ISM GRADUATION CEREMONY 2023 SCRIPT (FINAL) Emcees: Senie Liew & Ashton Chong PRECEREMONY (TBC) Ashton • Wait for signal from Ms Liya GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE, MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE? THE GRADUATION CEREMONY WILL BE COMMENCING IN A MOMENT. WOULD YOU ALL KINDLY BE SEATED? THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION. • Wait for a while. Observe everyone in the hall before start the ceremony. A VERY GOOD MORNING TO OUR DISTINGUISHED GUESTS, PARENTS, FAMILY AND FRIENDS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNERS, CEO, LECTURERS, STAFF AND STUDENTS. WELCOME TO THE ISM GRADUATION CEREMONY FOR THE YEAR 2023. TODAY’S GRADUATION IS AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE FOR THE CLASS OF 2023. TODAY IS A DAY TO CELEBRATE THEIR SUCCESS, RECOGNISE THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS AND SAY GOODBYE. LET US ALL WELCOME THE GRADUATES OF THE YEAR 2023 TO ENTER THE HALL. Senie I AM SENIE AND I AM ASHTON, WE ARE INDEED VERY PROUD AND HONOURED TO BE THE MASTERS OF CEREMONY TODAY. (blue: together) BEFORE WE BEGIN THIS CEREMONY, LET ME REMIND YOU TO TURN YOUR CELL PHONES TO SILENT MODE AND BE RESPECTFUL TO THOSE AROUND YOU BY REFRAINING FROM TALKING ALOUD. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, LET US ALL SHOW OUR RESPECT BY STANDING STILL AS WE SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM, NEGARAKU, FOLLOWED BY THE STATE ANTHEM, SABAH TANAH AIRKU. PLEASE BE SEATED. • Give sometime for the audience to sit. Ashton WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, LET’S START OFF OUR CEREMONY TODAY WITH THE WELCOMING SPEECH GIVEN BY OUR CEO, MR LAWRENCE KOW. MR LAWRENCE KOW, PLEASE. • Mr Kow is giving his speech, the emcees may be seated. THANK YOU, SIR, FOR THAT WARM WELCOME TO OUR GUESTS TODAY. Senie NOW, MAY WE ARE PLEASED TO CALL UPON THE CHAIRMAN OF ISM BOARD OF GOVENORS, MR TAN BOON LIAN. MR TAN, PLEASE.
• Mr Tan is giving his speech, the emcees may be seated* THANK YOU, MR TAN FOR YOUR HEART-WARMING SPEECH. LET ME INVITE THE PRESIDENT OF THE CHINESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TAWAU, MR CHIA SEONG FATT TO GIVE HIS SPEECH. MR CHIA, PLEASE. THANK YOU, MR CHIA. NEXT, LET US INVITE YB LO SU FUI, JP MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT P190, TAWAU TO GIVE HIS SPEECH. Ashton THANK YOU, YB LO SU FUI. NEXT, MAY WE ALSO INVITE OUR STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE, YEN JIA YI. MS JIA YI, PLEASE. • Jia Yi is giving his/her speech, the emcees may be seated* THANK YOU, YEN JIA YI. ** Wait for the rostrum to be moved away by stage helpers and price giving ladies are ready on stage. ** Pause to wait for representative to arrive at stage, the prize-giving ladies should be ready. WE GATHER HERE TODAY TO COMMENCE OUR CEREMONY BY RECOGNIZING AND AWARDING THE EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE BUSINESS FORUM 3.0 EVENT AT THE BORNEO ROYALE HOTEL. IT IS AN HONOR FOR ME TO STAND BEFORE YOU AS WE PRESENT CERTIFICATES AND TOKENS OF APPRECIATION TO THESE REMARKABLE INDIVIDUALS. ONCE AGAIN, LET US ALL WELCOME MR CHIA SEONG FATT AND ACCOMPANY BY MR LAWRENCE KOW TO PRESENT THE CERTIFICATES. THE RECIPIENTS ARE: 1. THIEN KA HENT 2. SAMUEL LAI CHUNG SING 3. CHOK KANG LEI 4. CHU WING YU 5. SENIE LIEW SAM YE 6. SEAH JIE LUN 7. VIVIEN TING SU FEI 8. YEN JIA YI THANK YOU, MR CHIA. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE RECIPIENTS.
