昨天是整个HQIS社区值得纪念的一天，一年一度的毕业典礼顺利在学校彩虹桥剧场举行，大齐聚一堂，共同见证了孩子们的成长，分享收获的喜悦!

　　Yesterday was a fantastic day for our students, our teachers, our parents, and each member of our wonderful community as we held our annual graduation ceremony. It was a moment of pride, excitement, joy, and yes, bittersweet feelings due to some inevitable farewells. Our students are growing, and yesterday we witnessed their growth.

　　毕业典礼开始前，全体师生和家长默哀一分钟，致敬为保护我们的家园牺牲的医务工作者和其他战士们，没有他们，我们不可能这么快就能复学，不可能在剧院济济一堂，更不可能热情相拥庆祝毕业。

　　Before the graduation ceremony, all teachers, students and parents observed a minute of silence to honor the doctors, nurses, medical staff, and all the heroes who sacrificed to protect us. Without them, we would not be able to return to school so quickly, and we would not be able to enjoy together this fantastic celebration.

　　受疫情影响，学校总校长Lambert Okma先生通过视频为毕业生们带来了精彩的致辞。对小学5年级的毕业生，Okma先生强调了责任和自律的重要性。对中学部的毕业生，Okma先生强调了成为未来公民的重要性，这个新时代需要新的声音和新的领导人，我们的学生需要在人类发展的道路上为更美好的世界采取行动。

　　Due to the Covid-19 pandemic situation in the US, our Head of School Mr. Okma could not attend the ceremony. He nevertheless sent us a video where he addressed our G5 graduates as well as our middle and high school students. Mr. Okma stressed on the importance of responsibility and self-discipline as our G5 students move from elementary school to middle school. As for our middle and high school graduates, Mr. Okma talked about the great role that this new generation of people play, and the significance of our Upper School students as future citizens, who need to take action for a better world on a path of human development.

　　随后，学校为学生颁发了与奖状，以表彰学生在不同学习领域所获得的杰出成就。

　　Our middle and high school students received certificates for their outstanding work, carried out with extreme diligence even during the unprecedented period of the Covid-19 pandemic, an authentic display of rigor, assiduity, thoroughness, and commitment. This time the graduation ceremony was really special.

　　今年，HQIS迎来了首位12年级的毕业生Jenny!不久前，Jenny同学喜提多个美国Top30录取，在获得美国东北大学Offer后，又相继斩获加州大学尔湾分校和普渡大学的Offer，可谓是名副其实的收割机。

　　This time the graduation ceremony was really special. This is because this year HQIS produced its very first High School graduate student, Jenny Sun. Jenny has been one of the most outstanding students in our school. We are proud of her as she takes one more step into adulthood. Our first high school graduate, has received offers from many Top 30 universities in the US; most recently from the University of California – Irvine, and Purdue University. She previously received offers from both Northeastern University and Pennsylvania State University.

　　此外，10年级的学生在中学英语老师Ms.K的指导下，为大家带来了诗歌朗诵《出生前的祈祷》。学生们花了2周的时间来完成这首8节的长诗。他们将诗的韵律和动作完美结合，为大家带来了极致的视听享受。

　　The Grade 10 English class decided to put this to the test by rehearsing and performing the poem “Prayer Before Birth” by Louis MacNeice. The group worked on the piece for over 2 weeks, learning the 8-stanza long poem off by heart. Under Ms K’s guidance, they incorporated movement and actions, and performed the piece at the 2020 graduation ceremony.