Graduation Time at the College

Friday, November 22st was graduation at the school. It was a fun graduation!











The keynote speaker was a young man (about the age of Curt and /or Travis). He teaches at FNU and is world renowned in the music world. Has worked with several movies, including “The Hobbit”. He is the son of a minister, and so he spoke about spiritual values. Very good.



The final speaker was the area seventy that has his office in the same building as the mission office. I believe he is Samoan, but looks a great deal like Uncle Ace! In his talk he spoke of exact obedience. Pointing out that many of us use selective obedience. I thought, as he spoke, that “selective obedience”, not disobedience, is the opposite of “exact obedience”.












The youth speakers also were wonderful. The two main awards given were for: 1) the highest GPA for the four years. The kid was great. He stated that “I’m not the smartest kid in this school, or even in my family, but my father taught me work hard and finish what I started”. 2) The most prestigious award, the “Lion of the Lord” award, given to the student who lived the most Christ like life. It was given to a young graduating girl (Jeannette Miawiriwiri). She is beautiful in life! We didn’t get a picture of her I guess.



Other special tributes were made to the outgoing principal, Brother Tipo Solomone, and the new incoming principal for 2014, Brother Michael Carthew; and our retiring Home Economics teacher and TVET Head of Dept., Sister Buresova. Each were given salusalus and were asked to speak.

Friday evening we visited the “Graduation Prom.” Curt, you would have been proud to chaperone this prom. What great kids! The Prom is a dinner-dance. They, including the adults, were having fun! The kids were dressed up, some even in tuxedos, and most were even wearing dress shoes. During school almost all they wear is flip flops, or at most sandals; and often they walk to school and run around abarfoot -- their "shoes" in their backpacks!