GRADUATION SPEECH WINNERS

ALEX G.G.

I would like to start by thanking all the incredible staff for the tremendous amount of help that I have received during my time at La Causa Charter School. Wow! I can't believe that I'm going to be in highschool already. Time flies, I always used to think that time went by slowly, but now that I am towards the end of my middle school years, I look back and think of all the things that I am taking with me and grateful for. Some good times, great experiences, and many lessons that I will be taking with me on this new journey. I will miss middle school for sure, but I am ready to face all the new challenges that this new step may bring. I say, bring it on!

ALEXIS N.P.

Welcome to La Causa Charter School. My name is Alexis. The best memories I have in La Causa was when I said to myself that I would never give up and take my grade at the top to make my family proud. Other memories I have are when I did my duty hours with Mr. Utzat in the lobby and we were having fun selling food to the teachers and they could start their morning for their parent meetings. Other memories were when I showed up with my best friend's father it was difficult, I did it because meeting my friend was like meeting a rapper that day was special, we had a party and it was great. The lessons I learned from La Causa was to keep going and continue to the end of your dream. Never give up and never tire of following your dream, you have it. What I learned from La Causa is that you have to believe in yourself and continue to achieve it. I really want to finish high school with a 3.5 or 4.0 because I really want to be a successful person in real life. After high school, I want to go straight to university because I want to finish my university too, I want to get my master or doctor because I want to be a successful person, I like to always say it from the beginning and I also want to have a great life never give up. I stay motivated by watching videos, so I strive to get my grade and make my family proud of me as always. My middle-class partner always a tip, I would like all my classmates to have a great life and always achieve their dreams. I know that some days it can be difficult and others not, but I know that it is always a great and true life. It has been 4 years of being together with you, thanks for being part of my family, but it doesn't matter, thanks for welcoming me back to the seventh grade and thanks for being in my life. I hope everyone has a great and good life. Also, everyone did a great job finishing 8th grade even with difficulty, I hope you finish high school and college with the best of you and the best for your heart and body. Thanks, I will miss Dodd, Rafacz, Ms Scott, Ms Wichman and also the parents, my uncle and my aunt for telling me to continue my goal and never give up. Also, I want to thank my grandmother who died last year, she told me that I would never give up, I love her and she was the best grandmother I had, I love her very much grandmother and I miss you very much too. Thank you, the cause, for teaching me how to be a successful person and continue my journey. I hope the best for this school to be humble and successful. Thank you for all the cause. God bless you all. goodbye

ANGEL S.

We're done, we did it. We graduated. Now allow me to introduce myself, my name is Angel, and I am one of the many 8th grade students graduating today. A memory I have of this place was from the beginning of this school year, I was very excited to see that I was in the same class as all my friends. A valuable lesson I learned was to keep your tab pinned on a computer when you are playing games and don't want to get caught. I don’t know what to look forward to after middle school, or even high school! I don't know what will happen in the future, all I know is that I'll cross that bridge when I get to it. My motivation throughout school was that there was no school on the weekends, those were the two days I looked forward to every week. They allowed me to unwind and forget what happened the previous week and focus on the next week. Advice I have for the class and this class too, is to not skip Phantom Blood, if you wanna watch JoJo start from part 1! That way you won't be confused about the story line. Anyway, I’d like to thank my teachers for teaching us, my friends for - you know why! And my classmates for being really lit and coming in clutch when I need help. That is all, Thank you!

CRISTIAN S.

Hi my name is Cristian and I am a proud student of La Causa Charter School. I have been in this school since 1st grade and learned and experienced a lot here. But I leave this school proud and with a lot of memories with friends, teachers and memories in itself. I have learned a lot about life here and a lot of lessons learned throughout all the years of being a student in La Causa. But life continues and I look forward to making new friends, being in another school and over all new experiences. My motivation always has been my family and the future, I say the future because if God lets me I want to have a family and be able to be a professional soccer player. My piece of advice to the next graduating class is to work hard and know that better things are coming. I did all this thanks to myself, family and friends and they helped me a lot throughout all these years in La Causa.

