We have failed you.

We have failed you. We did not teach you to balance your checkbooks, we did not teach you to cook or do simple first aid. We did not teach you about self sustainability in our current world or the truth about hardwork and success. We didn't teach you about important life skills and values such as responsibility, commitment, sacrifice, happiness and honesty. We did not teach you the most important things in school. But you will learn. You will learn to raise a child. You will learn to start a family and keep a job. You will learn what is important, what is not, and what we do for the simple joys in life. You will learn what success looks like, what makes YOU happy and what doesn't. So we did not teach you what you need to know, but don't lose faith in us yet. We guided you through sports teams and clubs, through class activities, group projects, partner discussions. You were thrown in high school as a Freshman, as if you were a kid learning to swim, and you did it. You learned. You discovered. High school is just one social situation, but you survived. You made it through four years, you made it to today. So congratulations Class of 2016. You may not have learned what you wanted to, but we have taught you TO learn. We have taught you to explore yourself, discover just where you want to be and take it! Here, we guided you to strive to be a part of something, even something as small as our local high school. You will survive in the real world if you apply everything you know, and continue to learn. You will all find your way, I am certain of that. You will learn from our mistakes, and you will inspire a greatness in the next generation. I have faith in you. You will not fail, as long as you find happiness in this world. No matter where you end up, I trust that you will find your place. And you have the rest of your life to do it. Best of luck to you all, and have a great evening. You deserve it.