Good afternoon I am Cadet Dwane Boyer Class of 2026. I have been in JROTC for 3 years and have the honor today of speaking about my favorite teacher Sgt Baham. Sgt Baham always says education is not just about textbooks and exams; it's also about shaping your student's character, building values, and impacting a student’s life. Sgt Baham plays a huge role in this aspect of my life and all of the students here at Dublin High School. So I talked with the JROTC class, and we put together a list. A list of the top ten things Sgt Baham has taught us:
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10) If you want to change the world…. start by making your bed and if you have a terrible day, at least you come home to a bed that is made, one that YOU have made and it will give you a sense of accomplishment and a hope for a better tomorrow.
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9) It's not if life knocks you down but when it knocks you down, do you have the hunger inside you to dust yourself off, and get up? And if you want to make sure you can get up…stay spiritually, physically, and mentally prepared!!!
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8) Screen time check! At random times Sgt Baham will make us pull our phones out and check our screen time. He then will tell us that if we have 4 hrs. to spend on Tik Chat, insta face, face to gram, and snap Tok (he never gets the names right), then you had time to do something to improve yourself! Always work twice as hard as you play!
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7) Every action in life does not require a reaction and the only math he remembers from school is 7 to 1. You will fail 7 times before you succeed 1 time. The mindset of successful people is that the 1 time they succeed is worth the 7 fails. Where is your mindset?
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6) Successful people read a minimum of 25 min a day! What are you reading and tell me about it!
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5) My job is not to be your friend…. I get paid by Dublin High School to make sure you have the tools to be successful during and after high school! I do NOT want to see you shaking salt on my fries at McDonald's at 35 years old. I want to see you managing 2 or 3 McDonalds.
4) On Monday is the quote of the week assignment. You stand up and say the quote, what it meant to you, and how you apply it in your everyday life. He then assigns you a grade on the effort and preparation that you have put into the assignment. Like clockwork, someone always says Sgt. Baham why did you give me that grade? To which he always replies I didn’t give you that grade, that’s what you earned!
3) 2+2 does Not equal Taylor Swift and I was born at night but it wasn’t last night! So think twice before you come into my office and tell me a lie. It's Ok to make mistakes but don’t make the same one twice because it means you didn’t learn anything the first time!
2) We are one Team, one Dream, and one Family! If you have a problem, he has a problem and if he has a problem…then you dang sure have one!
And the number 1 thing we learned in Sgt Baham class is:
1) I love you…. If you ever find yourself at DHS at 7:15 come to Sgt Baham’s office. 50-60 kids come to his office to tell him good morning and give him a fist bump or a hug. He stops whatever he is doing to give them a hug, fist bump, say good morning to them and then tells them to have a great day, be smart and I love you.
