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I'M ERIN ALBANESE, EXCEPTIONALITIES ADVISOR FOR JEFF KEPP HEAD START BIRTH TO FIVE PROGRAM AND CO-CHAIR PERSON FOR THE 2026.JEFF KEPP, HEAD START GRADUATION.
I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS TIME TO INTRODUCE TO YOU OUR MISTRESS OF CEREMONY, GINA SWANSON.
GINA SWANSON IS A VETERAN'S JOURNALIST, SEASONED NEWS ANCHOR, AND TRUSTED VOICE IN THE COMMUNITY.
WE'RE NEARLY TWO DECADES OF EXPERIENCE.
GINA HAS WON SOME OF THE INDUSTRY'S HIGHEST HONORS, BUT SHE'S MOST PROUD OF COVERING THE STORIES OF PEOPLE AND PLACES SHE KNOW BEST IN NEW ORLEANS.
GINA GETS HER HER CURIOUS NA, HER CURIOUS NATURE FROM HER FATHER REGINALD SWANSON, WHO IS AN ENGINEER AND SHE CREDITS HER SKILLS TO HER MOTHER CARRIES SWANSON, WHO IS A CAREER EDUCATOR.
BOTH OF THOSE QUALITIES MAKE JOURNALISM THE PERFECT CAREER CHOICE.
GINA GREW UP ON THE WEST BANK WHERE SHE GRADUATED FROM AETNA CAR MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL.
SHE WENT ON TO LSU WHERE SHE MAJORED IN MAJOR IN MASS COMMUNICATION AND MINOR IN HISTORY.
AFTER LSU, GINA PACKED HER BAGS AND HEADED TO EVANSTON, ILLINOIS, WHERE SHE ATTENDED NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AND EARNED A MASTER'S DEGREE IN POLITICS, IN IN POLITICAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIR REPORTING.
LISTEN, IT'S A LOT OF WORDS,
AND THEN SHE WENT HERE AND THEN SHE DID ALL THAT.
YOU KNOW, THEY MAKE YOU WRITE ALL THAT STUFF IN YOUR BIO.
UM, BUT THIS IS A MOMENT TO CELEBRATE THESE KIDS.
AND I'M JUST GONNA SAY ROUND OF APPLAUSE, EVERYBODY, PARENTS, FOR HOW Y'ALL SHOWED UP FOR THESE BABIES.
I MEAN, I HAD TO PARK ALL THE WAY DOWN THERE BY A NAIL SHOP PAST PICCADILLY ALL THE WAY BY SNOW NAILS.
OKAY, SO
UM, THIS IS ONE OF MY, OF ALL THE THINGS THAT I HAVE COVERED, WE TALKED ABOUT STORIES THAT I COVERED.
THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS TO DO JUST BECAUSE ITS CELEBRATES SUCH A MILESTONE IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT.
THIS MOMENT IS ABOUT OUR GRADUATES TODAY.
SO AT THIS TIME, IT IS MY HONOR TO INTRODUCE YOU TO THE 2026 JEFF KA HEAD START GRADUATING CLASS.
PLEASE STAND UP AND WELCOME THESE BABIES AS THEY COME.
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OH MY GOODNESS.DON'T OUR GRADUATES LOOK GREAT TODAY.
I MEAN, THE RUFFLES AND LAYS THE DRESS SHIRTS AND BOW TIES LOOKING GOOD.
YOU KNOW, I, I, YESTERDAY I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO AN EIGHTH GRADE GRADUATION, BUT THIS KINDERGARTEN GRADUATION IS SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE MILESTONE OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT, THE ARCHITECTURE, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, IS LAID RIGHT HERE IN THESE PROGRAMS. WE KNOW THAT.
UM, BEFORE WE GET STARTED WITH THIS WONDERFUL CELEBRATION, LEMME WAIT FOR ALL THE KIDS TO HAVE A SEAT AND YOU MAY BE SEATED AS WELL.
BEFORE WE GET FURTHER IN OUR PROGRAM WITH THIS CELEBRATION, OUR INVOCATION IS GONNA BE GIVEN BY THE STUDENTS OF WEST MEY HEAD START AND FOLLOWING THAT WE'LL WELCOME.
THE WELCOME WILL BE GIVEN BY THE STUDENTS OF LAPALCO HEAD START.
SO THEY'RE COMING IN THAT ORDER WITH MY FRIEND AND WITH MY FAMILY.
WE AT SCHOOL AND WE NOT SCHOOL IN MY, AT SCHOOL, IN MY, IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
HELP Y'ALL TO HELP ME TO LOVE AND TRUST AND WHAT'S MATTERY.
HELP ME TO LOVE MY SCHOOL AND MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
NOW WE'LL HAVE OUR WELCOME COMING TO THE STAGE
OUR WELCOME WILL BE GIVEN BY THE STUDENTS OF LAPALCO HEAD START.
Y'ALL WELCOME TO HEAD START GRADUATION.
SO WE HAD OUR VACATION BY WEST MEY AND WE HAD OUR WELCOME.
NOW IT'S TIME TO STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY THE STUDENTS OF LAPALCO HEAD START.
