> 00:17:35.430 Congratulations everybody to all the uh graduates and all our 00:17:35.439 --> 00:17:37.439 family that are here. 00:17:38.109 --> 00:17:41.170 The Council of School Supervisors and Administrators and the 00:17:41.180 --> 00:17:44.000 American Federation of School Administrators recognizes 00:17:44.010 --> 00:17:46.069 leadership in students and parents. 00:17:46.280 --> 00:17:49.160 The following awards are given to those whose qualities and 00:17:49.170 --> 00:17:51.760 spirit of involvement, characterize them as leaders. 00:17:51.819 --> 00:17:54.719 It is my pleasure to present the CS A student leadership 00:17:54.729 --> 00:17:56.729 certificate to Nasa Brown. 00:18:05.500 --> 00:18:09.109 It is also my pleasure to present the A F S A student leadership 00:18:09.119 --> 00:18:11.119 certificate to Kara Smith. 00:18:23.479 --> 00:18:27.479 I will now welcome to the stage, Mr. 00:18:34.089 --> 00:18:37.200 Good morning, everyone and congratulations graduates. 00:18:37.500 --> 00:18:38.179 their clients. 00:18:38.479 --> 00:18:41.949 The Blind s award is presented to a student who has demonstrated 00:18:42.199 --> 00:18:44.929 a high level of motivation and determination to succeed. 00:18:45.229 --> 00:18:57.520 This year's recipient is boing right? 00:18:57.530 --> 00:18:59.530 Thank you. 00:19:02.400 --> 00:19:06.400 Now, we'll welcome Mr and Mrs Clark. Why? 00:19:15.979 --> 00:19:16.810 good morning. 00:19:16.819 --> 00:19:21.270 And as a founder of a Metropolitan Plus high school, 00:19:21.319 --> 00:19:26.089 I'd like to personally congratulate congratulate Zandra and I 00:19:26.099 --> 00:19:28.710 wanna add one thing to what she said. 00:19:29.010 --> 00:19:34.390 They're getting ready to uh have a one point something trillion 00:19:34.400 --> 00:19:39.750 dollar Uh infrastructure plan and that's gonna create jobs for 00:19:39.760 --> 00:19:41.140 the rest of your life. 00:19:41.150 --> 00:19:43.219 And not only are you gonna make more money. 00:19:43.349 --> 00:19:47.739 But you're also gonna have a pension and probably a 30-year plan. 00:19:48.459 --> 00:19:54.670 And, and after this, uh uh pandemic. 00:19:55.739 --> 00:19:58.650 teachers were elevated to central workers, 00:19:58.670 --> 00:20:03.880 which is a good thing along with uh uh First Responders and 00:20:03.890 --> 00:20:06.020 health Health Workers, 00:20:06.810 --> 00:20:11.189 But one of the other things that happened is that it forced us 00:20:11.199 --> 00:20:17.630 out of the traditional classroom into your first classroom and 00:20:17.640 --> 00:20:19.980 your first classroom is your home. 00:20:20.280 --> 00:20:24.109 And all of you can recall when you were at home. 00:20:24.119 --> 00:20:29.380 One of the first words you heard was stop and know and you learn 00:20:29.390 --> 00:20:35.050 the sentence put that down, you know, leave that alone Ok. 00:20:35.060 --> 00:20:36.010 And so, 00:20:36.020 --> 00:20:40.189 and then you can understand as a first responder when you were 00:20:40.199 --> 00:20:44.130 crying in the middle of the night or you scrape your knee or you 00:20:44.140 --> 00:20:48.080 cut your finger, who was the first responders? 00:20:48.380 --> 00:20:54.890 your parents, guardians or elder si uh siblings, So I'm, 00:20:54.900 --> 00:20:59.170 I'm actually trying to make a point for the graduates. 00:21:00.359 --> 00:21:03.770 You got 23 classrooms where you're gonna step into another 00:21:03.780 --> 00:21:07.240 classroom and you're gonna have a subject that you can't avoid 00:21:07.540 --> 00:21:09.540 and it's called life. 00:21:10.040 --> 00:21:13.540 When you get in this class, you can drop out, you can, 00:21:13.719 --> 00:21:14.959 you can do what you want, 00:21:14.969 --> 00:21:19.239 but it's what you do that will determine the quality of life 00:21:19.250 --> 00:21:20.939 that you have. 00:21:21.239 --> 00:21:25.329 and it's something you cannot avoid It's just there. 00:21:25.790 --> 00:21:29.790 It's gonna be there and it's gonna present challenges to you and 00:21:29.800 --> 00:21:33.150 it's how you deal with these challenges that's gonna create a 00:21:33.160 --> 00:21:36.120 better life for you as individuals. 00:21:36.420 --> 00:21:38.430 So I'm gonna make, I'm gonna stop now. 00:21:38.439 --> 00:21:41.159 But I, I wanna say something to teachers in this sense. 00:21:41.459 --> 00:21:44.150 You have to ask yourself, are we teachers, 00:21:44.160 --> 00:21:46.160 instructors or educators? 00:21:46.750 --> 00:21:49.500 And then when you ask yourself that you gotta ask yourself 00:21:49.510 --> 00:21:50.779 another question. 00:21:51.079 --> 00:21:56.719 The question is, how do you teach our young people to learn? 00:21:57.819 --> 00:22:00.479 And I'm saying this to, you know, 00:22:00.489 --> 00:22:02.609 to create controversy basically, 00:22:02.619 --> 00:22:07.760 but to have some thought as you making plans for September You 00:22:07.770 --> 00:22:09.120 know what I mean? And, and, 00:22:09.420 --> 00:22:13.060 and I'm one of those that I'm not looking for things to go back 00:22:13.069 --> 00:22:14.539 to the way they were. 00:22:14.839 --> 00:22:19.079 I'm looking for things to become better OK? With that. 00:22:19.089 --> 00:22:22.299 I'm gonna say congratulations to the graduating class and, 00:22:22.599 --> 00:22:26.510 and we're gonna give an award to one of those essential people. 