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A loss;
It comes in the form of life
Good evening everyone. Please take a leaves in the form of death.
minute to look around at the people sitting It very often comes and Šnds you on a spring Thursday morning
Whilst the sun rises up high signaling a new day
next to you. It is very likely that person was and you ignorantly sip coee and listen to the news.
a friend or a student of George. We all Beyond the poetry class
knew him one way or another. Regardless Or the hall of your school
It roots itself deep inside the ground
of how we got to know him, I bet we all Reaching the walls of your classroom
feel the same way about George. Circling around your teacher’s red eyes
Traveling across your trembling Šngers
And whatever this fucking thing is
Although almost a decade has passed since I rst met him, the It doesn’t take sides-
feeling I had then has not faded even a bit from my memories. or tell good from bad or warn you,
Although I sometimes can’t recall what I had for breakfast, that give a sign or forgive...
warm and comforting environment George created in the sta - But that’s how the universe works after all
room remains very vivid in my memories. Our recollections show no And one goes
sign of diminishing when it comes to matters involving George . . . When they must go.
And we are left behind burying inside pain and mud
Memories in the sta room, in the school yard, and memories of and salty salty tears
him out and about in our little island. We tend to hold on to the But that’s okay.
best memories we experience, and admittedly George had contri- When your tears become an ocean big enough to wash
buted to some of our best memories. He was indeed . . . and will the hurt away
always be . . . a role model to us all. when the mud dries out and cracks open letting brand new
life through,
George truly enjoyed teaching Maths. He devoted his time and when you realise that moments and people live on through
e orts to help his students grasp challenging concepts and master memory like snapshots frozen in history
important skills. George would have loved more than anything then life will move on,
else in the world to be able to be with us right now. What he and so will you.
treasured most in life was his family, his friends, and his students.
Above all, he valued the relationships he had with each one of you. Maria Kypridemou 7Y
George was an exceptional teacher! He was truly gifted in the art
of delivering knowledge to a huge variety of students in indivi- Mr Hadjigeorgiou was, and still is, both an amazing and loved
dually tailored methods that worked for each one of those often- person and teacher. He truly cared for his students and was
divergent personalities. Each and every student mattered to him, willing to go above and beyond for us. Whether it was coming to
and he strived to bring out the best in them while contributing school on Sundays for extra lessons, or helping us with personal
to build their bright futures. out of school issues, he was always more than willing to go
the extra mile to help us. I will never forget how many times he
However...what put George ahead of the rest was not anything came to nd me when I had asked him to write a recommend-
he learned while he earned his teaching credentials. What put ation letter for me and how helpful he was. His absence is
him in a league of his own was an unmatched level of kindness evident in the school and he is greatly missed. May he rest in
and care. He gave a measure of con dence in those who lacked it. peace.
He could calm a struggling student with unscripted encourage-
ment with a very natural ability that was rarely seen in others. Athina Stavrou 6M

I truly believe that he was capable of moving a person’s percep-
tion of themselves further along a positive path in just one school I never liked math. It wasn't my type of subject. I could never ima-
year, compared to what many of us can do for someone else’s gine myself enjoying a math lesson, until I met Mr Hadjigeorgiou.
self-con dence in a decade. This was not a skill he was trained As students, we spend most of our time with out teachers:
for. This was indeed a part of his personality, which was backed we depend on them, we look up to them. From two years of
by a heart of pure gold. We all saw something very special in him, preparation for The English School entrance exams to two years
because he made us all feel like we were special ourselves. of IGCSE math, he never hesitated to o er me extra exercises
for extra lessons and he always gave me extra handouts even
I cherished his company during the early school mornings, where if I didn't ask for them. He was a teacher who truly loved his
we greeted each other like brothers. I LOVED and admired George. students and always did his best to help us improve. Although
His smile and greetings were his trademarks! strict when necessary, his jokes were the type that made you
laugh even if they weren't always that funny. Mr Hadjigerorgiou
He reached out with unparalleled kindness and consideration to had a love for life and happiness. He is greatly missed.
everyone, and he touched all of our hearts in so many di erent Olga Prepis 6M
and wonderful ways. George embodied the richness of humanity
and he handled every situation with a calm and dedicated manner.
One of George’s most intelligent
These are his greatest legacies, which we should all learn from and funny quotes while explaining
and pass on. exercise 2 (b): “2 (b): To be or not
to be; that is the question!”
I'll miss the things we did, but I'll miss far more the things we'll
never do.

I'll love and cherish him forever.

Ulker Uzuner