I am very excited today to see you here.
I know you told me you weren't coming but I,
I don't know what happened at last minute but Mr Brown that bye
19.
Yeah.
Now to this next student,
I know we had our moments but for the past two years,
I've seen tremendous growth and maturity in you.
I've seen you become a great leader and I cannot wait to see
what you continue to do in the future, Miami.
I and yeah, listen back to Yeah, you uh all right,
Mr You are the hardest person. I know hardest working person.
I know you are such an exceptional leader,
a great student and I'm super super proud of you got the highest
score in the living environment region and I can't wait to see
what you continue to do as you move forward in your career.
Mr Nicholas Phillips bus, check it out with your wife,
really with the not do much to me.
I I just wanna say like I really enjoyed having you in my class
this year. Um You worked so hard and delivered.
I am so proud to see you walk across goodness older guy.
It's Yeah, your voice.
Think so.
And I'm so very excited for you to answer.
Going to the border.
I know you and I cannot wait for you.
Educational journey.
Hold on.
It was.
Yeah. Oh, good guys.
And so I, I also talked to your brother with your ma mom.
Continue to keep up the good work. Um It, you do agree.
The light went out. So not I OK.
This next, I would like to introduce Jesus, that type of music,
which is very unique.
He loves history and he's always making a connection between
history and science in Japan.
She's also very friendly and fast here.
Yeah.
Ok. Next up this student,
she is a very strong and independent worker.
She studied like on her own for the A P exam. I'm like,
super proud of her and she's just always there for her peers and
always the, that is not.
Yeah.
Ok.
I have to run in from my class every single period every single
day.
He always had interest group project.
But in the end he turned out to be a great,
is very funny and charming and that is not that, that we, ok,
let's, I like to use, they already know who it is so true.
Although he can be a lot. He's still very sweet and kind.
You can ask him to do anything and um, very fun.
And one thing about him that I absolutely love and I'll miss,
is him going to the front of the classroom and teaching the
class about all his volcanoes and, you know,
I'll miss that and that is not one of them.
Wait before I call his name, I have to text him this morning.
So that is not, you not had a chance.
She was definitely a classroom all night.
You know, many lessons. I want to be a teacher.
You know, you're a great leader.
All comes in her fear.
She um but then proud of our other than one.
Yeah.
OK. Next time, a very quiet young man, uh if you look at it,
always smiling, always um one thing I'm very excited for know,
you know what, I'm going to charge you.
I'm going to college right now.
OK.
Yeah.
Yeah, you got something drive.
Apparently the food truck ran over the audio.
You say that she um didn't like art in the beginning and I think
probably not got dire.
OK. Uh This student is partner in crime.
She's also very articulate,
smart and able to make connections with.
She has a great sense of humor.
Um She's really good at making art with a lot of detail and,
and like love her work.
Um She's also going to um this is for OK.
Um We're back.
So uh this student came from Nigeria and made a huge splash on
the New York scene.
Um She's part of every club, cooking nails hair.
She does great in all her classes.
She's really smart and good at art.
Um I got my nails at the nail tech after she did her internship
at the nail. She was very professional and um,
she made a beautiful painting in front of my, my, um,
I'm gonna cry.
Um She made a beautiful painting on the door of my room.
Um, and she's gonna do great things.
She's gonna go to the military for one year and then afterwards
she gonna go to state. Um, this is for um,
Aah and say that it just hasn't been rather than like 2002.
Good afternoon, everyone. Good morning. Hi again.
I'm and I'm here to bring today,
bring um two graduates up today.
Um This young man finished in January of this year.
He's a very kind and patient.
We just, and no matter how much I yelled at him, cussed at him.
I got you. I got you. I got you and do this. You know, I was um,
he was slow and steady but he finished his race.
Please welcome Dylan Balin.
Yeah.
Time.
See, right.
This next young man I'm bringing up to this week.
Um, he wasn't here long but he came,
he saw he some people may call you very stubborn and defiant,
but I call you determined and persistent.
Please welcome Joseph for yes.
OK.
Important. Please tell your students.
Yeah, and everybody.
All right.
So I'm presenting to a few students and for these students that
I have on here, it was one point in time or another,
there was some interaction with the parents or a phone call or
so on and I just want to say heads off to the parents,
parents give them a call.