00:22:26.810 --> 00:22:28.810 Thank you. 00:22:32.050 --> 00:22:33.050 Uh I'm Mrs Clark, 00:22:33.060 --> 00:22:35.489 the founding parent coordinator of this school. 00:22:35.500 --> 00:22:38.270 And I'm proud to say that Zandra Dr was one of the students that 00:22:38.280 --> 00:22:39.579 I work with the parents. 00:22:39.699 --> 00:22:45.520 I retired in 2000 2016 and it was a pleasure and what I did. 00:22:47.760 --> 00:22:51.050 You want me to say. But what I did I did the intake, 00:22:51.060 --> 00:22:53.400 but I made sure that I work with the parents. 00:22:53.410 --> 00:22:55.000 We had, I had a plan. 00:22:55.119 --> 00:22:59.640 My plan was to work with the parent to work with the student and 00:22:59.650 --> 00:23:00.189 myself. 00:23:00.199 --> 00:23:03.439 We did that first and then we came up with a plan that we can 00:23:03.449 --> 00:23:07.810 make our Children grow and be successful and it was, 00:23:07.819 --> 00:23:10.699 it was really good. So, Zandra was one of my students. 00:23:10.709 --> 00:23:15.040 I'm so proud of her to the graduates. Congratulations. 00:23:15.319 --> 00:23:17.609 You did. It And like Mr Clark said, 00:23:17.619 --> 00:23:21.530 now you are moving on to a more important role in life, 00:23:21.729 --> 00:23:23.449 make that decision, work for you. 00:23:23.459 --> 00:23:26.060 You could have to make a big decision as to where you would want 00:23:26.069 --> 00:23:29.489 your path to lead you, make that decision, work for you. 00:23:29.500 --> 00:23:30.329 You can do it. 00:23:30.359 --> 00:23:33.560 If you went through this, through the pandemic and all of this, 00:23:33.569 --> 00:23:35.920 you can do it. And remember, 00:23:35.930 --> 00:23:38.910 put your parents or the person that helped you get here above 00:23:38.920 --> 00:23:39.550 all, 00:23:39.819 --> 00:23:42.630 you may not think they know everything but they love you and 00:23:42.640 --> 00:23:44.609 they want the best for you because you, you know, 00:23:44.619 --> 00:23:46.389 you don't come with instructions. 00:23:46.689 --> 00:23:49.500 So take heed to that and congratulations again. 00:23:49.750 --> 00:23:51.750 So I'm gonna present the, uh, 00:23:52.199 --> 00:23:56.319 CPA Parent Leadership Award to Christie Eaton. 00:23:57.619 --> 00:24:00.700 Keaton, I'm sorry, Keaton, sorry. 00:24:01.000 --> 00:24:02.599 Yeah. Yeah. Christy Keaton. 00:24:02.609 --> 00:24:07.329 Come on up she is the parent of Tyrone Brickhouse. 00:24:14.989 --> 00:24:18.989 Yeah. Come, come here, you're here. 00:24:21.839 --> 00:24:25.839 Congratulations and keep the good work out. 00:25:16.449 --> 00:25:19.219 Hello, everyone again. Hi. 00:25:19.349 --> 00:25:24.969 So I came to the stage because uh we have um we got a great 00:25:24.979 --> 00:25:25.970 opportunity. 00:25:26.270 --> 00:25:29.569 So I don't know if some of you know, um one of our graduates, 00:25:29.579 --> 00:25:30.920 um he, he, 00:25:30.949 --> 00:25:34.869 he became a celebrity and he ended up passing away pop smoke. 00:25:34.979 --> 00:25:37.929 Shard Jackson actually attended and graduated from Metropolitan. 00:25:38.229 --> 00:25:41.089 Um He was a, he was a great young man, 00:25:41.099 --> 00:25:42.729 a shining light at our school. 00:25:42.739 --> 00:25:46.250 And so working with his family and the community, 00:25:46.260 --> 00:25:48.559 we were able to award a student of scholarship. 00:25:48.859 --> 00:25:51.230 Um for their hard work, you know, 00:25:51.530 --> 00:25:54.410 he had a journey and this same student had a journey. 00:25:54.420 --> 00:25:55.199 But through it all, 00:25:55.209 --> 00:25:58.060 they were able to be successful and rise to the cage and moving 00:25:58.069 --> 00:25:58.420 on. 00:25:58.540 --> 00:26:01.050 And this young man is actually going on to trade school fully 00:26:01.060 --> 00:26:03.849 accepted and we wanted to extend this scholarship. 00:26:03.859 --> 00:26:07.859 It's actually $1,000 scholarship to Christopher Cruz. 00:26:12.910 --> 00:26:17.979 So Yes. So this is Christopher Cruz everyone. 00:26:18.239 --> 00:26:19.920 Um We're actually mom, 00:26:19.930 --> 00:26:22.449 mom couldn't make it because she's actually still teaching 00:26:22.459 --> 00:26:23.609 despite everything going on. 00:26:23.619 --> 00:26:25.409 She's still teaching her class right now. 00:26:25.709 --> 00:26:28.390 And my, but I just wanted everyone to publicly acknowledge who 00:26:28.400 --> 00:26:31.250 Christopher Cruz was and that he is getting this scholarship um 00:26:31.260 --> 00:26:33.900 from the behalf of the, of this scholarship. 00:26:33.910 --> 00:26:38.949 So I just wanted to share that with everyone. Thank you Yes. 00:26:38.959 --> 00:26:40.449 The actual title of the scholarship. 00:26:40.459 --> 00:26:44.459 Sorry is the Vincible Scholarship, so thank you. 00:28:16.000 --> 00:28:18.000 You? 00:28:33.520 --> 00:28:59.910 it Water. 