Columbia College Chicago 2010 Valedictorian: Jenna Ann Perusich

Jenna Ann Perusich
Class of 2010 Valedictorian

04:08 Excerpt:

"Columbia told me trust my instincts and take risks. Columbia told me that it's okay to study and to do what I love. I learned that it was okay to stop heeding to expectations of normalcy, because people like us are not the norm. Instead, all of us in here have something that sets us apart from the mainstream.

"We believe that there is a possibility to craft something new out of nothingness, to bring that 'which-is-not-yet-existing' possibility into reality through words, faces, images, movement, and voices.

"Because of this we're brave."

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[andoi9292]

That was the most inspiring speech I have ever heard in my whole entire life. Something that never dawned on me because of my low vocabulary skills. Something that never clicked because I was told to do something I never wanted to do.

This speech made me realize that there were more out there like me, wanting to prove to others that they couldn't tell us what we can't do.

Cause I knew deep inside, I was someone else entirely different. - Andrei Alferez... Malaysia.

[Guitarplayer621]

Story. Of. My. Life. I loved it! Thank you. :)

[larrydallas51st]

You Go Jenna - Larry (Ice Coffee, starbucks)

[danidoo2971]

Jenna this is amazing! I think I speak for everyone when I say we are all so proud of you. :)

<3

Danielle

[ClandestineGrl91]

i'm proud to be attending Columbia :)

[BeatleLoverXXX]

This speech is really inspiring and I can't wait to apply to Columbia!