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SPEECH BY THE A’LEVEL
VALEDICTORIAN
“GOOD THOUGHTS,
GOOD WORDS, GOOD
DEEDS.- Allow these
principles to guide you
deliberately, and they will
bring positive change to
your life and to everyone
you encounter.”
In all, we persevered, and that’s why
we’re here today. I mean it when I say
that this award isn’t for me; it’s for us. In
fact, if there was a way, I would have
loved for all of us to get a plaque
because doing this thing in the first place
deserves an award.
Omenka Jude Ode I want to extend my gratitude to all
W teachers. Not just the ones behind me,
but also the ones from secondary
hat a day to be alive! Two years
and primary. Students, these are the
ago, I graduated from secondary
Parents, these are the people behind
school in front of many of these same people behind your good grades.
students. Today, I am also in a position to your children’s bright futures. And so, I
graduate in front of these other students. think we should all appreciate them by
giving a really loud applause.
One word i will use is PROGRESS.
If you are going to forget everything I
I have won this award today as the A- have said, don’t forget this: GOOD
Levels Valedictorian because I have not THOUGHTS, GOOD WORDS, GOOD
failed, and the word is as long as the DEEDS.- Allow these principles to guide
effort you have to put in to achieve it. I you deliberately, and they will bring
positive change to your life and to
have faced many struggles over this everyone you encounter. Mr. Soji also
period. I lacked motivation many times, taught this valuable lesson: “While skill
but writing this speech was my can get you to the top, it’s character that
motivation, and receiving this award keeps you there.” While many ascend,
only a few truly remain. Therefore,
today gives me great joy. graduating class of 2025, develop strong
character to be among them.
The Regent College 1
