valedictory speech of rene mark steven masia

8/18/2019 Valedictory Speech of Rene Mark Steven Masia

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Valedictory Speech of Rene Mark Steven Masias (High School Class2012)

To our honorable guest speaker, Governor Grace Padaka; our Chief Executive Mentor, Dr.Genevieve edes!a Tan; "chool President, Dr. Marl #. $erenal; #ice President for %cade!icand &esearch, Ms Mar'orie Guttiere( Tangog; Principal for )asic Education, Ms. Marie #ic $."uare(; !e!bers of the !anage!ent, distinguished guests, facult* and staff, our dearparents, fello+ graduates, friends, ladies and gentle!en, good afternoon.

%ccording to &alph Marston, Excellence is not a skill. -t is an attitude. /o !an everreached to excellence in an* one art or profession +ithout having passed through the slo+and painful process of stud* and preparation 01orace2. -f *ou are going to achieveexcellence in big things, *ou develop the habit in little !atters. Excellence is not anexception; it is a prevailing attitude 0Collin Po+ell2. Excellence should be exhibited inever*thing that +e do. Excellence is an attitude, an unconscious desire to acco!plish thingsexcellentl* that +ould !ake us not !eet the expectations but surpass it.

Toda*, - have !ixed feelings of delight and sorro+. Delighted because - can see ho+ happ*!* fello+ graduates are. %fter the see!ingl* endless ho!e+ork, 3ui((es, long tests andstress, +e !anaged to survive +ithout an* casualties. "eeing each of !* batch !ates4 facesso!eho+ gives !e a little flashback of the !an* different !e!ories +ith ever* one of *ou.- kno+ +e have all shared a!a(ing !e!ories +ith each other, cried on each other4sshoulders or handkerchiefs, laughed till that Pepsi spilled through our noses, and evenargued like cra(* but still, - see that the bonds bet+een us +ill never break and that this +illbe so!ething +e +ill al+a*s have. - also see e*es slo+l* tearing up, +hich !akes !e feelsad because +e !ust sa* our te!porar* goodb*es. 5e have gro+n up together and haveco!e to kno+ each other as siblings. )ut 'ust like in !ost fa!ilies, one +a* or another,siblings !ust sa* their goodb*e eventuall*.

)eing able to talk to all of *ou and share !* thoughts is reall* a great privilege. I orked


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hard and pro!a!ly a !it harder than so"e of yo# for "any reasons$ %ne of these is!eca#se I ant to sho the school that allo ing "e to st#dy here in So#thville asa scholar as not a aste$ I anted the" to kno that I can !e a "odel st#dentand one does not have to have so "#ch "oney to !e a!le to achieve s#ccess$ - a!a scholar because !* dad +orks here so - tr* !* best to act properl* and perfor! +ell to

flaunt to ever*one the product of loving, caring and disciplining hands.

- re!e!ber the sa*ing 5e cannot direct the +inds but +e can ad'ust the sails . -experienced this last *ear +hen /athan %larcon and - participated in the 6%P- $edExco!petition. 5e had 78 da*s till the dead line. 5e had a load of +ork to do in school and +ehad the option to 'ust give up. 5e did not as +e +ere taught not to easil* give up. 5ecollaborated and in exactl* 78 da*s, +e +ere able to create a business plan that +as able to!ake it to the finals. M* fello+ graduates, this proves that hat e ill !e in the f#t#re

ill depend on hat e do ith o#r lives today$ &e "ay depend on "any otherpeople like o#r parents and teachers !#t at the end of the day' the one ho o#ld

ad #st the sails* o#ld !e #s$ Doing bad things !a* hurt *our loved ones but the*+ould haunt *ou even !ore. ike+ise, doing great things and kno+ing that *ou +orked ver*hard for the! !akes an achieve!ent even s+eeter because *ou kno+ those are the fruitsof *our labor. - feel ver* fulfilled because - kno+ - +orked hard for this and - al+a*s ai!edfor excellence. Getting here +as a bu!p* ride but thanks to all the lessons, the guidance,the kno+ledge and the 'o* that ever*one shared +ith !e co!bined +ith the values - havelearned to develop, - +as able to reach +here - a! no+.

5hen - +as elected vice president of the student council last *ear, - had fun experiencesbecause of the people - !et. The council +orks together and sees to it that things areacco!plished, not 'ust acco!plished but acco!plished beautifull*. 5e had so !an*proble!s along the +a* and so!eti!es +e need to be creative in finding solutions. M*fello+ graduates, don+t let the sol#tions co"e to yo#' go and find it$ 1aving a highposition +as even tougher because - had to sho+ ever*one that - a! a role !odel. This +asnot hard to do since - +as raised in an environ!ent that taught !e good values and

!anners.

I learned "any different val#es fro" "any people and sit#ations$ %t the earliest partof !* sta* here in "outhville, - re!e!ber so +ell a +ell defined voice that +as so full ofenthusias! and 'o*, it influenced !e to be enthusiastic in ever*thing - do. "he +as there to


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guide !e during !* earl* *ears and for that, - thank teacher %vic. Thank *ou for sho+ing!e that - shouldn4t onl* do +hat - have to do but also in'ect enthusias! to !ake it even!ore +orth+hile.

To !* grade school teachers na!el*9 Ms. Glad*s Mintu, Ms. ani Cachapero, Ms. M*lene)otalon, Ms. 6an Gutiere(, and Ms Chi3ui &e*es, thank *ou for al+a*s believing that - coulddo better, and for still looking out for !e even +hen - +as alread* in high school. :ou are allso approachable and al+a*s +illing to give !e pieces of advice that helped !e beco!e!ore responsible and open to ne+ things. - learned that opening up to ne+ ideas and ne+experiences intensif* the kno+ledge that - gain in the classroo! and for that - thank *ouver* !uch.

