55th Anniversary Magazine - Carmel Secondary School

Team building games Student leaders leading the debriefing session

Rather than conducting top-down training, it is our current student leaders that design and implement the
yearly programme in the form of a summer adventure camp on campus for their successors. With a wide range
of activities, such as city orienteering, treasure hunt, case study, experience sharing, self-reflection sessions and
so on, our student leaders get to build trust and hone resilience needed for the year of service ahead. Having
shed the sweat and tears during their service as student leaders themselves, these ‘trainers’ could guide their
junior fellows not only with very practical tips but a deep sense of understanding and even empathy. These,
more important than any technical ‘strategies’, are the essence of true leadership in the wider world.

Orientation in our neighbourhood Tasks designed to help participants to step out of the comfort zone

Students celebrating their growth
on the last day of the camp

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| Academic Activities |

Academic learning can be beyond classroom and regular lessons. They can also be picked up
in a more light-hearted manner and carried out by students. Different academic departments have
mobilized students to organize academic game booths during lunch hour.

中國語文科

中國語文科於農曆新年前舉辦了題為「年年有餘」的活動，負責同學準備了壁報介紹中國傳統
的賀年食物和新年習俗，增加了全校師生對傳統文化的認識。同學又一起揮毫寫揮春，氣氛熱鬧。

同學們從遊戲中學習 一起寫揮春 同學們展示他們的傑作
傳統過年習俗

Students showing their contented smiles after accomplishing a task English Department
in the English academic activity
S.3 English subject leaders
successfully organized and conducted an
academic activity to provide intellectual
and interactive booths for their
schoolmates to immerse themselves
in English. The subject leaders
demonstrated excellent collaboration,
communication, creativity, responsibility
and diligence in this student-directed
activity.

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Mathematics Department

S.3 students conducted a game booth for participants to assemble as many different shapes as
possible within a limited time, echoing the Geometry module with creativity and problem-solving
skills.

Students trying to solve Students in-charge of the activity “Mathematics Go Go Go” Students eagerly participating
tangram puzzles in the activity

Science Department

The Old Wing playground was transformed into an open-air mini laboratory, in which students
were shown hologram, 3-D images that had been projected and captured on a 2-D surface. Students
were also guided to make their own bouncing balls. Simple yet scientific, the activity left students in
awe of how sciences are just around us.

Students doing an experiment Students with their masterpieces
同學積極回答問題
中國歷史科

歷史圈中人問答遊戲 中國歷史科舉行題為
「歷史圈中人」的活動。當
天修讀中國歷史的高年級同學
在午膳時間在校園內設立了遊戲
攤位，供初中的學生參加。主持
會向參加同學發問有關歷史人物事
跡的選擇題，讓參加者將膠圈派進代
表正確答案的雪糕筒。題目設計深淺
適中，參加的同學表現投入。

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History Department

S.3 History subject leaders designed and hosted a game booth named
“Leaders in History”, aiming at enhancing students’ knowledge about historical
figures. Students had fun in playing ring toss, matching the political leaders with
their nationalities and casting a vote for their most admirable historical leaders.

Students and History teachers in charge of the “Leaders in History” activity

Economics and Business Education Department

A game booth named “Budget Monday” was planned and run by S.3
Business Fundamentals and S.4 Business, Accounting and Financial Studies (BAFS)
students to develop students’ awareness of and interest in the 2017-18 Budget.

Students understanding more about the 2017-18 Budget through the interactive games

Students receiving copies of the 2017-18 Budget after hosting the activity
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| Interest Groups |

Hydroponics

Hydroponics is a method of growing plants without soil by using mineral nutrient solutions in
a water solvent. The hydroponics project in Carmel is itself a novelty in multiple senses: a modern
gardening technique, a newly installed planting system and an additional Other Learning Experience
– all to serve only one purpose: to let Carmel students experience growing and harvesting their own
food even in school.

This project is itself an experiential learning experience and has imparted insightful life
lesson: As outdoor hydroponics relies much on climate, students realize it is with God’s grace and
providence, rather than human power, that we can reap abundant harvests.

Students attending a hydroponics workshop Seedings being ready for growth Students preparing a good
bed for the seedlings
Origami Class

A few years ago, a book about Origami caught the attention of several
students during their non-fiction reading lessons. Soon afterwards,
they became Origami lovers. From simply enjoying a
personal interest, they make leaps in promoting such an
art, such as by conducting workshops – sometimes even
in English in collaboration with the English Ambassadors
– for their fellow students.