ONE REASON AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE OUR POLICY COUNCIL, OUR GOVERNMENT BOARD, AND THE JEFFERSON PARISH OFFICE AND STAFF AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
CAN YOU PLEASE STAND? I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU OUR, UM, OUR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF AND POLICY PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT NICOLE THOMPSON, CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR ASSIST ASSISTANCE OF JEFF OF COMMUNITY PROGRAM.
VANESSA ZIMMERMAN, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, JEFFERSON PARISH COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM.
ROCHELLE
JULIE BARMY, HEAD START, ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATIVE, JEFFERSON PARISH, COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM.
MARTHA CHAPMAN, HEALTH SERVICE MANAGER, JANAE GARRISON, SOCIAL SERVICE COORDINATOR.
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EDUCATION DISABILITY COORDINATOR.RITA, A SOCIAL SERVICE COORDINATOR, ASSISTANT GLORIA MCKENZIE, MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE SUPERVISOR.
JANIKA GREEN, JUPITER ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST TOO.
ROSEMARY WELLS, POLICY COUNCIL.
SO GARCIA, POLICY COUNCIL, VICE PRESIDENT.
Y'ALL KNOW THAT'S A LOT OF MOVING PARTS TO KEEP THE HEAD START PROGRAM RUNNING.
SO THANK YOU EVERYONE OF ALL THE NAMES THAT WERE JUST CALLED, THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.
UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR BABIES HAVE THE PROPER FOUNDATION.
UH, THESE ARE THE FOUNDATIONAL YEARS, NOT ONLY FOR LEARNING, UH, AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS, BUT ALSO JUST HOW TO BE KIND, HOW TO BE A GOOD PERSON, HOW TO BE A GOOD HUMAN BEING.
ALL OF THAT WORK IS HAPPENING IN THE HEAD START CLASSROOM.
SO WE CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR EVERYTHING THAT'S BEING DONE, UH, IN THIS PROGRAM.
WE'LL NOW HAVE SOME WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT BY THE JEFF KA HEAD START BIRTH TO FIVE PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR, MS. ROCHELLE.
TODAY IS A VERY SPECIAL MILESTONE FOR OUR HEAD START CHILDREN AS THEY GRADUATE AND PREPARE FOR THEIR NEXT JOURNEY INTO KINDERGARTEN.
CAN YOU PLEASE GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE? YOU HAVE LEARNED, GROWN, LAUGHED AND BLOSSOMED THIS SCHOOL YEAR AND TODAY IS A CELEBRATION ALL OF YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHED TO OUR PARENTS AND FAMILIES.
THANK YOU FOR ENTRUSTING YOUR CHILDREN WITH US.
WE KNOW THEY'RE YOUR MOST PRECIOUS GIFTS, SO THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR OUR PARTNERSHIP AND SUPPORT AND FOR ALLOWING US TO BE A PART OF THESE IMPORTANT EARLY YEARS OF YOUR CHILDREN LIVES.
TOGETHER WE HAVE BUILT A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR THEIR FUTURE SUCCESS.
ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A SINCERE APPRECIATION TO OUR GOVERNING BOARD COUNCIL MEMBERS, OUR POLICY COUNCIL FOR YOUR CONTINUED LEADERSHIP GUIDANCE AND UNWAVERING SUPPORT FOR OUR PROGRAM AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE 25 20 26 SCHOOL YEAR.
AND FINALLY TO OUR DEDICATED TEACHERS SUPPORT STAFF AND LEADERSHIP TEAM.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PASSION, COMMITMENT, AND YOUR HARD WORK EACH DAY.
THE LOVE AND CARE YOU POUR INTO OUR CHILDREN TRULY MAKES A DIFFERENCE.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2026.
WE BELIEVE IN EACH ONE OF YOU AND WE CANNOT WAIT TO SEE THE AMAZING THINGS YOU WILL ACCOMPLISH.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TO CELEBRATE THIS WONDERFUL OCCASION.
THANK YOU KIDS, AND WE WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK.
AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR GUEST SPEAKER WHO WOULD LIKE TO SHARE SOME ENCOURAGING WORDS WITH OUR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TODAY.
OUR GUEST SPEAKER IS RAYMOND BAMSEY AND BAMSEY BABY RAYMOND BAMSEY MANSON IS A NATIVE OF NEW ORLEANS.
LOUISIANA HAS ALWAYS HAD A PASSION FOR CONNECTING WITH OTHERS THROUGH WRITING AND ENTERTAINMENT.
HE ATTENDED SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AT NEW ORLEANS ON A TRACK SCHOLARSHIP DEMONSTRATING EARLY DISCIPLINE AND DRIVE.
AFTER DEDICATING YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY, MR. MANSON MADE A LIFE-CHANGING DECISION TO RETIRE EARLY UPON DISCOVERING HIS TRUE PURPOSE TO INSPIRE, MOTIVATE, AND EMPOWER YOUTH TO MAKE CONSCIOUS POSITIVE CHOICES.
DRAWING FROM THE POWERFUL GUIDANCE OF HIS FATHER, WHO OFTEN EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF SIMPLY THINKING, MR. MANSON DEVELOPED A TRANSFORMATIVE THINKING CAP CONCEPT.
HIS SIGNATURE NAME BAMSEY BECAME THE FOUNDATION FOR BAMSEY BABY PRODUCTIONS.