00:29:04.880 --> 00:29:06.970 Makes you walk. It, makes you walk. 00:29:07.270 --> 00:31:10.089 I see. Waffle, I see. Waffle back, you know, thank you. 00:31:11.160 --> 00:31:15.369 and now I'd like to call up Miss Kristen and Miss Ashley from 00:31:15.380 --> 00:31:18.650 New York City Mission Society to present their Yes, 00:31:18.660 --> 00:31:22.660 I learning to our program to present the Yes I can awards. 00:31:34.699 --> 00:31:37.630 good morning again just for those who don't know me. 00:31:37.640 --> 00:31:40.310 I am Miss Kristen, the school social worker. 00:31:40.319 --> 00:31:41.949 I know I have a lot of you on my case though. 00:31:41.959 --> 00:31:43.890 So I'm just reintroducing myself. 00:31:43.900 --> 00:31:46.670 Um We will be giving out ipads to the Yes, 00:31:46.680 --> 00:31:56.510 I can students as an award So the following students are Eugene 00:31:56.520 --> 00:32:12.530 Gonzalez Nassan Brown, Aisha. 00:32:16.910 --> 00:32:26.410 Trinity, Ks Samba. 00:32:27.420 --> 00:32:38.890 So for the Yes I can students. 00:32:38.900 --> 00:32:41.650 These are students who have worked hard regardless of their 00:32:41.660 --> 00:32:44.410 obstacles, any barriers that were in their way, 00:32:44.420 --> 00:32:47.329 they made sure that they got it done and we really want to show 00:32:47.339 --> 00:32:51.569 our appreciation. Congratulations again, guys enjoy. 00:33:17.050 --> 00:33:21.050 and our last student is Delvin Panino. 00:33:47.709 --> 00:33:49.229 Ok. At this time, 00:33:49.239 --> 00:33:51.880 I would like to ask the following staff to come to the stage for 00:33:51.890 --> 00:33:56.959 the presentation of diplomas and shout out to our graduates, 00:33:57.140 --> 00:34:01.300 Miss Leroy, Miss Garden, Miss M Johnson, 00:34:01.609 --> 00:34:05.609 Miss Beth Mr M Jill and Miss Heat. 00:34:18.208 --> 00:34:22.589 now for the distribution of, of diplomas, 00:34:22.668 --> 00:34:24.668 we will start with Mr Cool. 00:34:29.360 --> 00:34:32.709 All right. All right. It's finally time to give you the diploma. 00:34:32.899 --> 00:34:35.530 There are some students that I just want to make a note that are 00:34:35.540 --> 00:34:37.389 watching on youtube right now. 00:34:37.409 --> 00:34:40.270 So I know there's some people not here. 00:34:40.570 --> 00:34:42.449 So I'm gonna start with the students that are here. 00:34:42.459 --> 00:34:44.760 I'm going to say a couple words and then you can come up and get 00:34:44.770 --> 00:34:48.240 your award. So this start student started PRE COVID. 00:34:48.540 --> 00:34:50.490 She came to school every day. 00:34:50.790 --> 00:34:53.290 she didn't want to participate in any of the activities. 00:34:53.300 --> 00:34:55.399 However, she wrote beautifully. 00:34:55.409 --> 00:34:59.120 Her vocabulary is awesome and she excelled and she graduated, 00:34:59.129 --> 00:35:02.810 she, she graduated today. It's Michaela Bills. 00:35:03.110 --> 00:35:17.590 Congratulations I, All right. 00:35:17.600 --> 00:35:19.139 I'm gonna try to go quick. 00:35:19.439 --> 00:35:23.439 So this student when we first went remote last year. 00:35:24.010 --> 00:35:27.500 I assigned them um, a Rube Goldberg machine. 00:35:27.510 --> 00:35:30.659 They had to make this machine and they had to post it. 00:35:30.669 --> 00:35:33.139 Only a few kids did it anyway. 00:35:33.149 --> 00:35:36.239 This student came to school, worked with Mary a lot, 00:35:36.250 --> 00:35:39.449 um completed all his classes. It's Eugene Gonzalez. 00:35:39.459 --> 00:35:41.459 Congratulations. 00:35:52.149 --> 00:35:56.149 No, all right, all right, this student is watching on youtube. 00:35:56.439 --> 00:36:00.200 That's right. What are you going to say? Say it again. 00:36:00.500 --> 00:36:02.500 That's right. 00:36:03.010 --> 00:36:07.229 You could stay So we have a student remote. 00:36:07.239 --> 00:36:11.209 Um This student was probably at this school longer than she 00:36:11.219 --> 00:36:14.620 should have been and I know she didn't want to be here but she 00:36:14.629 --> 00:36:16.149 had a problem with attendance. 00:36:16.159 --> 00:36:21.260 Um She finally finished and I'm so proud of her. 00:36:21.270 --> 00:36:25.270 She's gonna go far star Asia Livingston. Congratulations. 00:36:28.760 --> 00:36:30.939 All right, this next kid is here. 00:36:30.949 --> 00:36:35.090 Um a student that probably stayed here too long. 00:36:35.100 --> 00:36:38.770 I know she didn't want to be here. She wanted to leave. 00:36:38.969 --> 00:36:40.750 Um She said, I'm, 00:36:40.760 --> 00:36:42.610 I don't know if I'm ever gonna be able to do this. 00:36:42.620 --> 00:36:46.620 Well, guess what you did it, Diana Marcellus. 00:36:52.729 --> 00:36:55.470 All right, I got two more. I got two more. 00:36:55.770 --> 00:36:57.710 I had this student's sibling. 00:36:58.010 --> 00:37:01.060 Um I know the student's family when we first went remote, 00:37:01.070 --> 00:37:04.540 the kid used to turn on the camera and I would say, oh, 00:37:04.550 --> 00:37:07.639 where's your sister? Where's your girlfriend? 00:37:07.649 --> 00:37:09.280 So they all lived in the same apartment. 00:37:09.290 --> 00:37:13.050 So that was awesome that I got to reconnect. But you did it too. 00:37:13.060 --> 00:37:15.520 Kayla Regis? Congratulations. 00:37:24.909 --> 00:37:28.239 No, All right. 