Valedictory Address Essay

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Valedictory Address Ko To our school president, honored guest, Mr. Principal, members of the administration, faculty and staff, batchmates, friends, ladies and gentlemen, good morning Speaking in front of an audience is always a tough task, and speaking in behalf of the batch, adds pressure to the situation. I must admit, I feel euphoric but at the same time apprehensive at this moment. However, I should say that I am not afraid to speak to the expectant crowd here today – after all CNHSians are known to be “Nalalaing ken natutured” – in the positive meaning, of course, which is to be confident and ready to take on challenges. What I am afraid of is to somehow let down my class – The Caliguian National High School Class 2016– who has accorded me the honor of speaking in their behalf to all who have gathered here today to watch us commence from the portals of Caliguian National High School out into the world. Thus I shall keep my message short and simple. If there is one word I would choose to describe this time of our life, our Graduation Day, it would be the word verb. Our teachers in English taught us that a verb is an action word which has a past, present, and future forms. Our commencement exercises today have the element of the past tense. I am sure all of us feel a sense of accomplishment and nostalgia after 4 difficult yet enjoyable years in the Caliguian National High School. Who could ever forget the times when we were all praying that our dear teachers would forget our assignment or project? Who could not remember the first stirrings of our hearts when we became infatuated? The feelings of joy and tension when we succeeded and when we feared that we would fail? It’s all funny and sad looking back after all of these years. All of us here are now part of the history of the school and for all of us, the school is now part of our

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