Shady Side Academy

2015 Cum Laude Ceremony

Featured speaker: Dr. Zachary D. Kaufman ’96

Monday, April 20, 2015

8:15 AM

Richard E. Rauh Theater

Hillman Center for Performing Arts

Shady Side Academy Senior School Campus

423 Fox Chapel Road

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15238

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Video of Speech: Here.

Notes about Video:

• A sentence from the speech is skipped in the video at 4:45. The sentence is: “We’re often told by our elders that family is the most important thing–that our blood relatives are the people with whom we have the strongest, longest, most meaningful relationships.”
• The end of one sentence and the beginning of another sentence from the speech are skipped in the video at 12:05. The two full sentences are: “OK, the second thing I want to talk with you about here today is success. We’re usually told by our elders that success is the result of hard work and passion.” In the video I say: “OK, the second thing I want to talk with you about here today is the result of work and passion.”