so a little over four years from now, bladensburg and your partner schools will graduate hundreds more students with the knowledge and skills that you need to succeed. and that's what we want for all the young people here. we want an education that engages you. we want an education that equipped you with a rigorous and relevant skills for college and for a career. and i'm confident, beating these young people, they were incredible. and a couple of them giggle a little bit when i walked in, but after the kind of settle down, they were, they knew their stuff, and they were enjoying it. and that's part of the message i've got for all the young people here today, is your potential for success is so high as long as you stay focused. as long as you are clear about your goals, you are going to succeed. and my message to the older people here, like me, is we've got a collective responsibility to make sure that you're getting those opportunities. and there are resources out there that we've got to pull into the school setting. businesses, foundations around the country, they want to fund more c