Imam Al-Jawad Secondary School held an honoring ceremony for its successful and high-achieving students in the general secondary certificate for the school year 2024-2025, in the presence of the Director General of Al-Mabarrat Charitable Association Dr. Mohammad Baqer Fadlallah, the coordinator of the Association's directorate of religious supervision and public relations Sheikh Fouad Khreiss, the school's director Ms. Souad Marah Al-Moussawi, the president of the Al-Mabarrat Graduates Association Mr. Ahmad Al-Moussawi, directors from various educational institutions, representatives of a number of universities, union and cultural figures, a crowd of former graduates, as well as the participation of 193 students celebrating their academic achievement, amid a large attendance of parents and teachers.
The ceremony opened with a fragrant recitation from the Holy Quran in the voice of student Mohammad Assaf, followed by the Lebanese national anthem. A number of the students who came first at the level of Lebanon and of the Bekaa region then delivered moving words on behalf of their classmates, in which they expressed feelings of pride and gratitude. The ceremony also featured a distinguished performance by the school choir, and an anthem with words by student Hussein Ahmad Al-Moussawi performed by students Zain Al-Abidin Hussein Al-Dalbani and Ali Al-Sajjad Ali Al-Zein.
In his speech during the ceremony, Dr. Mohammad Baqer Fadlallah expressed “his pride in the students and his delight at the honourable success they had achieved”, offering congratulations to the teaching and administrative bodies for their efforts, and affirming that “graduation is not the end of the road, but the beginning of a new stage carrying within it many challenges and opportunities”. He stressed “the importance of the balance between knowledge and ethical values in the graduates' journey, and the pivotal role of parents and teachers in making this success”.
He called on the students to “persevere in their university studies and their working lives, and to preserve the school's identity and its mission”, affirming that “true excellence rests on a commitment to seriousness and to lofty principles”, warning against being drawn along by negative company, and at the same time commending “the importance of sincere friendships, which form a real support in life”.
He closed his speech with a moving, heartfelt message to the students in which he said: “Graduation is the beginning of new responsibilities, and knowledge is complete only with ethics, so be always ambassadors for the values you have carried from your school.”
At the close of the ceremony, certificates of appreciation were distributed to the honored students. The occasion concluded with souvenir photographs, amid an atmosphere of pride, joy and delight at this distinguished educational achievement.
