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Dear principal, teachers, parents and Most of all, I now recognize that everything
classmates, you did for us was beneficial. I especially
loved the way that you wouldn’t accept any
After all of these 12 marvelous years, I of our work unless it was the best we could
would like to express my gratitude to do. And the best always seemed to take
all of you teachers present herefor your more effort than we were willing to put in.
wonderful lessons in class. Sometimes
students forget the impact that you have Sufficiently acknowledging this would take
as teachers. Schools are busy places, a remarkable amount of time for students
and teachers are busy people, so it’s not who haven’t really asked themselves: “why
surprising that sometimes we miss out on is my teacher doing this to me? In what
chances to stop and reflect upon the influence that condition are they doing it?”
you wield over us in your care. Thus, I want to thank
you all for your kindness and your great assistance to And that is why, in the end, I want you to know
all of the students like me. Thank you for teaching that every single student that has been in your class,
each one of us that emotion and logic exist best doesn’t know how he or she would have managed
together. Often, it’s the little conversations, the easily- without your help and your support.
forgotten asides or the friendly smilethat mean the Not a single soul that has been in this school can
most to young people. And while you’re doing your capture Collège Saint-Grégoire in one page. Perhaps
work or planning the next lesson, your actions and a booklet would be fair enough, but for me it would
words remain with every one of us for a very long bethe least anyone could do. This exquisite school
time, shaping our personality and thoughts. became our second home. We will always belong here,
where it all started. I can assure all of you - principal,
We all know the past 2 yearshave been very tough administrators and teachers - that you will always be in
for all of us, especially for the administration and our hearts, in our minds, despite our physical absence.
the teachers. Perhaps I never had the chance to Remember that you’re the reason why children here
point out your hard work and acknowledge that you became responsible and independent adults that have
take advantage of every bit of energy you have to a unique role in society.
ensure that all the students at this exceptional school,
experience another extraordinary year at all levels. Moving on from this unforgettable place is feeling
No matter how hard things got in our country, you a knife in the heart, an agonizing pain, but thinking
did your best to maintain a normal year, to show about the endless memories built here is the one and
every person that we will always face and defeat only solution to that open wound.
everydifficult situation we might experience in life.

Therefore, today’s the day I want all of you people
present here, to know how deeply grateful I am for
having you all as powerful people
who lifted my head up and taught me
discipline and dignity.

Much more than your subject, which
was what you were supposedly
teaching me, you taught me that I
am able to achieve more than what
I thought I was capable of. I will be a
success, instead of a clown. But your
impacts aren’t as simple as you might
think. You opened my eyes to what
I could be, what I could do, in a way
that I never thought possible.

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