CHALLENGES ARE WHAT MAKE LIFE

INTERESTING. OVERCOMING THEM

IS WHAT MAKES LIFE MEANINGFUL.
TO OUR DEAR TEACHERS, PARENTS,
AND FELLOW COMPLETERS, GOOD
AFTERNOON TO ALL OF YOU. I AM
HUMBLED TO STAND HERE AND
CELEBRATE WITH YOU THE JOYS OF
THIS EVENT, THE MOVING UP
CEREMONY OF GRADE 10
COMPLETERS BATCH 2022 OF
FRANCISCO P. TOLENTINO IHS.
TWO YEARS AGO, WE ASSUMED
THAT THE PANDEMIC WOULD ONLY
LAST FOR A WEEK AND THAT THE
SUSPENSION OF FACE-TO-FACE
CLASSES WOULD ONLY HAPPEN FOR
A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, NOT
REALIZING THAT THE VIRUS WOULD
CAUSE US MORE PROBLEMS.
EVERYONE WAS IMPACTED
FINANCIALLY, EMOTIONALLY,
MENTALLY, AND PHYSICALLY. THE
RESTRICTIONS ON PUBLIC
ACTIVITIES HINDER THE MOBILITY
OF THE PUBLIC. IT IS DIFFICULT TO
FIND THE DRIVE AND TO
PERSEVERE. HOWEVER, DESPITE
THE CHALLENGES AND SETBACKS,
WE KEEP MOVING FORWARD IN
THESE CHALLENGING TIMES OF
LOSSES AND APPREHENSIONS. WE
HAVE ALL FELT DREAD, DOUBT, AND
ANXIETY OVER THE PAST SCHOOL
YEAR. NEVERTHELESS, MY DEAR
FELLOW STUDENTS, WE ARE HERE
TODAY.
DESPITE THIS GLOBAL CRISIS, WE
HAVE ALL KEPT OUR FAITH. OUR
PARENTS PERSEVERED IN TAKING
CARE OF US, ENSURING THAT WE
WOULD CONTINUE SCHOOLING THIS
S.Y. 2021-2022, AND KEPT US SAFE
AND HEALTHY DESPITE ALL THE
CHALLENGES THEY, TOO, FACE. OUR
TEACHERS DID THEIR BEST TO
CONTINUE TEACHING US THROUGH
ONLINE PLATFORMS. WE, DEAR
CLASSMATES, KEPT GOING DESPITE
EVERYTHING. TRULY, THIS SCHOOL
YEAR HAS REMINDED US ALL OF
THE TRUE VALUE OF EDUCATION
AND ITS CAPABILITY TO MAKE
EVERY ONE OF US A WORK IN
PROGRESS: ONE DAY AT A TIME,
ONE DEADLINE AT A TIME, AND ONE
WEEKLY LEARNING PACKET AT A
TIME.
IT WAS THIS MOVING TO SENIOR
HIGH SCHOOL AND GRADUATING
FROM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL AND
GOING TO COLLEGE THAT WE LOOK
FORWARD TO, THAT KEEP US GOING
IN THIS PANDEMIC.
MY FELLOW STUDENTS, WE HAVE
REACHED ANOTHER MILESTONE
THAT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT
OUR FUTURE. LET OUR STRUGGLES
INSPIRE US TO CONTINUE STRIVING
FOR WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE
AND WANT TO BECOME. OUR
EXPERIENCES THIS YEAR TAUGHT
US THAT EVEN THOUGH AT TIMES
WE MAY FEEL OVERWHELMED AND
TRAPPED IN THE DARK, THERE WILL
ALWAYS BE LIGHT AT THE END OF
THE TUNNEL. MAY WE ALL USE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THE
FRUITS OF OUR LABOR AND LOOK
FORWARD TO THE FUTURE.
I WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE
TO EVERYONE WHO CONTRIBUTED
TO THE PLANNING OF THIS EVENT.
BECAUSE OF THE TIME AND WORK
YOU INVESTED IN MAKING SURE WE
WOULD HAVE A MEANINGFUL
CEREMONY PROGRAM, OUR MOVING
UP CELEBRATION IS EVEN MORE
MEMORABLE. THANK YOU, DEAR
TEACHERS, FOR ALL THE
KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNINGS YOU
HAVE PROVIDED TO US. BY USING
THOSE ‘HUGOTS’ AND ‘SLANGS’,
YOU MADE LEARNING ENJOYABLE.
GRATITUDE TO YOU, DEAR
PARENTS, FOR WORKING SO HARD
TO PROVIDE US WITH A QUALITY
EDUCATION. BECAUSE TODAY
MARKS A SIGNIFICANT TURNING
POINT FOR US, WE ARE GRATEFUL
THAT YOU ARE WITH US.
TODAY, WE ARE MOVING TO SENIOR
HIGH SCHOOL. AND SO MY DEAR
PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND FRIENDS,
ON BEHALF OF THE GRADE 10
STUDENTS, ALLOW ME TO EXTEND
MY MOST SINCERE GRATITUDE TO
ALL OF YOU FOR MAKING THIS
MOMENTOUS EVENT POSSIBLE. OUR
LORD GOD ALMIGHTY, THANK YOU
FOR THE GIFT OF LIFE, KNOWLEDGE,
WISDOM AND STRENGTH SO WE
ENDURED AND SURVIVED THE LIFE
OF A JHS. TO ALL OF US, GRADE 1O
COMPLETERS BATCH 2022,
CONGRATULATIONS! SOAR HIGH,
BATANG ISKO!