Parting Words: the high school graduation speeches of Los Angeles - Los Angeles Times
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Parting Words: the high school graduation speeches of Los Angeles

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High school is coming to an end for students throughout Los Angeles this month, and no graduation is complete without a student speech. This year’s young orators thanked the people who told them they would fail, spoke in rhymes, came out to their classmates and “broke up” with their schools. Here are excerpts from some of their speeches.

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