(Baonghean.vn) -For 18-year-old students, the "Gratitude and Coming of Age Ceremony" is a milestone marking an important turning point in life and an opportunity to express respect and deep gratitude to the beloved teachers who have taught and guided them throughout their school years.
And those are the last days of reunion for the 12th grade students to say goodbye to school, teachers, friends, and student life, so the "Gratitude and Maturity" ceremony is always full of memories and filled with nostalgic emotions...
Below are photos taken at the "Gratitude and Growth" ceremony for students of Huynh Thuc Khang High School (Vinh City) held on May 18:
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| May 18, the traditional day of Huynh Thuc Khang High School, was chosen to hold a Gratitude and Maturity Ceremony for generations of students of the school over the past 5 years. |
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| Each student writes wishes to express their feelings and hopes on this special holiday of their school years. |
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Lingering in the school yard, stone benches under the trees - a place filled with so many memories of student life. |
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| Schoolmates were reluctant to part on the day of parting. |
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| Engrave the "special yearbook" line on the class uniforms to forever remember the friendship at school. |
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| Preserving the innocent, carefree moments of a time when "first ghosts, second demons" |
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| Class 12A1 will soon say goodbye to school and teachers, but the warm moments with teachers will become unforgettable memories for each member. |
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| “When teachers start to feel more secure with you, it is also the time when you leave school. To me, you are always innocent and lovely students and I always want to protect you. Before saying goodbye, I want to send my heartfelt advice, hoping that the “little birds” will be more steadfast and confident to spread their wings and fly far and wide…” Ms. Nguyen Thi Quynh Hoa, homeroom teacher of class 12B3, confided. |
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| Principal Cao Thanh Bao emotionally confided: “Another ferry has arrived, carrying the K92 generation of more than 500 students; one of the “batches” of students that are quite even, and have achieved many proud achievements in the past 3 school years. I am proud and confident that from now on you will spread your wings and fly high and far… |
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| Poems and songs are sincere and profound words of gratitude sent by final year students to their teachers. |
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| Fresh bouquets of flowers as the love and gratitude of children for their teachers. |
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| Feeling moved when listening to the sharing and confidences of friends and the feelings from teachers on the day of gratitude and maturity. |
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| Tears were about to fall when the students had to leave school, the place that held so many beautiful memories of their student years. |
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| Teachers blew out candles with students in the "Gratitude and Growth" party to celebrate their 18th birthdays, congratulating them on their maturity and confidently entering a new phase of life. |
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| Balloons are released into the sky, carrying the hopes and dreams of students, as they are about to enter an important exam, a meaningful turning point for each person. |
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| The coming of age and gratitude ceremony is a meaningful activity that not only marks the maturity of high school students but also educates them morally, engraves in them the profound contributions of teachers, the "silent ferrymen" who carry generations of students to the shore of knowledge and fosters in them the will to strive on the future path to repay their teachers' kindness. |
Dinh Nguyet - Minh Thuy
