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Commencement speaker Zach Murphy urges Big Sky graduates to seek connection and acknowledges personal struggles with depression
Summary
Teacher and commencement speaker Zach Murphy told the Big Sky High School class of 2025 that their generation will face novel challenges in technology and social media, and he urged graduates to prioritize human connection; Murphy also spoke openly about his own experience with episodes of significant sadness.
Zach Murphy, a teacher and the 2025 commencement speaker at Big Sky High School, told graduates on May 20 that while older generations can offer guidance, today’s students will face problems their elders did not, and it will be up to them to solve those challenges.
“None of us grew up with social media being around from the moment we were born,” Murphy said.…
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