Senie NEXT, WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE OUTSTANDING RECIPIENTS OF THE ISM SCHOLARSHIP FOR THE YEAR 2023. THESE DESERVING INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR THEIR EXCEPTIONAL ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS. IT IS WITH GREAT PRIDE THAT WE PRESENT THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN AWARDED THE PRESTIGIOUS ISM SCHOLARSHIP FOR THEIR REMARKABLE DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO THEIR EDUCATION. PLEASE JOIN ME IN EXTENDING A WARM WELCOME TO YB LO SU FUI, JP MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT P190, TAWAU, AS HE GRACES THE STAGE TO PRESENT THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED SCHOLARSHIP. FROM A-LEVEL SCIENCE: 1. CHU WING YU 2. LEE HERSHE 3. ONG WEI XIAN 4. CHOK KANG LEI FROM DIPLOMA IN ACCOUNTING 1. CHONG MEI TING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOU ARE ABOUT TO WITNESS THE HIGHLIGHT OF TODAY’S EVENT. TO DO THE HONORS OF PRESENTING THE GRADUATES FOR THE YEAR 2023, MAY WE INVITE MR CHIA YAW, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF GOVENERS OF SABAH CHINESE HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES. PLEASE WELCOME MR CHIA ONTO THE STAGE. WE SHALL BEGIN WITH THE AWARDING OF THE DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS STUDIES, DIPLOMA IN ACCOUNTING, FOLLOWED BY THE GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION OF THE GCE ALEVEL. THE GRADUATES ARE INVITED TO STEP FORWARD TO RECEIVE THE CERTIFICATES. DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS STUDIES YEAR 2023 Diploma with Distinction LO ZIN CHEN Diploma with Merit SAMUEL LAI CHUNG SING THIEN KA HENT DIPLOMA IN ACCOUNTING YEAR 2023 Diploma with Distinction YEN JIA YI Diploma with Merit VOO QIAU YEN THANK YOU, MR CHIA YAW.
Ashton NEXT, WE WOULD LIKE TO CALL UPON DATUK MICHEAL NG, CHAIRMAN OF HAKKA ASSOCIATION TAWAU TO PRESENT THE GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION FOR THE ARTS GRADUATES OF THE GCE A-LEVEL: PLEASE WELCOME ONTO THE STAGE, DATUK MICHEAL NG. FOR A-LEVEL ARTS: BRYANN LIEW SHIE JYENN CHEN WAN KIE CHU CHIU HWA DEREK SOON QING XUAN HON HUI LING LEE SIN YEE LIEW BOR JHY LOW ZHI XUAN LUCIUS LIM ZONG XIAN MELVIN CHIA JIANN TIAN THANK YOU, DATUK MICHEAL NG. NEXT, MAY WE HAVE MR LIM PIAK CHU, CHAIRMAN OF HERITAGE OPPORTUNITY BERHAD TO PRESENT THE GCE A-LEVEL SCIENCE GRADUATES WITH THE CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION. MR LIM PIAK CHU, PLEASE. FOR A-LEVEL SCIENCE: ALVIN WONG GUO SHEN CLEMENT WONG JUN JIE KOH KIAN KEN LIEW WENN SHAN LIM SONG NING MYISHA DZAKKIYAH BINTI AFFENDI YIE SONG SIAN ANDREW CHUA KIA JET CHAN JENN KUAN HIEW JIA HAO SYLVESTER CHUNG JIN WEN THANK YOU, MR LIM PIAK CHU. CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES! MAY WE GIVE THEM A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
Senie LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ONE OF THE REASONS OF HAVING THIS AFFAIR IS TO RECOGNISE THOSE STUDENTS WITH TRULY EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE THROUGHOUT THEIR STUDY IN ISM. NOW, FOR PRESENTING THE BEST STUDENT AWARD, COULD WE INVITE MR JIMMY CHEAH, ADVISOR OF ISM ONTO THE STAGE? FOR THE ‘DIPLOMA PROGRAMME’ 1.THE BEST STUDENT AWARD GOES TO YEN JIA YI. FOR THE ‘GCE A-LEVEL’, 1.THE OVERALL BEST STUDENT GOES TO YIE SONG SIAN. CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS! THANK YOU MR JIMMY CHEAH AND MR LAWRENCE KOW. Wait for stage helpers to clear and set up stage for performance. Ashton LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, TODAY IS A GREAT DAY