Text of Gov. Jay Nixon's Commencement address at Northwest High School
Gov. Nixon urged graduating seniors to continue to learn after they leave high school.
The following is the complete text of Gov. Jay Nixon's address at the Northwest High School commencement exercises Saturday: Good morning. Thank you Superintendent Ziegler; Principal Snell; President Talbott; administrators, faculty, staff, honored guests, alumni, families and students. I’m delighted to be here with all of you at Northwest High School on this very important day. And let me be among the first to say: Congratulations Class of 2011! All your hard work has paid off, and brought you to this point, standing at the threshold of a new journey. Graduates of Northwest High School have used the education they received here as a springboard to a rewarding future. Whether you are bound for the military, the workforce, or college, you …
