2017年6月9日下午15:00，杭州外国语学校剑桥高中2017届毕业典礼在学校体艺中心隆重举行。校长方健文、党委书记徐继彬、副校长夏谷鸣，剑桥高中学术校长Mathew Thomas等领导出席仪式。毕业典礼由高三学生主持，剑桥高中全体师生以及部分高三学生家长参加了本次活动。

校长方健文教授首先致辞。方校长希望同学们在未来国外学习、生活的日子，讲好中国故事，传播中国优秀文化，做中外交流友谊使者。希望同学们不忘初心、牢记使命、匡扶正义、坚守良知，早日学成归来，为社会进步、为国家繁荣尽自己的一份力。

剑桥高中外方学术校长Mr. Thomas在致辞中提到，很欣喜地看到同学们的成长与成熟。同时他也提出了几条警言，希望同学们能铭记：不要因为你更聪明而不向其他人求教；不要因为你见过更大的世面而忽略别人的视角；不要因为你更高大而低看其他人。

教师代表Mr. McFarlane就“成为改变世界的人”为主题发表了演讲。他希望年轻的一代可以勇于挑战自己，成为能够改变世界的人；并能努力向前迈进，

最终成为更好的自己。

4位高三班主任徐嘉、洪源、赵晶、张鹏峰老师也分别发言，回忆了3年高中生活的点点滴滴和浓浓的师生情谊。

2017届A班胡嘉艺妈妈潘海颖家长回忆了同学们三年的高中时光，向学校表达了感谢，同时也展望未来，给同学们提出了几点希望，并祝福毕业生们怀揣梦想，展翅高飞。

学生代表吕文妍发言，“杭外给予我的，不仅仅是三年的学识，更为珍贵的是给予了我决定何时向左走、何时向右走、怎么走得理智与勇气，通俗一点来说，是让我懂得了‘不忘初心’的真正意义。”

最后杭州外国语学校副校长兼中心主任夏谷鸣老师就“经营好自己”为主题做了发言，并结合今年高考作文主题提到：“要读好人生三大本书，要经营好自己的时间，规划有序、执行有效、张弛有度；经营好自己的身体，不酗酒多喝茶、不抽烟多吸氧、不熬夜多运动；经营好自己的经历，访百家业、穷千里目、行万里路；经营好自己的社交，表达自己、宽容他人、广交朋友；经营好自己的思维，质疑有理、求证有据、创意有新；经营好自己的灵魂，敬畏真理、谦卑自我、诚信天下。”

主持人也采访了每个班级学生代表，同学们分别分享了各班的故事及对班级的印象。

方健文校长，徐继彬书记，夏谷鸣副校长，外方学术校长Mr. Thomas给高三毕业生颁发毕业证书。

高三毕业代表向学校赠送毕业纪念礼物。

最后由各班学生进行了才艺表演，外教们也献上了小组合唱。2017届毕业典礼圆满落幕。衷心祝愿2017届毕业生前程似锦！

（剑桥高中供稿；文/江一梦；图/何诚）

*方健文校长致辞

尊敬的各位老师，各位家长，亲爱的同学们：

大家下午好！

今天，是一个值得铭记与庆贺的日子！又一届毕业生即将从这里出发，昂首阔步迈向人生新的征程。首先，请允许我代表学校向圆满完成高中学业的同学们表示热烈的祝贺，祝福你们一帆风顺、前程似锦、心想事成！向为培养学生成长成才无私奉献、付出辛勤劳动的全体中、外方教师及升学指导教师表示衷心的感谢，向一直以来为孩子成长默默付出、对学校发展鼎力支持的家长们致以崇高的敬意，你们辛苦了！

