Becoming Faith

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weeks, the schoo

the Headmistress stepped up with a print

t Harmony Primary School produced two of t

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s were t

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shook their he

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uati

orated in blue a

ts. Pupils wore sashes

like Jollof rice, fre

eatly ironed uniforms with gold "Class of

ed forward to recei

eturned to the podium fo

ing we haven't seen before two girls who have not only led academi

to Faith

ory, we are awarding a Joint Academic Ho

all e

s stood up

as cl

held her mother

to Faith an

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and the floors were sticky with cake crumbs, Fa

her desk. To

ny me

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ed her at

y school,

rea

ound the room,

ready since

g was perfect but because they w

't just p

change, friendship

t just graduat

ated into

uietly blooming,