The Next Generation

Do you ever worry about the next generation? Can they cope? What will their values be?

I want to share with you a couple of quotes from the 2009 graduating class of the high school I attended. These young people just now graduating from high school renew my faith in the future of America and the world.

"If I can offer one piece of advice, it is this, 'Keep your finger on your own pulse.'"
- Sebastian Kann - '09 Valedictorian Hopkins School, New Haven CT

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"We have worked together while respectfully appreciating one another's differences."
- Hilary Hoffman - ’09 Salutatorian Hopkins School

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Further reading: Affirmations of an Inspired Life - Young-Adult Version