多年来，一届又一届毕业生均以优异的升学成绩向外界宣告，他们在杭外剑桥高中找到了一条适合自身特点的成长道路。今年，同学们的表现同样没有让我们失望。2017届111名毕业生共收到来自世界各地的大学录取通知书540余份。其中，剑桥大学、牛津大学录取通知书共有5份，帝国理工学院、伦敦大学学院和伦敦政治经济学院的录取通知书多达数十份。伦敦政治经济学院的申请通过率达到了历史最高，超过70%。在美国大学申请方面，收到美国排名前50位的综合性大学录取通知书260余份，包括芝加哥大学、约翰·霍普金斯大学、康奈尔大学等，其中加州伯克利大学的录取通知书多达14份，加州洛杉矶大学达到8份。

此外，同学们还收到来自加拿大、澳大利亚、香港、瑞士、荷兰等国家和地区的大学录取通知书逾70份，包括多伦多大学、香港大学、悉尼大学等世界著名学府，充分体现了剑桥高中毕业生的国际认可度和受欢迎程度。

当然，同学们的优秀不仅体现在学业成绩上，在各类学科竞赛、学术活动及综合实践活动中，你们的表现同样让我们赞叹不已。你们善于创新、勇于挑战，在欧几里德数学竞赛、美国高中物理竞赛、英国生物奥林匹克竞赛中喜获佳绩，捷报频传；你们富有爱心、满腔热血，积极参与G20峰会的各项志愿者服务活动，向外界展示了杭外学子的风采，深受好评；你们语言流畅、思维敏捷，在美国新闻教育协会年度比赛、全国中学生英语辩论联赛中傲视群雄、脱颖而出，等等。

一分耕耘，一分收获。这些成绩的取得得益于你们一点一滴的积累和坚持不懈的努力，同时，也归功于悉心教导、无私关爱你们的老师，更要感谢一直陪伴你们左右，永远鼓励你们、支持你们的父母。同学们，让我们用最热烈的掌声，向老师、向父母致以崇高的敬意和诚挚的谢意！祝愿他们身体健康、万事如意！

人生总是聚散匆匆，但师生情谊终难相忘。同学们，今天的毕业典礼是你们在杭外的最后一课，作为你们的师长，我想提几点希望，与大家共勉。

首先，希望你们保持一颗进取心。我们常说，“生命不息，奋斗不止。”的确，对于大多数人来说，成功的秘诀只有一条，那就是努力，努力，再努力。也许会有人质疑，努力了就一定能成功吗？不一定。但正如龙应台女士曾对她儿子说的，“孩子，我要求你读书用功，不是因为我要你跟别人比成绩，而是因为，我希望你将来会拥有选择的权利，选择有意义、有时间的工作，而不是被迫谋生。”我想，努力的意义，并不一定最终体现在名誉、地位或者财富上，而是能让你主宰自己的人生，不至于被生活牵着鼻子走。因此，希望大家永远保持积极进取的精神状态，通过自己的努力，在成长道路上赢得更多主动、创造更多精彩。

第二，希望你们保有一席书卷气。有人说，我们正身处一个信仰缺失的年代。当现实世界逐渐变得物质化、庸俗化，我们是否能够确保自己的内心依然平静、自己的目光始终坚定？我在最近的一篇文章中读到，“在世俗的时代，可藏起我们的‘书生气’，但不可掩饰我们的书卷气，那是教养，那是礼貌，那是儒雅，那是风度，那是春风大雅，那是秋水文章。”“书卷气”，既是读书人与生俱来的本质属性，更是我们为人处世所应具备的品格与涵养。杭外人素有阅读的优良传统，希望大家把这一传统继续弘扬下去，不仅从书本中汲取学识，更要通过读书，塑造美好的灵魂，成为最好的自己。

