2023 COMMENCEMENT of the Collegiate High School Royals on
SATURDAY, MAY 20, 2023
DEL MAR COLLEGE
RICHARDSON PERFORMANCE HALL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXASThere is No Audio from (6:18 - 14:02) due to an audio issue.THE ROYAL PROMISE
Promise Yourself...
To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet.
To make all your friends feel that there is something in them.
To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.
To think only of the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.
To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile.
To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.
To think well of yourself and to proclaim this fact to the world, not in loud words, but in great deeds.
To live in the faith that the whole world is on your side, so long as you are true to the best that is in you.
Timecodes
0:00 Intro
6:17 Greetings
9:00 Pledge of Allegiance/The National Anthem
11:06 Welcome
15:52 Greetings from the Board of Trustees
19:38 Guest Speaker
30:33 Salutatory Address
34:58 Valedictory Address
41:03 Certification of Graduates
1:06:48 Closing and Royal Promise
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