Miss my friends and school so much...

(Baonghean) - When May comes, when the royal poinciana flowers are blazing in a corner of the sky, and the purple lagerstroemia flowers are blooming in the schoolyard, the 12th grade students are filled with emotion and excitement as they are about to leave their school, teachers, friends, and say goodbye to their innocent and carefree student days....

The sound of cicadas chirping as if urging, made the last lessons of grade 12 students seem shorter. The students shared their thoughts, feelings, wishes and even their nervousness and anxiety about the upcoming exams with their teachers. After school, they passed each other their beloved yearbooks, marking memories of their teachers and friends. For Doan Thi Uyen (grade 12C2 - Kim Lien High School, Nam Dan), those were extremely meaningful and emotional lessons. "I try to come to class earlier than usual to meet and talk with the teachers who have accompanied me for the past 3 years. Or simply to rush out to the school yard, where the trees, stone benches and friends used to play, be naughty, gather in groups of five or seven to tell happy and sad stories... to remember an innocent student life".

Nguyen Ngoc Tu, a student of class 12C - course 18, Herman Gmeiner High School (Vinh City) confided: “I remember 3 years ago, the feeling of standing in front of this school gate for the first time was excitement and anticipation. But now, it is regret and hesitation. Therefore, to preserve the sweet memories of the time of going to school, the members of class 12C have planned to make a diary with vivid images recording the beautiful, memorable moments of a time of youth, joy and enthusiasm. The yearbook photos were taken right in the school yard filled with sunshine and brilliant royal poinciana colors. In the 12 years of school, we only had one yearbook photo shoot, so the whole class worked together to plan, come up with ideas, prepare costumes... Because those will be the most precious photos, memories for us to use as luggage to continue on the future path ahead. Then, each of us will go our separate ways... 12 years of going to school will only be memories. After After graduating, each of us went our separate ways, so we didn't have much time to see each other, so at the end of this year, my whole class organized picnics, went to Uncle Ho's hometown, went to Cua Lo..."

Students of Hermann Gmeiner High School (Vinh City) on graduation day

These days of May, Facebook is also filled with the confidences of final year students, sharing with friends and teachers. Not only is there a feeling of nostalgia and nostalgia for the old school and class, but also mixed with worries and anxieties. Nguyen Hoang Kien, class 12C3 - Nghi Loc 3 High School confided: “The most memorable day is the first day of May, when the class organized a birthday party for friends born in the same month. That was the last birthday party I had with my friends, I was very happy but also missed them very much. The gifts were notebooks, pens, commemorative songs... I will keep them in a small corner of my soul. Soon I will say goodbye to teachers and friends, and enter the graduation and university exams. It will be extremely difficult, but every time I remember the advice of teachers, the confident wishes of friends, I feel more motivated. I hope my friends, the "comrades" of class 12C3 will win together".

Class 12C - Hermann Gmeiner High School (Vinh City) took a souvenir photo.

As for the members of class 12B3 - Huynh Thuc Khang High School (Vinh City), they have a very special way of preserving memories of their class. The members of the class agreed to make a clip to record their daily moments in class. These are the mischievous acts, being late for school, teasing friends... The faces of 38 female members of class 12B3 were recorded with their own unique, cute poses... Not only preserving memorable moments to commemorate the lessons of this final year, but each student also has their own thoughts and feelings that they want to share. Therefore, in the clip about the class, besides the lovely, cute images, there are also regrets and choking feelings on the day of parting; there are sincere apologies and thanks from the bottom of the heart from friends to each other; and the love and respect sent to teachers...

The video clips recording the genuine, innocent emotions of the students were shown at the “Gratitude and Growth” Ceremony as a small gift from grade 12 to their teachers. The fond memories of their school days made that special day full of emotions. There were very real shares that were revealed for the first time on the last day of teacher and student reunion. The sincere apologies of the students to their teachers, for being naughty, disobedient, getting bad grades…. There were times when friends got angry for no reason…

For the 12th grade students, that day of farewell was filled with so many emotions, sadness, regret, and love. As for the teachers, the little students were like little children who always needed protection and education. On the day of farewell, Ms. Nguyen Thi Quynh Hoa, Head of Class 12B3, could not hide her tears: “I started to feel more secure with you, which was also the time when you left school. To me, you are still innocent, lovely students and I always want to protect you. Before saying goodbye, I hope that the “little birds” will be more steadfast and confident, spreading their wings and flying in all directions…”.

The moment of saying goodbye to school, teachers, saying goodbye to student life on the "Gratitude and Growth" holiday, there were tears of regret, tight hugs, and loving handshakes between teachers and students who tried to hold back their emotions. Teachers and students wished each other meaningful wishes and success in the upcoming exams and in the future. We believe that the sacred feelings of senior students when leaving school are gratitude to teachers, nostalgia for school, friends... will become the luggage, the spiritual motivation to support them in the future. The emotions of the farewell day suddenly calmed down, then blended with the song "If you have a wish in this life/ Remember to wish for time to return/ For all the aspirations, burning passions/ Will remain forever in everyone's heart/ So that love... dreams will never fade...".

Dinh Nguyet