{"id":33471,"date":"2023-07-08T20:58:25","date_gmt":"2023-07-09T00:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=33471"},"modified":"2023-07-09T19:51:33","modified_gmt":"2023-07-09T23:51:33","slug":"lakeland-mother-of-7-honored-as-valedictorian-at-a-college-graduation-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2023\/07\/08\/lakeland-mother-of-7-honored-as-valedictorian-at-a-college-graduation-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakeland mother of 7 honored as valedictorian at a college graduation ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"622\" height=\"291\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 622px) 100vw, 622px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-28-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-28-4.png 622w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-28-4-300x140.png 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Payne said her family has been the backbone of her entire journey and even spoke about them in her speech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Lakeland mother of seven graduated from&nbsp;Keiser University&nbsp;and was honored as her class&#8217;s valedictorian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ashley Payne put on her cap and gown and addressed her fellow classmates at 6 p.m. Friday, at the Youkey Theater in Lakeland. She&#8217;s no stranger to the stage, though. Payne was valedictorian at her Families of Faith Christian Academy High School graduation ceremony back in 2006.<\/p>\n\n\n        \n        <div class=\"embedpress-gutenberg-wrapper source-provider-Youtube aligncenter ep-clear   ep-content-protection-disabled inline\" id=\"46374ab7-d1c8-4981-b31b-bbacbba5d144\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube \">\n            <div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper \">\n                <div id=\"ep-gutenberg-content-897d53609a19230b902fca1165ad39e0\" class=\"ep-gutenberg-content\">\n                    <div >\n                        <div class=\"ep-embed-content-wraper preset-default insta-grid ep-google-photos-carousel\"\n                            style=\"max-width:600px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\"                                                                                                                >\n\n                            <div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-9222c86e323b293e849020735920c5e9 ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:600px; height:340px; max-height:340px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" title=\"Keiser University Valedictorian Speech 2023- Ashley Payne, RN, BSN\" width=\"600\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2Rq-tHK3inA?feature=oembed&#038;color=red&#038;rel=1&#038;controls=2&#038;start=true&#038;end=true&#038;fs=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media;accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;gyroscope;picture-in-picture clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen title=\"Lakeland mother of 7 honored as valedictorian at a college graduation ceremony\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\t\t\t<script>\n\t\t\t\tif (typeof gie === 'function') {\n\t\t\t\t\tgie(function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t\tvar iframe = document.querySelector('.ose-embedpress-responsive iframe');\n\t\t\t\t\t\tif(iframe && !iframe.getAttribute('title')){\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tiframe.setAttribute('title', '')\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t                        <\/div>\n\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She graduated as a registered nurse with a bachelor&#8217;s degree in science and nursing. Payne said her family has been the backbone of her entire journey and even spoke about them in her speech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On her first day of class in 2019, Payne said her oldest daughter, Lorelai, who was 9 years old at the time, sent her to school with a note that said, &#8220;Aim for the moon, if you miss, you may hit a star.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That message stuck with Payne throughout her journey to becoming a registered nurse.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;If she can realize the vast opportunities this world has to offer, so can you,&#8221; Payne said in a statement from&nbsp;Keiser University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After graduation, Payne plans to earn her Master of Science degree in Nurse-Midwifery at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Payne said her family has been the backbone of her entire journey and even spoke about them in her speech. 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