A PLATFORM THAT INTRODUCED FIVE MULTICULTURAL CHARACTERS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE
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YOUNG PEOPLE TO REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL WHILE DISCOVERING THEIR UNIQUE PURPOSE.LIKE MANY MR. MANSON FACED CHALLENGES IN HIS YOUTH, INCLUDING SHYNESS AND A STUTTER.
HOWEVER, HIS JOURNEY STANDS AS A TESTAMENT TO THE POWER OF PERSEVERANCE, CONSCIOUS THINKING AND POSITIVE DECISION MAKING.
HIS PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY, IF YOU BELIEVE IT, YOU CAN ACHIEVE IT, REFLECTS THE MINDSET THAT HELPED SHAPE HIS SUCCESS.
BAMSEY BABY PRODUCTIONS WAS CREATED WITH A GLOBAL MISSION TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF TODAY'S YOUTH.
THROUGH ENGAGING SCHOOL PERFORMANCES, EDUCATIONAL BOOKS AND MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS, THE ORGANIZATION DELIVERS CHARACTER BUILDING INITIATIVES THAT PROMOTE CRITICAL THINKING, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND PERSONAL GROWTH.
THROUGH MR. MANSON'S WORK HAS INSPIRED AND IMPACTED COUNTLESS YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS THE NATION, COMMITTED TO EXPANDING HIS REACH.
MR. MANSON ALSO SERVES AS A TEAM SHOW, TALL COAST, AND IS THE FORMER FOUNDER AND IS THE FOUNDER OF I'M THINKING AWARENESS, A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON INCREASING AWARENESS OF CONSCIOUS THINKING, INTENTIONAL DECISION MAKING, AND SELF-DEVELOPMENT.
PLEASE WELCOME RISING AUTHOR, PRODUCER, MENTOR, SONGWRITER, AND MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER.
MANSON IS ON READY, SET, GO WITH HIS GOD-GIVEN ASSIGNMENTS.
OH, HOW Y'ALL DOING TODAY MAN? COME ON NOW.
COME ON NOW Y'ALL COME ON, GIVE IT UP.
HOW Y'ALL DOING TODAY? YEAH, THIS IS A CELEBRATION, RIGHT MAN.
FIRST OF ALL, I WANNA THANK GOD FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY RIGHT NOW AND I WANNA THANK YOU ALL AS WELL BECAUSE THIS IS A, A PLEASURE BEING HERE BECAUSE IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE UNDERSTAND THAT OUR YOUTH IS SO IMPORTANT, RIGHT? AND OUR PARENTS IS THE FIRST TEACHER, THE PARENTS IS THE FIRST TEACHER.
SO WE HAVE TO INSTILL IN OUR KIDS TO THINK SMART AND BE SMART BY USING YOUR THINKING CAP.
SO EVERYBODY SAY THINKING CAP, THINKING CAP.
SO IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS BECAUSE PARENTS, TEACHERS, WE ALL KNOW THAT WE CAN MAKE ONE BAD DECISION AND THAT ONE BAD DECISION COULD CHANGE OUR WHOLE LIFE.
SO WE NEED TO TEACH OUR KIDS, INSPIRE OUR KIDS, AND MOTIVATE OUR KIDS AND REMIND THEM TO THINK BEFORE THEY ACT.
BY USING THEIR WHAT? THINKING CAP.
SO THIS IS IN CASE YOU DON'T KNOW, BA IS AABA PRODUCTION IS A GLOBAL EDUCATIONAL AND ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY.
WE COMBINE CHARACTER BUILDING, LEARNING AND ENTERTAINMENT TO PRODUCE A POSITIVE NEW GENERATION.
AND USING OUR THINKING CAP CONCEPT, WE SUCCESSFULLY DEVELOP YOUNG LEADERS.
WE TRANSFORM THINKING AND WILL IMPACT LIVES.
I'M AN AUTHOR OF FOUR BOOKS I HAVE HERE THE INJURED BIRD.
IT'S ABOUT REMINDING THE KIDS THAT EVERYBODY HAVE A PURPOSE IN LIFE AND EVERYBODY PURPOSE AND TALENT IS TO HELP OTHERS, EVEN THE BIRD.
THEN WE HAVE BAMSEY BABY FIRST THEIR SCHOOLBOOK, HOW BAMSEY BABY GOT INTRODUCED TO THE THINKING CAP BY HIS DAD.
WE HAD A FUNNY WORKBOOK DEALING WITH MATHEMATICS.
THEN WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER FINDINGS WORKBOOK.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE UNDERSTAND.
SO AT THIS TIME, I WANNA INTRODUCE YOU TO SOMETHING I USE, WHICH IS MY IMAGINATION.
I USE MY IMAGINATION TO BRING MY CHARACTERS TO LIFE THAT'S IN THIS BOOK AND TO TOUCH ON EACH AND EVERY DECISION MAKING THAT YOU'RE GONNA ENCOUNTER.
SO RIGHT NOW I WANNA INTRODUCE YOU TO MY VISION, MY DREAM, AND MY PLAN.
SO I NEED ALL THE KIDS TO STAND UP.
IN FACT, IN FACT EVERYBODY TO STAND UP.
'CAUSE I WANT Y'ALL TO SEE WHAT I GOT GOING ON IN MY HEAD.
I WANT Y'ALL TO SEE WHAT I GOT GOING ON IN MY HEAD, IN MY THINKING CAP.