00:37:29.340 --> 00:37:32.000 This last student got lucky because he didn't have to take the 00:37:32.010 --> 00:37:35.149 regents with me. He only had me one trimester. 00:37:35.360 --> 00:37:36.870 He said, I don't like this class. 00:37:36.879 --> 00:37:39.989 You're requiring too much work. I don't want to do the work. 00:37:40.000 --> 00:37:42.649 Meanwhile, he did the work and he graduated Samba. 00:37:42.899 --> 00:37:57.750 So congratulations All right, another student that's here. 00:37:58.149 --> 00:38:03.330 So this student I only knew via text message and email. 00:38:03.340 --> 00:38:08.219 I've never seen the student in real life until maybe two or 00:38:08.229 --> 00:38:13.449 three weeks ago. The student participated in all four A P exams. 00:38:13.459 --> 00:38:16.969 She took all four exams at home, which is a first for Metro. 00:38:16.979 --> 00:38:20.979 It's a big deal. Congratulations, Naia Brown. 00:38:35.870 --> 00:38:37.520 So two more names. 00:38:37.530 --> 00:38:40.419 I'm not sure if they're here or they're watching Remote but 00:38:40.429 --> 00:38:50.189 Diamond Reid and Sierra Kelly. Congratulations. E All right, 00:38:50.199 --> 00:38:56.620 next up uh for the next set of awards is Miss Gordon uh Good 00:38:56.629 --> 00:38:57.110 morning again, 00:38:57.120 --> 00:39:00.320 everyone and it's just a good time to be here to celebrate our 00:39:00.330 --> 00:39:03.570 graduates. Um in my four years. 00:39:03.580 --> 00:39:07.979 I always identify this day as my favorite day being in Metro. 00:39:07.989 --> 00:39:14.040 Metro is a place of reset, restart for students and we traverse, 00:39:14.050 --> 00:39:18.379 we work together and we encourage them to come on board and get 00:39:18.389 --> 00:39:21.199 it done and it's through phone calls, 00:39:21.209 --> 00:39:24.320 it's through parent outreach, it's through text messages, 00:39:24.330 --> 00:39:29.199 it's through pushbacks, we preserve and our students persevere. 00:39:29.350 --> 00:39:34.129 And so be giving the to, to these three students. 00:39:34.270 --> 00:39:36.270 Now, for the first one. 00:39:36.709 --> 00:39:41.389 excellent attendance earlier than most persons in the building. 00:39:41.750 --> 00:39:45.250 Um The only time he gets frustrated or show us any kind of 00:39:45.260 --> 00:39:48.399 frustration is when the grades are not pleasing to him because 00:39:48.409 --> 00:39:53.600 he aspires to achieve so well, he came to Metro Fit In, 00:39:53.610 --> 00:39:54.699 made us his family, 00:39:54.709 --> 00:39:59.060 we made in his family and te showed up he delivered. 00:40:21.679 --> 00:40:28.449 What? Our next student a delay to start, 00:40:28.459 --> 00:40:34.649 but it's there still holding on this student despite despite the 00:40:34.659 --> 00:40:37.770 calls, despite the reaching out and you know, 00:40:37.780 --> 00:40:39.010 the delays to get there, 00:40:39.020 --> 00:40:43.090 he delivered and one of the All the teachers that you know, 00:40:43.100 --> 00:40:47.459 we speak to our staff members that he was ever so respectful and 00:40:47.469 --> 00:40:50.560 I with the parental response. 00:40:50.570 --> 00:40:55.899 When I reached out to his, when I talk to him would call. 00:40:55.909 --> 00:40:57.820 Yes, Miss I'm going to do it. I'm going to do it. 00:40:57.830 --> 00:40:59.830 I'm gonna get it done. 00:41:01.750 --> 00:41:05.919 is always respectful pushed the money he delivered Carlos 00:41:05.929 --> 00:41:27.239 Morrell. Come up your was so special in reaching out for cars. 00:41:28.169 --> 00:41:28.540 said, 00:41:28.550 --> 00:41:33.040 I want him to give me that graduation picture and I am so happy 00:41:33.050 --> 00:41:44.639 for that. Thank you, thank you that Our next, our next student. 00:41:45.360 --> 00:41:48.590 I m as you reflect, 00:41:48.620 --> 00:41:52.899 maybe the pandemic worked for us because students were able to 00:41:52.909 --> 00:41:55.750 apply themselves maybe later in the evening and not the set time 00:41:55.760 --> 00:41:57.480 within the classroom. 00:41:57.780 --> 00:42:02.459 I know sometimes he had some attendance issues but We saw the 00:42:02.469 --> 00:42:05.159 pattern when we observed that he would come on late at night. 00:42:05.169 --> 00:42:06.760 I'm not sure if he was working, 00:42:06.919 --> 00:42:09.540 but he would come on late at night and he delivered, 00:42:09.550 --> 00:42:11.550 he did what he had to do. 00:42:11.959 --> 00:42:15.959 respectful person when he was in the building working with them. 00:42:16.600 --> 00:42:21.550 time that we worked together, but del delivered through on. 00:42:27.010 --> 00:42:38.840 No Hi again. 00:42:39.199 --> 00:42:43.989 Um I'm honored to recognize a couple of students um in my career. 00:42:44.000 --> 00:42:46.270 I started a really, really, really long time. 00:42:46.570 --> 00:42:49.479 Oh, can you hear me? Hello? Ok. I'm pretty loud. 00:42:49.489 --> 00:42:53.139 So OK, you can hear me right. Perfect. 