Kindergarten Graduation 2026

Program

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