GRADUATION ADDRESS 2019

“To accomplish great things, we must not only

act, but also dream, not only plan, but also
believe.” —Anatole France

Congratulations to all Graduates! Today is your

special day. Today is the accomplishment of all your
dreams. Today is the beginning of a new life, a better
life outside Nazareth. But before you go, Graduates
look at your school principal, say thank you “Sir Jojo.”
Look at your teachers. Say, “Thank you teachers.”
Then, graduates look at your parents. Say, “Thank
you Mother, thank you Father, thank you brothers
and sisters and relatives and guardians.”
Then look around and thank your Nazarette staff.
Say, “Thank you Ate Susan, Kuya Cris.” thank you,
Ate Vicky, and all the cook assistants, thank you
utility workers and cleaners like Nanay Naning, Ate
Elcie and Dondon and thank you driver, Kuya Edwin
and thank you Security Guards. Say “Thank you to all
of them.” THANK YOU!
Last but not the least, look at the Founder, the
Director of Nazareth, Director Sandra Cam of the
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office or the PCSO,
say thank you Director Sandra Cam. Say thank you
Kuya Macmac the son of Director Sandra Cam.
THANK YOU!
Director Sandra Cam does not need to venture into
running a school, because it calls for a lot of time and
effort and money. It calls for a lot of people to serve
the school and attend to students’ needs.
But Director Sandra Cam did her best to put up and
keep this school amidst time, effort, and fund
difficulties, because this school is her “best legacy” to
you people of Alfonso, Cavite because Director
Sandra Cam “cares.”
Director Sandra Cam has never made you feel
“alone.” Even in the darkest moments of her life, she
has always been the stronger lady who functions 24
hours just to make both ends meet during the infancy
period of Nazareth. And even up to this period,
Sandra Cam has always put Nazareth first in her
heart.
Just like Director Sandra Cam, the people around
you are the people who never made you feel alone.
They are the people who have educated you and
have made your stay at Nazareth easier and more
comfortable. The Nazareth community is a small
community that “cares,” a small community that
believes in you.
Nazareth has provided you not only your “diploma”
but your “good moral character.” As Aristotle said,
“Good moral character is not something that we can
achieve on our own. We need a culture that supports
the conditions under which “self-love and friendship”
flourish.”
Nazareth might have not been a perfect school. But
at Nazareth, you always feel that you are important
and at Nazareth you know you always come first.
“Sa Nazareth una ka, sa Nazareth bida ka.” (At
Nazareth you are first and at Nazareth you are the
starring role.”)
The goal of Nazareth is “integrity.” And according to
Aristotle, “Integrity is your destiny. It is the light that
guides your way.”
INTEGRITY is the quality of being “honest” and
“having strong moral principles.” INTEGRITY is
“moral uprightness.”
Integrity leads to happiness which is the quality of the
soul, and not the function of one’s material
consequences.
And with happiness, you will believe in yourself, you
will dream big, and you will plan big.
Dear Graduates, believe in yourself, as Nazareth
believes in you.
As Anatole France said, “To accomplish great things,
we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan,
but also believe.”
A pleasant good afternoon to all of you!