第三，希望你们坚守一份责任感。冯友兰先生在《人生的境界》一文中把人生境界分为四种：自然境界、功利境界、道德境界和天地境界。一个人做事，不能仅仅出于本能或为了满足一己私欲，而应该有更高的道德价值和精神追求，那就是对他人重要、于社会有益。同学们，你们即将远赴海外留学，到更广阔的平台去拼搏、去驰骋，你们选择不一样的成长路径和发展机会，这也就意味着，你们肩负的责任更大，你们对自己的要求也应该更高。希望同学们在未来国外学习、生活的日子，讲好中国故事，传播中国优秀文化，做中外交流的友谊使者。希望你们不忘初心、牢记使命、匡扶正义、坚守良知，早日学成归来，为社会进步、为祖国繁荣尽自己的一份力。

有一首诗写得好：“不论你走得多么远，你永远也走不出我的心，这如同夕阳中的树影，无论它多么长，也永远连着树的根。”希望大家牢记自己是一名中国人，是具有中国灵魂、世界胸怀的社会主义合格建设者和可靠接班人。希望大家牢记自己是一名杭外人，你们用大气、睿智、阳光和自信为杭外增光添彩，杭外也将永远张开怀抱，欢迎她的儿女们常回家看看！

珍重！再见！

谢谢大家！

*夏谷鸣副校长致辞

学生们，老师们，家长们：

下午好！

同学们，人生几件大事，除了出生和死亡，就算是毕业、成家、立业和退休，我已经走完了三个转折点，静候最后退休时刻的到来。但你们刚刚走到第一个新起点，今天你们毕业了。各位家长，各位老师，我提议给孩子们鼓个掌，祝贺孩子们毕业！祝贺他们进入弱冠之年！同时，我提议同学们全体起立，面向你们的父母鞠一躬，对他们的养育之恩表示感谢！面向前排的老师们，道一声“老师，谢谢您！”，对他们的教育之恩表示感谢！我再提议大家在出国前去看望一下你们的幼儿园、小学、初中的老师，不忘师恩。

子曰“吾十有五而志于学，三十而立……”。你们在十五岁那年进入杭外剑桥高中，“十有五而志于学”，三年后大家圆满地回答了你们进校时我提的三个问题：“你想去哪里？”“你怎样去那里？”“你怎么知道到了那里？”。经过三年的自我经营，今天每个同学都有了自己心仪中的大学和专业，即将走向澳大利亚、德国、荷兰、加拿大、美国、瑞士、香港、英国等世界各地，将从事数学、化学、物理、生物、计算机、法律、经济、历史、社会学、心理学、新闻学、政治学、管理学、艺术、音乐、电影等专业的学习与研究。人生的新旅程即将开始，从二十弱冠到三十而立，未来的十几年仍需要同学们认真经营，经营好自己。

同学们，两天前上午是高考语文考试时间，今年的作文题有这样一段文字：有位作家说，人要读三本大书：一本是“有字之书”，一本是“无字之书”，一本是“心灵之书”。要求写一篇文章，对作家的看法加以评说。我建议大家不妨用文字，或有行为，或用心灵写一篇高考作文。我也借此想了一点，题目是“经营好自己”。

培根说过：“读书使人渊博”，指的就是读“有字之书”，“读史使人明智，读诗使人聪颖，算数使人缜密，自然哲学使人深刻，伦理使人庄重，逻辑与修辞使人善辩。”他又说“读书补天然之不足，经验又补读书之不足”，可见“有字之书”还需“无字之书”加以验证。知识来自实践，眼观四面，耳听八方，实践社会，体验生活，“唯有观察可以带来超越学习的智慧”。在《论学习》一文中，培根还提到“读书能陶冶个性……并且可以铲除一切心理上的障碍”，讲到了“心灵之书”。这本书启蒙我们思想，陶冶我们情操、净化我们灵魂。人生要读的这三大本书带给我们的是知识、经验和精神。

同学们，要读好人生三大本书，你们要经营好自己的时间，规划有序、执行有效、张弛有度；经营好自己的身体，不酗酒多喝茶、不抽烟多吸氧、不熬夜多运动；经营好自己的经历，访百家业、穷千里目、行万里路；经营好自己的社交，表达自己、宽容他人、广交朋友；经营好自己的思维，质疑有理、求证有据、创意有新；经营好自己的灵魂，敬畏真理、谦卑自我、诚信天下。

同学们，你们的中学生活此时此地将要画上句号。在你们离开母校、离开家庭、离开祖国的时候，请带上我的三个老问题：“我想去哪里？”“我怎样去那里？”“我怎么知道到了那里？”别忘了，重要的事要说三遍。我相信你们会有正确的回答。谢谢！

*学术校长Mr. Mathew Thomas致辞

Hurrah!

