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Hello, everyone. I'm very proud that I have
been chosen to speak to you all today. I'm a bit nervous as I've never made a
speech before to so many people, so please forgive me if it shows!
As we all know, this is the school leavers'
party and it's time to say goodbye to everyone. We' re sorry to leave you at
the end of our junior high school education and we promise that we'll never
forget the happy times we have spent in these buildings with you all.
I'd like to thank three groups of people
for the three things I've learnt while I am a pupil at our school. The three
things are friendship, love and knowledge.
The first group is my friends and what I've
learnt is the importance of friendship. We've worked hard together and we've
even shared some difficult times together but we've also had a lot of fun. Many
of us will go to new schools and we may not see each other so often in the
future. Others will go on to senior high school and continue their close
friendships. But friends don't have to see each other all the time. Sometimes
the friends you treasure most are the friends you see less often. A life
without old friends is like a day without sunshine. We'll always stay in touch.
The second group is our parents and
grandparents. We thank you for the love you have shown to us during our years
at junior high school, for making homes where we feel both safe, and relaxed,
and where we can prepare ourselves for our school days. We also thank you for
your help with our homework. How many of us owe our good grades to the
suggestions you have made during those long evenings?
And finally, the third group is our
teachers. We can never pay you back for your kindness, your patience and gift
of knowledge which you have offered us. Sometimes you've made us work very hard.
But you have always been fair and you'll always be our role models.
There's a saying from Ireland which is a
favorite of mine: Strangers are only friends you haven't met yet. I couldn't
say it better myself. So from the bottom of my heart, I thank you all and wish
you success in the future.