GIOVANNI C.

 Hi my name is Giovanni and a valuable lesson that i have learned during my time at La Causa is to “never give up” because, there were days where I didn't feel like getting up from my bed but I did because I wanted to go to school, learn new things, and study interesting topics to get a good education. Something I am looking forward to after 8th grade is to go to high school and face the challenges that are waiting for me there. The things that motivated me to keep on going are my friends that were always there for me and all the teachers who helped me when I needed it. A piece of advice to my graduating class is to never give up to achieve what they want in life. I would like to thank my parents for always pushing me to do my best and for always caring about my education. Also I would like to thank my 3 8th grade teachers for being here on my last year at La Causa and enjoying it with everyone.

GIOVANNY G.

Buenas tardes a todos los que vinieron a ver la graduación de octavo grado de este año, quiero agradecer a todas las personas que me apoyaron durante estos largos años de escuela intermedia. Los recuerdos que hemos tenido en esta escuela como estudiantes se conservarán en los próximos años. Mi experiencia como estudiante de escuela intermedia fue muy difícil. Tan difícil que a veces no podía completar mi tarea a tiempo. Pero eso solo se debe a que no hice mi mejor esfuerzo como estudiante, pero si quería graduarme tenía que estudiar como el resto de mi clase. La palabra procrastinator significa posponer algo. Fui un gran postergador en lo que respecta a la tarea, pero estudié para poder compensar la tarea que no hice en los años siguientes. Haré todo lo posible para salir adelante.

JESSICA M.

Hello class of 2020. My name is Jessica. I would like to thank everyone who’s been in this school with me from the beginning. I know all of you had your ups down downs. Whether that's with your friends, school, grades, but you still made it. I am proud of each and every single one of you. I know I share a lot of fond memories with some of you and I promise I won’t forget. A valuable lesson I learned throughout this whole school year is that you always have to move on, because that’s part of growing up. You will find out who you want to be and who you don’t want to be. What I’m looking forward to right now is learning new things so I can have self growth. I am also looking forward to finishing high school and getting into a good college like my sister. My family has always motivated me to go this far. Before, I didn’t know what I wanted to be. My dad has inspired me to be an engineer because it’s what he wanted to be ever since he was a kid. I never took interest in it until I learned about it. My mom has inspired me to be who I am. She always gave me talks about who I should be and who I want to be. She always supported me no matter what and always pushed me to my limit. I would also like to thank my teachers who have and had to deal with me and the other students. I know some of us can be quite stressful but the fact that you guys still dealt with it is quite amazing. Some teachers always helped me whenever I was struggling and I thank you for that. I appreciate every single one of you and that’s for every teacher. I know some teachers have hope in me of having a good future and I promise you that I will reach my goal. So thank you for all your hard work. A piece of advice I would give to all of you is to keep moving forward, no matter what. You always have to rise to the top before it’s too late.

JOHN S.

Dear Ms. Scott, Ms. Wichman, Mrs. Hernandez, Ms. Mazaba, and Ms. Carolina,
I'm so happy to graduate but I'm scared and a little nervous about high school. I don't know how it's going to be there, so thanks to all my teachers. The notes and kind words helped give me a sense of hope sometimes. I give you a hard time but you put up with me. Sometimes I get stuck on work and I shut down and I can't do it, but with you I can do it. You always make me laugh and feel less stressed out. I appreciate your help. Thank you teachers, you are awesome.
Sincerely,
John S.

JOSHUA M.N.

Hello, and good evening, graduates of La Causa 2020. It is a pleasure to be with you all in this very important time in our lives. We did it, we survived middle school. As tough as it was, each and every single one of you here tried your best to succeed, and make it this far. Your excellence will utmost strive in high school, and in college. I can only hope to see you guys succeed in high school. Thank you.

