“Congratulations! Today is your day. You're off to Great Places! You're off and away!”

What does it mean?

A cheerful send-off for someone starting a new journey or new stage of life. Exciting things are waiting for them.

Key vocabulary

off and away

leaving and starting a journey

• “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.”– Dr. Seuss
• “How did it get so late so soon?”– Often attributed to Dr. Seuss
• “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.”– Dr. Seuss