Spring 2006 - Ramallah Friends Schools

Friends School Centennial Graduation
Zuhdi Hashweh, class of 1929
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The commencement ended with a most moving ceremony
commemorating the beginning of the 2 nd centennial era of graduates.
A passing of the torch service involving 10 of our Alumni, each
representing a decade, was most touching. Our graduate of 1929,
Mr. Zuhdi Hashweh, lead the procession of 10 Alumni onto the stage,
each lighting their candle from our 1 st centennial torch. The light
was then passed to our 2006 graduates who in turn passed it on to
our Principals, future graduate (our 11 th grader Jamal Bajali), FUM
Interim Secretary General (Sylvia Graves) and Citizenship award
recipient (Zaki Saadeh). Together and with much anticipation,
they lit up the Friends School Second Centennial torch receiving
the warm applause of the audience. The ceremony ended with the
singing of the school song and later a reception which included a
cake listing the names of all our 82 graduates was held. One hundred
balloons were finally released into the skies – each representing
one graduation class at FBS -- starting in 1906 and ending in 2006.
It was certainly an afternoon that brought much pride to all and that
I’m certain will be remembered by many for years to come!
Joyce Ajlouny-RFS Director
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Alumni each representing a previous decades
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The lighting up o f the
2nd centennial torch
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