It’s over!

After 18 or 19 years, perhaps 14 or 15 in school, and 3 years in the CAL Centre,

finally it’s time to make your way into the big wide world.

No more morning assemblies

No more evening study or form time

No more SAT, TOEFL, application essays or personal statements . . .

FREEDOM beckons!

For myself, this year at the CAL Centre has been, without a doubt the hardest working, and probably the most stressful, of my adult life.

Even so, it has been an immensely rewarding time which I will look back on with great fondness

I’ve worked with high school students through 3 different decades, in the UK and here in China.

The first students I worked with in China are now parents themselves.

I have invariably found high school students a great pleasure to know, to teach, and to spend time with

And of course the students at Hang Wai are no exception

Watching young people develop from the starry eyed, overawed youngsters of Year 1,

into the confident, ambitious individuals of Year 2,

and then turn into the cynical, stressed out and world weary young adults of Year 3

always reaffirms my faith in humanity, and in society;

and takes me back to those dim and distant days when I too was a teenager

(hard as that might be to imagine).

What has struck me very favourably this year is the maturity of the Class of 2017

Year 3 students need to make difficult decisions as to how to allocate their time between the various demands pulling them in different directions

Are your applications more important than your studies?

Do your SATs carry more weight than your extra curricula’s?

As you get older the decisions are not going to get any easier,

But I doubt there will be many times in your life when you have to balance quite so many different demands pulling you in so many different directions

It’s ironic that the choices that we make about Higher Education are quite likely to have the most impact on our futures of any decision we ever make

And yet, we do not, and cannot, really know what the consequences of those decisions are

You might fail to reach your dream university, but instead meet someone who will become your business or research partner

And together, develop something that will improve the lives of everyone on the planet – who knows?

Deciding to go to the library, or the gym (or the bar) will affect who you meet and talk to, and can totally change the future development of your life

And yet there’s no way of knowing which choice is going to lead to which outcome

All we can do is act as seems right at the time, face the consequences of our actions, and not dwell too much on missed opportunities

Class of 2017, you are a wonderful group of individuals, and it has been a privilege to know you, if only for a short time

I hope, like me, you too can look back at your time in the CAL Centre with fondness and lots of happy memories.

I don’t have time to stand here and talk about the many different individuals who have impressed me for one reason or another during the course of the year

In my maths classes, or in preparing for university interviews, or just in the day-to-day encounters which happen throughout the weeks and months

While I’m sure that many of you who will go on to do outstanding things,

please remember, you are all exceptional individuals and I wish you all a long, happy and successful future.

It’s traditional, before I sign off, to offer a few words of wisdom,

So I’d like to finish by asking you to remember,

Just because you’re cleverer than someone doesn’t mean you can’t learn something from them

Just because you’ve travelled more widely than someone doesn’t mean you can’t benefit from their point of view

Just because you’re taller than someone doesn’t mean you should look down on them

Thank you all, and the very best of luck in all your future endeavours

*教师代表Dwight McFarlane发言稿

Education plus application lead to Innovation – Become World Changers
Generation WC

In Jamaica, it is common for homes to place a mat at their front door for people to wipe their feet before entering the house. Most mats would have the word WELCOME written in bold letters. On a visit to a rural area for an event, I walked passed a house and there was the mat. On this mat however, were the words, “Oh no, you again!”  With this said, I apologise to 3A and 3C, as after two years with me in Physics class a few of you might just be thinking, “Oh no, you again!” Nevertheless, regardless of your thoughts, I deem it an honour to stand before you in this capacity.  

