志存高远，未来领袖今日起航：CIS 2023届毕业典礼
Graduation is the conclusion of one chapter and the beginning of another.
- Catherine Pulsifer
Moments of individual pride, collective congratulations and plenty of tears and hugs marked CIS’ Graduation Ceremony for the Class of 2023, celebrating the extraordinary milestones and successes they have collectively achieved at CIS.
Milestone for CIS Graduating Class
As our 8th and largest graduating cohort to date, the Class of 2023 received 39 offers from Top 50 universities, and a total of 73 offers from Top 100 universities around the world, including UK, Canada, Australia, North America, Hong Kong SAR, China (Mainland) and more, majoring in Medicine, Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Business, Communications, Mathematics, Psychology, and more. This outstanding achievement marks the highest acceptance rate from top 100 universities in CIS’ history, making today even more special and memorable as it coincides with the 10th anniversary of CIS.
Our proud Grade 12 families, along with Ms. Winnie Chen (Chairwoman of CIEO), Dr. Howard Stribbell (Head of School at CIS), Mr. Gary Rehman (CIS Principal), Mr. Ted Barks (Secondary Vice Principal of CIS), CIS leadership team, families from ECE all to way to Grade 11, CIS students and teachers from Grades 7 to 12, and friends of the Class of 2023 all gathered together as one family to honor and recognize the efforts and accomplishments of the Class of 2023.
Students cheered our graduands on during the ‘Walk of Fame’, as they walked the hallways for the very last time as Grade 12 students.
During the ceremony, Mr. Philippe Rheault, Consul General of Canada in Guangzhou, sent his best wishes and hopes for the Class of 2023. Graduates were also addressed by Dr. Howard Stribbell, our keynote speaker, as well as Mr. Gary Rehman and Mr. Ted Barks, who offered inspiring words of wisdom and experience.
Recognising our Valedictorian and Salutatorian
As some of the graduands delivered moving speeches, they looked back fondly on their years at CIS (some for 10 years!), filling our hearts with joy, pride, relief and excitement for what is to come for our future leaders as they spread their wings to conquer the world.
This graduating class consisted of some founding students of CIS, including Ryan, our Valedictorian, who has spent the last 10 years at CIS. (Click here to read about Ryan's journey at CIS and his dream offer from NYU.) Ryan's memories of CIS are testament to the growth and success of CIS in the past decade.
"I have had the honor of witnessing our tiny community of just a few students and faculty members grow into a large, vibrant and diverse one. Moreover, it is because of my passionate, jovial, altruistic, respectful, talented, and unique classmates that the Class of 2023 is as fun and lively as it."
From CIS to Top Universities Around the World
And finally, the moment they’ve waited for their entire lives... Grizzly pride was on full display as the Class of 2023 walked proudly across the stage to pick up their diplomas, marking the start of their new lives. As an Alberta Accredited International School, graduating from CIS means receiving the prestigious Alberta High School Diploma, a key for acceptances to top universities around the world.
Congratulations, CIS Class of 2023! The best is yet to come.
As our Salutatorian, Calvin, shared in his wishes to his fellows:
"In the end, remember that your grades do not define you. Your grades do not determine what you are going to achieve or who you are going to become. May we always grow, learn, and achieve greatness in all that we do."
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“毕业典礼是一个章节的结束，另一个开始的起点。”
——Catherine Pulsifer
每个人的骄傲时刻，共同的欢庆，激动的泪水和拥抱，打造了CIS 2023届毕业典礼的独特回忆，共同庆祝2023届毕业生在CIS取得的学术成就和非凡成功。
毕业班的又一个里程碑
这是 CIS 第八届、也是人数最多的一届毕业班，2023届毕业生共收到了39封来自全球前50名大学的录取通知，以及73封来自全球前100名大学的录取通知，包括英国、加拿大、澳大利亚、北美、香港特别行政区、中国大陆等地，涵盖医学、工程、人工智能、数据科学、数学、商业、传媒、心理学、工程等专业。这一杰出成就再创CIS全球前100名大学录取的最高记录，也使今天的毕业典礼与CIS成立10周年的双重庆典更加特别和难忘。
我们骄傲的12年级家庭，与Winnie Chen女士（CIEO董事长）、Howard Stribbell先生（CIS校监）、Gary Rehman先生（CIS校长）、CIS领导团队、幼儿园至11年级的家庭、CIS 7-12年级的学生和老师，以及2023届毕业班的朋友们都像一个大家庭一样聚集在一起，表彰2023届学生的努力和成就。
同学们在“光荣之路”上为12年级的同学们欢呼喝彩，夹道助威。
在典礼上，加拿大驻广州总领事Philippe Rheault先生为2023届毕业生送上了他最美好的祝愿和希望。毕业生们还听取了校监Howard Stribbell先生以及校长Gary Rehman先生和Ted Barks先生的致辞，诚挚分享了鼓舞人心的智慧和经验。
毕业生代表与优秀毕业生
毕业生代表和优秀毕业生发表了感情真挚的演讲，他们回顾了自己在 CIS 的岁月（有的已经10年了！），内心充盈喜悦、自豪、欣慰和兴奋，因为未来领袖们将展开翅膀，征服世界。
这届毕业班有着一些CIS的创校学生，包括毕业生代表Ryan，他已经在CIS度过了10年。Ryan对 CIS 的记忆证明了 CIS 在过去十年的成长和成功：
“我有幸见证了我们这个只有几个学生和教师的小社区成长为一个庞大的、充满活力的、多样化的社区。此外，正是因为我那些热情昂扬、才华横溢的同学，2023级才能如此朝气蓬勃！”
从CIS走向全球前100名校
最后，是毕业生们都期待已久的时刻......2023届学生自豪地走上舞台，接过他们的毕业证书，骄傲溢于言表。这标志着他们新学术生涯的开始。作为艾伯塔省认证国际学校，从CIS毕业意味着获得艾伯塔高中文凭，这是被世界顶尖学府认可并录取的关键。
祝贺你们，2023届毕业生！未来已来，更多美好还在前方。
正如我们的毕业生代表在他对同学们的祝福中所分享的那样：
“最后，请记住，你的成绩并不能定义你。你的成绩并不决定你将取得什么成就，也不决定你将成为什么人。愿我们永远成长，学习，并在我们所做的一切中取得伟大的成就。”
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