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Written by Adlyn Koh on 14 November 2024, 3.48 pm
It seems as if the first time I walked into Pei Chun Public School was just yesterday. Time flies so fast and in a blink of an eye, I have graduated!
In the morning, my siblings and parents fetched me to school. My mother accompanied me into the school. Because of limited seating capacity, only one parent is invited to attend the prize-giving and graduation ceremony.
I myself was one of the recipients of a prize! I was going to receive the "Best In Level For English" prize.
When I first received the invitation to the prize giving ceremony from my teachers, I felt extremely excited and proud of myself. For my first few years in Pei Chun, I have received mutiple awards. But in the last two years, I have not been receiving anything. I'm glad that I worked hard and get to achieve an award in my last year as a primary school student.
As I shook hands with my principal and held the certificate, I felt a sense of accomplishment and nostalgia. A few years ago, I had stood here, on this very stage, receiving an award. The happy memories motivated me to continue working hard to become the best version of me. The prize-giving ceremony was a marvelous one and I enjoyed every part of it.
After the prize-giving ceremony, we moved on the the graduation ceremony. As I sat in my seat and watched the photo montage that the teachers prepared for us, I felt emotional. I didn't want to leave this school, but yet a part of me want to. I am grateful for the teachers who took time and effort to prepare the montage for us. It brought me back momentarily to my years spent in Pei Chun and everything I had experienced here.
Everyone cheered when the montage ended, the whole P6 cohort felt like a family to me now that we were going to go on our separate ways in a short time.
Then, a few classes came on stage to perform for the P6s and parents, as well as the teachers and school leaders. I could tell that they had practiced countless of times just by looking at their performance! It was breathtaking and touching, especially after I remembered that this might be the last time we get to see our fellow P6s perform 😢
Two teachers actually wrote a graduation song specially for the students who were graduating. I volunteered to represent our class, together with about ten others from my class, to sing the graduation song. Every class had representatives and I felt like a part of the school. The graduation song lyrics were meaningful and I heard that a teacher teared after listening to us sing. Even though this was not the best performance, I felt a deep connection with the song and it will be etched in my heart forever.
We had a tea serving ceremony after that. We had to use cups (given to us by the school) that we washed a few days ago. We were supposed to pour our parent's favourite drink into it, before serving it to our parent as a form of appreciation and gratitude. I brought bottled milo and poured it into my cup. Serving it to my mother made me feel like this graduation was a huge milestone and I realised how fast I had grown and changed.
For the last part of the ceremony, we wore our handmade mortar boards and threw them into the air. At the same time, teachers popped confetti and they rained down on us. Throwing our mortar boards marked our graduation. I was overjoyed after throwing it and felt like I was a big girl now. I had graduated! 🎉
Next, we headed down to the ground floor for booths, food and drinks. I made friendship bracelets, took photos with my friends and said goodbye to my classmates. I also ate some food and drank iced lemon tea :D
When it was time to go, I felt reluctant and emotional as I knew I had graduated and may never see some classmates again...I also felt proud of myself for making it this far and happy that I have finished primary school. Still, I am not ready to leave all the memories of Pei Chun behind. I still can't believe that I had graduated. It feels unreal and sad to me. 🥲
In my heart, I know that I will always be a part of Pei Chun and that it's time to move forward to my next stage of life. We will always be a class and cohort no matter what happens or where we are.
Wishing everyone a happy day ahead. I hope that this blog has brought back many fond memories and you have felt many emotions while reading this. Thank you for always supporting me!
Best Regards,
Adlyn
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