Processional of the Kindergarten Class of 2026
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Qaisar “Q” Imam
National Anthem
Performed by Oma Ikomi
Pledge of Allegiance
Chief Assistant Veronica Martin
“When I Was One”
Musa Lakhani, Tom Huynh, and Yusra Chowdhury
“Dreams”
Alisha Ahmed and Malcolm Hoang
“See It Through”
Faris Warsi, Iyla Lakhani, and William Hahn
“Just One Candle”
VDM Kindergarten Class of 2026
Dr. Jay Neal
Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs
COO UH Sugar Land & Katy Campus
University of Houston
Ms. Sabira Najeeb
Co-Founder & Director
When I was One,
I had just begun.
When I was Two,
I was nearly new.
When I was Three,
I was hardly me.
When I was Four,
I was not much more.
When I was Five,
I was just alive.
But now I am six,
I’m as clever as clever
So I think I’ll be six now
Forever and ever.
– A. A. Milne
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
– Langston Hughes
When you’re up against a trouble,
Meet it squarely, face to face;
Lift your chin and set your shoulders,
Plant your feet and take a brace.
When it’s vain to try to dodge it,
Do the best that you can do;
You may fail, but you may conquer,
See it through!
– Edgar A. Guest