The new semester indicates the dream sets sail. On the morning of 22nd February, Anqing Foreign Language School observed the grand opening of the School Opening Day for the second semester of the 2020-2021 academic year. In addition to the main venue of the big playground of the east campus, there are two branch venues, respectively in the Primary Section and the west campus. There are more than six thousand teachers and students with dreams and hopes greeting the new semester with a vigorous and upward attitude to open a new chapter of endeavor.
In the first place, all the teachers and students wearing neat school uniforms gathered on the playground, the bright five-star red flag fluttered in the wind and the opening ceremony of the new term raised the curtain with a solemn national anthem. Accompanied by the solemn and majestic national anthem of the People's Republic of China, the Five-Starred Red Flag was rising slowly and fluttering in the wind. All the teachers and students saluted with eyes, full of infinite love and lofty respect for the motherland.
In the second place, President Madam Huang Wenli delivered a keynote speech for the new semester in which she shared a touching true story extracted from the magazine ‘Readers’ regarding 'Reading Changes Life', which told students that after suffering comes happiness, it's worth fighting when they are young, only by reading can students change their fate, only by working hard can they change their life, and only by constantly striving hard can students realize their dream. Therefore, Madam President hoped everyone would seize every minute and work harder in the new semester!
In the third place, Secretary Liu Qiongdan presided over the award ceremony who announced the list of ‘Civilized Classes’ from last semester. President Madam Huang Wenli, Vice Principal Liu Bing, Principal Assistant Qian Zhihong also in charge of the Senior High Department appeared on the stage to proceed prize presentation.
In the fourth place, the students took the collective oath. Student Huang Junyao from Class 4, Grade 11 led the oath. The clank oath expressed the faith and determination to continue to strive hard for the prosperous development of all staff from Anqing Foreign Language School, which excited the mind of all the teaching and administrative staff present!
On the whole, the horn of the new semester has sounded, and the new academic year means the new journey. Only by working hard, can we live up to time. Thus, let us work together in beautiful Anqing Foreign Language School, do our best, jointly let our ideals fly, and create new brilliance together!