KATHERINE L.

Welcome family, friends, and staff members of La Causa Charter School; my name is Katherine and I have been attending LCCS since I was four years old. I’ll never forget the first day my parents took me to La Causa daycare I promised I wouldn’t cry the first day of school and so I didn’t, I cried the third day of school. Ever since then I’ve met some of my closest friends and now I will be saying goodbye to them. My biggest motivation to keep going has always been my parents. My parents came from Mexico all the way here to give me and my brother a better life and now that I see my brother succeeding, I’ll be following the same steps as him. I remember every time I would pass a grade I would tell my mom "5 more years till I graduate, 2 more years till I graduate"  but as we all see it we didn’t get to graduate the right way, yet our teachers and principals have made an effort to try to make a somewhat graduation for all of us. We’re all proud to be class of 2024. We weren’t able to take our trip to DC, we didn’t get our graduation party, and of course, we didn’t get graduation but we’ve made amazing memories in LCCS. Even though we disliked it sometimes, it was our second home. Some of us spent a long time here. It’s been an amazing journey, we all made amazing friends, we all had our friend groups, and we all had fun. I remember the time we went downtown, we walked around downtown for a while with our friends it was so much fun. We would have the school dances, we would go on field trips together, the times we got to stay after school to do service hours when we had a “school rule boot camp,” all these memories will forever be kept with us. Even if we all lose touch, we’ve had a great time being classmates and that’s all that matters. who would’ve thought that March 13 was the last time I got to see some of you and I think that’s the saddest part of all of it, but again everything happens for a reason. We’re all looking forward to many things after 8th grade like meeting new people, learning new things, making new memories. I wish you all well. I wish all your dreams come true, I wish you all do great things in life. We all have goals and we all have dreams. Life is about growing and we’re getting an opportunity to grow as students. I would like to thank my family, all of my 8th grade teachers, and my fellow classmates for making my 10 years at LCCS amazing. I will miss all of you however I look forward to hearing about your success. Thank you.

LUIS G.

I know there are at least 3 Luis’ in our grade, but there is only one Luis G. and none can have the same experiences as I had attending La Causa. One of the earliest memories I have is when I was 4 years old coming to La Causa Daycare playing with my brother and their toys and Ms. K letting us know that it was time to eat. When I first started there, I was a little nervous, but having my brother Gabriel with me made me feel a little better. Little did I know this school would be something that would shape me into the person I am today. I’ll admit I wasn’t the easiest student that attended here, as a matter of fact, I had trouble growing here. It was hard, being me and having the pressure of being looked at as if I was a “normal” student. I mean socially I was good with the number of friends I have made, and they’re the coolest, but educationally I was struggling, but with the right support system I was able to complete my time at La Causa and finish my education at a great school. 

  I want to say thank you to the teachers, my peers, and the administration for giving me the time and day to help me get an education that I needed.  All of my teachers that I had they always understand what I meant and my peers were always there when I needed help with reading, math, and writing but most importantly, with my anger so I want to thank you dearly.     

NATE M.

  Hello friends, family, and fellow classmates. My name is Nate. I've been coming to La Causa Charter School for about nine years and let me tell you it's been a roller coaster. I’ve made memories here that are going to last a lifetime. But I have also learned valuable lessons like how to do taxes and how to become a good man or person. I’m looking forward to high school and to seeing my friends and I really grow up. My family has motivated me so much it is unbelievable. One piece of advice I want to give you guys is to never give up and follow your dreams. Don’t let anybody tell you that you can’t fulfill your dreams. And I wanted to give 3 special shoutouts to Ms. Barbee, to Mr. Rafacz, and to Ms. Dodd. You guys really changed me into a better person and you guys really helped me when I was in a tough situation. So i just wanted to say thank you really much. But thank you to the whole staff you guys have done an amazing job, all of you guys. And like the late great Kobe Bryant said, “Mamba out.”

