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Micah Ingram-Townsend, KIPP Newark Collegiate Academy
Over the course of the last month, New Jersey’s high schools have celebrated the graduations of the Class of 2021 with plenty of wise words and proclamations. No less wise have been those from students themselves in the commencement speeches by class presidents, valedictorians, and others, many of them reflecting on what has been remarkable school year in their communities, schools and families. The following are excerpts from a few of those students’ speeches, submitted to NJ Spotlight News by their school principals.
Matthew Campo, Woodbury High School
Everything about our high school experience changed on March 16, 2020. At that time, we thought we would be home on a minibreak for just two weeks and soon things would be back to normal. Little did we know that the world around us would come to a stop and still has yet to totally resume.
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Red Sox prospect Andrew Politi is seen here back when he pitched for Seton Hall. (Courtesy Photo, Seton Hall Athletics)
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Seton Hall offered the New Jersey native a scholarship the summer before his freshman year. It ended up being his only D-1 offer.
“I was committed to a Division III school,” Politi said. “I kind of stepped back. I wanted to prove that I could go and play at a bigger school. So I kind of just waited. And then things aligned at Seton Hall.”