Grads get advice, 3 May 2008, The Monroe Evening News, Monroe, Michigan
College graduates, take heed: don’t drop the ball.
And make it your goal to help the people around you feel loved, respected and secure.
These were nuggets of advice from two speakers – Jeffrey Kodysh and Judith Bert – who were among the 180 graduates at the 41st annual commencement exercise held at Monroe County Community College Friday night.
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Mr. Kodysh recalled how scared he was the first day he enrolled at the Whitman Center in Temperance. Coming from a homeschooled background in Toledo, he feared he might not be able to keep up with his peers. But when he got there, he followed his motto – don’t drop the ball – to work hard, to enjoy learning for itself and to step out of his comfort zone.
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Just Thursday, Mr. Kodysh learned that he had received a $8,000 scholarship to attend the University of Toledo to study geology, said Sandy Kosmyna, director of the Whitman Center who introduced him.