00:42:53.149 --> 00:42:56.469 Um I started my career in teaching when I was a baby. 00:42:56.479 --> 00:42:58.830 I was like 22 years old. I was a kid. 00:42:58.840 --> 00:43:02.919 I didn't know anything and I've had the pleasure and luxury of 00:43:02.929 --> 00:43:05.959 teaching in so many different schools working with so many 00:43:05.969 --> 00:43:06.750 different young people, 00:43:06.760 --> 00:43:09.709 so many teachers and this school is really special and what 00:43:09.719 --> 00:43:11.250 makes as special as you guys. 00:43:11.510 --> 00:43:15.189 I've never seen such resilient kids who work so hard and it's 00:43:15.199 --> 00:43:17.250 been, and it's been tough for a lot of you guys. 00:43:17.260 --> 00:43:21.449 It's been really difficult and I just want to take a moment just 00:43:21.459 --> 00:43:22.929 to recognize all of you for a second. 00:43:22.939 --> 00:43:24.939 Just wonderful, wonderful work you've done. 00:43:25.139 --> 00:43:32.149 And I'm gonna shout out Deli Morales and ideally, 00:43:32.159 --> 00:43:34.550 I remember meeting you at the beginning of remote. 00:43:34.560 --> 00:43:37.870 You were on my roster and you just came in with so much 00:43:37.879 --> 00:43:42.590 positivity and energy after like during a pandemic and that 00:43:42.600 --> 00:43:46.340 smile got me through so many difficult days, 00:43:46.350 --> 00:43:48.879 just how positive and hard working you are. 00:43:49.030 --> 00:43:50.280 And you're absolutely lovely. 00:43:50.290 --> 00:43:51.989 And I just know you're gonna, you're gonna shine, 00:43:52.000 --> 00:43:54.510 you're going to shine your light on whatever it is you decide to 00:43:54.520 --> 00:43:56.520 do. So. Congratulations. 00:44:00.330 --> 00:44:04.000 and another student that I wanna shout out is to Leah Riggins. 00:44:04.300 --> 00:44:06.679 And unfortunately I didn't get to work with you this year, 00:44:06.689 --> 00:44:10.159 but I worked with you last year and you were the one of the I've 00:44:10.169 --> 00:44:14.330 never seen a kid grow in terms of being a writer so quickly. 00:44:14.560 --> 00:44:18.560 She just kept at it. Brilliant writer, worked so hard. 00:44:19.449 --> 00:44:22.820 Such another shining light. Such a pleasure to work with. 00:44:23.100 --> 00:44:25.659 And I just know you're gonna be so successful in whatever it is 00:44:25.669 --> 00:44:29.669 you decide to do to. Congratulations. 00:44:40.300 --> 00:44:43.639 So the first student that I'm here to congratulate is not with 00:44:43.649 --> 00:44:45.489 us today. Um Madison Bright. 00:44:45.750 --> 00:44:48.949 Um but she is a wonderful kid and she always makes me laugh when 00:44:48.959 --> 00:44:50.300 she comes in the room. 00:44:50.600 --> 00:44:58.540 Um And this next student, um really good attendance. 00:44:58.550 --> 00:45:01.770 He always came in and he was always ready to work and he would 00:45:01.780 --> 00:45:05.060 always work with whatever group we set him out to work with 00:45:05.070 --> 00:45:07.070 Johnny. 00:45:46.209 --> 00:45:50.620 Ok. So um we have the last student and he always came to my art 00:45:50.629 --> 00:45:54.219 class really early every day and made like awesome art. 00:45:54.229 --> 00:46:00.239 And I'm so proud to give this um graduation award to Kean 00:46:00.429 --> 00:46:41.050 Matthews This next young man just needed a little push to finish 00:46:41.060 --> 00:46:42.699 up the remaining credits that he needed. 00:46:42.709 --> 00:46:43.790 And once I gave it to him, 00:46:43.800 --> 00:46:46.389 he was full force ahead and never looked back. 00:46:46.399 --> 00:46:48.399 Please welcome Michael Caper. 00:47:04.179 --> 00:47:06.179 Listen. 00:47:10.189 --> 00:47:14.889 this next young lady is bright, responsible, determined. 00:47:14.899 --> 00:47:16.899 Please welcome Sierra Kate. 00:47:45.879 --> 00:47:49.389 This next young man got off to a little bit of a rough start, 00:47:49.399 --> 00:47:51.800 but I knew he was really bright because he had a lot of credits 00:47:51.810 --> 00:47:56.429 and really high and I reg scores and he just needed to be pushed 00:47:56.439 --> 00:47:57.729 and needed a little guidance. 00:47:57.739 --> 00:48:01.000 And once we did it, he never from that point forward, 00:48:01.010 --> 00:48:02.689 he stepped up his game and never looked back. 00:48:02.699 --> 00:48:04.699 Please welcome Laquan Davis. 00:48:25.649 --> 00:48:27.649 This next young man isn't here right now. 00:48:27.659 --> 00:48:31.260 He's vacationing in Puerto Rico, but I'm, he's extremely bright. 00:48:31.560 --> 00:48:34.669 He's gonna follow in his mom's footsteps and become a doctor and 00:48:34.679 --> 00:48:36.979 I can't wait to book my next doctor appointment with him. 00:48:36.989 --> 00:48:40.989 Please welcome Patrick de la as a candidate for graduation. 00:48:49.000 --> 00:48:51.850 This next show man was only with us for a short time, 00:48:51.860 --> 00:48:55.989 but I enjoyed all of our, our face time, check ins and chats. 00:48:56.000 --> 00:48:58.840 I'm really glad I got the chance to know you and see how 00:48:58.850 --> 00:49:01.379 hardworking, determined and bright you are. 00:49:01.389 --> 00:49:25.010 Please welcome Kai I really enjoyed our check ins whether it was 00:49:25.020 --> 00:49:28.540 in the computer lab via text or on the phone. 00:49:28.550 --> 00:49:30.139 You are a Metro Legacy, 00:49:30.149 --> 00:49:33.520 which means when one of your older siblings graduated from our 00:49:33.530 --> 00:49:35.899 school, I call our students metro legacies. 