六月是本学年最后一个月。天气逐渐炎热，暑期来临前，福州西湖国际学校在月底举行了八年级毕业典礼。
It is June already and as the temperature rises, so too does the anticipation of the eighth grade graduation ceremony, held on the last day of school before the summer holidays.
一大早，大厅中满是前来观礼的家长，熙熙攘攘。稍等片刻后，毕业生们穿着毕业服齐齐向我们走来。Nikki老师作为开场主持率先发表了讲话，她在发言中给予了本届毕业生极高的评价。Anny Zheng与Anna Xu同学作为毕业生代表发言，回忆了自己在FLIS度过的美好时光，同时展望未来。
Early in the morning，the lobby of Fuzhou Lakeside International School was full of parents who came to attend the ceremony. Soon, the graduates appeared and made their way on stage wearing their graduation gown and cap. Ms. Nikki, one of our hosts, started the ceremony with a speech, in which she spoke highly of the graduates. Anny Zheng and Anna Xu, representing the graduating class, also spoke fondly about their precious memories at FLIS and how they looked forward to a bright future.
外教JL老师带着八年级同学制作了许多内容丰富、令人印象深刻的视频，在毕业典礼上播放时也引发笑声连连；他还讲解了一首题为《不可征服》的诗歌，激励全体毕业生要勇敢、坚韧地面对命运的挑战。
Mr. JL, the English Language Arts teacher, presented an impressive and educational video, produced by the students themselves, which enlivened the atmosphere of the ceremony. He read a poem called Invictus in his speech, encouraging all the graduates to be brave and strong when facing the challenge in their lives.
还记得Anny Zheng同学在达人秀上惊艳的演出吗？毕业典礼中，她再度一展歌喉，为观众们带来一首Something Just Like This. 最后，中学部主管Harrington先生为各位毕业生颁发了证书。
Remember the stunning performance of Anny Zheng in the talent show? In the graduation ceremony, she sang for us again with the song Something Just Like This. In the end, the graduates were presented with graduation certificates by Richard Harrington, the Head of Secondary.
八年级毕业标志着小学和中学阶段的结束，也意味着学生们已为即将到来的高中时代做好了准备。我们也想借此机会，感谢这一学年学生、家长、教职员工的共同协作，是你们让本学年变得如此成功。我们期待着再次见到返校的学生，也祝福大家都能在日后取得卓越的成就！祝贺大家！
The eighth grade graduation marks the end of primary and middle school and acknowledges that students are ready for high school. It is also a time to acknowledge all the hard work that students have done. We look forward to working with our returning students and wish nothing but the best to those that will be moving on. Congratulations!
