Prelude............................................................................Class of 2023 Yearbook Video
Procession.......................................“Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1, Opus 39”
Sir Edward Elgar, Composer - Performed by YMLA Band
Opening Remarks....................................................................................Derrick Brown
Principal
Presentation of Colors..........................................................Sam Houston High School
JROTC Color Guard
National Anthem................................................................“The Star-Spangled Banner”
Francis Scott Key, Lyricist - Performed by YMLA Band
Pledge of Allegiance to the U.S. and Texas Flags.............Francisco Manuel Soriano III
Vice President
Reflection of Gratitude................................................Andrew Rodriguez Carrizales IV
Class President
Introduction of Guests............................................................................Derrick Brown
Principal
Senior Messages......................................................Trevor William Miner, Salutatorian
Kamau Jamari Franks, Valedictorian
Principal’s Address..................................................................................Derrick Brown
Principal
Presentation of the Class of 2023................................................Jessica Avalos-Alvarez
Acceptance of the Class of 2023...........................................................Alicia Sebastian
SAISD Board Vice President
Awarding of Diplomas & Scholarships...............................................Board of Trustees
Turning of Tassels.............................................................Francisco Manuel Soriano III
Vice President
Recessional......................................“Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1, Opus 39”
Sir Edward Elgar, Composer - Performed by YMLA Band
“The students who shall be speaking at the graduation ceremony were selected based on neutral criteria to deliver messages of the students’ own choices. The content of each student speaker’s message is the private expression of the individual student and does not reflect the endorsement, sponsorship, position, or expression of the District.”