00:49:35.909 --> 00:49:38.060 You are very bright and determined. 00:49:38.070 --> 00:49:39.659 I saw it right from the beginning. 00:49:39.669 --> 00:49:42.060 Please welcome Destiny Jennings. 00:50:16.250 --> 00:50:21.260 This next young lady is determined, hard working, resilient, 00:50:21.479 --> 00:50:24.810 overcame adversity and showed that she can do whatever she sets 00:50:24.820 --> 00:50:28.820 her mind to. Please welcome Aisha. 00:50:38.669 --> 00:50:41.989 this next young man I'm really gonna miss you coming in to 00:50:42.000 --> 00:50:44.760 charge your phone all the time and checking in with me and oh, 00:50:44.770 --> 00:50:46.919 he's asking me for more gym classes, 00:50:46.929 --> 00:50:48.629 even though you already had all the credits. 00:50:48.659 --> 00:50:52.659 Please welcome to Thomas to the stage. 00:51:04.719 --> 00:51:06.719 Be. 00:51:12.389 --> 00:51:15.139 This next young lady, despite some obstacles, 00:51:15.149 --> 00:51:18.560 you never gave up and worked very hard to the end to achieve 00:51:18.570 --> 00:51:22.570 your goals. Please welcome Zabel. 00:52:00.010 --> 00:52:03.080 this next young lady always made sure to check in with me 00:52:03.090 --> 00:52:05.699 whether she was in New York or P A. 00:52:05.899 --> 00:52:07.899 You may have gotten a little frustrated at times, 00:52:07.909 --> 00:52:11.139 but you never gave up. You are so strong and resilient. 00:52:11.149 --> 00:52:13.149 Please welcome to Kayla. 00:52:41.449 --> 00:52:45.540 This next young man might not be here for graduation because he 00:52:45.550 --> 00:52:48.699 is already in boot camp. He joined the US Marines, 00:52:48.709 --> 00:52:51.120 but I just wanted to take a minute to acknowledge him, 00:52:51.129 --> 00:52:55.209 Dmitry moody. He was an absolute pleasure to have as a student. 00:52:55.219 --> 00:52:57.729 The most respectful young man you will ever meet. 00:52:57.929 --> 00:53:00.340 I am so proud of him for going to serve our country. 00:53:00.350 --> 00:53:02.679 And can I get a Dmitry moody? 00:53:06.739 --> 00:53:09.070 Ok, I think I have a few more. 00:53:10.780 --> 00:53:12.250 Let me see. 00:53:12.550 --> 00:53:19.739 I got patches and, Sierra Oh, it's even the best one for last. 00:53:19.790 --> 00:53:23.770 Huh? This next one I call her Mia, 00:53:24.070 --> 00:53:26.089 I'm really gonna miss our chats about. 00:53:26.389 --> 00:53:28.850 Who else am I gonna talk about them with? 00:53:28.860 --> 00:53:32.489 You are a triple s smart, sweet and strong girl. 00:53:32.500 --> 00:53:36.500 I'm gonna miss you, Emily Ortiz. Get up here. 00:53:50.679 --> 00:53:52.679 I have one more? 00:53:53.989 --> 00:53:57.659 This next young man is also a Metro legacy because his brother 00:53:57.669 --> 00:53:58.439 went here. 00:53:58.709 --> 00:54:01.699 But working with this young man has been one of the greatest 00:54:01.830 --> 00:54:03.479 rewards as a guidance counselor, 00:54:03.489 --> 00:54:06.939 seeing him grow and mature and the young man that he is today, 00:54:07.239 --> 00:54:10.790 always coming in, checking in with me, always there. 00:54:10.800 --> 00:54:12.899 You know, I, I always say, you know, he, 00:54:12.909 --> 00:54:15.189 he went out of town for a little bit because he wasn't coming to 00:54:15.199 --> 00:54:15.600 school. 00:54:15.610 --> 00:54:20.070 But then when he came back We say Mike Brown is back in town. 00:54:20.080 --> 00:54:24.679 Mike Brown is back in town and he never, he save Right. 00:54:26.840 --> 00:54:30.840 I have a single, by the way, we're going to go live. 00:54:49.000 --> 00:54:52.919 Ok. So for everyone who don't know, I'm miss, hello again. 00:54:53.100 --> 00:54:54.939 Um Hello, 00:54:55.239 --> 00:55:00.840 the first student I would like to call is One of my favorites do 00:55:00.850 --> 00:55:02.229 that. Well, all you guys are my favorites. 00:55:02.239 --> 00:55:04.139 I'm gonna, you're gonna hear me keep saying that. 00:55:04.379 --> 00:55:08.199 Um, but one of my favorites and he would always be like, 00:55:08.209 --> 00:55:11.389 Miss Best every time. Can you do your work, Miss Best? 00:55:11.399 --> 00:55:14.500 That's all you will hear. They'll always be in the hallway. 00:55:14.560 --> 00:55:17.790 But he really surprised us last year when he was, you know, 00:55:17.800 --> 00:55:20.879 he came up in front of the class and he taught the whole class. 00:55:20.889 --> 00:55:22.600 Even Miss had to come and she's like, wait, 00:55:22.610 --> 00:55:25.800 I have to get a picture and that student that is no other than 00:55:25.810 --> 00:55:27.810 Tarell wise. 00:55:48.409 --> 00:55:48.989 All right. 00:55:49.000 --> 00:55:57.290 So So uh Tarell and Mike actually finished in January, 00:55:57.300 --> 00:56:05.149 but they came here today to be with the class of 2020 my next 00:56:05.159 --> 00:56:08.800 student. He's very quiet, a very chill. 00:56:08.810 --> 00:56:12.469 He's calm and not one of my favorite. He's very sweet. 00:56:12.620 --> 00:56:15.550 Um even with the pandemic, he really worked through it. 00:56:15.560 --> 00:56:19.570 He, he just stayed consistent and I'm very like happy his mom. 00:56:19.580 --> 00:56:22.830 She was just so supportive and he's so bright. 