2020年9月14日下午，初三年级举行了主题为《放飞梦想，收获未来》的考前动员大会。会议由初三年级部主任李保申主持，我校副校长、初中校区执行校长杨磊和全体初三师生参加了本次会议。

会议在雄壮的国歌声中拉开了帷幕，初三全体师生精神饱满，展现了良好的风貌。9月23日我校初三学生将第一次踏上中考的战场，老师们还有些许叮嘱。

教师代表吴芳以慷概激昂的全英语演讲带给了学生震撼。吴芳给同学们提出了几点建议：要树立明确的目标，且要勇于尝试。学校生活是充满挑战的，希望同学们全力以赴，创造属于自己的辉煌。学生代表童佳妮从自身的角度分享了学习心得，她讲到学习态度、学习习惯、学习方法对于一个中学生的必要性；同时也鼓励大家在中考前夕鼓足干劲，奋力拼搏。

杨磊给同学们的建议就是做最好的自己，他分享了一则小故事：能爬到金字塔最高点的有两种动物，一种是搏击长空的雄鹰，还有一种就是慢慢爬的蜗牛。所以同学们只要有像蜗牛一样咬定青山不放松的坚强意志就能到达成功的金字塔顶端，做最好的自己！

最后，同学们在李保申的带领下进行了庄严的宣誓，将以最饱满的热情，最昂扬的斗志，最刻苦的精神，最坚韧的毅力，脚踏实地、争分夺秒的去超越自我，创造属于自己的新辉煌。大会在朗朗的校歌声中圆满结束。

教师代表吴芳演讲全文：

Dear all the teachers, boys and girls,

Good afternoon! I am very proud to have the chance to speak here in front of you all. I also feel excited because I can give you the speech face to face instead of on the computer. It is really awkward and weird to give a speech without seeing your faces.

The year of 2020 is really a challenging year. Our life is full of uncertainty, worry, risk and surprise. We finished our eight-month extra-long holiday and you are already in Grade 9. In the coming new term, there will be more risks and challenges waiting for you. I hope all of you are well-prepared for them. Here I will give you some advice.    

The first advice is setting up a goal. Maybe you want to say you have set goals for a lot of times but forget more times. I know it’s easy to lose track of long term goals. So I recommend you to set up short-term goals. You can set up a goal for one month or one week. Every day do something that moves you toward that goal that keeps it alive and in focus. You can even set a goal for one day. Everyday you have 24 hours. This 24 hours belongs to you and whatever you do in this period will determine where you will be tomorrow and the next days. This is what you need to focus on.

The second advice is keeping trying! It’s by trying things that you will figure out how far you can go! It’s reported that Edison tried 3000 ways before he invented light bulb. To him, he didn’t fail 3000 times, but he said there were 3,000 different steps to inventing a light bulb. Well, there’s different steps to get to where you’re going. Treat winning and losing exactly the same. Never give up before you have tried 3000 times. Just like the vocabulary, keep trying different ways, you will memorize all of them finally!

School life is a challenge. It is full of continuous competition and heavy pressure and lots of tests. Even school life almost drives you crazy, you have to focus on doing your best. Our school is like a family. We stick together like a team. I hope you will treasure the happy days in the school and tolerate the tough days and never take one day for granted. We all the teachers have knowledge and commitment and we also have patience and love. We are passionate about education and we are always ready to offer you help. So don’t hesitate to come to us when you are in trouble.

All in all, be the best of whatever you are.