Published on 01 Aug 2023

SSS Valedictorian for 2023, Pei Qin

 

The Valedictorian is chosen by the graduating class through a process involving nominations from the School and student clubs. The selection is based on specific criteria, including outstanding academic performance, demonstrated leadership through active participation in extracurricular activities, community service, and strong public speaking skills.

Our SSS Valedictorian, Teo Pei Qin, who pursued a Double Major in Economics and Public Policy & Global Affairs, shared her transformative journey at SSS@NTU during the graduation ceremony. She highlighted how this experience has positively influenced her academic pursuits and personal development. Her inspiring message encouraged all graduates to embrace confidence and determination as they step into new and uncharted paths in the future.

"...𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’Žπ’‚π’π’š π’π’‘π’‘π’π’“π’•π’–π’π’Šπ’•π’Šπ’†π’” π’‚π’—π’‚π’Šπ’π’‚π’ƒπ’π’† 𝒇𝒐𝒓 π’ƒπ’“π’π’‚π’…π’†π’π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’Žπ’š π’‰π’π’“π’Šπ’›π’π’ 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 π’π’†π’•π’˜π’π’“π’Œ 𝒂𝒕 𝑡𝑻𝑼 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒆𝒅 π’Žπ’† π’π’—π’†π’“π’„π’π’Žπ’† 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅 π’‡π’†π’†π’π’Šπ’π’ˆπ’” 𝒐𝒇 𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’‚π’π’™π’Šπ’†π’•π’š. 𝑾𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 π’“π’†π’„π’π’ˆπ’π’Šπ’”π’† 𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 π’‡π’‚π’„π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒐𝒖𝒓 π’”π’•π’“π’–π’ˆπ’ˆπ’π’†π’” 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’ˆπ’Šπ’—π’† 𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒔 π’„π’“π’†π’…π’Šπ’• π’˜π’‰π’†π’ 𝒅𝒖𝒆. 𝑢𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 π’•π’π’…π’‚π’š π’Šπ’” 𝒂 π’•π’†π’”π’•π’‚π’Žπ’†π’π’• 𝒕𝒐 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒅 π’˜π’π’“π’Œ 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’…π’†π’•π’†π’“π’Žπ’Šπ’π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’. 𝑾𝒆 π’Žπ’‚π’…π’† 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒇 π’˜π’‰π’‚π’•π’†π’—π’†π’“ π’„π’Šπ’“π’„π’–π’Žπ’”π’•π’‚π’π’„π’†π’”, 𝒑𝒖𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒔 π’ƒπ’†π’šπ’π’π’… 𝒐𝒖𝒓 π’π’Šπ’Žπ’Šπ’•π’”, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒅 π’•π’‰π’“π’π’–π’ˆπ’‰ 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 π’”π’†π’†π’Žπ’Šπ’π’ˆπ’π’š π’Šπ’π’”π’–π’“π’Žπ’π’–π’π’•π’‚π’ƒπ’π’† π’…π’Šπ’‡π’‡π’Šπ’„π’–π’π’•π’Šπ’†π’”."

Congratulations, Pei Qin, on your achievement!