GRADUATION SCRIPT

ERIK : Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen! Graduation day is always a day of
rejoicing for it marks the conclusion of an educational journey and the
commencement of another more uncertain and more difficult part of man’s quest
for a better life and future. Indeed, today signifies the culmination of many years
of hard work in the relentless pursuit of knowledge: knowledge that will enable a
person to embrace opportunities and take on challenges with clear vision and
purpose. Friends, welcome to the 22nd Commencement Exercises and Moving Up
Ceremony of Universal Evangelical Christian School.

EDEN : This afternoon, we celebrate the accomplishments and academic

achievements of our students. And today’s celebration shall focus on the
theme Pagkakaisa sa Pagkakaiba-iba: Kalidad na Edukasyon para sa Lahat (Unity
in Diversity: Quality Education for All).

ERIK : Ma’am may I know the highlight of this theme?

EDEN : This theme highlights the role of K to 12 Basic Education Program in

developing an educated society where the challenges and benefits of diversity are
embraced and welcomed by every Filipino.

ERIK : Ladies and Gentlemen, the Processional March of the Graduates with their
respective parents.

This Commencement Exercises and Moving Up Ceremony also provide an

opportunity to recognize Universal Evangelical Christian School’s outstanding
faculty and staff – who are dedicated to providing the highest quality education
and to making a positive difference in the lives of our learners.

And now Ladies and Gentlemen the Faculty and Staff….. Principal….. School
Director….. Guest of Honor and Speaker.

EDEN : And now the entrance of colors.

ERIK : To begin the ceremony, please remain standing as we pay tribute to our
national flag through the singing of the Philippines National Anthem to be
conducted by Keisha F. Adora, a Grade 6 with honors pupil followed by the singing
of the School Hymn to be led by Jenevieve D. Soriano, a grade 10 student.

EDEN : To bless this momentous occasion, let us pay tribute, honor and glory to
our Almighty God through an Invocation to be led by a Kindegarten II with high
honors pupil - Fritzie Andrea B. Guttierez.
ERIK : To give us the view of this occasion, it is my distinct privilege to introduce
to you - Kyla P. Galacite, a Grade 6 with high honors pupil for the opening
remarks.

 Special Number
Grade 10 students

EDEN : Thank you Kyla Galacite for the meaningful and insightful speech. And
now I would like to call on the graduates for their Welcome Song.

For Kinder II they will be singing Happy Day,

For Grade 6, a remix song, and
for Grade 10 – Your New Beginning.

ERIK : And now the most significant moment in every graduation ceremony has
come. May we call on Mrs. Menchie G. Alano, the School Principal for the
presentation of candidates for graduation.

This is to be followed by confirmation of the Graduates by our guest of

honor and speaker Dr. Christian T. Espanol.

EDEN : Thank to our principal and to our guest of honor and speaker.

: Music is the expression of the soul. It moves emotions and feels with the
movement of time. And now let’s all sit back and enjoy as we witness and watch
the graduates perform their own rendition of their favorite graduation song.

For Kinder II they will be singing “I’m Ready to Go”.

For Grade 6 - “The Climb” and
For the Grade 10 – A Million Dreams.

ERIK : Thank you so much to our graduates for the heartwarming graduation
songs. That was an awesome delivery of lines and melody and I hope our guests
think the same.

: Today’s affair is being graced by a special man who will in a minute deliver
his words of wisdom to our young graduates and to their parents as well. To get
to know more of him, may we call on our very own School Director to introduce
our distinguish guest of honor and speaker.

EDEN: Thank you Dr. Espanol for coming over and inspiring all of us. It
enlightened many of us especially the young graduates. We are so grateful to
have you as our guest of honor and speaker on this momentous event.
 : On behalf of Universal Evangelical Christian School, we acknowledge the
dedication and perseverance of one of the teachers of this Alma Mater. To
present the plaque of appreciation, may we request our school director and our
school principal to as they formally extend the gratitude and tribute for this
individual.

ERIK : So, it is my honor to invite this outstanding person to come on stage to

receive the award.

EDEN : Thank you so much Ma’am Leni for your excellent and exceptional service.
Working for 17 years in only one institution is not an easy task. Congratulations
again!

ERIK : And now we are gathered today to celebrate the most awaited part of this
program: the achievements of a group exceptionally talented individuals and the
awarding of medals for the deserving pupils of Kinder II, Grade 6 and Grade 10
students.

: The graduates will be receiving Meritorious Awards, Loyalty Awards,

Academic Awards and of course the Honors Awards.

:May I call on our principal, our school director and our guest of honor and
speaker to do the honor of giving the awards.

Department Coor. Kinder II ( Mary Gay Palentinos and Marilou Magdalaga)

Grade 6 (Atiliana Martinez)
Grade 10 (Odyssa Gayondato)

EDEN : To our graduates, once your name has been called please come on stage
with your respective parents or guardians to receive the award.

ERIK : Congratulations to the awardees. Your parents are truly proud of you.
Keep it up!

EDEN : At this very moment, let us all be inspired as the Grade 6 with honors
pupils’ Speech of Gratitude. With a warm, round of applause; lend your ears to
Axle Rose S. Japsay, Zyrille Mae J. Lavarias and Khalid K. Muhammad.

ERIK : Thank you for the encouraging Speech of Gratitude by our Grade 6 with
honors pupils.

: A certificate of Graduation is the tangible evidence of being a

graduate in this beloved school. This is indeed the fruit of your endeavor. So, to
do the honors of the distribution of certificates of graduation to our young
graduates, I now invite once more our principal, the school director and our
beloved guest of honor and speaker for the distribution of certificates to our
graduates.

EDEN : Congratulations to our graduates. Without a doubt, your parents are truly
proud of you. And now to lead us the Pledge of Loyalty, let’s all welcome Aaliyah
Loraine C. Rojas, a Grade 6 with high honors pupil. Please give her a big hand!

ERIK: Thank you Aaliyah.

: Every beginning has an end. And every end is a new beginning. As we say
goodbye, we remind ourselves that farewells are not forever, nor the end. So, in
every moment of one’s life, there are always songs that will embody inferred
emotions. With a resounding round of applause, let us all welcome the graduates
from Grade 6 and Grade 10 for their own rendition of their farewell songs.

Grade 6 – Wind Beneath My Wings

Grade 10 – The Journey

EDEN : Before we close this afternoon’s ceremony, may I call on our very own
School Director – Rev. Robes for the Closing Remarks.

:Thank you pastor, we owe every success that we acquire from this alma
mater. This occasion is of those to show thanks to the Almighty God by a closing
prayer to be led by the school Chaplain, Pastor Nino N. Palentinos.

ERIK : This Commencement Exercises and Moving Up Ceremony have truly been
noteworthy for everyone here. These are indeed a time of completion, of
finishing, of an ending; however, it is also a time of celebration of achievement
and most importantly a beginning for the new graduates.

EDEN : Congratulations graduates!

And now Ladies and Gentlemen the Recessional by the Guest of Honor and
Speaker, School Director, School Principal, Faculty and Staff, and Graduates and
Parents.