Teachers and students sharing the joy of origami together Students teaching their schoolmates origami

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Swedish Class

Initiated by a student who has been a self-taught Swedish learner, the Swedish Class
has been a refreshing addition to students’ exposure in the past few years. In the class, the
once lone learner has evolved to be a competent tutor helping his schoolmates pick up the
Nordic language and get a glimpse of the Scandinavian culture.

Students and teachers learning Swedish together A student teaching Swedish grammar to his schoolmates

Transport Society

They can remember the Taking a stop under the Observation Wheel
details of every bus route. They
can tell you when a particular
bus will retire. They can even
recognize different types of bus
from their engine noise. Yes,
they are all bus lovers! They even
mobilise fellow enthusiasts to
establish a Transport Society,
design their own routes and
eventually hire a bus to follow
their customized routes across
various districts. Our proactive
bus lovers have indeed taken
self-initiated and adventurous
rides quite literally with their
bespoke routes from the Repulse
Bay to Central and from Sai Kung
to Mei Foo!

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Horticulture Club

These years, students across forms shoulder the responsibility of beautifying the campus.
Students from the Horticulture Club have been taking care of the school’s rooftop garden, in which
we grow a variety of organic crops, including rosemary, ginger, roses, pumpkins and eggplants.
Students also take the initiative to prune and maintain other plants in school so that students and
staff members can enjoy a green campus.

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Local andEGxlpoobsaul re ‘School is more than a
building’; there should
be no opposition to
this notion, particularly
in the 21st century.

‘Education is what remains
after one has forgotten everything
he learned in school’, famously shared by
the revered scientist Albert Einstein, is a bold statement yet
echoed by generations. It is simply because everyone sees the
wisdom and truth in it.

What shapes and is expected in education in this era of global
village is indeed way beyond classrooms, school buildings and
even national borders. With institutions so intertwined and

interdependent, schools cannot withdraw themselves
from the gigantic web but spread their open
arms to embrace communities
around and beyond.

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| Career and Life Planning:
a Professional Development School |

We felt privileged to be commissioned by the Education Bureau to become
a Professional Development School (PDS) in 2014 with our project entitled ‘Life
Planning and Career Guidance Services for Secondary Students – a Paradigm Shift’.

In the past five years, we led professional sharing on our practices and expertise
in career and life planning with thirteen partner schools. We met approximately ten
times a year with each school to carry out the following:
• teacher training on using career tools like ‘Finding Your Colours of Life’, ‘Career

Mapping’, ‘Career Interest Inventory’ and ‘DreamCrafter’,
• individual/group career guidance,
• collaborative lesson planning and observation, and
• joint-school professional development programmes.

We also participated in one another’s career activities and shared resources
and experiences, fostering interactions amongst the partner schools and eventually
building a professional community.

Sharing on the use of career tools with career teachers from other schools

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We, as the PDS, do not only give but also gain in our professional capacity through the scheme.
We went overseas for visits and conferences, which increased our exposure, ultimately empowering
us to guide our students better.

But what is most rewarding is not our own professional enhancement, but the interactions
with our students, who are from various backgrounds and have diverse interests, abilities, dreams
and stories. We feel strongly that each of them deserves and needs guidance in his educational
and vocational pursuit. We hope that the PDS Scheme will continue and benefit a greater pool of
students in Hong Kong.

A fruitful learning experience for all in Macau Our PDS team at the UCAS Conference in Manchester, the UK

Case study with teachers of our Partner Schools

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Students joining a guided tour in wet markets to learn

about “up-cycling food waste”

| Voluntary Services |

Charity and service are age-old concepts yet new life could always be breathed in it.

Carmel has a proud track record in connecting with and serving our neighbourhood; from the
participation in the territory-wide Community Youth Club (CYC) for over 20 years, to the internal
Volunteer Quotient programme in the past decade to the newly launched VolunPeers (VP) group
now, our endeavours in voluntary services have never ceased to improve with ever-innovating
elements.

The VolunPeers (VP) group comprises the serving volunteers and peer counsellors, in an
attempt to spark synergy. Indeed the outcome is very encouraging with around 20 programs, run
every year and serving children, the elderly, the homeless, animals and the like, reaching way beyond
3000 service hours annually. These community services can promote students’ personal growth and
their understanding of the people they serve. They serve because they love.

