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Aidan Rivera, Class Speaker – Senior Farewell Address Good evening everyone—teachers, parents, friends, and most importantly, my fellow graduates of East River High School, Class of 2025. I know I’m standing here to give a speech, but really, I want to tell you a story. Our story. It starts not with cap and gown or final exams, but on the very first day of freshman year. September 3rd, 2021. I remember because it rained. Not the kind of romantic, Instagram-worthy rain—just wet socks and that awkward shuffle through the hallways as we figured...
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