OKAY, WE'RE GONNA DO A BRIEF DEMONSTRATION THOUGH.
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AND THIS SONG WE'LL CALL ROLL CALL, OKAY, WE'RE GONNA DO A ROLL CALL.THE FIRST SONG, IT GOES LIKE THIS.
AND SHAKE YOUR HANDS UP EVERYBODY SHAKE YOUR HANDS UP.
SHAKE YOUR HANDS DOWN, SHAKE YOUR HANDS UP.
ALRIGHT, WE'RE GONNA TRY IT OUT ONE MORE TIME.
EVERYBODY SHAKE YOUR HANDS UP.
SHAKE YOUR HANDS DOWN, SHAKE YOUR HANDS UP, TURN AROUND.
ALRIGHT, PARENTS AND KIDS, ONE MORE PART.
LEMME SEE IF YOU GOT YOUR THINKING CAP ON.
JUST IN CASE Y'ALL DON'T KNOW I WANT THE PRODUCTION.
SHAKE HANDS TURN AROUND AND YOUR HANDS UP.
SHAKE YOUR HANDS DOWN, SHAKE YOUR HANDS UP, TURN AROUND.
NOW HOP TURN, TURN AROUND AND THE WE GO MY TURN AROUND AND TOUCH THE SHE SHAKE HANDS.
YOUR HANDS OUT HANDS SHAKE HANDS, HANDS UP.
HANDS, HANDS, HANDS, HANDS, HANDS, HANDS.
WHAT? YOU CAN DO ALL YES, WE CAN DO.
PUT YOUR NOW PUT YOUR THINGING CAP ON.
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ALRIGHT.JUST IN CASE YOU DON'T KNOW I GOING THE BA'S OF BABY PRODUCTION.
KNOW THAT WHATEVER YOU, YOU CAN DEFINITELY ACHIEVE IT AS LONG AS YOU USE THOSE CAP.
AND THIS HAS BEEN BA DAY PRODUCTION.
THAT'S WHAT'S BEEN IN MY HEAD BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT KIDS AND EVERYBODY ATTENTION SPAN IS REALLY, REALLY SHORT.
KIDS AND ADULTS, OUR ATTENTION SPAN IS VERY SHORT.
SO WE USE THESE MASCOTS, BAMS, BABY, GINO, DJ, BIG BISCUIT, AND LAYLA.
WE USE THESE CHARACTERS TO MOTIVATE AND REMIND KIDS BECAUSE EVERYBODY CAN BE A BIG BISCUIT, RIGHT? AND SOME PEOPLE COULD BE A DJ AND SOME PEOPLE COULD BE A BA AS A BABY AND SOME PEOPLE COULD BE A LAYLA.
AND ALSO SOME PEOPLE CAN BE A GEN.
SO WE TOUCH ON ALL THESE DIFFERENT TOPICS JUST TO REMIND KIDS AND TO INSPIRE KIDS TO THINK SMART AND BE SMART.
SO ONCE AGAIN, GET UP TO BAMS THE BABY PRODUCTION.
UM, BECAUSE ONE THING WE KNOW FOR SURE THAT WHATEVER YOU BELIEVE, YOU CAN'T ACHIEVE IT.
SO IF YOU BELIEVE YOU CAN DO WHAT? ACHIEVE IT.
IF IT, IF YOU BELIEVE IT, YOU CAN DO WHAT? ACHIEVE IT.
IF YOU BELIEVE IT, YOU CAN DO WHAT? ACHIEVE IT.
IF YOU BELIEVE IT, YOU CAN DO WHAT? ACHIEVE IT.
IF YOU BELIEVE IT, YOU CAN DO WHAT? ACHIEVE IT.
IF YOU BELIEVE IT, YOU CAN DO WHAT? ACHIEVE IT.
IF YOU BELIEVE IT, YOU CAN DO WHAT? ACHIEVE IT.
IF YOU BELIEVE IT, YOU CAN DO WHAT? ACHIEVE IT.
IF YOU BELIEVE IT, YOU CAN DO WHAT? ACHIEVE IT.
IF YOU BELIEVE IT, YOU CAN DO WHAT? ACHIEVE IT.
SO THE NEXT SONG WE'RE GONNA DO IS ACHIEVE IT.
OKAY? BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT WHATEVER YOU BELIEVE, YOU CAN'T ACHIEVE IT.
HEY FRIENDS, THIS IS BAM Z, BABY DUNK Y'ALL.
HEY BA I WANT YOU TO KNOW IF F*****G DO IT, DO I BELIEVE IT? THEN I CAN ACHIEVE IT.
IF I BELIEVE IT, THEN I CAN ACHIEVE IT.
IF I BELIEVE IT, THEN I CAN ACHIEVE IT.
IF I BELIEVE IT, THEN I CAN ACHIEVE IT.
YOU KNOW WHY? YOU KNOW WHY? YOU KNOW WHY? HEY, I GOT MY COOKIE BECAUSE OF LOVE FOR YOU GOT MY TICKET CAPS ON.
'CAUSE I LOVE FOR, I MY, BECAUSE I LOVE FOR THANK I LOSE.
THANK I USING I'M BJ, NYNZ AM I BELIEVE IT.
IF I BELIEVE IT, THEN I CAN ACHIEVE IT.