So for this first student, I,
I'm a school teacher and so I go teaching science or wherever
they face me, social studies or once in math,
I never wanna go back again. I'm sorry, Mr.
But in this class I mentioned in science with m and it was the
seventh period that he was coming,
doing whatever he he could add up.
I know that I saw that he was a very brilliant student and here
and there he fell off,
fell off in the sense that he wasn't coming to class on time or
sometime he his, but whenever he returned to class,
he would make the work in such a short time and I would see him
in the hallway and I said I want you to get on it.
What is happening? Why are you coming to class so late?
And he would say I'm gonna do better.
I got you Miss Garden, I got you Miss Gordon.
One day one came up and you know, I was like,
maybe I should say something to her too because she came up for
a meeting and she was mad. He was the man and I was like,
maybe I shouldn't I shouldn't have tweets.
I shouldn't have tweets and I didn't, I saw and I said,
you know, I could have said something to your mother too.
I want you to think. I said Miss Gordon, I got you. I got you.
I tell you, he is brilliant. He can do it.
And when we see the potential in these students,
we want to push them more because we know they can do so much
better. I want to say, shout out to Lasha Baldwin mother.
Oh, congratulations you.
What we do.
Thank you.
OK.
What you see? Hi again.
Always having another relationship with the parents.
This other student, he has been on it.
He has done what he needed to do. He stayed focused.
You could depend on him to present for the class,
present for the school. Participate in this discussion.
A very humble young man focused, knew what he wanted to do.
And I spoke with his mom recently and she said,
I trust him and I'm gonna support him in whatever decision that
he decides to make.
And when you have a parent who decides to say that you know that
you have an honorable child that you can say,
I trust him and whatever decision you make,
I'm gonna support him.
I wanna welcome you and congratulate Joseph Ellison.
So never in my life, never tried a tree in my life.
I OK.
Three young men. Third one.
So this other student I've spoken with the mom already to quite
a few times on here. This wasn't a bad report.
This was always about, you know,
when you have horses racing and they,
it's because they say they're a weird advisor. Right.
So they're not seeing, they're not looking anywhere else.
And this is one student,
although very few that you could see from,
he came to make sure he was laser focused on finishing excelling
in all his classes doing very well.
And we're big on speaking and listening here at Metro.
And that's the only thing I wanted him to do a little bit.
Like, you know, get out of his shell and talk a little bit more.
It's not fully there,
but he did come out of the shell a little bit as Mr Leroy
pointed out that he did talk to her and Miss Alvare said with
all the prep, he came out and he talked,
I wanna welcome to the stage.
Right.
I know what, no.
See I, all right.
And then for this other student,
her attendance was on and off in consistent.
But whenever she returns to school,
she would do a portion of work getting it done.
This student was very respectful who was, whenever she's there,
she got the work done and I admire the conversations that we
would have. She would be accountable to say,
I know I know I've been missing and I know what I need to get
the work done and even though you wanna see how she is right now,
she's still pushed on. Very respectful.
I think she asserts herself.
So I'm gonna get this and I want to welcome Samantha pa because
this like you, I give my Yeah, that good morning again.
Can I have Mr Islam to this day?
Thank you for this next student.
That Right. Right.
Yeah, I lie next to her.
She gave me first but then by the end of the my master,
she's actually one of my best friends.
Um like I kid you not the first day she walked in,
born in one hand me on another hand, what I was saying.
And then for the the last day after trying to finish work,
so not knowing how to sign in to put Google account to help me
students create a game um and give it up for Jasmine Bristol to
the stage.
Right?
I have a couple of students to present for um so for this first
student,
um I met her actually back in the beginning of the year when I
was student teaching in the fall.
And I remember her mom coming up at teacher night and talking to
all the teachers and I'll be honest, she wasn't very happy,
but I will say she turned it around.
She had an awesome trimester with me and congratulations to
Clark a matter of time.
It is OK and they can play you when I met this next student.
Um I realized I had my work cut out for me.
Um but not in the way you might think.
I remember literally sitting down to make my lesson plans and I
used to say, ok,
I got to remember I have to have backups on backups on backups
for the student because he was just knocking my work out of the
park. He was doing it every single day.
