 Hello there. My name is Allianna Campbell and I'm a member of the NCSSM online class of 2020. Yeah, that's you. I am you two years from now. Hey, remember when your mom first got you to sign up for the online program back in 2017? You were all like, Oh, what's the point of this anyway? I'm not going to get in and I've got all this work to do. Look at you now. You're in. You qualified as one of the most academically talented students in the whole country. I'm proud of you. Some tips on how to succeed at NCSSM. Number one, please use your resources, the library, the online resources, your teachers, your friends, your peers. They're all here to help you and they're all willing. Number two, don't stress, don't stress. It's going to be okay. You're going to pass all of your classes. If you fail one time, it is okay. Do not be discouraged. In the long run, people care much, much, much more about your work ethic and the time you put into something than if you fail. So if you fail one quiz, don't think it's the end of the world. Just try hard on the next one. Coming into this experience, you were often shot and easily intimidated. From now on, never doubt your abilities and talents. You're replaced into this program for a reason. So always believe in yourself and what you can do. Not making the grade on an assignment or test is not the end of the world. There will be times when these failures occur that never let them define you. Instead, look at them as an opportunity to work even harder. Use them as motivation and never lose sight of the ultimate goal ahead. I can give you more general advice. Always be nice to everybody because it's the right thing to do and social capital, right? Anyways, don't let yourself procrastinate away the time. Learn yourself discipline. Seriously, it was key to my course at the NCSSM. And most importantly, never stop chasing your dreams. It sounds ridiculously cheesy and whatnot, but it's still true. Really, really matters. You were smart, strong, and capable. Have fun. All work and no play mix for a dull boy and you're far from dull. Expect to come out of this journey not only as a better student, but also as a more well-rounded individual. Best wishes from the future. You're a 20% cooler, optimal self. So just remember, plan ahead. Start with the end in mind. And don't ever shy away from the learning experience. Peace out, feature graduate. See you in two years. Good day, everyone. I want to give you all a heartfelt congratulations on graduating. I also want to issue a heartfelt thanks to all the teachers and faculty who've made this amazing day a possibility. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. We wouldn't be at this point if it wasn't for the people in our lives who have pushed us to accept the greater challenge of NCSSM. Thank you for your continued affirmation and guidance. I would like to take a moment to recognize the major teachers and faculty here in the NCSSM online program. Not only have they created a community of education excellence, but they have also worked extremely hard to hold a ceremony for us in a time where celebrations are rarity. Without these helpful and encouraging pillars of support, the community of the online program would not exist. This year may have not been this year that many of us seniors were planning for, but I am glad that we're still being celebrated today for all of our accomplishments and the accomplishments that we will achieve in the future. I am proud to share my journey with y'all and celebrate the beginning of greater things, so let us rejoice. After four long years of high school, including two challenging years as online students at NCSSM, we are finally graduating. We've spent the past two years taking classes such as forensic science, epidemiology, and computational chemistry, classes you wouldn't find at any typical high school. We've done research projects, participated in online weekends, conducting labs that lasted days each, and we've stayed up until midnight studying for exams. During our time in the online program, we have engaged in complex conversations and forced incredible relationships with our instructors and fellow students. We have stressed over assignment deadlines, our participation in extracurricular activities, college applications, and now our preparedness for COVID-19. But class of 2020, we never gave up. We kept pushing and it all paid off. As today, we have officially completed the NCSSM online program. Whether it be in summer research, a class, or research you did on your own using the NCSSM library, we have all done things the most would not and could not do. And we did it all on top of homescork, hormones, and high school drama. We have thrived in environments most would buckle under and came out looking flawless. Reflecting on a video created two years ago, I certainly accepted a challenge, but not the one I thought. I had accepted the challenge to step out of my comfort zone. The challenge to not only grow as a student, but also a young adult. The challenge to become the leader I had always wanted to be, but never thought I had the potential to become. I had accepted the even greater challenge to evolve into a better version of myself. Looking forward onto all of our prospective years, regardless of whether you're going straight into college, into a job position, into trade school, or traveling the world, whatever