Page 8 - Year Book 2019
P. 8
A Head
Girl’s
Farewell
Firstly I would like to say congratulations to the Today as I stand here before you, I’m proud to
class of 2019. Despite all the challenges we have say that it isn’t just the physical beauty of this
faced in getting here tonight, we have arrived. school, or the learners that walk through these
We can proudly say “Mama, I made it!” halls that make this school great.
I think eI think everyone, even teenagers sometimes,
It’s the teachers.
can fall into the trap of underestimating just It’s the people who sit in the classrooms ready
how hard it can be to pull off being a teenager to make a difference, ready to educate and em-
without completely losing your mind. For those power the future generations of this world,
of you who are here this morning you’ll under- keep these walls standing, and give this school,
stand exactly what I’m talking about. our school, a great name.
I vividly remember sitting in this very hall for the William Arthur Ward once said “the mediocre
rst time during my Grade Eight Orientation, lis- teacher tells, the good teacher explains, the su-
tening to Mrs Fridberg tell us that she was perior teacher demonstrates and the great
going to be our school mommy. It was in that teacher inspires”. And that’s what you are, in-
moment where I thought to myself “I just might spiring. I don’t think there is anyone here, both
have made the biggest mistake of my life!” parents and learners alike, who are not impact-
I ed by an educator.
I came came to high school with one goal, to nd my
voice and gain my independence. I didn’t So thank you. Thank you because you told us
expect to have somebody to lean on, a shoulder just how great we can be. You explained that
to cry on, and here was this woman, standing in life can sometimes be just as complicated as
front of about 250 learners she didn’t even Euclidean geometry. You demonstrated what
know, declaring that she was going to be our dedication looks like by being prepared for
shoulder to cry on and a pillar to lean on, if ever every single lesson. And nally, thank you for
w
we needed one needed one. inspiring us to be the best and truest versions
Listening to both Mrs Plaskitt and Mrs Fridberg o
of ourself ourselves.
speak with such passionate enthusiasm about
the ethos and culture of Willowmoore High
School gave me such a sense of pride for a Reamogetse Gunene-
school I was yet to become part of. Valedictory speech October 2019