IF I BELIEVE IT, THEN I CAN ACHIEVE IT.
IF I BELIEVE IT, THEN I CAN ACHIEVE IT.
HEY, I GOT MY THREE CAPS BECAUSE I LOVE, I GOT MY CAP.
'CAUSE I LOVE FOR I MY, I LOVE IF I USING, I LOSE IT.
I GOT MY, BECAUSE I LOVE, I GOT MY, BECAUSE I LOVE TO, I MY BECAUSE I LOVE IF I USING I ALL.
THANK Y'ALL PARENTS MORE THAN EVER.
RIGHT NOW IT'S A LOT NEGATIVITY GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
WE NEED POSITIVE INFLUENCES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
WE NEED BA BABY PRODUCTION IN OUR COMMUNITY.
WE NEED TO INSPIRE OUR KIDS AND REMIND OUR KIDS.
THAT'S SIMPLY THINK SMART AND BE SMART.
SO THE NEXT SONG WE'RE GONNA DO IS CALLED SING AND LEARN.
OKAY? THIS CALLED SING AND LEARN.
BUT I NEED SOME PARTICIPATION RIGHT NOW.
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I GET YEAH, GIMME, GIMME ABOUT THREE.BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO BE CREATIVE WITH LEARNING.
AND WITH BERRY, THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE DONE.
WE BECAME CREATIVE WITH LEARNING.
BUT I NEED SOME HELP RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT HERE, RIGHT HERE, RIGHT, RIGHT HERE.
LET'S JUST, LET'S LET'S THE GENTLEMAN GET IN THE MIDDLE.
CAN YOU SCOOT OVER A LITTLE BIT? AND YOU GET RIGHT HERE.
SO BEAUTIFUL, RIGHT? SO WHEN I SAY THIS HERE, I, I NEED YOUR HELP.
I NEED EVERYBODY HELP WITH ME.
WHEN I SAY WE ARE GONNA SING, SING A SONG I WANT Y'ALL TO SAY AND LEARN.
CAN Y'ALL DO THAT FOR ME? LET'S TRY IT OUT.
WE ARE GONNA SINGS THE SONG AND LEARN.
JUST IN CASE Y'ALL DON'T KNOW.
SING THE SONG AND ING THE SONG.
ALL MY QUARTER, THE THREE, I LOOKED THROUGH THE PEOPLE ONCE MY FRIENDS, IT WAS DJ OR LATER BIG BISCUIT AND GINO THAT WANTED ME COME OUT OUTSIDE TO PLAY.
SHE SAID, WHAT DOES THAT DO? I GOTTA CLEAN OUT THE ROOM.
CLEAN OUT THE ROOM, TAKE OUT THE TRASH, TAKE OUT THE TRASH, CUT THE GRASS, AND THEN GO ASK MY MAMA.
DO YOU LIKE TO LEARN? I DO LIKE TO LEARN.
DO YOU LIKE TO LEARN BISCUIT? I LIKE TO LEARN MR. BABY LIKE TO LEARN.
TELL ME, DO YOU LIKE TO LEARN? DO YOU LIKE TO LEARN? TELL ME, DO YOU LIKE TO LEARN? SING SING THE SONG.
YOU GONNA SING, SING THE SONG.
SING THE SONG WE ING SING THE SONG THE BABY BABY.
AND YOU HEARD WHAT SHE ASKED ME.
THE BABY SAID, CAN SHE LEARN? YOU THINK SHE CAN LEARN YOU.
YEAH, IF I CAN DO IT, YOU CAN DO IT.
AND THIS HAS BEEN A WHAT? ANOTHER BAS AND BABY PRODUCTION.
Y'ALL FOLLOW ME THIS WAY? YES.
THAT'S IS, IT'S SO AMAZING TO SEE THE YOUTH, UM, LOVE WHAT WE DO BECAUSE IT'S ALL FOR THE YOUTH.
YOU KNOW, I ASKED GO FOR MY PURPOSE, UM, SOME YEARS AGO BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW MY PURPOSE IN LIFE.
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TO GO TO SCHOOL, GET A JOB, PAY BILLS, AND GET IN DEBT.I DIDN'T HAVE AN OBVIOUS PURPOSE.
LIKE SOME PEOPLE HAVE AN OBVIOUS PURPOSE, RIGHT? SOME PEOPLE THAT COULD SING, SOME PEOPLE COULD PLAY PIANO, SOME PEOPLE COULD DO ALL KIND OF DIFFERENT THINGS, RIGHT? BUT WITH ME, I DIDN'T HAVE NO OBVIOUS STANDOUT PURPOSE IN LIFE.
SO WHAT I DID WAS I WENT TO GOD SEEKING FOR MY PURPOSE IN LIFE.
I MEAN, I COULD SAY I'M A LATE BLOOMER BECAUSE IF I WOULD'VE DONE IT EARLIER, MAYBE IT WOULD, IT WOULD'VE HAPPENED EARLIER.
BUT SINCE I'M A LATE BLOOMER, I WENT TO GOD AND ASKED GOD TO GIVE ME MY PURPOSE, SHOW MY PURPOSE, EXPOSE MY PURPOSE.
SO I SACRIFICE MY WHOLE ENTIRE LIFE.
CHANGE MY WHOLE ENTIRE LIFE TO DO GOD'S WORK.
