Classmates, faculty, community members, family and friends, today is a day to be thankful and to be inspired…not by a speech but by something a little more my style… When we came to this school, we thought it was pretty cool New friends, New teachers, New classes to rule The building was confusing, uncharted waters Floor 2 and a half? More like platform 9 and three quarters 9th grade was easy, I’d call it a sinch Learnin’ bout rocks and in Frank’s class, the Grinch As old cliques dissolved, our ambitions resolved From children to adults, we evolved Sophomore year’s one to revere, not thinkin bout my career I had no clue I’d be an engineer We were busy with our work, our teachers, our coaches AP Bio we be chillin in la clase de Roaches When in doubt auxin, and holla bulk flow Scioly’s up at West Point, three years in a row By the end of the year, we discovered who we were If we wanted to be a teacher or an entrepreneur 11th grade, we’re not afraid of the SAT’s Droppin’ elbows in Chem, and sippin’ Holgerslurpees For those who don’t get it, it’s an inside joke This beat is so hot it makes an omelet from yolk Maja Limperatos crafted Soldiers of History Who stole his Beatles sign still remains a mystery He taught us ’bout Columbus and Gerald Ford’s pardon We spent our junior prom at the “majestic” garden My fondest memories will be from senior year Kickin’ in the door and yellin’ BILLY MAYS HERE At the Miller Place game we gathered quite a hoard Chanting “up by thirty” or …
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The 2011 Grinnell College Young Innovator for Social Justice Prize winners received their awards on the Grinnell College campus on October 25, 2011. The 2011 winners are Boris Bulayev, co-founder and executive director, and Eric W. Glustrom, co-founder and president of Educate! (shared award); James Kofi Annan, founder and president of Challenging Heights; and Rabbi Melissa Weintraub, founding executive director emeritus of Encounter.
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