Graduation Speech: Native Of Togo

I am an active member of my school and community. At school I feel that i've gained the respect of my peers being elected as Student Council representative for the past four years. I have also been elected the treasurer of the choir, and secretary of the band. I am part of the Ross Middle School bucket drumming group and have been casted as part of the school theatre’s annual play. After school on Wednesdays I assist Ms. Rullman in helping students with homework and enhancing study methods. I am currently participating in science olympiad and have in the past. I am also an anchor on the popular Good Morning Ross Middle School weekly news show. In addition, I have been a part of National Junior Honor Society which takes part in service projects

I was not born here in Canada, I'm originally from Haiti. I came to Canada when I was young and I only spoke French and Haitian Creole. In the beginning it was really hard adjusting to the new culture, life, school, making new friends, etc. it was like my world just turned upside down and I had to start all over again. Although Canada is a bilingual country where I was living, which is Windsor Ontario the majority of the people spoke English, most of the schools and government facility were also English places. I used to be really shy and quiet because I was afraid to be judged for not pronouncing or not understand what the words mean that is why when I went to school or any place that required me to speak English I just stayed quietly in a corner.

Moving to Canada was the toughest days of my life. People in my country believe that my education would be increased and I became a better person. On the contrary, not everything happened in an instance. I have to undergo in a lot of difficulties to achieve my goals. I kept saying to myself that I might change my mind to give up on school and become an alcoholic or a drug addicts. But, my conscience told me to follow my dream. Difficulties I faced in Canada were orienting me to this new place. However, the toughest one of all was the language barrier. In my country, it’s mandatory to learn English and French considering the past of colonization in my country. If I don’t study those languages in school, the government could sue my parents. Likewise Creole was my native language which consisted of French and African words. To contrast, the English taught in my country was insignificant compared to Canada. It put a lot of stress on me as well as my parents. But after two years, I managed to get out of this weight. My main sourced was reading many books that were an advised by a teacher. This definitely changed my life and overcome this shyness. After all, the fear of failure from not having a better future and no reputation made me kept on in

"Public Administration has always appealed to me in wanting to become a Probate Judge or City Manager, and to come to a school with professor's who cares and wants to see you succeed, I know choose the right program to prepare me for my career" says Williams.

The main reason why moved to Canada three years ago was to learn the language, during those years I put a lot of efforts

Welcome to Mt. Edgecumbe High School! Coming here, far away from home may be nerve-racking, but you just got accepted to one of the best schools in Alaska. Not everyone who applied got accepted, which is why you shouldn’t take this opportunity for granted. Attending MEHS, Mount Edgecumbe High School, is way different from being at home; for instance, you’re not living with your parents anymore and you have to teach yourself to be independent. This may seem frightening, but by coming here you can get a better education than from where you live, which is why I encourage you to stay all four years. Since you’re a MEHS Brave now, I am going to tell you some things that I personally like and dislike about MEHS. I will also tell you what to expect while you’re

During the last three years of my attendance here at Mt. Edgecumbe High School, I could not think of a teacher who has influenced me more than yourself. You’ve taught me to not only appreciate music, but to appreciate life. I’ve spent a total of four semesters in your Choir class and one semester in your Accounting class. We’ve traveled to two music festivals through Choir class, which are two of my most memorable experiences here in MEHS. I’ve also been apart of the MEHS award-winning Radio Club under your supervision. You’ve certainly witnessed my development as a maturing adult. It would be an honor to have a letter of recommendation from a teacher like yourself. Thank you for making my high school years enjoyable. If you choose to write

Good evening to everyone and thanks President Rob for giving me the opportunity to have this last presentation about my exchange year in Australia. One year has gone, and I can admit that many things happened but I couldn’t be happier about it. Today is my 340th day here in Australia: I came in a place without knowing anyone, without my family or my friends and I had the chance to live another life that I built with my hands. I wasn’t alone though: I had my host families that always supported me; the Elliot family as the first one, the Shirlaw’s as the second, the Mann’s as the third and the Gormely’s as the fourth and last one. They have been there for me when I needed it, even if in different ways, and because of them I grew a lot: I’m

Last March, I embarked on a trip with my French class to Paris and the upper Normandy region. I was often the one in my group that others would turn to if they did not know how to communicate with French speakers correctly. Before this trip, I had been practicing my French for months in order to maximize the quality of my experience in a new and foreign land, and break down the language barrier to become more connected with the people around me. In my adventures with my family, I have also visited Mexico and Canada. In Mexico, I was able to utilize my spanish speaking skills and guide my family through the streets of a foreign area. Visiting Canada was another venture to an unfamiliar land; and even though there was no language barrier (aside from a couple of “a’s” thrown into conversation), it was an extremely rich cultural experience.

Hello Jodie,My name is Kyle McKenna I am currently grade 10 and attending Latrobe High School.

It gives me great pleasure to write this learning journal although I feel a certain discomfort as this is my last journal for this course. I have really enjoyed my time in this course and I have learned a lot of things. I am sorry if at times I didn’t interact much with my colleagues on the discussion fora. I am grateful and thankful for your presence, guidance, and assistance during the last 8 weeks. Thank you very much for everything

I want to thank you again for a great semester. Your class has been exceptionally well run and enjoyable. The vast amount of information I have taken away from this class is incredible! I'm wishing you all the best in your future.

Hello, Mr. Coates. I first want to apologize, I'm not really sure how Twitter works, but I hope this goes through. I am Jia Yi Sun. I am a junior from Stuyvesant High School in New York City. In my American Literature class, we are currently reading your book "Between the World and Me". Despite not being African American, I am able to understand so much more about the world around me, especially living in such a diverse and eventful community. It really opened our eyes to the world around us. I usually do the assigned reading of the pages on my train ride home, whenever I look up after reading the book, I start to value and respect people around me so much more. There are so many people that have an amazing story behind them. When I grow up,

Thank you very much, I hope you enjoyed our two classes as much, as I.

English class seemed to be the most dreadful to take within school. Writing essays for most of my grade in a class is not what I was looking forward too. When I entered college I knew that it would be one of many challenging classes I would have to take. Starting from the lowest English class to moving on up, the writing assignments became longer and more thought out. The time came when I got into this class that I knew more work was going to have to be put into essays and thus brought out what I had not seen before in my work progress.