AND MY GOD'S WORK IS TO GIVE BACK AND HELP OTHERS AND HELP THEM TO NOT MAKE BAD DECISIONS AND CHOICES IN MY LIFE.
AND I THANK GOD SO MUCH THAT THE FACT THAT I DIDN'T HAVE TO GO TO JAIL OR BE IN THE HOSPITAL TO CHANGE MY LIFE.
I JUST HAD TO SIMPLY GOT TIRED OF NOT LIVING IN MY PURPOSE.
'CAUSE I WAS, I WORKED TWO THROUGH JOBS, TWO THROUGH JOBS AND STILL CHASING MY TAIL, RIGHT? SO ANYWAY, ONCE I FOUND, ONCE I FOUND MY PURPOSE AND LIVED MY PURPOSE, MY WHOLE LIFE MAKES SENSE NOW.
SO PLEASE GIVE IT UP TO ME AND TO THE ALMIGHTY GOD.
SO WHAT I DID WAS I GAVE UP SOMETHING TO GET SOMETHING IN RETURN.
SO I WANT EVERYBODY SAY GIVE, GIVE, GET, GIVE, GET, GIVE, GET KIDS.
I NEED Y'ALL TO STAND UP AGAIN.
WE ABOUT TO DO THIS ONE MORE SONG FOR Y'ALL.
WE ABOUT TO GIVE TO GET RIGHT.
SO GIVES YOU HOW TO GIVE UP SOMETHING TO GET SOMETHING.
IF YOU WANNA BE NICE, IF YOU BE NICE TO YOUR FRIENDS AND YOUR PARENTS AND YOUR TEACHER, THEY'RE GONNA BE NICE TO YOU, RIGHT? SO ALWAYS REMEMBER TO GIVE.
AND WHEN YOU GIVE, YOU GONNA GET BACK IN RETURN.
ALL RIGHT? THIS SONG CALLED GIVE TO GET, IT GOES LIKE EVERYBODY GIVE PUT YOUR HANDS OUT, EVERYBODY GET PUT YOUR HANDS BACK IN.
PUT YOUR HANDS UP, PUT YOUR HANDS OUT, PUT YOUR HANDS BACK IN.
EVERYBODY GIVE, EVERYBODY GET, AND THERE'S A PART THAT GOES LIKE THIS.
EVERYBODY GIVE EVERYBODY GET REAL, REAL LOW.
OKAY? ONCE SAY, EVERYBODY GIVE.
ALL RIGHT, Y'ALL GET LIKE THAT.
ALRIGHT, DJ, YOU READY? POP IT UP.
OH, TOUGH YOUR HANDS, EVERYBODY, COME ON.
JUST IN CASE Y'ALL DON'T KNOW.
YES, THIS IS, THIS IS, I JUST WANT Y'ALL TO KNOW, THE MORE YOU GIVE, THE MORE YOU GET.
EVERYBODY GIVES, EVERYBODY GETS, EVERYBODY GIVES.
ON THREE, I WANT EVERYBODY DROP A DOLLAR.
AND THAT'S NOT EVIL, RIGHT? IS THAT YOU GOTTA SAY GIVE SOMETHING SOME, BUT GOING ELSE, READ DOWN, LET'S PUT YOUR 30 CAP.
EVERYBODY GIVES, EVERYBODY GETS, EVERYBODY GIVES.
EVERYBODY GIVES, EVERYBODY GETS, EVERYBODY GIVES.
EVERYBODY GETS, EVERYBODY GIVES.
EVERYBODY GETS, EVERYBODY GIVES.
NOT EVERYBODY PUSH CABLE FOR NOTHING.
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REALLY, WHAT'S HAPPENING, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY WANNA GET, GET, GET EVERYBODY WANNA GIVE.AND IF YOU DON'T GIVE, GUESS WHAT? YOU DON'T GET IT.
THAT'S LET'S TWO, THREE, GIVE, GIVE, GIVE, GIVE, GIVE, GIVE, GIVE, GIVE, GIVE, GIVE, GIVE, GIVE, GIVE, GIVE, GIVE, GIVE, GIVE, GIVE, GIVE, GIVE, GIVE, GIVE, GIVE, GIVE, GIVE, GIVE, GIVE, GIVE, GIVE.
MY THANKING GOT COME ON ON Y'ALL.
SO ONCE AGAIN, I WANNA THANK EVERYBODY.
GOD KNOWS THAT OUR FUTURE IS IN DANGER RIGHT NOW.
SO WE HAVE TO DO WHAT WE CAN DO TO INSPIRE OUR KIDS AND MOTIVATE OUR KIDS.
SO ONCE AGAIN, FOLLOW BA'S, A BABY.
INVITE TO YOUR DAYCARE, YOUR HOME CARE.
AND GUESS WHAT? BA'S A BABY WILL COME UP AND SHOW UP AND INSPIRE THE KIDS.
AND ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL ONCE A AGAIN.
WE LOVE YOU ALL FROM BAM BABY PRODUCTION.
ALL ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
AND I DO BELIEVE WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO SIT STILL FOR A FEW MINUTES.
I'M JUST SAYING THAT WAS A WORKOUT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THOSE ENCOURAGING WORDS AND CAPTIVATING PERFORMANCE BY BAMSEY BABY AND CREW.
