(by Sachiko Liou, President)

This year we have three outstanding graduates: Kie Nagai, Fusako Sadakane, and Clay Thibodeaux; and, on behalf of all the teachers, I would like to congratulate you on your well-deserved graduation. You are all hard workers and have solid Japanese communication skills, and I hope that you will have many occasions to utilize your Japanese. During the graduation, we will have an opportunity to hear from each of you, and I am looking forward to hearing about your memories of our school and about your future goals. I would also like to congratulate your parents, who have supported you from the day you started at this school nine years ago.