FOR THE GRADUATES TO CELEBRATE THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS AND ALSO TO CELEBRATE THEIR BEGINNING OF LIFE AS WELL. IT WILL BE A PITY IF WE DO NOT HAVE A PERFORMACE TO ENTERTAIN US TODAY. NOW IT’S TIME FOR THEM TO STILL YOUR HEARTS. SO LADIES AND GENTLEMEN HOLD YOUR BREATH AND WELCOME THEM OUR FIRST PERFORMER TODAY, LIM MEI YING! THANK YOU, MEI YING, FOR GRACING US WITH SUCH A MESMERIZING AND UNFORGETTABLE PERFORMANCE. ____________________________________________________________________________ WITH GREAT PLEASURE AND EXCITEMENT, I INVITE YOU ALL TO EXTEND A WARM WELCOME TO OUR NEXT PERFORMERS. IN A DELIGHTFUL TWIST, OUR VERY OWN EMCEE WILL BE TAKING THE STAGE FOR A SPECIAL DUET PERFORMANCE. THEY WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY TALENTED DANCERS AS THEY SERENADE US WITH A BEAUTIFUL SONG TITLED "SAYANG KINABALU." LET'S GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO SENIE, FERGUS, ONG, LEO, RURU, AND HONG. PRTFORMERS, YOUR COLLABORATION ON STAGE WAS TRULY ENCHANTING AND CAPTIVATING. ____________________________________________________________________________ LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, GET READY TO BE CAPTIVATED ONCE AGAIN AS WE PREPARE TO WELCOME THE SENSATIONAL EVA TO THE STAGE, ACCOMPANIED BY THE TALENTED FERGUS. TODAY, THEY WILL SERENADE US WITH A HEARTFELT RENDITION OF THE SONG TITLED "GRADUATES," WITH FERGUS SHOWCASING HIS EXCEPTIONAL GUITAR SKILLS. THANK YOU AGAIN EVA AND FERGUS, FOR GRACING US WITH YOUR REMARKABLE VOICE AND FOR TOUCHING OUR HEARTS WITH YOUR MUSIC. LET'S GIVE OUR TALENTED PERFORMERS ANOTHER RESOUNDING ROUND OF APPLAUSE! THEIR INCREDIBLE TALENTS HAVE FILLED THIS MORNING WITH ENCHANTMENT AND JOY.
Senie TIME SURE FLIES WHEN YOU ARE HAVING FUN. WE ARE NOW APPROACHING THE END OF OUR CEREMONY. AT THIS JUNCTURE, WE SHALL LISTEN TO THE HEARTFELT RENDITION OF THE TIMELESS SONG “AULD LANG SYNE” PERFORMED BY EVA, FERGUS AND MYSELF, LED BY LIM MEI YING. THE TITLE ITSELF MEANS OLD LONG SINCE, AND IT’S BEEN A TRADITION FOR US IN ISM TO SING THE SONG WHILE WE BID FAREWELL TO OUR GRADUATES. THE LYRICS OF THE SONG WILL BE SHOWN ON THE SCREEN. FEEL FREE TO SING IT ALONG. GRADUATES STARTS MOVING DOWN TO SHAKE THEIR HANDS ON THE 2ND CHORUS OF AULD LANG SYNE. After the graduates are done shaking hands with the Directors and lecturers. (Read this while the graduates are shaking hands) WE WILL ALL MISS YOU, GRADUATES. WE WISH YOU GOOD LUCK AND THAT ALL OF YOU WILL ACHIEVE YOUR DREAMS AND BE SUCCESSFUL IN LIFE. WE APPRECIATE THE EFFORT THAT ALL OF YOU HAVE PUT IN TO MAKE TODAY’S CEREMONY A SUCCESS. WE ARE SINCERELY THANKFUL FOR YOUR PRESENCE WITH US ON THIS MEMORABLE DAY. Ashton ONCE AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS ALL GRADUATES! THE CLOSING HOUR HAS FINALLY ARRIVED. TOMORROW, NEW CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES AWAIT OUR GRADUATES THAT WILL FURTHER TEST THEIR METTLE AS IMPROVING INDIVIDUALS. AS THEY CONTINUE WITH THEIR JOURNEY, MAY THEY LOOK BACK TO THIS STAGE IN THEIR LIFE WITH FONDNESS AND PRIDE. Senie DEAR VALUED GUESTS, BEFORE WE END THE CEREMONY, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE EVERYONE FOR A PHOTOSHOOT SESSION. FOR ALL THE DISTINGUISHED GUESTS, THE MEMBERS OF ISM BOARD OF GOVERNORS, WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO THE FRONT FOR A PHOTO TAKING SESSION WITH THE GRADUATES. Ashton AS A TOKEN OF APPRECIATION, WE HAVE PREPARED SOME REFRESHMENT FOR EVERYONE. PLEASE ADJOURN TO THE LOBBY ON THE GROUND FLOOR. TOGETHER AGAIN, MY NAME IS ASHTON, AND I, SENIE. THANK YOU EVERYONE AND HAVE A GOOD DAY!