ALL RIGHT, LISTEN, IT'S NOW TIME TO CONTINUE TO SHOWCASE OUR GRADUATES.
WE'LL HAVE THE HEAD START POEM BY THE STUDENTS OF JUTLAND HEAD START.
THEN WE'LL HAVE A DANCE BY STUDENTS OF LAPALCO HEAD START, FOLLOWED BY A CLASS SONG BY THE STUDENTS OF JUTLAND HEAD START.
WE'RE GONNA COME IN THAT ORDER, AFFIRMATION, THE, AND OVERCOME TODAY, MY MY FEELING.
I GET BETTER EVERY SINGLE DAY.
I, I I, WE KNOW WHO AFFIRMATION WE CAN CHOOSE.
I MEAN, THE BABE HAS MEMORIZED THEY PART, DID THEY NOT? OKAY, ALL RIGHT, NOW WE HAVE A DANCE PERFORMANCE
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BY LAPALCO HEADSTART.THE I'M NEVER GONNA LOOK BACK.
NO SHORTAGE OF TALENT WITH THESE BABIES.
COME IN WITH A SONG, JULIN HEAD START.
ANOTHER PERFORMANCE FROM JULIN HEAD START.
THIS IS GONE BY A LITTLE FASTER.
I'M FEELING A LITTLE BIT SMARTER.
I THINK I'M A LITTLE BIT TALLER.
MY SHOES FEEL A LITTLE BIT SMALLER.
LOOK AT ALL THE FRIENDS I'VE MADE.
THESE MEMORIES WILL NEVER FADE.
I AM PROUD OF ME AND ALL THAT I CAN BE WATCHING.
WATCH ME BE THE BEST THAT I CAN BE.
MY BRAIN IS A LITTLE BIT STRONGER.
MY HAIR IS A LITTLE BIT LONGER.
MY TEACHER'S A LITTLE BIT PROUDER.
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A LITTLE BIT LOUDER.LOOK AT ALL THE FRIENDS I'VE MADE.
I AM PROUD OF ME AND ALL THAT I CAN BE WATCHING.
WATCH ME BE THE BEST THAT I CAN BE.
OH KEVIN, WATCH ME BUST A MOVE.
WATCH ME BE THE BEST THAT I CAN BE.
WATCH ME BE THE BEST I CAN BE.
Y'ALL
THIS IS, YOU KNOW, THE MOMENT THAT WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR
WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE PRESENTATION OF OUR GRADUATES.
SO PLEASE WELCOME EACH CENTER SUPERVISOR AS THEY COME UP AND PRESENT THEIR GRADUATES.
I AM ALIA ALLEN, A CENTER SUPERVISOR OF JULIN HEADSTART, AMIR CAREY, MISS ELISE SAINT CARTER.
QUINELLA, CIAN, QUIN, COLBY FRAZIER.
JULIUS PEYTON, THE VJ SIERRA PIERRE.
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JE SYKES.PIERRE AVERY WILLIAMS. CONGRATULATIONS.
OKAY, THIS IS JULIN HEAD START.
OUR TEACHERS ARE MS. ISHA TAYLOR AND MS. ELISE NERO.
BATES, LAYLA BRUCE KIRA CADET.
KIMURA GOODMAN, DIOR HALL, KEN CHIKA, JEAN RIDER KELLY.
KINGSTON SMITH, KINGSTON,
THIS IS LYN HEAD START CLASS FIVE.
THE TEACHERS ARE MS. LASANA BROOKS AND MS. AISHA JOHNSON.
NEXT WE WILL HAVE LAPALCO HEAD START.
HELLO, I'M LISA SEYMOUR FROM LAPALCO HEAD START.
AND FIRST WE'LL HAVE CLASS ONE LOMAR BANKS JUNIOR.
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COME ON.OH, HE NEED TO TUCK HIS SHIRT IN.
WATKINS ADU, KAHAR WEBER AND ADORA WILLIAMS. THAT'S CLASS ONE.
THE TEACHERS ARE ALICIA BURKE AND MS. SHANNON HAWKINS.
NEXT WE'LL HAVE CLASS TWO WOR LANGE.
THOMAS
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PARIS DAVIS THERE.TYRA WRIGHT AND KASINA ROBERTS.
SABRINA ARIS, DAVIS, ARMANI, FOSTER, PRINCESS, SAVANNAH.
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PIERRE, NOAH, HEAVEN.AND AS CLASS THREE OF LAPALCO HEAD START, KAREN SAW AND TANISHA SLACK.
PARIS BRICK, PARIS, PARIS, COLE CARTER.
JEREMIAH EON, JADEN JACKSON, HALEY JENKINS, DAVINA SMITH O OSIDE WILLIAMS. AND THIS IS CLASS FOUR OF LAPALCO HEAD START.
AND NEXT WE HAVE CLASS SIX, DENVER AND CARR.
AND THE TEACHERS OF CLASS SIX.
THE REST OF THEM ARE THREE YEAR OLDS.
MS. MAISHA JOHNSON AND SARAH HENDY AND RIANKA MCGEE, THE TEACHERS IN CLASSICS.
MY NAME IS MISS CHANTEL STEVENS BRAY.
I'M THE SUPERVISOR FOR WEST MEY HEAD START.
I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF ANNOUNCING CLASS FOUR WITH THE FANTASTIC FOUR.
