Sun, May 16, 2010 at 9:00am to Sat, May 22 at 10:00pm EDT

Orrin Hatch

“There is a good reason they call these ceremonies "commencement exercises."  Graduation is not the end; it's the beginning.”

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Author Unknown

“The tassel's worth the hassle!”

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Author Unknown

“All that stands between the graduate and the top of the ladder is the ladder.”

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Adlai Stevenson, to college graduates

“When you leave here, don't forget why you came.”

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Aristotle

“The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet."

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Time at School

- 2470 days of school - 494 weeks - 17,290 hours - 1,037,400 minutes

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Work at School

- 4940 hours of homework. - approximately 247 papers written - 2964 quizzes or tests passed...hopefully. - 31,122,000 words of instruction

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Newton D. Baker

“The man who graduates today and stops learning tomorrow is uneducated the day after.”

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Milton Berle

“If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.”

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The Door

(1) It only opens one way. (2) It only opens one time. (3) It only gets smaller over time. (4) It only opens a big world. (5) It only opens for you.


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Once you walk which way are you going?

1. Be wise.

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Ephesians 5:15-16

Ephesians 5:15-16 ESV

Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.

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Once you walk which way are you going?

2. Know God.

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John 3:16-17

John 3:16-17 ESV

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

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Once you walk which way are you going?

3. Love God and Love people.

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Matthew 22:37-39

Matthew 22:37-39 ESV

And he said to him, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

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Once you walk which way are you going?

4. Honor Jesus.

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2 Corinthians 5:15

2 Corinthians 5:15 ESV

and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised.

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Once you walk which way are you going?

5. Pray.

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Philippians 4:6-7

Philippians 4:6-7 ESV

do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

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Once you walk which way are you going?

6. Invest everything.

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Acts 13:36

Acts 13:36 ESV

For David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep and was laid with his fathers and saw corruption,

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Once you walk which way are you going?

7. Keep eternity in sight.

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2 Corinthians 4:18

2 Corinthians 4:18 ESV

as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.

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Once you walk which way are you going?

8. Guard your heart.

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Proverbs 4:23

Proverbs 4:23 ESV

Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.

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Author Unknown

“The future lies before you like a field of driven snow, be careful how you tread it, for every step will show.”

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