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SVES promotes 98 Canaries to junior high
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Posted on Jun 03 2004
The Multi-Purpose Center in Susupe was full yesterday as parents, family members, dignitaries, and school officials gathered to honor the 98 sixth grade students who earned promotion certificates that enables then to advance to the junior high school level.
With countless flashes from cameras lighting up the ceremony, the students proudly marched to their seats and listened attentively to various remarks by principal Janet C. Villagomez and keynote speaker Laila Younis, who went through the same process as a student of the school in 1987.
Shortly after, Judy Ann Tiples was praised for her efforts in striving for academic excellence and was presented with the Principal’s Award after posting the second highest Grade Point Average from fourth to sixth grade.
Public School System commissioner Dr. Rita H. Inos presented the Commissioner’s Award to Christian Cruz, who earned it after posting the highest GPA in the final three years of elementary education.
“We are canaries… competent educators, academic achievers, etc. Learning never ends. It is full of fun. At times hard, other time easy. It is in meeting challenges that we build confidence. We build self-esteem when we excel in the field of competition among our peers. We build self-confidence when we better our own records and compete against our own individual requirements. Victory is best savored when you surpass your own expectation,” said Cruz during his remarks to his fellow classmates.
“Junior high school looms on the horizon. The future stares us in the face [and] we can cower in fear, or we can stand our ground with great anticipation. I choose to sail the outrigger of exploration into the unknown,” he added.
Moments later, the students sang their class song, Courage to Care.
The ceremony then segued to each student being recognized and called on stage to receive their certificates and individual awards, including Perfect Attendance, Peacemaker, Citizenship, and Presidential.
The ceremony also featured farewell remarks courtesy of Nathan Taitano, and closing remarks by teacher David Cooper.
