'Tearful' farewell speech of female student of Phan school

(Baonghean.vn) - "My dear friends, what can I say at this moment? What can I do when we all have to grow up. Even if we love each other with all our hearts, we still cannot live forever in our white shirts."

Summer, exam season, and school closing season are all associated with the feelings of senior students. 12 years of high school come to an end, saying goodbye to friends and teachers, everyone cannot avoid a moment of sadness.

Nghe An Newspaper introduces to readers the emotional feelings of a 12C1 student of Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted, expressed in his speech expressing gratitude to teachers and saying goodbye to friends.

The author of the speech is Ho Ngan Hanh (second from right), a senior student at Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted. Ngan Hanh won second prize in Literature in the National Excellent Student Competition in the 2016-2017 school year. Photo provided by the character

Dear delegates and teachers!

Dear students!

Today, I am very honored to stand here, under this beloved green canopy, representing the 43rd class of Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted, to express my feelings in this sacred moment of farewell.

Dear our teachers!

In the autumn of 12 years ago, when we held our mother’s hand to go to school on the first day of school, we, innocent six-year-old children, had no idea that in the summer of 12 years later, we would have to tearfully say goodbye. And it seemed like only recently, happiness exploded when we officially entered this gate, becoming students of Phan Boi Chau High School, the dream school of many generations of students. Yet, it has been 3 years.

During those 3 years, we have enjoyed the joy under this beloved roof. Here, teachers have guided and accompanied us on the path to conquering the heights of knowledge. The achievements we have made are the merit of our teachers.

But that's not all. Teachers are even more wonderful than that, not only fulfilling the role of a teacher on the podium, but also becoming our teachers in life, teaching us how to cherish a flower, appreciate a branch, love the birdsong every morning, showing us the value of a greeting, the beauty of a smile, the warmth of a pair of hands...

From then on, we knew how to wait for the season of blooming purple flowers, to look up from the balcony of the classroom and feel our hearts flutter, to love the bright smiles of our friends and teachers more every morning when we come to class. Whether we are sad or happy, our teachers are always there. When we fail or want to give up, there is always a warm hand of our teachers, helping us stand up, teaching us how to heal our own wounds....

All of this has permeated each of us day by day, hour by hour, so that today, we have enough confidence to embark on a new journey. We are so proud to be students of Phan school teachers!

Ho Ngan Hanh (3rd from left) takes a yearbook photo with her classmates from Literature class 12C1, Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted. Photo provided by the character.

But, dear teachers!

Countless times, we, foolish and thoughtless students, have upset our teachers. We bow our heads and ask for their forgiveness! Thank you very much, teachers, for being present in our lives, for letting us feel priceless love, and most of all, for opening your arms when we need you.

Dear students of class 44 and 45!

Like you, we have witnessed two hot summers, and the tears of farewell from our seniors, but as part of the story, it is hard to put into words. Thank you for coming so that we can have a wonderful time together, studying, striving, and playing under this sky.

You stay with Phan, try to study well, do your best, and don't forget to love and share a lot... This fall, Phan welcomes new members, tell them stories about Phan, about your siblings, about your teachers, so that we all always have pride, when sharing the same Phan Chuyen home.

Finally, my dear K43 friends!

What to say at this moment?

“You see, everything is so far away.

In the very soft breath of time"

Not only is Ngan Hanh a good student, she (standing in the middle) is also an active and exemplary class secretary. Photo provided by the character.

You and I have whispered that sentence to each other many times. But what can we do when we cannot “turn off the sun”, cannot “tie up the wind” to control time. What can we do when we all have to grow up. Even though we love so much, we still cannot live forever in our white shirts.

We were here, every morning we woke up, shoulder to shoulder calling for the sun. Every afternoon we watched the rains pass. And waited to hold hands to go to school, on the days in Vinh when leaves were falling. Phan became a bond for all of us, a big family, connecting the circle of love.

Do you remember, we were angry with each other over a trivial matter, but then made up so easily. Then during recess, we raced to get to the cafeteria first.

Do you remember, Phan, the mango season hanging on the trees and the eyes and smiles full of tolerance of the security guards. Perhaps, only in Phan, there are such wonderful people.

Do you remember how many times we made mistakes, our feet tripped over each other and we looked around to avoid the eyes of the teachers and supervisors?

We will carry with us all the memories of this place. The familiar classroom, the stone benches, the corridors, the school yard in the season of changing leaves, the season of budding buds, the season of purple flowers from the high purple flowers painting the summer, and the dear faces of our teachers and friends, we will hide them in the deepest place of our hearts, that place called beloved Phan school.

"We will bring with us all the memories of this place. The familiar classroom, the stone benches, the hallway, the school yard in the season of changing leaves, the season of budding buds, the season of the purple lagerstroemia trees in the sky painting summer in purple." Photo: Chu Thanh

Friends!

"If possible, we should not go anymore."

Let's sit here together."

But it can’t be done anymore, in just a few hours, we will be former students, forever leaving behind our innocent white-uniformed days. If we return in the future, our small wish will be difficult to come true, because:

"I miss school, so I have to go back"

"A thousand years still can not sit in the old place"

But even if we have to go far away, Phan will always be the warm home waiting for us to return, the wind that lifts the kite to take us to new horizons, and also the string that holds the most innocent time of our lives.

We know, and appreciate that, very much!

Goodbye teachers and school today, we promise to continue to study, strive to do our best, love a lot, be worthy of the school's tradition, and the trust that our parents and teachers have given us.

Best wishes to all delegates!

Hello teachers, we will be away for a while!

Hi kids, we're off!

See you soon.

PV