Words of wisdom from Kindergarteners inspires Hayfield High School Class of 2019

When Hayfield K-12 Principal Grant Klennert, was preparing his high school graduation speech last week, he decided to get advice from an unconventional group.
Instead of talking to other administrators or staff members, he decided to stop by the two kindergarten classes and ask the students to give seniors some advice for when they graduate high school.
“There is a book “Everything I Need to Know, I Learned in Kindergarten” by Robert Fulgham.  The book is based on the inherit ways people need to treat and respect one another, whether in kindergarten, in the last hour of being a high school student, or as an adult,” Klennert said in his speech. “Therefore, instead of trying to wrap my mind around what is the best way to address the Class of 2019, with words of wisdom or quotes from the actual book, I thought I would ask this year’s kindergarten class to give the seniors some advice.  This week, I went down to our two kindergarten classrooms and asked them the following question:  “What advice would you give our graduating seniors?”
Some of the advice that the kindergarten students gave to the high school class included:
 
• Get a puppy.• Work for a job• If you’re hungry, take your girlfriend or boyfriend on dates so you can eat.• Don’t be scared and face your fears• Get married• Be nice to your neighbors• Keep helping others• Hide under your bed if it’s stormy.
 
Klennert explained during his speech to the graduates that the advice that the kindergarten students gave is really good advice.
“I couldn’t ask for better advice if I tried.  My sincere hope is that when you leave here today, you have an abundance of opportunities to change the world and fulfill much if not all of the advice our kindergartners gave.  Remember, you have already changed the world.  Eighteen years ago, you changed the world for your families, when you came into this world.  Thirteen years ago, you changed this school and staff with your presence in kindergarten and you have continued it through today,” Klennert stated during his speech.
“You’ve changed the world everyday you’ve walked through these doors, whether it was the way you talked to underclassmen, the way you interacted with teachers and staff or the sense of pride and community you demonstrated at all of the events and activities you have participated in since kindergarten.  You changed the world and will continue to do so,” he went on to say.