HPA Commencement 2022 | 2022华爱HPA毕业季

You can't go back and make a new start, but you can start right now and make a brand new ending.

“过往，已不可重来，当下，必将以行动改写结局。”

—James R. Sherman

我们不是人们嘴里的“别人家的孩子”，在拿到了全球名校的Offer时，我们更在意和享受的，是学习的过程，比起学什么，我们更关心和谁一起学。比起结果，我们更在意过程，我们相信，当我们全身心投入到过程中，功到自然成。

在HPA的毕业季，我们自主策划毕业旅行，在老师的支持下，主办了毕业典礼，我们在学校的人文节Renaissance Fair和科学节上Science Fair，和自己的小伙伴一起创设了绚丽多彩的知识长廊。

在学习之外，我们也热爱关于青春的一切，机器人竞赛，乐队，露营，篮球，滑板，无人机等等，我们是华爱HPA2022届毕业生。

今天，我们终于毕业啦🎓

01 MEMORIES IN

GRADUATION 2022 HPA

入场&HPA '风吹电冰箱乐队' 表演

02 GRADUATION SPEECH

BY THE PRINCIPAL

致辞&祝贺

愿你心中有梦，眼里有光，脚下有路。无论多难，都要坚守内心的方向，抵达梦中的地方，开创属于自己的辉煌。

▲总校长Ms.Yang

▲HPA校长

Donald Si

那些没有完成的作业，那些没有说过的话、友情、爱情，对MPA的怀念和温情……教育是遗憾的艺术。

03 ISSUE THE DIPLOMA

AND TURN THE TASSEL

颁发文凭&拨穗礼成

▲校长Donald Si 和HPA学术副校长Mr. Michael Matteo为学生颁发文凭和行拨穗礼

AWARD AND SPEECHES

颁奖&演讲

▲OSSD合作伙伴-加拿大环球教育高中董事长宋纪平先生介绍『多伦多大学宋纪平奖学金』

▲宋纪平先生和校长Donald Si为获奖学生颁奖

Acaemic Award:Judy, Olivia, Otis, Stella, Rae

Sholarship: Judy, Ray Yang

▲「告别演讲」

Macy Chen, HPA 2022 AP毕业生代表

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It has been a long time for me, 6 years, one third of my life at 18. In these 6 years, I have spent more than four of them in MPA which is now HPA. I went through the hardships of H1N1, COVID-19, school’s relocation and so on. Today, I successfully finished all my high school education and graduated with high grades from here. So, I want to give a big congratulation to myself and also to all the students in class of 2022 who overcame all the odds to graduate.

对我来说，这是很长一段时间，6年，我18岁时生活的三分之一。在这6年中，我在MPA（现在的HPA）中度过了四年以上。我经历了H1N1，COVID-19，学校搬迁等艰辛。今天，我成功地完成了所有的高中教育，并以优异的成绩从这里毕业。所以，我想对自己和2022届所有克服重重困难毕业的学生表示热烈的祝贺。

I chose to leave school in Grade 11. It was a hard decision for me. I wasn't sure if I would find a solution, and I was afraid if I would be in a worse condition, but I knew that being in such a state of confusion was something I didn't like; I didn't want to be a learning machine, I wanted to find the direction for myself. I would like to thank Mr. Donald, one of the few people who supported me. He told me that this one year was just a short flash in my entire life, even if I made a wrong decision, don't be afraid, accept it, challenge it, and overcome it. Of course, I also want to thank my family who decided to believe in me and support me.

我选择在 11 年级离开学校。这对我来说是一个艰难的决定。我不确定我是否能找到解决办法，我害怕自己的情况会更糟，但我知道处于这种混乱状态是我不喜欢的；我不想成为一台学习机器，我想为自己找到方向。我要感谢Donald先生，他是少数支持我的人之一。他告诉我，这一年只是我一生中的一瞬间，即使我做了错误的决定，也不要害怕，接受它，挑战它，克服它。当然，我也要感谢我的家人，他们决定相信我，支持我。

▲「学生代表发言」

Otis Yang, HPA 2022 OSSD 毕业生代表

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Before I came to HPA, there were few schools willingly to offer me a place because of my leukimia and canadian student status. But Mr.Donald and other head teachers decided to give me a chance to restart my high school life in HPA, I would like to say a huge thank you to HPA’s teachers and my partents for sending me here. I was literally crying and begged my mom to allow me to stay at home due to my body condition, and the fact that I had been out of school for almost 2 years back then. I knew I would be the oldest in the class, I was super freaked that I might be isolated. However, I met a group of warm-hearted people. They totally touched me with their positive vibe. I guess I am also going to cry tonight but this time its for the farewell.