OH MY ETHAN, CALM ETHAN AM AN MOMO AND YASIN PCO.
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HEAD START CLASS FOUR.THE THE FANTASTIC FOUR WOMEN PRECIOUS DANCE.
WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS TIME TO CELEBRATE SOME SPECIAL PEOPLE BECAUSE OF THEIR COMMITMENT, DEDICATION.
WE WOULD LIKE ALL OF THE STAFF OF JEFF KEP PARISH HAS STARTED TO PLEASE STAND AS MS. ROSALYN EAST CAM BAY, OUR EDUCATOR DISABILITY COORDINATOR.
A DAY OF CELEBRATION OF EDUCATION.
I AM ROSALYN EAST CAMBE, THE EDUCATION COORDINATOR.
I AM RESPONSIBLE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BABIES ARE READY FOR KINDERGARTEN.
I'M ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR TEACHERS GETTING THE EDUCATION THAT THEY NEED.
SO AT THIS MOMENT, I'M GONNA TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR EDUCATORS.
IF YOU'VE GRADUATED IN A CLASS OF 25, 26, PLEASE WAVE YOUR HAND.
IF YOU ARE WORKING ON YOUR CDA.
PLEASE RAISE, RAISE YOUR HA, WAVE YOUR HAND.
IF YOU ARE WORKING ON AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
IF YOU ARE WORKING ON YOUR BACHELOR'S DEGREE, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU HAVE YOUR CDA.
IF YOU HAVE AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE.
IF YOU HAVE A BACHELOR'S DEGREE, PLEASE WAIVE YOUR HAND.
IF YOU HAVE A MASTER'S DEGREE, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
PARENTS, AS YOU NOTICE, WE ARE EDUCATED.
SO LET'S GIVE THEM A HAND OF APPLAUSE TO THE, TO DEDICATE OUR STAFF, WE HONOR YOU.
WE WANT TO EXTEND A HEARTFELT APPRECIATION FOR ALL YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS, TIME, EFFORT TO ENSURING JEFF KA HEAD SAW PROVIDES A HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION TO OUR CHILDREN.
WE WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR YOUR TIMELESS DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO THE CHILDREN OF HEAD START AND THE UNENDING SUPPORT TO THEIR FAMILIES.
YOU WORK YOUR WORK HAS BEEN NOTICED AND APPRECIATED.
AGAIN, WE SALUTE ALL OF THE STAFF OF JEFFERSON PARISH HEAD START.
LET'S GIVE THEM ANOTHER HAND OF APPLAUSE.
WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS TIME TO THANK OUR FAMILIES AS WELL.
MS. JANAE GARRISON, OUR SOCIAL SERVICE COORDINATOR, WILL ADDRESS YOU NOW.
PARENTS, WE GIVE YOU BACK YOUR CHILDREN, THE SAME CHILDREN YOU ENTRUSTED TO OUR CARE LAST FALL.
WE GIVE THEM BACK POUNDS, HEAVIER INCHES, TALLER, MONTHS WISER, MORE RESPONSIBLE AND MORE MATURE THAN THEY WERE THEN.
ALTHOUGH THEY WOULD HAVE ATTAINED THIS IN SPITE OF US, IT HAS BEEN OUR HAPPY PRIVILEGE TO WATCH THEIR PERSONALITY UNFOLD DAY BY DAY AND MARVEL AT EACH NEW ACHIEVEMENT, EACH NEW SUCCESS AND EACH NEW EXPANSION OF SELF.
WE GIVE THEM BACK RELUCTANTLY FOR HAVING SPENT 10 MONTHS TOGETHER.
WE HAVE GROWN CLOSE, HAVE BECOME AN ESSENTIAL PART OF EACH OTHER, AND WE SHALL ALWAYS RETAIN THAT RELATIONSHIP.
THIS YEAR WE HAVE LIVED, LOVED, LAUGHED, PLAYED, LEARNED, AND ENRICHED EACH OTHER'S LIVES.
WE WISH IT COULD GO ON INDEFINITELY, BUT GIVE THEM BACK.
WE MUST TAKE CARE OF THEM FOR THEY ARE PRECIOUS AND ONE OF A KIND.
REMEMBER THAT WE SHALL ALWAYS BE INTERESTED IN YOUR CHILDREN AND THEIR DESTINY WHEREVER THEY GO, WHATEVER THEY DO, AND WHOEVER THEY BECOME,
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THEIR JOYS AND SORROWS.PLEASE CALL ON US IF THERE IS ANYTHING FURTHER WE CAN EVER DO FOR THEM.
WE HOPE YOU HAVE A HAPPY AND SAFE SUMMER FROM JEFF KA.
NOW WE'LL HAVE OUR CLOSING REMARKS FROM OUR JEFF KA ADMIN ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR, MS. JULIE BARMY.
THIS IS THE PART WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THEIR OFFICIAL HEAD START ALUMNI.
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK PASTOR RANDY AND KATHY SAFO AND BELIEVER'S LIFE FAMILY FOR ALLOWING US TO USE THIS ED EDIFICE FOR OUR GRADUATION.
SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING ABOUT ALL THE WONDERFUL GRADUATIONS.
PLEASE STAND AS WE ALLOW OUR 2026 HEAD START GRADUATES TO PROCEED OUT OF THE AUDITORIUM.