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- _st Central graduates tol to strive for best past trials. We have the ability to do amazing things, yet we chain om·– selves with fear of fail· ure." .. She quoted Romans remnrl

"Strive to be the best teacher, the best coach. the hi!St mechanic, the best nurse or best stu– dent that you can possi– bly be. I challenge you to embrace the best of times, to not fear the best of competitors and to be the best that you can.'' In addition to Gaines. other graduating sopho– mores who participated in program \\'ere Jonathan Jackson of Hickor)~ invocation; Drew Gillis of Decatur. benediction: and vocal– ists Dru Anderson of Decaturand Ryan Reeves of Forest, who presented the musical selection. "How You Live. Tum Up the Music." De L

5:3-6 as a guide for opti– mism in times of diffi– culty: "... but let us also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces per– severance; perseverance. character; and character. hope....You see. at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly." Gaines added, ''We can reach our goals, and tri– als only make us stronger while converse– ly forcing us to realize that we do need the help of others.'' She also stressed the impor·tnnce of "the beau– tiful details 'inl.ife. rather tJum the hardships." a loRsim slie lc•amcd this prinu ns o lll(•mhc•· of llw I.ndv Wm·•·im· 'l<•nnl tri\111