Um So congratulations Ronald Jenkins Hudson.
Yeah.
Fuck ma this next student is very resilient.
Um He worked very, very hard.
He was working and going to school at the same time.
Something that I think all of us know it can be very difficult
to do. But I will say he worked super hard.
I was literally working with him until 5 30 on Friday so that he
can be here today. Congratulations to Sony mcfarlane.
Don't do a little bit.
Yeah, I didn't, speaking of hard working,
this next student was also a very hard worker.
Um One of the nicest and most respectful students I met um which
is why it killed me that his attendance was killing his grade.
But I will say he absolutely turned it around.
Another student that I was working with on Friday until the last
second. But he's here today. He made it.
Congratulations Joseph Franklin.
Oh and again was shut up before I call the next teacher.
I just wanted to acknowledge the student.
Um This young man came to us.
Very quiet and reserved and he's finished at finished with us uh
back in this, back in January,
but we employed him as one of our student aides and just really
been a helpful hand and any and everything that we need here
after school.
So I just want to acknowledge uh the graduate um an Yeah, yeah.
His name like down,
this student went above and beyond and exceeded every
expectation she has for herself and her education with the
support of her biggest cheerleader mom by making sacrifices at
work and cutting back her hours by taking extra classes in the
evening while still attending her day classes at Metro.
She achieved her goals and is graduating today. Shout out OK.
Are you right?
I this next student is bright and sweet.
She was truly thankful for the support and push towards that
extra step. And as a result,
she achieved greatness and is going to make an even greater
Barber Diana Carrington.
Yeah.
Can stop it going off and they gone when it stop that.
Yeah.
Years did not sure if she's here.
But this next young woman had a goal of graduating a march ahead
of schedule and with determination and hard work,
she's able to do exactly just that Destiny Hillier.
And I think this student literally danced her way all the way to
the finish line.
I truly enjoyed all of our chats and beauty sessions and I just
don't know who is going to help sign my edges moving forward.
I am super proud of you and honor to introduce what Roris.
Yeah.
Will have all the time.
Yeah.
Oh, I don't know.
Despite adversity,
this graduate demonstrated resiliency and was able to manage a
job while finishing school requirements,
I'm going to miss her smile and friendly. Good morning.
Greeting each day, Beyonce Lewis.
I truly enjoyed working closely with this next young man.
He's polite, respectful,
mature and it doesn't hurt that he's also a fellow pit bull
lover.
This year has been an exceptional one for UK Yeah, you can.
This young woman is bright, sweet, respectful and responsible.
Along with being a great advocate for herself,
she set a goal to finish a time for graduation and accomplish
that goal with ease. So now with Simon,
next young woman is truly a Metro legacy with having two of her
older sisters previously graduated from Metro. That's right.
It's only right. She do the same. Please welcome.
Wanted to quickly acknowledge two fine young men that were not
able to make it today but still graduated.
And they are here with us in spirit.
Marvin's Jean and Trayvon Baptist graduation,
Miss Jarrett to the stage in the I can.
Good morning everyone and welcome to graduation.
Thank you for being patient. We're winding down.
There's one more presenter after me,
I told myself I was gonna come up here and I wasn't gonna start.
No, I but I can't, I can't help it.
Miss see someone told me that y'all did not earn this diploma.
They said y'all went in there took that cap and gown straight
out the office and I ain't no snitch.
So I'm not gonna say who said it but I mean you know you earned
that. You were bye.
Oh OK. OK. So they not gonna say you didn't earn it.
I know y'all earned it. I didn't call my name.
I didn't look at nobody, right?
You may not know it. But I'm really really proud of you guys.
And this is a milestone. You guys are official graduates.
Like I can't explain it.
I know I'm saying it but I'm really, really proud of you.
That being said as a graduate,
I don't want to see you in my office again.
Not for food, not for snacks, water,
check in candy loosely picked.
This is it Davon Trayvon the student to me.
I gotta put all their names in the student.
I'm presenting is very quiet and focused but don't mistake her
quietness for shyness or an inability to speak for herself.
Once you get to know her,
you'll know that she has an amazing personality and a mind full
of sharp twists and comebacks that will have you laughing and
engage all through conversation.
