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whenever your now believe you can stand by me. woe stand by me. please, please. stand by me. stand by me. darling, darling stand by me. woe stand by me oh, stand. stand by me. stand by me. whenever you're in trouble won't you stand by me. stand now stand by me. darling, darling stand by me.

oh, stand by me. please, please. stand by me. stand by me. darling, darling, stand by me. oh. stand by me stand by me. (clapping) >> now what a great finale. thank you rose for putting together the entertainment and he tell everyone they can view this on channel 36. and this is the www dot sf and we'd like you to check out our

fair. there will be wine and lots of music and crafts someone for everyone. on behalf of the committee congratulations to all our final lift. thanks again to all the sponsors who made tonight possible. and make sure to get our tickets before you leave, traffic save and i'll see you next year. >> thank you, for that wonderful introduction, this is

exciting for me as david indicated both my daughters are graduate of lowell high school. [ applause ] so i know how your parents feel. i am excited today the last time i was at a high school commencement was for my daughters. i want to say that this is exciting for me because as i was listening to darle and the other speakers that had a moment to reflect on my high school years and i will talk for a few moments about that. those exciting days. but i did want to say that i was walking over here with my director of employment and workforce opportunities and i took a deep breath and said todd you have to find 613 more jobs. and that is what we do in san francisco. we look for jobs for you and we

make sure. this city is successful so that when you come back to your studies you are ready to go. >> the principal, and thank you so much for inviting me, and the faculty, and the staff, and the administrators, school board members, and of course, the students, families and friends. >> i would like to begin my remarks by sending my sincerist condolences to the family of (inaudible) chan was happened was a terrible waste and calls us to action to do better and we will do better. we will make that street safe for everybody. >> and i know that (inaudible) was a beloved member of your community and was in our thoughts today even as we celebrate your achievements. and i would also like to take

the opportunity to recognize five phenomenal lowell high school staff members who are retiring today. they have helped shape your high school careers. dr. ray hill, lowell science teacher for 17 years, congratulations dr. hill. tony, mona, math teacher for 41 years. >> wow. >> i have to say tony that i love my math teacher. vanessa guest, an english teacher for 13 years. cynthia mitchell, secretary for 39 years. thank you.

>> and finally someone who has kept you safe on the campus, ron hodges, security, 41 years. thank you all for your dedication and your commitment to the youth at lowell high school and to our great city and now, good evening, for lowell high school graduates class of 2013, go red and white. [ applause ] [ cheers ] >> i got my red on today. and with 613 students graduating today, i would like to say congratulations to all of you, you truly represent the incredible promise that our great city of san francisco is. thank you david, for your very kind introduction, as one of lowell's student leaders you must be very proud to be standing here in front of your class who will be graduating with