00:56:22.840 --> 00:56:23.689 You know, I'm very, 00:56:23.699 --> 00:56:27.889 very proud of this student also and that is no other than Tyrone 00:56:27.899 --> 00:56:29.899 Brick House. 00:56:49.489 --> 00:56:50.860 ok for the next, 00:56:50.870 --> 00:56:55.000 the next next young man I remember when we met in summer of, 00:56:55.010 --> 00:56:59.879 I believe it's 2019 and he came in, he's like, so upset. 00:56:59.889 --> 00:57:02.290 I'm like, what's your name? Chris? 00:57:02.590 --> 00:57:06.459 And, I remember when he came into my class, 00:57:06.469 --> 00:57:08.489 we didn't really get along at first. 00:57:08.500 --> 00:57:12.489 But then he actually turned out to be one of the sweetest and 00:57:12.500 --> 00:57:13.790 most helpful student. 00:57:13.959 --> 00:57:16.330 You know, he stayed and he worked independently. 00:57:16.340 --> 00:57:18.959 He would work with other students when I asked him to, 00:57:18.969 --> 00:57:20.590 you're always there to help. 00:57:20.600 --> 00:57:22.709 I'm again, I'm very proud of this student. 00:57:22.719 --> 00:57:26.439 No other than Christopher Hernandez Cruz. 00:57:26.449 --> 00:57:53.879 Come on up, for this next student, this young lady, 00:57:53.889 --> 00:57:56.510 she's very quiet. I remember she would be in the class. 00:57:56.520 --> 00:58:00.870 She'll be working with M JB L and she would just laugh and smile. 00:58:00.879 --> 00:58:07.199 Please welcome to the stage, my G T Princess Miss Abigail Robin. 00:58:07.209 --> 00:58:27.929 Congratulations No, for this next young lady. 00:58:27.939 --> 00:58:30.679 She, when she was in my A P class, 00:58:30.979 --> 00:58:33.040 There were times when she wouldn't be there and then when she 00:58:33.050 --> 00:58:36.919 show up, she will get like 10 assignments done within one hour. 00:58:36.929 --> 00:58:39.649 Super woman. I'm very proud of the student. 00:58:39.659 --> 00:58:42.200 Very smart, very supportive again. 00:58:42.500 --> 00:58:47.929 And that is no other than Miss Mira Smith. Congratulations. 00:59:10.250 --> 00:59:16.919 and for last but not least for the students I remember when I 00:59:16.929 --> 00:59:20.389 first met her, she would make me laugh all the time. 00:59:20.689 --> 00:59:22.300 She wouldn't like to write her assignments. 00:59:22.310 --> 00:59:25.429 I would have to come up with creative ways to get her to write 00:59:25.439 --> 00:59:26.840 the assignment, her do her work. 00:59:26.850 --> 00:59:30.899 But she's so smart, like, very smart and I don't know, 00:59:30.909 --> 00:59:33.790 she's just so funny to be around all the time. 00:59:33.800 --> 00:59:35.530 All the students love her. 00:59:35.830 --> 00:59:39.830 And that is no other than Miss Ashanti. 00:59:49.770 --> 00:59:51.770 Ok. 01:00:00.750 --> 01:00:01.780 Hello again. 01:00:02.080 --> 01:00:05.770 Um I have two students that I wanted to acknowledge for the 01:00:05.780 --> 01:00:06.239 diploma. 01:00:06.250 --> 01:00:09.320 I'm not sure if they're here, this particular, the first one, 01:00:09.330 --> 01:00:11.899 this young man, he was a very quiet kid. 01:00:11.909 --> 01:00:14.000 A lot of times you wouldn't necessarily see him, 01:00:14.010 --> 01:00:17.439 But when he's in class, he would light up participate in groups. 01:00:17.449 --> 01:00:21.820 Just a respectful young man, Angel Ranz. Give him a shout out. 01:00:26.260 --> 01:00:29.770 And this other, this young lady um she's new to Metro. 01:00:29.780 --> 01:00:32.090 She came this year was remote the all the time, 01:00:32.100 --> 01:00:33.899 but she pushed through, she persevered. 01:00:33.909 --> 01:00:36.110 All the teachers would say she would actively engage in her 01:00:36.120 --> 01:00:37.570 class as a sweet young lady. 01:00:37.580 --> 01:00:41.580 A pleasure to be around Trinity cares. 01:01:40.840 --> 01:01:43.389 and now I would like to call to the stage, 01:01:43.399 --> 01:01:44.939 the best assistant principal. 01:01:44.949 --> 01:01:47.489 I always tell her she should have been a guidance counselor, 01:01:47.500 --> 01:01:49.500 Miss Judy Caputo. 01:01:55.120 --> 01:01:57.120 for the turning of the tassel. 01:02:01.149 --> 01:02:03.560 Thank you. Thank you everybody for coming today. 01:02:03.570 --> 01:02:05.320 Thank you for joining us. 01:02:05.399 --> 01:02:10.840 Um It's definitely been And experience the last 15 months. 01:02:11.139 --> 01:02:16.500 And um if you can tell a lot of us teachers and people who work 01:02:16.510 --> 01:02:18.060 in schools, we don't get out much. 01:02:18.189 --> 01:02:22.040 So this will be, this is my, this is a party for us. OK? 01:02:22.340 --> 01:02:23.979 I know the kids are all here looking, 01:02:23.989 --> 01:02:26.239 they're looking at me like they're too cool for school, 01:02:26.250 --> 01:02:30.250 you know, and I'm like, do you remember me? Right? I don't know. 01:02:31.189 --> 01:02:35.520 ok, so we're technically about to wrap it up and you know, 01:02:35.530 --> 01:02:41.489 we Um This is our first outdoor graduation and I feel like it 01:02:41.500 --> 01:02:43.679 was a success and it only took, 01:02:44.590 --> 01:02:48.409 It only took a pandemic to get us to try it. 01:02:48.709 --> 01:02:54.270 So, um like many other things uh it's, it was on my bucket list, 01:02:54.280 --> 01:02:57.500 I guess so. Just take a second. 