The prologue to one Webster senior’s journey to the graduation stage reads like the ultimate story of perseverance.

Graduation speeches usually encourage you to see everything possible and tap unbounded possibilities, but the “real world” expects you to have patience and wait your turn.

Editor's note: Following is the graduation speech Glenbrook North senior Andrea Chacon Ruiz delivered to her classmates as part of the school commencement ceremonies June 4. Before writing this ...

For example, I remember a great ... "Graduates, I know the same is true for you, your parents, ... A true master class in emotional intelligence--and the best graduation speech I've ever heard.

The graduation speech was the best I’ve ever heard. The speaker was Ransom Wilson, a world-renowned flutist and a native of Tuscaloosa. His commencement speech was music to the ears of the ...