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By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class (SW) Stephen Murphy
MANAMA, Bahrain - Vice Adm. John Miller, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Forces Maritime Component Commander, delivered a commencement speech to the Bahrain Middle/High School Class of 2013 during a ceremony at the Gulf Convention Center in Manama, Bahrain, June 9.
This year’s graduating class included 83 students from 28 nations.
“I had to join the Navy to get that type of exposure to the world,” said Miller. “In this special class are friends that you will have for a lifetime, and it is no surprise that today’s graduates of the Class of 2013 will attend world wide colleges in the United States, Canada, Malaysia, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates, to name a few.”
The school consists of 431 students representing 36 countries including the United States, Bahrain, Canada and Malaysia.
“The diversity is a tremendous strength,” said Doug McEnery, Bahrain Middle/High School principal. “The exposure to the different cultures, political systems and religions provides a fertile environment for growing, broad-minded citizens.”
Three of the graduates are pursing careers as officers in the U.S. military, including one headed to the U.S. Air Force and two to the U.S. Naval Academy.
Miller told the students their graduation does not signify the beginning of their life stories. Instead, he said it is a chance to commence their next adventure.
“Well, the choice is now yours,” he said. “Will you be a future leader of one of the many different nations here today? Will you develop a talent in music or art? Will you design and market a revolutionary idea or technology? You choose that adventure today.”
In 2011 Bahrain School was divided into two separate schools: Bahrain Middle/High School and Bahrain Elementary School. The school is a U.S. Department of Defense Dependents School and offers an American curriculum for kindergarten through twelfth grade. In addition, the high school has been an I.B. World School since 1982 and offers the I.B. Diploma Program for juniors and seniors. Ninety-seven percent of the seniors each year are college-bound, and college preparatory subjects are well represented in the total course offerings.
NAVCENT is responsible for approximately 2.5 million square miles of area including the Arabian Gulf, Red Sea, Gulf of Oman, parts of the Indian Ocean and 20 countries.
| Date Taken: | 06.09.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 06.11.2013 11:00 |
| Story ID: | 108456 |
| Location: | MANAMA, BH |
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