you do to pursue your own happiness, I want to embolden all of us to continue accepting the greater challenge. Ask questions, even if they may seem like dumb questions to you. Challenge preconceived notions, pursue your truest self. And as these years pass by, be someone that your 16-year-old sophomore self would look up to. Find the ability to see value in not only the best of situations, but also the worst and in the best and worst of the people around you. And this will be all the more beneficial to your own growth into the world at large. There's no greater indicator of the true value of a person than their treatment of others and the world around them. Let those actions, be it through staying loyal to your values, or through the kind treatment of others, be indicative of the type of person. All of us have the potential to make a change, to take the stress that our world heaps upon us in our chosen path and become the stronger for it. And if we can change ourselves to become stronger for the pain we felt, then we can make the same change in our world together. Though the world is suffering and in pain right now, I know, I know, that together we can take that stress and make the world ready to find a brighter future together. Thank you, and I wish you all not luck, but the passion to take your stress and use it to become your best selves. I am so humbled and grateful that I got to meet so many amazing people who I know will change this world. So to quote Albus Dumbledore, now class of 2020, let us step into the night and pursue that flighty-temptress adventure. Thank you, and good luck with your future endeavors. Congratulations, class of 2020. Hello to the NCSSM class of 2020. I remember all too well that moment when I realized I had actually done it, that I had gone through the gauntlet and I was really going to graduate from science and math. You're taking it to the next level, accepting the greater challenge to the very end. You're a part of a family of graduates all across the world that were moved through this moment with grace, and use it as a springboard for being ready for anything in your next adventures. Big congratulations, uni pride, to the class of Science and Math 2020. On behalf of all teachers across our great state, we want to offer you a heartfelt congratulations, and appreciation for all of your hard work and your perseverance throughout this last year, and all of the years that have led up to this moment. We are so proud of you. We are excited for what the future holds for you, and we hope that in the words of Henry David Thoreau, you go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Everybody is wrong, Clark, and this message goes out on the phenomenal graduates of the class of 2020 from the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. Y'all did it! And I gotta say something, I'm proud of you, because when I graduated from high school in North Carolina, I wanted to go to your school. You know what? Because all the smart kids went there, and I was jealous. But now, I'm proud of y'all, and I'm happy. You got through a really rigorous program. I know you had to work so hard. I think that's awesome. And some of y'all might be feeling a certain kind of way right now. This is the pouring time, and you want to be out celebrating, but you can't. And so I just want to let you know in my life, whenever I have felt low, or depressed, or thanked and done my way, I try to seek an opportunity to uplift other people. And when you uplift others, it tends to make you feel better as well. So maybe that's a lesson you can take for not only now, but for the rest of your lives and for the rest of your journey, through life as you ask yourself, how am I living my life in a way to make the lives of others better? And how can I uplift those around me? I think you're going to live a life where you're going to be happy, you're going to be successful, and you're going to feel full. I'm proud of teaching everyone of y'all. Congratulations, and I wish you all the best of luck on your amazing new journey. Huge congratulations to the class of 2020 at NCSSM online school. So, so incredibly proud of you, and I hope you're excited. My advice and hope for you is that you get to take some time in hashtag quarantine, safe with your family and loved ones, and just being able to take a little bit of rest time for yourself before you prepare for your next chapter of life. And in terms of career, I would say, I hope that you have the freedom to try everything and be fearless about it and really figure out what you're passionate about and what keeps you up at night. And I hope that you're able to turn your passion into a profession. In the meantime, please feel free to reach out to me at any time at Nadia Okamoto on social media. Please consider me a resource in here to help you in any way. Huge congratulations, and go celebrate. I know it's hard for many of you not to be able to walk across the stage in front of a crowd to get your degree. You miss your friends and your teachers and your coaches. The close of this chapter of your life and the beginning of the next one sure looks a lot different now than you expected at the first of the year. But don't let this crisis crush your dreams. You're resilient. You're ready. And your state needs you to do great things. And by the way, class presidents, you better get to work now planning your