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<v ->Hello students and parents.</v>

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This is Ann Marie Batista.

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I'm the English for Speakers of Other Languages Coordinator

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and we're here with a special message

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for our students who have attained English proficiency.

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We have over 30 languages represented

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in Huntsville City Schools.

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And we have many students in last year, 2020 and 2021,

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that have attained English proficiency

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on the state assessment.

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And we haven't had a chance to recognize you

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and thank you for your hard work.

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So this is our moment to tell you we're so proud of you.

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We are congratulating you, and we want to encourage you

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to strive and grow in both languages,

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English and your home language,

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because there are so many benefits

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to being bilingual or multilingual.

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Academic growth improves

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as well as your life choices,

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and your professional choices.

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And we're just so proud

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that you're part of Huntsville City Schools.

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<v ->Congratulations students on achieving English proficiency.</v>

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Learning a second language is not easy

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and you have achieved that at your age.

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So be very proud of yourselves.

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Learning a new language allows you to communicate

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with many people, to make new friends,

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and just meet people all around the world.

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Being bilingual will open many doors in your careers,

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in your, just as you go through school

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you'll be able to help other people

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and always remember to help those peers

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that are going through the same struggle

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that you went through yourself.

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So just congratulations and be very proud of yourselves.

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<v ->Thank you for having me.</v>

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I want to say thanks

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for all the kids that are able to speak

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more than one language.

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It's not easy.

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But keep up with the good work.

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Congratulation.

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<v ->Never give up</v>

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because I remember me too when I came here

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I did not know any words in English

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which was four, five years ago.

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Did I even know how to write my name

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I know, I was eight years old,

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but like, I never gave up.

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And my family supported me.

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<v ->I'm really proud of myself,</v>

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but pretty much I think that they should do

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a really hard work,

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try to find a way to figure out English

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and then to focus on what they need to do.

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[Everyone] Congratulations students!