01:02:58.969 --> 01:03:00.429 is she here? 01:03:00.729 --> 01:03:10.810 Oh, Um I've just been informed, 01:03:11.659 --> 01:03:16.080 somebody just passed me a note um Uh one of our other graduates 01:03:16.090 --> 01:03:18.649 has arrived and we apologize that we missed her. 01:03:18.659 --> 01:03:22.659 So let's give her a shout out before we do the tassel. OK. 01:03:26.000 --> 01:03:28.000 you want to do it? 01:03:30.689 --> 01:03:34.290 Um this student also was similar to but like a little bit 01:03:34.300 --> 01:03:34.800 different. 01:03:34.810 --> 01:03:40.100 She was always there so early to work on art and like put in 100 01:03:40.110 --> 01:03:43.260 and like 20% to like make the most beautiful art projects. 01:03:43.270 --> 01:03:50.629 And I just wanna give a big shout out to Leticia cordes Leticia 01:03:50.639 --> 01:03:54.639 was also a January graduate. Where are you Letitia? 01:03:56.770 --> 01:03:58.770 the list. 01:04:23.449 --> 01:04:24.139 Yeah, 01:04:24.439 --> 01:04:28.199 She is also currently attending Co Op Tech for the C N A nursing 01:04:28.209 --> 01:04:30.209 program. 01:04:33.189 --> 01:04:36.849 so there's one student who just is here but she won't come up. 01:04:37.149 --> 01:04:39.149 Ashanti Tisdale. 01:04:42.169 --> 01:04:45.409 I got it. No, we know, we know she's here. We know why. 01:04:45.419 --> 01:04:48.479 We know, we know we know why. 01:04:49.510 --> 01:04:51.070 I got the tea. 01:04:51.370 --> 01:04:56.070 Don't worry what all you guys know what that means. Oh OK. 01:04:56.080 --> 01:04:58.479 I thought I was just, I just hooked up with myspace. 01:04:58.489 --> 01:05:02.709 You guys heard of that? Oh, all right. So, 01:05:03.419 --> 01:05:07.250 Um I just wanna give a thank you to the graduation committee, 01:05:07.550 --> 01:05:13.469 uh remote teachers and in person m Heath coordinated this, 01:05:13.550 --> 01:05:17.590 we're gonna go into wedding planning as a side gig soon. 01:05:17.850 --> 01:05:20.829 But thank you, Miss Heath. Where did she go? 01:05:21.129 --> 01:05:25.820 she's a yeah, in the green, some of us wear green for a Metro. 01:05:27.500 --> 01:05:30.610 We try, Um Thank you to M Heath. 01:05:30.620 --> 01:05:33.760 Everybody who helped out Miss Heath M J M Best Mr Cool, 01:05:33.790 --> 01:05:37.790 Miss uh Miss Leroy M Johnson, Mr Rosenblatt, 01:05:37.800 --> 01:05:41.800 everybody who helped out Miss Alfonso, miss me in the office. 01:05:43.189 --> 01:05:49.429 And um tunes Mr C, we did that already, right. 01:05:50.060 --> 01:05:54.840 They know who they are, right. um OK? 01:05:54.850 --> 01:05:58.850 So we're gonna do um the turning of the tassel. 01:05:59.310 --> 01:06:01.719 And if we could just, again, 01:06:01.729 --> 01:06:04.389 I guess I just want to recognize like last year we didn't get to 01:06:04.399 --> 01:06:08.139 do a celebration. So this is kind of like, you know, it's, 01:06:08.149 --> 01:06:10.080 it's not exactly two years in one, 01:06:10.090 --> 01:06:14.340 but we've been waiting a long time to see you guys face to face 01:06:14.350 --> 01:06:17.439 and it really means a lot that your family and friends showed up 01:06:17.449 --> 01:06:20.209 today. Thank you again for joining us. 01:06:20.219 --> 01:06:24.219 Um So right now I'd like the graduates to stand. 01:06:24.979 --> 01:06:26.979 OK. Stand up. 01:06:27.919 --> 01:06:29.919 You know that song? Stand up. 01:06:32.070 --> 01:06:35.000 So the tassel should be on the right side right now. 01:06:35.300 --> 01:06:37.459 If you want to just get it on to the right side, 01:06:37.469 --> 01:06:40.909 if you don't have one, we can do you know an imaginary. 01:06:41.159 --> 01:06:43.969 Oh, you got it. OK. You don't have a tassel. 01:06:43.979 --> 01:06:45.159 All right, we'll get you one. 01:06:45.169 --> 01:06:50.770 That's samba, We'll get you a 2021 tassel. 01:06:50.780 --> 01:06:52.770 OK? The tassel should be on the right side. 01:06:52.780 --> 01:06:58.889 This is symbolic of your transition to candidate to graduate. 01:06:59.060 --> 01:07:00.060 So at this time, 01:07:00.070 --> 01:07:04.090 please move your tassel from the right side to the left side, 01:07:04.100 --> 01:07:06.379 which signifies your graduation. 01:07:06.949 --> 01:07:11.280 And now I get to announce by the power vested in me in the state 01:07:11.290 --> 01:07:12.439 of New York. 01:07:12.449 --> 01:07:19.129 I would proudly introduce to you the class of 2021 Metropolitan 01:07:19.139 --> 01:07:21.159 Diploma Plus High School. 01:07:40.040 --> 01:07:42.340 Ok. We're going to have the music on for a little while. 01:07:42.350 --> 01:07:44.129 I know we have some food coming. 01:07:44.139 --> 01:07:46.290 If you want to take some photos, 01:07:46.300 --> 01:07:50.830 we have a photo op over there on the court. 01:07:57.820 --> 01:07:58.639 Everyone, 01:07:58.649 --> 01:08:01.949 all graduates don't forget to go to Miss Kristen to get your 01:08:01.959 --> 01:08:07.510 Amazon gift card Amazon gift cards for graduates with Miss 01:08:07.520 --> 01:08:09.520 Kristen. 01:08:10.820 --> 01:08:12.820 Thank you.