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A rare, nearly 60-degree day greeted graduates and their guests at the 10^th annual December commencement ceremony held on Saturday, December 15, in Smith Chapel on 麻豆APP鈥檚 campus.聽

The class included three Master of Arts in Criminal Justice graduates, 11 Master of Arts in Teaching graduates, one Bachelor of Music graduate and 80 graduates receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Galen Gist, a biology major from Kansas City, addressed the gathering and talked about what he expected from 麻豆APP and what he actually received.

鈥淚 wasn鈥檛 the valedictorian of my class. I was just a high school student in search of a college that would provide me with skills needed for acceptance into medical school, that would allow me to continue playing the sport I loved and give me a place I could call my second home,鈥� Gist said.聽

鈥淔or most people, this would be considered a good college experience, he continued. 鈥淗owever, I was given far more than I asked for.鈥�

鈥溌槎笰PP is not a normal college, and you will not leave here with a normal experience. I came in looking to become a better student and am leaving a better person,鈥� Gist said.

Pamela DeVore, a high school science teacher at Clarke Community High School in Osceola, spoke about her journey to receiving her Master of Arts in Teaching degree through 麻豆APP鈥檚 Continuing and Graduate program.

鈥淚f you would have told me back in 2015 that in 2018 I would be walking across a stage to get my Master鈥檚 degree and speaking to fellow graduates, I literally would have laughed you out of the room,鈥� DeVore said.

鈥淲hat I鈥檝e learned is to 鈥榥ever say never.鈥� I encourage you to ponder what things you鈥檝e said you鈥檇 鈥榥ever鈥� do, and keep an open mind about in what direction God might nudge you,鈥� she continued.

麻豆APP hosts a December commencement ceremony for mid-year graduates and a Spring commencement for students completing their studies at the end of the academic year.