class reunion. Not to add too much pressure, but it better be spectacular. I am so proud of the class of 2020. Congratulations and good luck, guys. N-C-S-S-M. First thing right off the rip. Gotta say, too many letters. You need the last letters in the name. Don't know who's in charge of marketing. That's something to work on. Second thing I gotta say, look at this. What do we got here? This is my baby boy, one of three dogs. This one's gonna be a part of your little commencement message. His name is Rocky, and he's a good boy. I know that you have been littered with thoughts, messages of unprecedented times and things in the pandemic that we face in this moment. I'll try to spare you some of that thought, and just say for a moment, let those thoughts go. Soak this in. You kept a commitment. A promise to graduate. Something many people will never reach. Ignore the noise out there for just a moment. Reflect on this day, this hour. You did something, man. And you should be proud of yourself. And you don't need to let anything else take away from that, no matter how big it may seem. We gotta do that in life. We gotta celebrate our promises kept. We gotta give that a little time, a little respect, and we can be stressed about things. Maybe on another day or another hour. I'm just proud of you. You should be proud of yourself. Your families are proud of you. And know that whatever pride you may feel right now, that's the kind of pride that comes from a promise kept. And I hope that in the course of the rest of your life, you feel that sensation again and again and again, a sense of dignity and respect that you've followed through, that you are a person of your word. Many moments like that are ahead of you, should you keep your promises. So you fight the good fight out there. Congratulations. And I'm looking forward to maybe here one day, maybe Grammy or something. DM a message to me on how things are going. Congratulations. Bye, guys. I have been able to reach every goal that I have set for myself. Thanks to your NCSSM online. I will certainly cherish my time as an NCSSM online student, and will definitely encourage others to apply for the online program. Thank you. My favorite memory is when I first joined the online program and we had a three-day weekend. But we got to meet other online students and I'm very grateful for the experience because I still talk to the students today. So thank you. I am so proud of you in everything that you have been challenged with and succeeded in over the past two years and really throughout your high school career. I just want to say good luck on your next adventure. And if I could offer one word of advice, it would be don't forget to vaccinate. In accepting the greater challenge, you're not worthy of the greatest prize. Stickers. NCSSM is unique in that it builds a team of future leaders. I know my instructors took the time to get to know me personally and they pushed me to succeed. And my fellow peers all strive to excel. And the most amazing thing is that they pushed each other to excel too. Congratulations online class of 2020. You are an amazing group of young people and I'm excited about what the future has in store for you. You will forever be unicorns. As we say in the Navy, fair winds and following seas, meaning we hope the wind is at your back and the seas are calm. Good luck class of 2020. Being a unicorn these last two years has given me the confidence to seek new and exciting academic challenges in college and beyond. Thank you NCSSM. Teaching students from throughout the state and their home towns is an incredible experience getting to know you in your communities. Thank you online class of 2020 and best of luck. Hey class of 2020. I know none of us were planning to end our high school periods like this but I'm super proud of us for pushing through this and so grateful that I've been able to meet so many amazing students. Good luck in your future endeavors and go unicorns. I'm really proud of your accomplishments and please stay in touch. I want to keep up with all the amazing things that you do. Congratulations to all the online students, especially my engineering students. Go and make the world a better place. I just want to congratulate all of my fellow online classmates. We did it. We graduated and I also want to take a moment and say thank you to all of the staff and faculty members who helped us through this process. We appreciate and love all of you. Hello NCSSM online class of 2020. This is Dr. Garrett Love reflecting on all of the work and fun that were part of our time together in aerospace or in civil and environmental engineering. Go out, build a strong foundation, aim high, and engineer a better future for all of us. Good luck. Congratulations to the NCSSM online class of 2020. You did it. Congratulations and we expect big things from your future. I've made so many great memories with classmates and with teachers and I'm so excited to be going into college with all the resources, knowledge, and friends that I've made these past two years at NCSSM. I would like to take a moment to just wish everybody in the NCSSM online program a hearty congratulations and wish you all the best in whatever your future endeavors may be. Each of you has inspired me as a strong community of future leaders. Know that wherever your future takes you, I'll be here cheering you on. Congratulations. Go Unis.