This student is Angelina Shepherd everybody a he's not here but
we wanted to say his name and acknowledge him.
Jaheem Thomas next day, MS Martin.
Oh it ok y'all gonna be hit yourself.
You get the off because you guys did it make sense.
You know what they say, right?
The first shall be last and the last shall be first and at the
ninth hour you did it after all the talking to it, I'm done.
I'm gonna cut you and what you talking about me,
I don't know what you're talking about. Um I was here,
I did the work but at the ninth hour you pull through.
Let's welcome Mr Leonard London.
Mhm.
Come on, let's turn up it's graduation. They did it.
So this makes students very quiet, soft spoken, never.
Confrontational. Always. Yes, Miss Martin are ok.
And even when I write her and I like to write them when they
don't do what they're doing, she used to say, oh,
I'm gonna do it. I'm right. I need to know where I'm at.
Can you tell me how much credits I got?
When am I gonna graduate? And with that being said, she did it.
Let's welcome Ashley Johnson.
You'll be laughing if you're breathing in which we have trouble
this evening.
Right?
Come on now, um this student finished his work and graduated,
finished in March.
And so he always come and check up on me and always on top of
his stuff.
He too, always talk about how am I doing in my classes so far?
What am I gonna finish? Um You know, we from different cultures,
but we always talk about food.
And as I come up here and here talking about my,
so he also helped me to practice my Spanish.
And every time he come after he said, MS Martin,
the next thing will be so with that being said,
let's welcome or lottery because, ok,
and so now last but not least,
um these students have a very special place in my heart.
And so, you know, they,
the first impression is a lasting impression.
And so when I started,
I started during the pandemic and everything was through zoom
and we had a meeting and I was in my office and this kid was
just cutting up and acting the fool.
And I was like, who's this kid? Why is this?
Why this kid being so stupid?
But then, you know, come to find out I was like,
I didn't know him, didn't know he was my student.
So I didn't wanna say anything,
didn't wanna step on anybody's toes, you know.
Um, but you know, we've been through a lot, we've tried,
we've eaten together. I cut them off.
Stop talking to them. No, you did. I can get me in trouble.
I snatched you all of, you can't ever think about it,
but at the end I just own one of them.
Yeah, you,
I try to treat them differently but you always see one, the one,
the next one is coming and no matter how hard I try to get rid
of them. I can't get rid of them. They come when I'm not here.
Why you didn't say it wasn't coming today?
Why are you not here today?
If I wasn't here, you would have been on me.
But with that being said, they're my kids,
I may not have given birth to them physically,
but they're my kids. And with that being said,
I know it would be a great me for you guys don't limit yourself.
And with that being said,
just help me welcome Davon and Trayvon class of 2023.
You did it?
01 last one I thought I was done.
I'm always playing with these kids and I'm mean that's what
they're saying but they keep coming back.
So um every time this kid come, he'll hear out and I'm like,
why you, why are you here go to? He said you always running me,
everybody else gonna stay but I can't stay.
I said because you're not my kid so you can't stay here,
go someplace else. But you know, deep down,
I love all the students and even though I'm harsh on them,
every one of them is my kids.
And so with that being said, with DB on,
oh your hair is too big.
You I know this painting and of 2023 you did it.
OK? I just wanted to make uh three announcement before the legal
technical part of this someone dropped um dropped something.
Their name is Shan DB.
You drop something. If you could come to the stage, Shandi.
If you know who this person is, you found something,
a personal item of yours.
I don't wanna say what it is because I know how but you dropped
something if you know her, please.
That my way.
Oh, you know you also we have, we're about to wrap up,
we have cake inside.
We should be going this cake if you want cake and then we have
our fusion um East food truck. Please get food right now.
Karen, please come up. We are about to turn a tale.
This is going to legally make you a graduate in the state of New
York. Please stand up, stand up, stand up.
Yes.
Get the going. It is gonna be a get down.
Let's go on, let's go.
I of the,
but at the meeting you're moving it from right to left,
symbolizing your transitions from a candidate to a using your
left hand castle from the right side of your cap to the left
side.
What?
Yeah.
Yeah, welcome.
I'm Yeah.