It is an honor to speak before you, my family, friends, staff and students. Well, we finally made it. Through all of the unnecessary worrying, tiresome sports practices and turbulence of virtual learning, we bolstered through and are at the end of a great chapter in our lives. Southern Regional has defined us as a person, given us everlasting relationships and has left us more changed than we have ever been.
FOND FAREWELL: Southern Regional High School Class of 2022 President Cole Nemes delivers his graduation speech. (Photo by David Biggy)
It has also given us a lifetime’s worth of surprises. I mean, who really thought in eighth grade that I would be the one speaking at your…
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