I promise you will gain at least one thing; maybe the knowledge that you should never to have me speak again.

Let me say it has been my sincere joy and esteemed pleasure to have served you over the past two years. No! I am not just trying to make things sound good; you should know me by know.  As a matter of fact, apart from the times when we actually tried learning Physics, I think we had some wonderful times together. Time really does go by quickly though.  It is now, at the end of it all, that I realise how much I want to say to you. If I had known it would have gone by so quickly, I would have wasted less time trying to fill your brains with things you will never use, and take more time to talk with you about things that you would not afford not to use.

You have been given an object. I want you to imagine for a moment that that object you have is a seed. Now imagine that that seed is you. There are a few things to think about.

Regardless of where the seed is planted, the nature of the tree will be the same. The fruit a tree bears does not depend on where it is planted. It is dependent on what the seed is. Do not worry yourselves if you did not get into your dream university; that is not what determines who you become.

Some may say, ‘ah that’s true, but the soil helps to determine the quality of the fruit.’ You are right. But what if the soil, in this case is your mind. Your attitude. It is truly your attitude that determines the quality of the fruit that you will produce, and not the where you go to produce.

Some time ago, there was a storm in the UK. It amazed some people that some huge trees had fallen in a particular area, while in another area, where the storm was more severe, same smaller trees weathered the storm quite well. After consultation with the geographers, it was found that in the area where the huge trees had fallen, the water table was very high and therefore the roots of these trees did not go deep into the ground, the trees were quite satisfied and fully nourished having shallow roots. On the other hand, in the area where the storm was more severe, but the trees stood firm, the water table was low. This meant the roots of those trees had to go deep into the ground to get to water. I ask this question a lot; “Why are you doing Physics?” A common response is, “it is the subject I am most likely to get an A in.” Do not settle for the path of least resistance. The simpler a challenge is, the smaller and more insignificant, the growth. Do not select courses simply because you believe they will bring you an easy ‘A.’ Of what benefit will it be if it costs you scarcely anything to gain something. Do miss out of the joy of success that comes through sweat and tears; success achieved through pain and strain.

Go! Bloom wherever you take root. Regardless of where you find yourself. Remember, it is not the where; it is the attitude that gets you there.

As I was growing up, I used to hear on a consistent basis, that knowledge is power. As I went on the quest for a little knowledge, in order to gain a little power, I realise that the saying was from the truth. I did gain a little knowledge, but no power came along with it at all. I realised from then that it was not knowledge that is power, but rather the use of knowledge.

Secondly the seeds you have also represent what people have planted in your lives. Over the past three years, we have poured into you and in so doing, passed on knowledge in a number of areas. However, education is not the end all and be all. Education does not give you products.  Education gives you ingredients, components or parts. Education only works, when it is coupled with application. Without application, you are no better off with a PhD, than someone who has never been to school. Perhaps in fact, you would be worse off, for the one who did not go to school did not waste time packing the mind with things that will never be used.

Let me be among those you will encourage you to go to dream university or wherever you will be planted, and shine. Get the A’s and the GPA’s of 4.0. While you are at it, why not just graduation top of your class? You have it within you. Dream it...Achieve it...Live it.

However, let me be one of a few who will pull you back to earth and share with you reality.  The world has long stopped looking for people who can simply get A’s or just regurgitate. We found that anyone can regurgitate; especially shortly after a meal.

We are not looking for people who can copy, but people who can create.
Not people who can imitate (though it’s said it’s the highest form of flattery) but people who can initiate

Not path followers, but pathfinders. The world is looking for people who can conceive bright ideas.The pilots, the navigators, the originators, the critical thinkers, the paradigm shifters and I dare say again, the world changers.

