“I’ve always been a rule follower. When they said not to chew gum, I didn’t chew gum. When they said not to use your cellphone, I didn’t use my cellphone. But today, in the spirit of defying expectations, and for perhaps the last time at this podium, I say..."
Early College High School valedictorian Alem Hadzic has gone viral after he took the stage at his graduation ceremony to deliver his speech—just hours after his father's funeral.
"3 years later, it’s hard to not try to associate myself as ‘the shirtless jogger.’ That’s the reason people started to care about me...3 years later, I’ve probably lost more followers than most people will ever have."
