Graduation

Dear American Section community,

What a special, special time is Graduation from the Lycée International, as all who participated in the extraordinarily touching events of the past two days can happily attest. At our American Section Senior Dinner, at our American Section Graduation Ceremony, at our OIB “Cérémonie de remise des diplômes”, we were all so deeply proud of and moved by our 63 wonderful Terminale students, our 63 exceptional Seniors, our 63 outstanding Graduates! Consider their impressive results on the French Baccalaureate with International Option: 57 of them earned a mention! Yet these young people stand out too for everything they have done beyond the classroom, whether it be in sports, theater, debating, music or community service, to name but a few of the many co-curricular fields to which they have made lasting contributions. The nature of their success recalls the words of the nineteenth-century American philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson: “To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!” Class of 2010: such is your success indeed! Please accept our heartfelt congratulations, congratulations I extend as well to your families, for their loving care, and to your teachers, for their expert guidance. And to everyone in our magnificent educational community: best wishes for a splendid summer vacation!

Sean Lynch, Director