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DEPUTY HEAD BOY’S ADDRESS
We had to wear masks before we even
understood what it meant to wear our own
confidence.And now you all are here, and all of
that still feels like yesterday.
I’m graduating with the Class of 2025…But
truthfully, I was meant to graduate with the
Class of 2024.
Do I know why that didn’t happen? Yes.
Do I take accountability? Absolutely.
Staying back a whole year — it felt like I had
fallen behind while everyone else moved
forward. I was angry at life, at people, at myself.
I tried to act like it didn’t matter, but it did. But
sometimes, it’s in the lowest moments that we
start to truly grow. That year changed me.
It humbled me, it matured me, and it taught
me how to rise, even when it felt like everything
around me was falling apart.And after it all fell
apart… everything just got better.
Since then, I’ve had so many achievements —
from being Hostel Captain, Vice President of the
Boarding Council, Sports Boy of the Year, Best
Player in the School, Football Team Captain to
becoming Senegal House Captain and Deputy
Head Boy of The Regent Secondary School.
If anyone told me in Year 9 that I would be here
making this speech as the Deputy Head Boy, I
wouldn’t have believed it.Because if something
bad can happen to you, what then would stop
something good from happening to you?
My best years in this school were definitely the
moments when I began to truly understand the
value of everything around me. It was in those
THE REGENT SECONDARY SCHOOL
moments that I started to appreciate not just
the big milestones, but the little things.
I started to appreciate the football competitions
— where my brothers and I came together,
gave our all, and brought back not one, not
two, but three trophies to The Regent School.
Little things like the school production — where
I saw people who would never go near a stage
come out, perform, and absolutely kill it.
Or Sports Day — when everyone trained so
hard, gave it everything… and still couldn’t
beat me.The night before exams, when it’s like
your brain has been completely wiped clean,
and the whole syllabus disappears. Or the
boarding events, where all of us suddenly had
to become dancers and musicians, even if we
didn’t know how.
These are just some of the many memories I
have. My journey in this school has come to
an end, and I want to thank all the people who
made it possible.
To Mr Abdulrahman — you’ve been a father
figure to me from the very first day I walked
into this school. Always praying for me, always
looking out for us.
To Mr Sony — a wonderful house parent who
was always just and fair… until it was time
to play football. Mr Sony always preached
kindness and fairness, but once he stepped on
the pitch, he dealt with us.
To my form tutors, Ms Ijeoma and Mr David —
our form room put you through a lot, but you
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