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the head girl, Urenna cried first, and then I fol- As I wrote this speech, tears flowed down my

lowed. She has shown me that you don’t need cheeks as it occurred to me that this is the last
blood to be family, and for that, I will forever love time we would all be in the same room together.
and cherish you, Ure. During my time at this school, I have learned
countless things and created countless mem-
To the amazing teachers who have imparted us ories. From the hilarious banter in my sociology
with knowledge, on behalf of our entire class, we class to Mr. Arthur teaching us to work smarter,
extend our heartfelt gratitude. And to the tireless not harder, to Adebola, Dara, and myself break-

kitchen staff, who not only nourished our bodies ing out in dance and song.
but also became a cherished part of our school
family, thank you. While I will undoubtedly miss Whenever we got in trouble, Ms. Amaka would
the delectable fried rice, I know Katya and Busayo say, “I will play the music and you will dance to it.”
will seriously miss their weekly six doughnuts on It brings me so much joy to know that tonight at
Mondays. prom, we will be the ones playing the music, and
Ms. Amaka will be the one dancing to it.
To Mr Shola and Mr Kingsley, thank you for let- I know that as a class, we will break barriers and
ting me find my love for photography and media, set records that no one has ever seen. The Class of

I will never forget you guys. To Mr. Noble, Mrs Em- 2024, you are the most vibrant and caring group I
ily, Mrs Joy and Mrs. Nosa, who have helped me have ever met. We are all driven, smart, beautiful,
grow as an individual and always knew the right and fun individuals. Thank you for spending five
thing to say when I needed it most, thank you. To years with me and making them the most mem-
the form tutors, thank you for protecting and nur- orable of my life. I will always look back on this
turing us. To Mr Akinola, who has never run out of time with a fond heart and a huge smile on my
dry jokes to say and has always ensured that I face. I came in here by myself, but today I leave

exhibit discipline wherever I go, thank you. To Mrs. with a family. I love you all.
A., your vision and leadership have shaped this
institution into a second home for me and my 83 To end my speech, I want to expand on the
classmates. words Mr. Noble told my history class: “The per-
son that has stopped learning is a person that is
Finally, I would like to extend my utmost gratitude dead.” So, my friends, never stop learning, nev-
to our Mama Hen, Ms. Amaka. Ms. Amaka, we er stop dreaming, and keep achieving, because
thank you and appreciate you more than words whatever we set our hearts to is entirely possi-
can express. Your efforts have never been in vain. ble because, we are the ground-shaking, re-

You have been the shoulder to cry on and the cord-breaking, class of 2024 and we are most
person with whom we have shared our achieve- definitely unstoppable.
ments and worries for the last five years. You
have become like a second mother to all of us, This is me, Jordan, the first ginger Head Girl of The
and only the Lord knows how much I’m going to Regent School, signing out. Thank you.
miss you chasing us from our lockers and telling
us to disappear before you count down “to half.

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