Chestnut Hill Local recently published an article titled “The Class of 2023 reflects on community, COVID and the future, considering how unprecedented times have changed them” which includes excerpts of speeches made by graduates of Abington Friends School and La Salle College High School.

Riley Blore and Jabril Hampton of Abington Friends and Evan John Mollick and Cabot Alexander Morrissey of La Salle College were highlighted.

A sample from Riley Blore’s speech:

There are a few necessary lessons we have learned on our human journey: always say please and thank you, don’t put a fork in the toaster, don’t butt in line for recess, and definitely do not eat yellow snow. We collect these little lessons while navigating through life and learning how the world works.

Lesson #1: Be a bucket filler, not a bucket dipper. Fill others’ buckets with life and support, and in turn, you will fill your own bucket. 

Lesson #2: Don’t return a wrong for a wrong. Turning the other cheek is subversive, not the action of a passive doormat.  

Lesson #3: Choose joy. Choosing to carry a bag of joy doesn’t mean we are naive to the ugliness, challenge and sometimes suffering that must be navigated. It is the opposite, we have full knowledge of the ugly, and in spite of it we come prepared, with resources.

For the full article, you can click here.

For all the latest news, follow us on Facebook or sign up for Glenside Local’s “Daily Buzz” newsletter here.