Sydney Chancey’s words drove home an important message to her classmates and the entire Fannin County High School community when she said, “Don’t wait on tomorrow for tomorrow may never come.”
Chancey spoke the words in her salutatory address during the FCHS Class of 2024 graduation Friday, May 17.
She reminded listeners of the tragic deaths of two students and two teachers that have rocked the school this year.
Chancey spoke of the lesson learned, “a hard lesson...a lesson about time.”
That lesson has taught the FCHS family, “Some of the people around you, you will never see again,” Chancey said.
She encouraged everyone to “say your sorries and your I love yous...cherish the time you’re blessed with.”
Throughout her message, Chancey credited the Lord for the guidance He has given her in her life and the importance of listening to the directions He gives.
Valedictorian Peyton Nelson promised the community the FCHS Class of 2024, “Will make you proud.”
She encouraged her classmates to, “Spend your life doing something you love,” in her graduation address Friday night.
FCHS Principal Scott Ramsey told graduates, “You are good human beings, and that will have a far greater impact than your profession.”
He talked of the compassion, generosity and spirit the class has exhibited this year as he said, “The true meaning of a person...is about your actions and re-actions.”
Ramsey said the FCHS Class of 2024 produced 213 graduates including 49 honor graduates, 60% of all graduates who are eligible for the HOPE Scholarship, 11 Zell Miller scholars who will have their full college tuition paid, and six REACH scholars.
The total scholarships earned by the class is $1.8 million.