Ballsy Valedictorian Goes Off Script And Starts Bashing The Administration During His Commencement Speech Before Having His Mic Cut
MCALL – The valedictorian and class president of Wyoming Area’s class of 2017 had his microphone silenced mid-speech during Friday’s graduation ceremony when he started to criticize school administrators.
Villanova University-bound Peter Butera had just started to criticize what he considers an overly authoritarian administration when the plug got pulled on his speech and he was approached by Principal Jon Pollard to leave the stage at Sobieski Stadium.
“I don’t think it could have gone any better,” Butera, 18, said Sunday. “I got my point across and them cutting the microphone proved my point to be true.”
Wyoming Area Superintendent Janet Serino said graduation speeches are vetted ahead of time and Butera veered off the script of the one he submitted.
“I assume if I went off script and praised the administration it would not have gotten pulled,” said Butera, the son of local attorney Michael Butera.
Nuts dragggginnngggggg on the ground by Peter Butera right here. Didn’t see that coming from not only a valedictorian, but a class president valedictorian. True double threat of nerdism. Those are usually the kids reminding the teacher to assign homework and asking questions 1 minute before the bell, not the ones going off script to rip the entire administration a new asshole in front of every student and their entire family. Power moves only.
Right before the sound was cut during Butera’s speech, he noted that those involved in student government — from class president to student council — really have no influence in how the school operates and that will hold graduates back in the real world.
“Despite some of the outstanding people in this school, a lack of real student government — and the authoritative nature that a few administrators and school members have — prevents students from developing as true leaders. Hopefully, this will change … (audio turned off).”
Butera kept talking but few people could hear him. The crowd booed and many people shouted “Let him speak!”
“He said, ‘Alright Peter, you’re done,’?” Butera recalled the principal saying.
After the principal approached and motioned for Butera to leave the stage, the crowd and his classmates gave him a standing ovation as he walked to his seat.
He’s dead on. Nothing could have proved his point more than them cutting the mic. Big Brother High School just trying to squash all the thoughtcrimes and keep Oceania Wyoming Area High brainwashed.
[h/t The Morning Call]