He’d memorized his version of the seven-minute speech, and he and his best friend, Eastern senior Ria Ravel, 18, had reached out to classmates through social media before graduation day and asked them to chant “Let him speak!” should someone try to censor him. (Courtesy of the Dershem family)ĭershem was ready. On June 17, Bryce Dershem and his father Michael Dershem pose for pictures at the Eastern Regional High School commencement in Voorhees, NJ. WHYY thanks our sponsors - become a WHYY sponsor