在我来 HPA 之前，由于我的白血病和加拿大学生身份，很少有学校愿意为我提供一个位置。但是Mr.Donald和其他校长决定给我一个机会，让我在HPA重新开始我的高中生活，我要非常感谢HPA的老师和我的父母把我送到这里。由于我的身体状况以及当时我已经离开学校快 2 年的事实，我真的哭了，并恳求妈妈让我留在家里。我知道我会是班上年纪最大的，我非常害怕我可能会被孤立。然而，我遇到了一群热心肠的人。他们的积极氛围完全打动了我。我想我今晚也会哭，但这次是为了告别。

Maybe this high school graduation has left you with regrets for not being acdepted by your dream universities, you may not have gone to the same school as your friends, BUT please never regret and complain about things and decisions that have already happened; please don't jump to the conclusion that you will not be glowing and your life will be dismal; please always look at the brighter side of anything happening in our life, and please always move forward with great expectations and optimism. BECAUSE， life already has made its own turns, and we just need to learn how to go with the flow.

也许这次高中毕业让你后悔没有被梦寐以求的大学录取，也许你没有和朋友去同一所学校，但请不要为已经发生的事情和决定而后悔和抱怨；请不要妄下结论说你不会发光，你的生活会很惨淡；请始终关注我们生活中发生的任何事情的光明面，并始终怀着巨大的期望和乐观向前迈进。因为，生活已经有了自己的转机，我们只需要学会顺其自然。

▲「教师代表发言」

HPA学术副校长Mr. Michael Matteo

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I’ve had the good fortune to have taught many of you in courses like psychology, research paper writing and business leadership. When I’d offer a challenging question, I could always count on Stella or Judy to give me a great answer and then explain it to everyone else in Chinese. Macy would always make me laugh, by telling me how poorly she believed she did on 1 of my tests, and then she’d get 100%. When discussing boy-Ray and girl-Rae, I always had to refer to them as boy and girl because despite having the same sounding English name, they are very different people. In the hallway, I always got a warm hello and a smile from Otis and Cynthia who are 2 of the most pleasant students I’ve ever taught, and I take personal satisfaction in the fact that Justin never slept in any of my OSSD classes.

我有幸教过你们一些课程，心理学、学术论文写作、商业领导力。在课上，每当我问出一道难题，Stella和Judy总能不负所望，并且用中文解释给其他同学。Macy让我欣慰，每回她告诉我考试发挥的不好，最后总能得到100分。Ray和Rae让我“傻傻分不清楚”，所以不得不冠以性别以称呼，然而他们都是独一无二的。在走廊上，我总能收到Otis和Cynthia的问好与微笑，他们是我遇到过最温暖、可爱的学生。同时，我也很满意地看到， Justin从来没有在我的OSSD课上打过瞌睡。

Today is a day you will not forget. The relationships you have forged here and the memories you created will be the things you look back on nostalgically. Please also remember to be thankful for the opportunities given to you by your parents, teachers, and other staff members who helped you navigate these last few years, and never forget that life is all about learning, personal growth and being the best you, that you can be.

今天是难忘的一天，各位在这里建立的友谊与创造的回忆将是未来回首怀旧的过去。希望你们能够懂得感恩，感谢你们的父母、老师、其他教职工在这几年里所给予的帮助，同时，也请记得，每个人都是在不断学习、成长与收获中，成为最好的自己。

▲「家长代表发言」

Ray家长

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每天老师们披着晨晖伴着月光在校园里不知疲惫的来回穿梭，只因校园里有一群牵肠挂肚的孩子。你们苦口婆心的教诲，只因今年是他们人生中最重要的一个起点。尤其是我们的外教老师，他们远渡重洋，舍弃了家人的陪伴，为了自己的教育情怀，以校为家，为了孩子们的学业升学费尽心力、舍小家顾大家，尽职尽责。

孩子们，你们是幸运的，今天是你们的毕业典礼，可这不是纪念你们完成了学业，而是宣告你们即将踏上新的征途。征途漫漫，希望你们初心不变，历经千帆归来，仍是少年！“大鹏今日同风起，扶摇直上九万里”，去寻找属于你们的诗和远方！我祝愿，我们所有的孩子的梦想都能如期而至；我祝愿，我们所有的老师都工作顺利，桃李满天下；我祝愿，我们的学校，一定会再创辉煌