This 8th Grader's speech moved every spectator during his middle school graduation day - not into tears as you might all be thinking, but into pits of 8-minute laughter. You can probably say he made a mash-up of every campaign rally he had watched as he impersonated presidential hopefuls, Trump, Cruz, President Obama, Clinton and Sanders.
Not only did Jack Aiello's speech made every conversation a possibility after the Thomas Middle School graduation, his speech also reached other people's ears through a viral video that circulated online. After he impersonated presidential hopefuls, Jack Aiello is now being dubbed as the next comedy star to watch out for, or the next president of the United States.
"If you were to ask him what he really wants to do, he really truly does want to be president someday. He feels a great desire to be a leader. A politician or a comedian, which the lines do sometimes blur," John Aiello, Jack's father, said as quoted by NBC Chicago.
People agree with Jack's father that he has acquired some professional comedic antics. With the way his graduation speech turned out, it also shows his great interest in politics. He wouldn't have successfully impersonated this election's presidential hopefuls including current President Barrack Obama, if he didn't know the distinct way their hands moved, the tone of voice they use when they deliver a speech, and the usual content of what comes out of their mouths.
With just picking out lines from his hilarious graduation speech, you would already have an idea of the presidential hopeful he is impersonating. In one part pertaining to the school's language classes, he said, "You know, people say I don't like China, I love China. I mean, I love China. I mean, I have so many terrific friends in China. But I took Spanish and let me just tell you, by the way, that it was fantastic. Muy fantastico." If you follow the election campaign, you would no doubt know that the 8th Grader was mocking Donald Trump.
Jack changed into a higher tone towards the end of his graduation speech, increasing his voice's volume as he impersonated the only female presidential hopeful, Hillary Clinton. Modulating on words Hillary uses frequently, he says "I'd like to start off by thanking the great hardworking teachers of Thomas Middle School. They've been our champions. They've given us the skills to get us through sixth grade and through eighth grade. And now we're going to take those skills and apply them to high school."
Throughout the 8-minute video, everyone was heard cheering and laughing when Jack Aiello, in full character, impersonated the U.S. most talked about politicians these days. He got the standing ovation he deserved at the end of his graduation speech when the audience was already in high spirits.
As reported by NBC Chicago, the 8th Grader's graduation speech was originally an English subject requirement. Jack got the go-signal to deliver it on graduation day when his speech was one of the three pieces chosen by the teachers to complete Thomas Middle School's Graduation Day this year.
The most viewed graduation speech of all time as of 2013 is Steve's Job's 2005 Commencement Address at Stanford University. The Apple founder's speech has garnered over 26 million views with Seth McFarlane's 2006 Harvard speech landing on second place with 10 million views (via Visible Measures).
According to About Education, the top ten themes of a graduation speech are as follows: importance of goal-setting, taking responsibility for one's actions, purpose of mistakes, contiuous search for inspiration, reaching for dreams, creating a personal daily mantra, application of the golden rule, value of humility and gratitude, focusing on life's essentials, and setting high expectations. Jack Aiello's speech might have been hilarious but it did not forget to pay tribute to the school and its staff, and to thank them for the years of lessons learned that can be applied to their high school life and beyond.
Laugh your heart out as you watch the video of the 8th Grader's graduation speech below. Share the part that you found most hilarious or the impersonation that you think is closest to a presidential hopeful on the Comments section. For more news like this and your daily dose of parenting tips, follow Parent Herald.
