![]() ![]() Through the hard work and efforts of the coaching staff, school administration, parents, and you players, a beautiful baseball facility was planted on that breezy plateau, where the American flag waves proudly, framed by rugged mountains in the distance. ![]() Your home field was just a patch of scraped off dirt. Four years ago you started high school by attending a junior high campus. We also want to recognize your hard work these past four years. All of this we have done as parents because we love you, and we love to watch you play baseball. We ate the dust of parking lots, got our cars pelted by foul balls, endured good umps and bad umps, good coaches and bad coaches, good parents and bad parents. We watched you play in the cold wind and rain, as well as the hot burning sun. We’ve driven thousands of miles, eaten pounds and pounds of snack bar food, candy, sodas, seeds, and fast food. We’ve paid thousands of dollars for cleats and bats, gloves and under armor. Out of thousand of kids who played, your talents in the sport made you rise to the top of your team. ![]() We then signed you up for youth baseball and became your number one fans. In the back of our minds we thought, “Wow he really has a talent for this stuff”. In time, wiffle balls turned into tennis balls, which turned in to real size baseballs that were a little spongy. We saw the smile that would come on your face the first times you caught the ball, in your first little fake leather baseball glove. On the green grass of yards and parks we softly tossed you pitches and were amazed at how hard you hit the ball and how far you could throw. As little boys we bought you plastic bats with wiffle balls. We parents believe that you have given this school a great start, and as its first graduating class you have already established traditions of excellence, that will be carried on by those who follow after you. That is a badge of honor and pride you will carry with you your whole life. You have been privileged to be members of the first graduating class of this fine, new, institution we call West Ranch High School. There is a date, a time, and a group of people that represent the start of something which will last for decades if not generations. All great institutions have had a beginning. You gentlemen are part of a unique and historic group. I have been selected to represent all of your parents and family members in delivering a “farewell” message to all of you in honor of your last high school baseball season. Gillies Speech on Behalf of the Senior Parents Some Alumni College Head Shots- Not all colleges post their images online, so we grab what we can! ![]()
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