XAVERIAN'S CORNER

Welcome Address
Lance Ong-Siong Co Ting Keh (G7B), Xavier Awardee

Posted Thursday, 30-Mar-2006 3:36 PM

     Reverend Father Ismael Zuloaga, S.J., Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Reverend Father Johnny Go, our School director, Atty. Ted Bonpin, our guest speaker, Mrs. Ditas Dairo, our Grade School Principal, Mrs. Estrelle Nabua, Mr. Peter Marc Magsalin, and Mrs. Arlene Choo, our Assistant Principals, Reverend Father Arturo Borja, S.J., our School Chaplain, teachers, parents, guests, and fellow Xaverians, good afternoon to you all. I stand before you today to welcome you all to one of the most important occasions we celebrate as grade school Xaverians: our Grade School Class 2006 Closing Ceremonies. As we all know, we would normally associate closing as the end of something. However, I would not say that this is the end, for this occasion marks just the beginning of another stage in our lives.

     Ladies and Gentlemen, if you roll a little snowball down a snowy hill, what do you think will happen? The most obvious answer is that the little snowball will grow bigger, and bigger, as it moves down the hill. If it stops snowing, the snowball melts. If there is dirt on the path, the snowball gets dirty. Our journey is like the journey of the snowball. In another way, each of us, fellow Xaverians, is a snowball. As we trudge down the hill, we pick up things, and most importantly, we meet people, people who mold us to become who we are today. Now, we have grown, and hopefully changed for the better. Now, we have become fine young gentlemen.

     But how do we know if the path we are taking is right or wrong, if our decisions are right or wrong? As long we stand for our beliefs and values, we know we have no regrets, we know that we are doing the right thing. Moving on through the vast horizon of the future, to be more than we were yesterday, guided by our Xavier Education, we know we are strong.

     Ngunit kahit gaano man kalayo ang mararating namin sa buhay, hinding hindi namin malilimutan ang mga itinuro ng Paaralang Xavier tulad ng pagiging matiyaga sa pag-aaral; ang pagkakaroon ng tibay ng loob at ang pagbibigay ng respeto sa iba. Nakaukit na ito sa aming mga puso na siyang tumutulak sa aming kumilos at gumawa ng mga kapakipakinabang tungo sa kagalingan, hindi lamang ng sarili kundi maging ng kapwa at ng bansa bilang tunay na “Tao-Para-Sa-Kapwa”.

     Ang Grade School Class 2006 ay naiiba talaga! Kinilala tayong magaling hindi lamang sa academics, kundi sa iba pang larangan tulad ng sports. Sa pamamagitan ng mga karanasang ito, natuto tayong harapin ang buhay nang may lakas ng loob at handang tanggapin ang pagkabigo. Dito rin natin nakita ang ating kalakasan at kahinaan. Tinatanggap natin ito at patuloy nating palalaguin tungo sa kaganapan ng ating mga pangarap sa buhay.

     我们是本届七年级毕业生，我们能取得今天的成绩，是你们鼓励和教导的结果。我们对自己的未来充满了信心，将来要以更好的成绩回报您们。

     现在我代表本届毕业生，真诚地欢迎您们来参加毕业典礼，你们的参与和支持永远是我们前进的最大动力。欢迎大家!

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