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A, B, C, mic check, test 1, 2, 3, A, B, C, go back. This world keeps spinning with each new bit. I can feel it changing every bit. Endless surface breaks, reflections fade. But in some ways they remain the same. And there's no stopping me with the spread of its wings. And there's no stopping me with the uncertainty. And I don't know what to do with all the pain. It's not like that. I'll find a dancer, say, just let me be free. I'm just rude. Mercy hit like real smooth. Used to hide, now I show up. Cause I'm young, it shows up. Try to hide, but I'm good. I'm just rude. Lay inside. Judge by the cover. And the clothes that they wear. But I know your spirit is hovering. If everybody wants to gather over here. Hannah, you want to tell everybody to come once you take that picture? Sure. I'm God. Okie dokie. Thank y'all for coming. So proud of y'all, I guess. Just kidding. No, for real. You guys have worked hard. It's finally the time. So in the hallway, I have the official walk-in order out there. So we'll get in our action. We'll get in our official order when it's closer to time, but we're just going to kind of walk through the how it all goes down. We actually, they came for a graduate walk-through today at the elementary so that they've actually walked through it once in person today. So that's helpful. Got to work out a few of the little kinks being such a large class. There's a few differences. So then what we've had in the past. So we will gather in the back. It's about 6.45. So you're allowed to like kind of mingle. We'll open the door. The doors won't open for people to be in here until 6.30. So at 6.45, we'll gather back there. And then everybody, that's when you have to start getting your gowns ready and we'll line up and be ready to go. So then right at 7, we can walk in and start graduation. It takes a while. So right at 7, we'll walk in. Mr. Morton always does this for us and he'll have everybody stand up and then we'll walk in. And so first is going to be the platform, which is the board members, Mr. Vaughn, myself and Michael Black. And we'll walk in and we'll sit up here, followed directly by behind us by the teachers. And so they will walk and they'll start and they'll fill these two rows. And then Mr. Bergthold and Mr. Morton will be on that other side because that's the side where they'll speak from when they need the mic. But all the other teachers will be on this side. And then everybody's got like a, in the seats, I have like a program with like a reserved for in your name. So you know where you're at, but it's also in the order we're walking in. So it makes it really easy. And then, okay. So then from that point, once we all get in here, the graduates are going to walk and they're going to fill these two rows where their caps and gowns are currently. And then everybody will stay. Stay standing. And then Pastor Glenn will come up to the mic and he'll tell everybody to sit down and then we'll sit. And then, and then he'll do the welcome. And then he'll invite Sophie Blair up to know Sophie Vaughn up to pray. I think that's the first time I've ever actually done that. Sophie Vaughn up to pray. And then, and then Mama Jean will come up and introduce Elena. And then Elena. And then Elena will speak. And then Daddy Blair will come introduce Sophie. And then Sophie will speak. And then Miss Amy will come introduce Michael. And Michael will speak. And then Mr. Vaughn will say, seniors, please rise and proceed to the platform. Which row goes first? The back row. And then you're going to go to the wall, not actually hit the wall, but go to the wall. Then turn around and you'll be in your perfect little line. In alphabetical order. And then you will walk up on stage when your name is read. So we'll say, Sophie Blair. And then Mr. Vaughn will be giving her her diploma. She'll stay standing the entire time until Mr. Morton says, Rebecca Sophia Blair. And then she can walk and shake all the board members and everybody else's hand. So you got to remain standing in your spot. So until you hear your full name. Does that make sense? Just remember that part. Don't start running off real fast. So then after we get through everybody, then Mr. Vaughn will read the whole formal year graduated comment. And he'll say, graduated class of 2026, you can throw your caps. And then you'll be able to have a seat. We will then play the video. Then I'll come up. Explain the prayer. Have you all come up. And we've worked out where they stand because you can't really fit 17 across with family. So we have some at the front and then some just a little bit further back, like in the cemented areas, to be able to fit them all. And so they'll come up. We'll give them about two minutes to pray over you. And everybody's going to be praying at the exact same time. And then Senor Bay will come up to the mic and do a final prayer. And then we'll do a final prayer to wrap up and tell everybody to go sit down again. And then Ms. Carla, when she gets here, she will give the benediction. And then we will walk out. When we walk out, it will be the platform followed by the teachers and then the graduates. Okay. And then do not disappear right after. There is the backdrop in there. We will take a picture all together at the backdrop. So all the graduates. And we'll do one with all the graduates and the teachers and board and everybody. We'll take a giant group picture and then just graduates. Okay. So don't disappear. You got to stay there for the pictures. And then we'll release you from that point. Okay. Any questions? No? No questions? Okay. We will do a mic check for everybody who's speaking just so that you can kind of get an idea of where you're comfortable with the mic and speaking. Especially if the adults don't want to do that. You don't necessarily have to mic check it. But if you would like to. But I do want the students to kind of have that experience to know kind of what it's going to sound like when they start talking. So anyway. The mic. Oh, shay. Yay. The mic, as long as it's red, that means it's on. If it's off, she's not going to be here until like 645 or so. So I'm not sure that we'd have the opportunity to do that right before. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. So the girls that are speaking, I'm not saying it's a bad idea. I just know she didn't, I think we asked her to be here about 645. Okay. So the girls that are speaking, if you'll go up to the mic and kind of see what it feels like to adjust it and speak into it. Everybody else can just have a few minutes to chill beforehand. Would someone mind making sure the door is shut? Because we're not supposed to be open to the public yet. So. No, we can make sure all the doors are shut. We can make sure. Yeah, we can make sure all those doors are shut. You can take some to them. Yeah. Pastor Glen is. Yeah. Echo. Can you hear me? Can you hear me? Yippee-ki-yay. Okay. I think we're good. I think, I think that's, you can pull it down and. Okay. Good evening and welcome to the 40th. Hello. Can you hear me? Yeah. Wait. As I sat down to write this. I was like, oh my goodness. It's been 13 years. Yeah.
