"In the time that I spent in this high school, I worked hard and faced many challenges. I’m always shy around strangers; I’m not very good at making friends either. It became a big problem for me when I got sick and had to repeat my senior year. The next spring when I started my second year as a senior, I found myself all alone in my new class; I was really crushed. It was like time had carried on without me, and the world had left me behind. When I realized that, suddenly I couldn’t move forward anymore. That’s why I stood there each morning, frozen at the bottom of this hill. But then, Tomoya showed up and gave me the courage I needed to climb that hill. After that, I met all sorts of wonderful people. Thanks to all of my friends here I was able to form the drama club. And even though I was being selfish, you helped me put on a play for the school festival. But then, the next semester I got sick, just like before. But even though so many of my friends graduated, I had to repeat my senior year again. But even still, I was determined to try my best. I wanted to fight, to grow stronger than I was before. Even if my body was weak, I wanted to live my life with all the strength I could. And all of the people who are standing here today are the ones who gave me the courage to do that. But it was harder than I thought since Tomoyo, Miyazawa and Nishina all ended up in different classes from me. Although I had friends, I started the semester alone again, just like I did the year before. Despite all that, despite how tough it was for me, I think the time I spent at this school was priceless, and I wouldn’t trade it for the world. Yes it took me five years to graduate, and it wasn’t always fun, but I still love this school. Because it’s the place where I gave it my all every single day. Thank you. I couldn’t have done it without you."