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DEPUTY HEAD BOY’S ADDRESS









                                                                  G          ood  morning  to  the  Board  of  The



                                                                                                                   the
                                                                             Regent
                                                                                                       School,
                                                                                        Secondary
                                                                             Principal, staff, and our dear parents.
                                                                   I didn’t know how to start this speech. I had so
                                                                   many  thoughts  running  through  my  head  —
                                                                   memories,  emotions,  lessons  —  but  I  couldn’t

                                                                   pick just one way to begin. Because how do you
                                                                   sum up years of growth, failure, laughter, and
                                                                   redemption in just a few minutes?


                                                                   Still…  here  I  am.  And  I’ll  start  with  the  truth.  It
                                                                   wasn’t easy. It was never supposed to be easy.


                                                                   Most  of  us  graduating  today  didn’t  have  a
                                                                   proper  primary  school  graduation  due  to  the

                                                                   COVID pandemic. From the moment we walked
                                                                   into this school, we were expected to grow, to
                                                                   learn, to lead, to mature — all while figuring out
                                                                   who we were. And again, we were doing all of
                                                                   that in the middle of a global pandemic.

                                                                      Most of us graduating


                                                                          today didn’t have a


                                                                     proper primary school

                                                                       graduation due to the



                   HAMZA BAMBADO                                         COVID pandemic.

                    DEPUTY HEAD BOY










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