Thank You Speech 27052009

Good afternoon, honourable guests, principal, vice principals, teachers and fellow schoolmates. I’m very honoured to be here and speak on behalf of all Form 5 and Form 7 graduates. Today is an important day for all of us because after today we are going to leave the school and start a new chapter in our lives. But before we leave TYT and go our separate ways, I would like to take a few moments to show our gratitude to all the people who have been working so hard to get us here. It was the period of life exploration for us during the past few years. We really needed someone who can enlighten us and assist us to find ourselves. We are so fortunate that TYT provides us with a group of caring, diligent, enthusiastic, and professional teachers. It is absolutely stressful and worrying to face the public examinations. However, we are very lucky to have teachers who will lend us their sympathetic ears even when they are busy marking papers or preparing lessons. They will unreservedly spend their time solving whatever problems we may have. They are always there to support us and give us timely guidance. It is natural for us to face obstacles and get depressed during the course of our lives and we may sometimes want to take the easy way out, but our teachers taught us that perseverance is the only way to pave for our success and build our character. Very often, we may doubts about ourselves and wonder what our future will be like. Again, it is our teachers who inspire us, comfort us in our souls and get us excited about our future. They let us know that everyone can be successful one day. I strongly believe that” If someone can do it, so can we.” Although we might not remember all the things that our teachers have taught us, we will always appreciate their devotion and commitment. We will always remember that they love us because of who we are. Their enthusiasm alone commands our greatest respect. They are certainly our valuable mentors who deserve the deepest appreciation from the bottom of our hearts. May I say a big thank you to all the teachers who may or may not have taught us before for your patience and care. (applause) Apart from teachers, all the non-teaching staffs in TYT, including the clerks, the technicians and the janitors definitely deserve our praise. Without their help, we would not have such a beautiful and wellorganized school in which we can enjoy our school lives. In the past 5 or 7 years, not only were we offered devoted teachers, we

also knew what is meant by “One was born to be useful somehow.” Our school gave us a magnitude of chances to explore our potentials and helped us to develop our potentials to the full. For example, we can participate and show our talents at some of the major events in TYT like Sports Day, Charity Carnival, Music Contest and so on. We can broaden our horizons by joining study tours to other places. We can enhance our social responsibilities while serving in different community groups like the Hong Kong Young Ambassador, Red Cross, Girl Guides or so. Through these activities, we’ve acquired different skills like leadership, communication and the importance of cooperation. We’ve made new friends from different backgrounds; we’ve learnt to appreciate and celebrate different cultures; and above all, we’ve learnt to use our knowledge, talent and passion to contribute to the society. In TYT, we can enjoy a plentiful of learning resources, wonderful study environment and various activities, the contribution of our principal, Mr. Cheung, is worth our appreciation. We are very thankful to our principal for his vision and commitment to make our school such a warm, open and well-known school in Tuen Mun. Throughout these years in TYT, I’ve also made lots of friends. We came from diverse backgrounds; each and every one of us is a unique individual with different personalities. But, we studied and played together; we raced against each other in examinations, competitions; we shared our ups and downs and supported each other; we’ve learnt a great deal from our friends. I truly believe that the friends we met in TYT will be the ones who accompany us for the rest of our lives and our friendship is the purest, precious, and ever-lasting. The memories in the school which we hold close to our hearts will make us smile when we think of them. As we graduate from TYT, we might have very different future or we might not be seeing each other as often as we used to be. However, I do hope you can still remember the time we’ve had together in TYT. It’s definitely sad to say goodbye here. I believe all the graduates in 2009 are actually embarking on their new journey in life. The future is in our hands but there’s something that we mustn’t forget – to share our love with others, to respect others with your heart, to be diligent always and to be honest to yourself. Finally, I wish all of you good luck, good health and all the best! Thank you very much. (applause) Our Student Union has prepared a slide show for us. Let us recap some

of the fantastic moments with our friends, teachers and parents during the past year.