SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — ‘You have the power in you to do anything and go anywhere’ was WSAV’s Tina Tyus-Shaw’s message to graduating seniors at Jenkins High School on Thursday.
Shaw served as the keynote speaker at their Decision Day event. Positive vibes were everywhere as folks celebrated the seniors who are moving forward to college and the workforce after graduation.
“My seniors in particular. Can I hear this from you? We are always becoming,” Tyus-Shaw said. “We are always becoming. Yes you are always becoming. So don’t forget that. Take the path
that will give you an opportunity to turn that new chapter and turn a page every day because you are always becoming.”
Several seniors spoke about their futures.
“I’ll be attending Georgia Military College where I’ll be enlisted asa second lieutenant in the United States Army as an infantry officer, and I’ll be getting my criminal justice degree,” said Connor Wilson Bote.
“I’m very proud of myself. You know I’ve come a long way, and I’ve changed. I grown quite a bit in my academics and socially as well,” said Derek Wengai, who is headed to Louisiana State University.
Jenkins High School seniors received a certificate acknowledging the colleges to which they’ll attend.