As of today, you will no longer be students of Hangzhou Foreign Language School, Cambridge A’ Level Centre. The place you now call your school, will in short order be called your alma mater. For some of you it will be great prospective of a future, living and studying in a new country. For others it will be like freedom from shackles. No pun intended. For most of you, it will simple mean rejoicing that your phones will never again be confiscated by Mr. McFarlane.  Maybe if you had thought about it before, you would have graduated a long time ago.

Alas, we send you out into a whole that might be a bit strange. One thing for sure, we are sending you into a world that does not come with any...wait for it...mark scheme. Often, you will not know if your choices are the best and the consequences to your action may not be revealed until sometime after and there will be no mark scheme to check it. So the question is, are you ready for this? Well! After three years of pouring into you, we would hope the answer is a resounding yes. Instead, however, reality hits again and it is an emphatic no. You are not ready to face the world. So what do you do? Do you stay and not skip the page of life onto the next chapter and wait until you are sure you are ready? Of course not! If you were to wait until you think you are fully ready to take on a new challenge, then you would never move forward.  The fact is, no matter how many years you send, how much is poured into you, or how much knowledge you acquire, you will never be full ready. That fact should never stop you from taking steps towards realising your dreams and fulfilling your potentials.  

I gave a bit of class work and went around the room checking students’ work. I noticed one student not working. Why are you not attempting the problem?” I asked.  “I am not sure how to do it and I do not want to get it wrong. I will wait until it’s done on the board and then record it,” the student replied. That may ring a big, for at least one of you. I say to you to today; ‘Do not fair to try because you fair to fail.’ As you go from here be careful of what you absorb; your minds are like fertile soil.

You are generation Z. You, among other things are the tech savvy ones.

Today I dub you “Generation WC.” “Generation World Changers.”
You are the ones who will begin to make the change the world has been dreaming about for decades.  

The WCs will be the ones who will not sit around and wait for things to happen, they will make things happen.

The WCs will not conform to what is considered the norm, but will seek to transform and challenge ills that are around them.

WCs will be environmentally conscious, finding never ways to harness clean energy and make use of refuse.

WCs will be the generation of concerned world citizens, thinking not only of themselves, community or nation, but having a broad view of the world and lobby for changes that will bring things like clean drinking water to places such as those found in India and feeding the hungry in areas such as those found in Burundi, East Africa.

WCs will be full of integrity.  You are you who will not take credit for what you did not do.  Your work will stand up to the highest levels scrutiny. You will turn up on time and give of your best all the times.

You are the generation with discipline and patience. You will wait your turn at the checkout counter and the traffic light and will not seek to undermine authority, you will ride and drive on the correct side of the road, use the sidewalk for walking, not park just where you feel like. For you will have concern for others.

The WCs are the ones who will feel odd doing the right thing, because it seems everyone else is doing what’s wrong. In your eyes, right will be right and the only thing to do and wrong will be wrong, such you shy from.

Thirdly, you seed represents what you will sow into other people’s lives. As you have climbed on the shoulders of giants to get to where you are now, so too when you become a giant you must provide your shoulders for others to climb on, so that they too may get to their goals.  Sow positive seeds into the lives of people around you, into doing so, you will only help to create a positive world for yourself to live in.
Red envelope
I have in my possession a red envelope to give to the one who wants it most. Which of you want it most? You will never accomplish anything my mere wishing, dreaming or desiring; regardless of how strong there are. You must rise up move forward and work fervently towards achieving your goals.

Lastly, take a course this summer – keep your brain active. I don’t mean one of those boring academic courses that you most likely want to do. Take something like a cooking course.  Everyone knows that western food does not taste good. What other reason would so many of us find our way to the east.  Learn to prepare your favourite Chinese dish.  In that way, you may also share it with your new western friend and in so doing educate them on what some people say is the best part of any culture, the food. Or you may want to take a sewing course. Why should you put away your favourite sweater simply because it is missing a button?

