Good evening ladies and gentlemen. It is a privilege for us to be before you today as Pine River-Backus’ class of 2025 valedictorian and salutatorian, which — let’s be honest — means we are either the biggest try-hards or the best cheaters (or somehow both).

We are honored to be speaking here tonight. However, today is also about all of you sitting in front of us. To the parents and guardians, who have been with us through literally all of it, you are our biggest supporters through our education and our activities.

To the siblings and best friends, thank you for being the reason we laugh, the reason we cry, and the reason we keep going. You ground us and lift us up at the same time. You made sure we never had to go through anything alone.

To our teachers and coaches, who we could not be

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