巣立ち/graduation

The students my homeroom had their graduation ceremony on March 8th. Entrance ceremonies cannot be held due to the coronavirus, and classes was held online starting in May. I couldn't make out his face or personality because of the mask and over PC. In the first year, we were not able to sing ``The Ninth Evening,'' which we all sing every year. However, face-to-face classes gradually began, and they started participating in ensembles and choruses keeping distance, and in their third year, they were able to go on an overseas study trip. The students enjoyed and actively worked on the joy of playing music together, as if to make up for what they had done up until now. We had a dinner party the day before the graduation ceremony. They shared their thoughts over the past four years with laughter and tears. Although there were several students who considered dropping out, they helped and supported each other and grew into strong, wonderful friends, and all of them graduated. Congratulations!  my wonderful students!!