My 2006 Math & Science Institute Luncheon Speech

Ms. DeAngelis, Assistant Principals, Teachers, and especially Institute Graduates, on this day of celebration, you are all happy and fulfilled. You feel just proud of your accomplishments to date.

A few words of recognition are due to those who have helped make today’s event possible. To Ms. DeAngelis, I thank you for the wisdom and constant support you have provided. To Assistant Principals, I thank you for offering rigorous courses as well as unselfish helps. To teachers, I gratefully acknowledge your dedication, and caring, and for times, you have challenged our students to reach their full potentials. To Mrs. Barnett, I thank you for your hard work and commitment to the institute. To you, the institute graduates, you are the reason why we are here. You have brought the distinction to yourself, your family, and your school. Congratulations!

You will leave us soon.
I will miss you very, very, …, very much.
I will miss the moment when you demanded me to change your program. I will miss the moment when we danced with slopes, and sang calculus songs with holiday melodies. Asaf, you sang too loudly but you had a good voice, more expresive tham the math formula.
I will miss the Senior Reversal Day.Surit made me became a beautiful blonde high school student.
I will miss your sweet smile after you solved a tough problem, got a good grade, or received an award.
I will miss your shining eyes exploring knowledge and searching for truth.
I will miss the numerous small talks about your happiness, personal or family problems, and mostly your dreams.
I will miss your shows. In my eyes, your shows are better than the ones on Broadway.

So after you leave New Dorp, please stay in touch!

To express my best wish to you, let me quote what Mark Twain wrote,

“Always work like you don’t need money. Always fall in love like you’ve never hurt. Always dance like nobody is watching. And always, …., always live like it’s heaven on the earth.”

Again, congratulations, and thank you for letting me be part of your life.