To our for!er English teacher +ho gave us !ental exercises ever* session to help developour intellect and gave us difficult challenges to sho+ ho+ !uch +e are capable of, thank*ou Ms.&isa Pangilinan. Though *ou are not here, in behalf of the +hole class of -ntegrit*and Co!passion, thank *ou for sho+ing us that to !e a!le to e,cel' one "#st learn tochallenge one+s capa!ilities to e,perience gro th$ To "ir Er+in &agadio, +ho sho+s so!uch kindness that *ou cannot help but give back even !ore love. Thank *ou, for sho+ingus that +e are a set of uni3ue students +ho have different areas of specialt*. Thank *oualso for giving !e the opportunit* to 'oin the 6%P- $edEx business plan co!petition becausealong +ith *our !entoring, - +as able to learn a lot there.

To Mr. -an Tapuro, thank *ou for honing !* skills in !ath during MT%P revie+s. The* reall*helped a lot especiall* in the !ath section of the entrance exa!inations that - took in thedifferent universities. To Ms. #ioli %lducente, thank *ou for the love and care *ou sho+ed toour class and !ore thank *ous for the great help *ou extended in !* pass research.Despite the long hours of t*ping unexpected !istakes during the experi!ent, +e +ere ableto develop an outstanding research paper. To Ms. -cka "antos, thank *ou for the laughs andfor !aking !e and the other !e!bers of the student council a set of great student leaders,%s !* current sponsor, thank *ou for allo+ing !e to bother *ou +hen - needed *our advice,and !ost of all, for believing that despite !* +rong turns and de tours, - can still be a great

student leader.

To our class adviser, Ms. Melanie Mendo(a, thank *ou for being a teacher, a friend, and a!other to all of us. Thank *ou for bearing +ith us and caring for us like +e are *our o+nchildren. To all the other teachers +ho +ere part of !* and all the other graduates4 'ourne*in "outhville, thank *ou ver* !uch. %s the sa*ing goes, - good teacher e,plains' a


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s#perior teacher de"onstrates and a great teacher inspires$* .o# tr#ly inspired allof #s$

%lso, - +ould like to thank all !* Titas, the parents of !* close friends, +ho allo+ed !e to

enter their ho!es +hen +e have activities that end late at night !ost especiall* to Tita )eth&apisura, +ho +as al+a*s !* fan. Thank *ou for al+a*s being so supportive.

To !* closest friends and batch !ates, thank *ou for !aking the sacrifices +orth+hile, for!aking ever* school da* a part*, for sharing *our lunch +ith !e, for talking nonstop aboutthe #a!pire Diaries, for being supportive, for caring, and for the love.

/o+, to those +ho - o+e the greatest thanks of all, !o!, dad, grand!a and !* brother,*ou +ere al+a*s there for !e +hen - felt like - +anted to give up. :ou al+a*s have a +a* toput a s!ile on !* face and *ou instill lessons in !* head that continuousl* develop !e intoa fine *oung !an. Thank *ou for supporting !e !orall* and financiall* and !ost of all,thank *ou for bringing !e into this +orld. astl*, to the ne above all of us, thank *ou forall the blessings *ou have given !e and ever*one else.

f all the values that - learned and +ill continue to learn, - find independence as the !ost

i!portant. - first learned this lesson +hen - +as in second grade. - +as taught ho+ toco!!ute alone fro! "outhville Eli(alde ca!pus to our ho!e in )acoor, Cavite. - al+a*s feltscared but in ti!e - got used to it. M* parents reall* did their best to !ake !e anindependent kid. %nother exa!ple of this +as +hen !* dad +ould ask !e to stud*. %t firsthe +ould force !e to stud* but as ti!e +ent on, +ithout !e even noticing it, - +as alread*stud*ing on !* o+n. - learned to develop an initiative to stud*. $ro! then on, - have beenindependentl* stud*ing and that is all thanks to !* parents.

Independence is one of the "ost i"portant val#es to have in order to !eco"e agood decision "aker and !eing a good decision "aker helps one !eco"e a goodleader and person$ 5e cannot 'ust have fun all the ti!e but at the sa!e ti!e, +e cannot

'ust stud* all the ti!e. - think that if !* life +as a short stor*, !* !o! +ould be thecheerful character because it +as her +ho +ould push !e to go out, sociali(e, !ake friends,have fun and en'o*, +hile !* dad +ould be the serious character. -t +as hi! +ho re!inds!e to focus on !* studies and give as !uch effort in stud*ing as +hen -4! pla*ing. 5hat -


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a! tr*ing to sa* is that +e should find a balance. /alancing f#n and ork creates aneven !etter individ#al and I s#ggest that everyone sho#ld learn to do this$

astly' en oying so"ething that yo# do "akes achieving thingseffortless$ "o!eti!es it pa*s not to +orr* so !uch about +here *ou ranked but ratherthink about the 'o* *ou get +ith +hat *ou do. - kno+ that ever*one feels extre!el* happ*and our parents are proud that +e are able to secure a diplo!a after all these *ears. %l+a*sai! for excellence. Even if *ou en'o* +hat *ou4re doing, the hardships +ill still be present. -kno+ a lot +ho strive hard for success and a lot as +ell +ho, unfortunatel*, 'ust settle for!ediocrit*. /o+, I o#ld like to challenge yo# to p#sh yo#rselves harder and al aysai" higher !eca#se in doing so' yo# ill !e s#ccessf#l$

M* fello+ graduates al+a*s re!e!ber this fa!ous 3uote b* David $rost, Don4t ai! forsuccess if *ou +ant it; 'ust do +hat *ou love and believe in, and it +ill co!e naturall*.

Thank *ou all, good luck and congratulations

valedictory speech of rene mark steven masia

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