Celebration | the Future is Here! | Summer 2018 16 What are you going to do for the rest of your life? F ind what you love, and match it with what you are good at, what gifts and talents you have, and that is a sure-fire way of knowing what you should do with your life. It can be hard. You may have rejection. But, find the tenacity within yourself to keep persevering and follow your heart. Be true to yourself in being who you were meant to be! Take a bold risk: follow your passion and your dreams, and choose happiness. Rodney Ingram ’10 developed his academic, linguistic, acting, and musical talents at ASP. After understudying the title role of the Broadway production of Disney’s Aladdin, he is currently Raoul in ThePhantomoftheOpera on Broadway. true gold B eing invited to give this commencement speech is a greater honor than winning an Academy Award. The gold Oscar statue is wonderful, but our children and their education, well, that’s what really counts, that’s true gold. Sometimes we can’t see the special things inside of us that make us unique, but someone else can draw it out of us. These people are the archers in your life – mentors, parents, teachers, coaches, and friends. You are the arrow. They pull back the bow and launch you into your future. All of you today are being launched into the future. I encourage you to use that hidden gift inside of you for the good of others. And, pull back the bow, and help launch others into their future. Glen Keane P’97 ’99 is a 38-year veteran of Walt Disney, creator of title characters on The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Tarzan, Pocahontas, and Tangled, and winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2018. “The gold Oscar statue is wonderful, but our children and their training and education, well, that’s what really counts, that’s true gold. ” Alumni Speakers 2018 Class Representatives Sofia Borletti and Christian Reed will help keep classmates connected to their alma mater and to each other.