Ceremonial awarding of certificates

On June 6, our 26 high school graduates and six junior high school students were presented with their diplomas by Deputy Consul General Andreas Wegner. With a fantastic final grade point average of 2.03, our high school graduates were once again well above the German average this year.

57% of the DISD class achieved an Abitur average of 2.0. 27% completed the highest German school leaving certificate with 1.5 or better. Three DISD students, Edwin Sam, Majed Hassan and Seyna Sidaoui, graduated with the dream high school diploma of 1.0, i.e. 11.5% of the class.student. This has never happened before at DISD. Laena Benasroune (1.2), Waleed Aldabbas (1.4), Saorise Murtagh (1.5) and Sarah Quiroga Gonzales (1.5) rounded out the great results.

The speakers Principal Michael Lummel, Deputy Consul General Andreas Wegner and Association Board Member Gregor Amon warmly congratulated the graduates.

Michael Lummel emphasized in his speech that "for many of them, the German language is by no means the first language, but one language among several. Gregor Amon described the graduates of the German schools abroad as the figureheads of the German education system in the world. "The German International Abitur is the ticket to a professional life with many opportunities all over the world. Make something of it. The future belongs to those who change it."

Andreas Wegner echoed this in his words. "Today you have reached the first major milestone of your life. Now a new phase of your life begins. You will learn to carry further responsibility, to make decisions independently and to plan your further life on your own. And even if you sometimes stray from the actual plan, there are always new routes to the goal. Be courageous and be tolerant," he advised the graduates.

A big thank you also went to all parents and teachers of the graduating classes. Especially the class leaders Simone Suffel (10a), Melanie Zaidi (10b), Stefanie Altay (12a) and Marcus Brösgen (12b) as well as the secondary school leaders Zeljko Babic and Andrea Schöne, who accompanied the graduates intensively.

In closing, Headmaster Michael Lummel told the graduates to be ambitious. "You have your school-leaving certificate. But now things are really just getting started. Have courage, be confident and be hungry for what is to come. Make yourself useful by making the world a better place, in small ways, as maybe sometimes in bigger ways. Make something of your life. When we live up to our potential, we are happier people. I'm rock-solid convinced of that," said Michael Lummel.

The emotional closing scene of the event was the final ringing of the school bell for the graduates. All the best and good luck to our graduating class of 2022!