MHS seniors invite Elon Musk to be their graduation speaker after typhoon abruptly ends school year

As the Public School System concluded the school year in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Sinlaku many students are looking forward to graduations and promotions in the coming weeks.

Seniors at Marianas High School sent a letter to one of the wealthiest people in the world, Elon Musk, inviting him to be their graduation keynote speaker.

“Your story has inspired students like me to dream beyond our circumstances. Living on a small island in the Pacific can sometimes make opportunities feel far away, but your work has shown us that impossible ideas can become reality through innovation, perseverance, and courage,” student Reggie Castro wrote on behalf of his classmates.

Castro added, “Your presence at our graduation would inspire an entire generation of students from our islands. It would remind us that our dreams still matter, even during difficult times. It would show students that someone who helped revolutionize space travel, electric vehicles, artificial intelligence, and technology believes in young people from places often overlooked by the world.”

Castro also urged Musk to consider supporting PSS, MHS, and its STEM programs in the wake of the disaster.

Castro concluded, “Whether or not this reaches you personally, I wanted you to know that students here on Saipan continue to dream big despite everything we are facing.”