I pray your journey in life will not always be like a walk in the park on a cool sunny summer Sunday afternoon, but will present enough challenge that will help to bring out the very best in you.

I wish you God’s blessing and protection. All the best as you reach beyond here.

Mr. Dwight McFarlane

*家长代表潘海颖女士发言稿

亲爱的老师、家长和同学们：

大家下午好！首先感谢学校的信任，让我有幸站在这里。诚惶诚恐，我想，讲些真心话就好。

今天这个日子，总是少不了回忆。2014年春天，大雨滂沱，女儿参加剑高入学考试，我们在体育馆听夏校长的学校介绍，内心充满了憧憬和渴望；初夏，当女儿被杭外剑高录取，我们一家三口暴走西湖，欣喜欢乐。每个周五下午，到学校接孩子是我最快乐的时光，女儿一路高兴地分享这一周发生的事情，她总是用这样的话开头：妈妈，我告诉你好玩的事情哦……2016年，学校搬迁，各种考试接踵而至，申请季来临；辩论赛，CHINA THINKS BIG;抢考位，奔香港，查分数；孩子无比忙碌，为失利而哭，为获胜而笑。 2017年，同学们被各种OFFER轰炸，同学录了牛剑，录了藤校，录了斯坦福，好事连连，我们跟着一起兴奋道贺；最后一门考试结束，女儿竟然还天天去学校，说是为了排练毕业典礼上的舞蹈，其实我知道，她有多么舍不得学校，舍不得同学们。三年很长，三年很短，如果可以用最简短的话来描述女儿的高中生活，我想就是：紧张并快乐着——这正是我们全家所期望的她高中的样子。

今天这个日子，总是少不了感谢。在这里，女儿和同学们适应了英语教学，适应了外教的教学范式；学会留心观察并能独立思考，学会倾听他人意见并能勇敢表达自我，学会组织活动并能协调不同意见；学会自主安排学习和生活，学会了解异性交往之道，学会独立处理突发事件，学会关心他人感受；学会了解社会的多元和不完美，学会在理解与宽容中自我成长。学生的点滴成长，离不开学校的培育，离不开每一位懂教育，有爱心的老师，离不开每一位尽职尽责的老师。深深感恩为孩子操心劳力的老师们，谢谢你们！女儿的进步成熟，离不开剑高的小伙伴们，优秀的你们是女儿前行的榜样。深深感恩女儿的同学们和家长朋友们，谢谢你们给予的提携和温暖！

今天这个日子，总是少不了展望。新世界的大门正在向你们打开，未来的大学生活无疑将是你们一生中最重要的阶段。远涉重洋，一去经年，你们将面临更大的挑战，包括文化的差异、价值观的差异，会有挫折和委屈，会有误解和冤枉。希望你们永葆孩童之好奇，拥抱世界，诗意栖居；希望你们勿忘使命与责任，知行合一，乐于奉献；希望你们有宽广的视野，创造创新，追求自由；希望你们有宽厚的胸怀，谦卑善意，克己包容；希望你们有沉稳的内心，顺境逆境，坚忍坚守；希望你们有人文之情怀，批判反思，不断超越；希望你们有高远的理想，心系苍生，担承社会——有信仰，有爱意，有忍耐。未来几年，未来几十年，不论你们身在何处，都能以中国文化为傲，并能让更多的人通过你们喜欢中国。

万千感慨，万千感恩，化作万千的祝福：祝福所有剑高的同学怀揣梦想，展翅高飞；祝愿家长朋友们，互相扶助，分享牵挂，分享喜悦；祝福所有剑高的老师们，工作顺利，阖家幸福。再次感谢大家！

*毕业生代表吕文妍同学发言稿

Distinguished teachers, parents and fellow students:

Good afternoon!

Today is 2017 June 9th, the 1022nd day in HFLS. Today is the day we have just finished our “GAOKAO exam”—— the A-level exam which lasted for one month. Today is also the last day for us to assemble here, dressing in our school uniform. In this special day, I would like to share three stories, to conclude how we have grown and changed in HFLS.

