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DEPUTY HEAD GIRL’S ADDRESS
It is often said that your time in secondary school
And for me, that’s because
is meant to be some of the best years of your life,
and standing here today, I don’t doubt that for
even a second. From the very first day on the 7th
of September 2020—though we only knew each
other through screens during the uncertainty of
the pandemic—it was the start of a journey no
one was quite prepared for.
Einstein said, “Time is subjective.” I believe that
we don’t live our lives in seconds but rather in
memories. You do not remember every single
second of your life, but there are certain moments
that are etched into your brain forever. And in
these past five years, I have made the type of
Aisha Abdulsalam, Deputy Head Girl, memories that never fade. together—we grew up together. From after-
delivering her address at the graduation ceremony.
While we all prayed for this day to finally arrive
and impatiently counted down the days, now I
wouldn’t really mind rewinding the clock a bit.
And for me, that’s because there’s something
special about the kind of friends you make in
school—the ones you sit next to in class, complain
about homework with, and laugh with over the
most random things.
The ones who stuck together through boring
lessons, chaotic group projects, and last-minute
revision sessions. We hyped each other up
before big events, covered for each other when
someone was late, and slept off together in
never-ending lessons.
These are the type of friends I have. Friends like
Aaliyah, Halima, Shevonne, Zaafira, Hauwa and
Zainab. We didn’t need to say it out loud—we
just understood each other. We weren’t perfect,
but we were real. And somewhere between
classroom jokes and pranks, we became more
THE REGENT SECONDARY SCHOOL
there’s something special
about the kind of friends
you make in school
than just classmates—we became a part of
each other’s lives.
To Chidalu, Queen, Muna, Maryam, Zahira and
Fadimah, the Oduduwa girls—we didn’t just live
dinner prep to late-night laughter in the hostel,
we became a support system: a wild, brilliant,
loving bunch of people who refused to let
each other fall behind. You’ve taught me what
resilience looks like, what kindness sounds like,
and what it means to show up for one another.
Some friends are more like family. And some
family could never be as loyal as you.
Now to my very best friend in the whole world,
Aishe Kere. I have a lot of siblings, but you’re
the sister that I got to choose—and I wouldn’t
trade that for anything. From the moment we
became friends, I found it hard to believe that
anyone could match my energy so perfectly. You
weren’t just someone to sit with or talk to during
break—you became someone I could trust with
anything. Whether we were laughing over the
dumbest things, comforting each other through
hard days, or just being there in silence, you were
always real, always kind, always there.
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