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VOLUME 13 ISSUE 4
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Space Coast leaders offer advice to graduating seniors
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BY ERNEST ARICO
his month, thousands of high school seniors across Brevard County will don caps and gowns and proudly walk across a stage to receive their high school diplomas. If your son or daughter is graduating from high school this year, you’ll know how bittersweet this milestone is. All the sacrifices you made through the years — driving your kids back and forth to school, athletic practices and games, clubs, band, theater. You name it. You did it all. But what about advice for your children going to college? How about the military? What if he or she decides to join the workforce? What
Bob Cabana, Kennedy Space Center director “My advice to the seniors graduating this year is to work hard and do your best at whatever is asked of you and never turn down an opportunity to do something new and expand your horizons. It’s important to have a goal for yourself. For most of you, that’s getting into college and graduating. I would encourage all of you to find out what motivates you, where your passion lies and pursue your dreams; not giving up if you don’t achieve them on the first try. Most things worth doing in this life are challenging and require perseverance and hard work to achieve them. Don’t be discouraged if you’re not successful right away, keep trying. I would encourage all of you to act with integrity. It’s something that seems to be on the decline today. Folks can pretty much say whatever they want without being held accountable. How much brighter you will shine above the rest if you hold tight to your integrity. I’ve been blessed to have an amazing career and have been privileged to see our beautiful, blue, jewel of a planet from the vantage of space, but it required hard work and persistence. I didn’t get into flight training, test pilot school or the astronaut program on the first try. But, I tried again and was fortunate enough to be selected.”
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