The first story is about myself, about how HFLS transformed me into an independent and assertive person. I will enroll in Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne, majoring in Hospitality Management. I have heard many voices from my parents and other relatives ever since I made up my mind to further my studies on this major three years ago. Few of them were supportive. However, people held different views here at HFLS. I still remember how my seniors kindled my passion and how my college counselors navigated my way. Remember when we talk about HFLS, we talk about diversity and inclusiveness. It is exactly these valuable qualities that made my way to Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne, and now I realized it is worthwhile to choose HFLS and believe in HFLS.

Recently I’ve watched a popular micro-movie made by our schoolmates - Things you’ll be accused of being a HFLSER. I was impressed by one sentence inside– “Perhaps HFLS is the first and the last place I get to be myself; for me, it became a way of thinking.” What HFLS has left me was not only knowledge but also the courage and wisdom to decide when to go and where to go. In another word, it inspires me to “stay hungry and stay foolish”. Without such inspiration, I might not choose to go to Switzerland for college. Without such inspiration, I might not choose such a less-known major. Today we are leaving HFLS and we are heading towards our new journey. Will we move on with wisdom and courage as we do now? I hope that in five years, ten years, twenty years or even longer, when we meet again, everybody would give a “yes” as our confident response.

The second story is about my classmates, about the meaning of friendship and solidarity. Three days ago, my classmate G broken his leg when playing basketball. He was one of the protagonists of the commencement drama. It was only two days before the scheduled performance. To my surprise, Jerry, the understudy, took over the role and finally performed well in the drama. One of my classmates also set up a live broadcast for G, who is in the hospital, making up for his concerns. A great many events like this happen every day around us. 

Indeed, the free atmosphere here in HFLS offers us limitless space for personal growth. Look at the commencement today; we students planned and organized the venue, the entire process and performances. Speaking about this, something flashed in my mind – the Chinese essay topic of this year’s Gaokao exam in Zhejiang Province. For me, HFLS is the ‘book without words’: behind these wonderful events, we are facing conflicts and difficulties, as well as pleasure and happiness. Our fulfilling years in HFLS brings irreplaceable memories. And more importantly, we acquire strong leadership and social communication skills, something that cannot be learnt through the "books with words" alone.

No word would be sufficient to depict the friendship, solidarity, and love that we develop among ourselves. The powerful wisdom of our class and school comes from every member’s subtle wit in our intellectual community. I hope that as we reach for higher stages in the future, we will communicate such spirit and culture to other communities; influencing larger groups of people, making full use of the treasures that we collected in HFLS.

The third story is about our tradition, about the treasures we HFLSers passed on for generations. I believe that we all share the following experiences: joining so many seminars in which alumni told their stories of their college lives, reading so many articles in Sparkle about their college application, seeking for so many pieces of advice from them regarding essays, interviews, etc. Without their help, we would never be so well informed and prepared for the future. Today, many of my peers have become the authors of Sparkle, passing on that wisdom. We followed the steps of our predecessors, and meanwhile we realize that our legacy is the key to the prosperity of HFLS and the success of our juniors. I sincerely hope that we hold the tradition, be grateful, come back often, and share ideas without reservation.

Last but not least, I’d like to say thanks to a lot of people. Thanks to CAL-Center which supported us for three years. Thanks to our teachers who taught us with full passion. Thanks to our parents who fostered us. Thanks to our senior students who helped us. Thanks to our classmates who accompanied day and night. Also thanks the all school staffs who served us.

At this moment, we are still HFLS students, but when we step out of the school gate today, we will become HFLS’s alumni. Today is the end our high school life; today is also the beginning of our college life. It’s time to say goodbye. Let us leave HFLS, a place full of laughter and hope, with laughter and hope. I wish you all the best in your future!

Thank you!