Speyer Class of 2025 Graduation!

On June 10, we celebrated the final moment in a Speyer journey: graduation.  We watched the 36 graduates in Speyer's Class of 2025 accept their diplomas. It is one final culminating event, so to speak, that truly highlights the magic of Speyer.

Surrounded by family and friends and Speyer teachers and staff, our graduates celebrated and reflected on their remarkable time at Speyer. One of the selected speakers, Emma Y., said this:

As much as I hate to say it out loud, our era as Speyer students is ending. It is now our job to take everything we’ve learned and carry it with us into our next chapters. This includes the academic lessons, like the details of the Revolutionary War or the science of pigeon genetics. But it also includes the things we don’t even realize we’ve learned. How to be a leader, the beauty of mistakes, and the meaning of friendship. I know that each and every one of us will continue to make a difference in this world, fighting for what we care about and what we believe in. This is because Speyer has made us powerful people. And I can’t exactly tell you what we will do about that, but I know it’s going to be incredible.

They took their graduation class picture on the steps of Speyer and then next day, they took part in one final Speyer ceremony — the annual Stepping Up Ceremony as each grade "steps up" to the next grade.

With this tradition, we are reminded of where it all begins for a Speyer student. It begins with just small steps forward. One step at a time up the Speyer staircase, one step at a time along the Boulevard. Just steps, which, when put together — step by step, year after year — take them on an amazing journey. Just like words, when put together — one word, one sentence, one paragraph — creates an amazing book.

As Emma said, the Class of 2025 are embarking on the next chapter of their lives. Quite appropriately, the song they chose to sing at their graduation was Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield, which ends with these lyrics:

Drench yourself in words unspoken

Live your life with arms wide open

Today is where your book begins

The rest is still unwritten

As they carry with them all they have learned here at Speyer, we cannot wait to see the amazing things they write, the amazing steps they take in their next chapter! 

All of us send our loving congratulations to each and every graduate of the Class of 2025! We are so proud of you!