NIMSI A.

My name is Nimsi, I’m thirteen years old soon to be fourteen. I was born in August 20, 2006. I live with my parents and two younger siblings. I’m actually the oldest sibling. I like to do a lot of things. For example, I like to box, paint, learn new things, and much more. I sometimes wonder how my future would look like. Who am I going to be? Where am I going to be? How am I going to get there? As a thirteen-year old I get excited to know about my future. Sometimes I also get sad because I will be moving on from my childhood and probably won’t see some people I’ve met.

Some memories I have made in the school are when I first started in fourth grade. I’ve met new people and made new friends. Though with the people I've made friends at first are now no longer my friends it was good making memories with them. I remember the happy memories when we went to the playground and goofed around. Sometimes playing around the class. Years passed and I became friends with the people I am with now. The first-time we decided to do a group project back in 6th grade which was really awkward though we became closer and now we are inseparable. We always make different memories and sometimes I think if we are still going to be close with each other in the future. As I see the past, I see how much everyone in my classroom has changed. I can’t choose a favorite memory since there’s too many to choose from. But one memory that I can remember is when it was the last day of 6th grade and we were playing a lot of games. We were laughing a lot and we also ate delicious food.

I learned a lot of stuff through the years. Though I easily forget I always safe my notes. I also learn about life lessons. Sometimes learning about something new could be hard. Every time I learn about something new, I try to put all my focus to it. I wonder how much I'm going to learn in the future. Though I know I'm going to have a hard time I shouldn’t give up. At school they’ve thought me how life is. How the world is outside. How we learn from our mistakes. At first math wasn’t one of my favorite subjects. Through the years it became one of my most favorite subjects. Reading books was my least favorite thing to do and now I love reading books. Social studies were always one of my favorite subjects. I like to learn about the past and how people lived back then. School in general wasn’t my favorite thing back then but now I learned how to like it.

After 8th grade I look forward to a lot of things. I look forward to meeting new people. I’m scare to meet new people since I don’t know what type of people I will encounter. I look forward to how I'm going to be like. Who are the people I'm going to trust? Where am I going to be? I have a lot of questions but in the future, I will know the answers. I'm scare to see how my future would be like. I know there would be hard times but I will get through them. In high school I would like to think about my future. What am I going to do after I finish high school? Am I going to major in Forensic Pathologist? Or am I going to major in something else? After high school I wish to go to college and study Forensic Pathologist. I also would like to study a lot of other things like Attorney Prosecutor, Criminology, Psychology, and Physician. In the future I want to be a successful person.

My parents are the ones that keep me motivated. They didn’t grow up in good places. They came here for a better future. And they never finished school. Though right now we are living well I want to give them much more in the future. I want to study and get a good job that pays me well so I can give them things they never had. My parents always tell me to study and do well so I won’t end up like them. So, I try a lot to make them proud and leave them a smile on their faces. A lot of other things have motivated me too. Some idols I look up to have also motivated me. No matter how hard it is I have to keep chasing my dreams. Even though they go through a lot to become singers they still want to become singers. It's like saying there's a lot of obstacles but you will get through.

Watching my classmates, I wonder how their lives will be. Some already have done mistakes, others are trying to make themselves better. I hope they have successful life's and become someone good. It's okay to make mistakes. You can always change it's never too late. I wish them a great future and hopefully we could meet each other again in the future. I hope they remember they can become someone important to this world.

I want to thank everyone who has helped me through the years. I'm grateful for everyone. Thank you all for dealing with me even though I may be hard to deal with at times. Thank you to all the teachers I had throughout the years. My family for supporting my dreams and trying to help me with work. My friends who have been with me since we were little or the ones that are with me now. Everyone who I have met in my life thank you all for making memories with me and helping me.

“I always see people I admire and think “if they can do it, I can too,” and it makes me try harder. I’d like people to see me and not give up in their endeavors.”-CL