Page 6 - JULY 2021 NEWSLETTER

SHREYA JINDAL

VALEDICTORIAN- A-LEVEL PROGRAMME

First of all, I want to congratulate
everyone, including myself, for
being here today. The world we
live in is plagued with dangers;
global warming, pandemic… tiktok
dances. Seriously though, online Will I miss Friday madness?
lessons could be quite Probably. Will I miss watching
challenging. I mean, the network people fight for hours over table
could be a real headache, or a tennis? Eh. Will I miss leadership?
great excuse and I’d be lying if I …
say I was completely awake
during ALL the lessons. You see, it Now, it’s time to pursue our
took me some time, and a real- passions. To quote and unquote,
time test, to realise that doing leave a legacy. Shakespeare once
lessons on my bed in the dark may said… and excuse the necessary
not have been as effective as it cliché, “Some people are born
seemed at the time. Yet, despite great, some achieve greatness,
all the odds, we still managed to and some have greatness thrust
graduate so let’s give us a big upon them.”
round of applause.
In life, we can’t always count on
We’re all guilty of counting down being born great or having
the last days, but now you sit here greatness thrust upon us, but
and you look to the people to your always, always remember that the
left and your right, and you opportunity to achieve greatness
realise maybe it wasn’t so bad. is within our grasp. But then
again, if there’s anything you take
The great thing about being a from today, remember that to
small school is that everyone is leave a legacy or to achieve
always there for you. And on greatness has nothing to do with
behalf of all of us, I thank all the money or recognition. It’s about
teachers and support staff for leaving those with whom you
always being there. Thank you, Mr cross paths with a little more
Babs, for being so receptive to hope and happiness.
our feedback. Thank you, Mr
Ikonoh, for never dismissing any I know that the future seems
of our requests, no matter how bleak and uncertain, and it’s okay
irrational. Thank you, Mr Bernard, to feel scared and lost and
for ending class early. Thank you, confused. However, there is
" H E R E , E V E R Y O N E I S Mr Henry, for being half the literally a world of opportunity
school’s therapist. And thank you out there for us. From here on, we
A L W A Y S T H E R E F O R Y O U ; to the entire Regent family, can do whatever we want with
because although I haven’t been a ourselves, and I don’t know about
part of it for long, it really did feel you, but I find that exciting. Yeah
T H A N K Y O U T O T H E E N T I R E
like a family. sure, there are no safety nets, but
biking isn’t nearly as fun with
R E G E N T F A M I L Y , I T R E A L L Y
training wheels. So class of 2021,
go out, do what you do best, and
D I D F E E L L I K E A F A M I L Y "
take in everything life has to
offer.

Thank you.