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MY VALEDICTORY SPEECHBy: Israel John D. Peñalosa, Grade 6 @ ADFC 

To our Beloved School President, Dr. Edward Y. Chua, To our ever-gorgeous

Vice-President for Acadeic Affairs, !onora"le Eden Chua-Pineda, our #es$ected School Director, %rs. Elisa &da-Chua, 'ur Ver( D(naic Princi$al,

%rs. Cristina A. De 'nto(, ))))))))))))), our &ns$iring *uest S$ea+er The

 Adinistration, acult( and Staff Parents and *uests, ( fellow graduates, A

Blessed Da( to all of (ou

Toda(, %arch /0, /123 ar+s one of our eora"le da(s that we will

treasure for a lifetie. 4e learned an( lessons, hardshi$s and trials

including dealing with others, en5o(ent in friendshi$s and all the eories

ade as eleentar( students. 'n this ver( da(, we show to our Teachers, our 

Parents, and ourselves that we no longer reain as a child. 6ow, we show to

the world that we are read( to ta+e on the ne7t level of our acadeic life, "(

*'D8s grace.

 A so "lessed and honored to stand "efore all of (ou toda( as the Class

/123 Valedictorian. & do "elieve a $art of this outstanding "atch 9 a Survivor 

"atch, an Achiever "atch and a "atch where ever(one has diverse

talents. 4ith this, $lease allow e to e7tend ( sincere a$$reciation to soeof the $eo$le who have ade ( achieveents $ossi"le. irst and foreost,

& than+ the :'#D *'D Alight( for the gift of +nowledge and for the strength

!E "estowed e. All these things "ecoe $ossi"le onl( through !&%. To

*'D Be the *lor(

& would li+e to than+ ( ever-loving $arents, %r. Aran Da(lo Penalosa and

%rs. #achel Dia;-Penalosa, the( are the source of ( ins$irations, "ecause

without their hardwor+ and encourageent, & will not "e s$ea+ing in front of 

(ou toda(. Than+ (ou so uch Pa$a and %aa or raising e as *'D-

fearing $erson and for $atientl( guiding e. Than+ (ou for giving e the

o$$ortunities to e7$lore and to discover ( full $otentials. To (

*rand$arents, Than+ (ou ver( uch for the orale su$$ort. To all (

relatives who are alwa(s there for e to e7tend a hel$ing hand, than+ (ou so

uch.

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To all ( dear teachers who & considered as ( entors, than+ (ou so

uch. You have i$arted not onl( +nowledge and s+ills, "ut also the right

attitude. & "ecae a "etter $erson "ecause of (ou. To %rs. Eufrocina Balano,

( active Class Adviser for *rades < and 3. To %rs. Evel(n Cacal, ( ver(

energetic and otherl( Class Adviser for *rade =. Than+ (ou so uch for (our guidance, $erseverance and dedication To ( "est friends, >P, :u+e,

:e7, >oshua and Chris"ert. Than+ (ou for all the eories and the true

friendshi$ we shared together. To our School President, Dr. Edward Y. Chua,

who is the "ac+"one of this institution. To our co$etent Vice-President for 

 Acadeic Affairs, !on. Eden Chua-Pineda and to our dear Director, %rs.

Elisa &da-Chua, for her efficient anageent, hence, we got ?ualit(

education. To our School Princi$al, %rs. Cristina A. De 'nto(, for untiringl(

sharing her e7$ertise. To %rs. &elda A. Villaor, our Eleetar( Coordinator for her continuous $erseverance. And to the rest of ( "atchates, than+ (ou

ver( uch for a+ing ( sta( at Asian Develo$ent oundation College,

such an aa;ing and eora"le one, surel(, we will cherish it forever. &

ight not "e a"le to ention all (our naes, "ut rest assured that &8 forever 

grateful to ever(one who has $ut e on this stage this s$ecial da(.

& would li+e to share ( favorite Bi"le Verse that sa(s, “Commit to the Lord 

whatever you do and your plans will succeed @. %( father alwa(s sa(s this

?uotation, “You cannot o !eyond, "hat you th#n$ and !el#e%e&   9

eaning it is 5ust a atter of ind-setting.

%( dear fellow "atchates, Do not co$ete with others, rather, let us

co$ete with ourselves@. This is how we can strive 9 ECE::E6CE. 4ith our 

di$loas, this signifies that will learn new lessons, ta+e ore res$onsi"ilities

and achieve goals.

Let us Dream Big, Aim High and Be diligent, this !uld "r!"el us t!

a#hie$e !ur g!als in li%e&

Bat#h '()*, let us ABLA+E the nurtured n!ledge and MA-E A

DI..ERE/CE000

Than 1!u and 2OD Bless us all0

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