Serving the elderly by cleaning their homes Joining a program to experience the difficulties faced by the elderly

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Framework of Community Service in Carmel

S.1 S.2 S.3 S.4 S.5 S.6

Community
Service
/ Experiential / / / /

Programmes

VolunPeers Phase 1: VolunPeers Phase 2:
Exposure to serving others and Serving with commitment and leadership

getting equipped

Community Youth Club (CYC)

Students visiting the elderly nursing centre Running booths for Stone Festival in Central

Serving our community - Art Guerrilla Students bringing joy to the community
with their acrobatic skills

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| System Innovation and Talent Education Project | Teachers from Taiwan
visiting our lesson
(SITEP) (系統創新．人才培育計劃)

SITEP is a joint programme between the Quality School Improvement Project (QSIP) of the
Chinese University of Hong Kong (香港中文大學「優質學校改進計劃」) and the National Academy
for Educational Research (國家教育研究院) of Taiwan, with the aim of liaising professional exchange
between personnel of the school management and teachers from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

On 13 November 2018, 20 teachers/educators from Taiwan, led by the CU QSIP Team, visited
our school. After a campus tour led by our student representatives, our guests visited our S.6 Biology
and S.4 Chinese Language lessons. It was some very fruitful exchange, especially in the pre-lesson
briefing and post-lesson discussion.

On top of that, our guests were also engaged in other school activities, such as the School
Policy Forum during lunchtime, meet-up with student leaders, as well as a briefing of our school-
based professional development mechanism.

The visit indeed facilitated mutual understanding Fruitful interactions between the guests and our students
of the education systems, rationale and practices
in Taiwan and Hong Kong, and has laid a strong
foundation for more exchange to come. For one,
our Head of Biology Department as well as Chinese
Language teacher made a reciprocal visit to Taiwan
from 27 November to 1 December.

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| Exchanges |

‘Go the Extra Mile’ was one of our
major concerns from 2015-2018 and we
have taken it quite literally. Multiple teams
and units have stepped out of the Hong Kong
borders, both culturally and even geographically,
sometimes not only miles but oceans apart, into
unfamiliar territories to embrace both the challenges and rewards.

Irish-Hong Kong Cultural Exchange

We forged friendships with Ireland in the sense that our students
Percy Chan (S.3, 2016-17) and Cyrus Leung (S.3, 2016-17) were named
Student Ambassadors of the Consulate General of Ireland in October
2016. They joined a number of events to learn about Irish culture as
well as the Ireland-Hong Kong diplomacy and trades.

A musical afternoon, Bravo!

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Having gained much from their ambassadorship, Percy and
Cyrus delivered an award-winning presentation on the visit of Irish
Higher Education Institutions to Hong Kong. They were gifted
something truly special and even exotic – a mini-concert conducted
by an Irish musician Miss Deirdre Chárthaigh at our school. Miss
Chárthaigh, accompanied by the Deputy Consul General Miss Isobel
O’Connor, played beautiful pieces with the Irish harp and concertina.
Joyce Kwok (S.3, 2016-17), a harp player, joined Cyrus, a violinist, in
performing two music pieces too.

From Ireland with Love

Beautiful notes
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Meeting students from Seoul National University

The influence of South Korea on our students surely can go beyond entertainment and cuisine.
It can be in the form of intellectual exchange on campus life and education systems at large. Our
students, many of whom being fans of Korean culture, were indeed thrilled to host the students
from the College of Education, Seoul National University on 8 February 2017.

Our Korean guests first took a campus tour led by eight of our student leaders, then went on to
visit Biology, ICT, Accounting and History lessons.

The programme ended with a more casual after-
school chat attended by about 30 students from different
forms. It was very interesting to hear what our guests had
to say about their homeland and Hong Kong, especially
in terms of the similarities and differences in the two
education systems and respective school lives.

Our guest hosts from Seoul at CIN

The Korean Symbol of Love School tour conducted by our student representatives

Music Teams: Choir, Handbell Team, Handchime Team

Success not only comes from inheritance, but also stems from innovation. Our music teams
have been thriving and spangled with glitter of innovations in recent years. Special highlights
involve external training programmes, countless performances of various scales and exchange tours
on foreign lands.

Our choristers took part in the Hong Kong Composers’ Guild QEF Project Music Composition
Training Program. Rather than just interpreting and performing pieces by others, they got
professionally trained by a university professor to compose numbers of their own.

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The Choir also participated in the LCSD Musical Project organized by the HK 3 Arts Musical
Institute to stage a live musical performance in Tuen Mun Town Hall, quite a leap from choristers’
comfort zones of choral singing. The same applies to our Handbell and Handchime Teams who have
taken part in various local events such as Ringing by the Candlelight and the Song of Life, organized
by Asia International Handbell Association (Hong Kong).

To look beyond, our music teams have embarked on journeys in multiple regions, for instance,
Singapore, Japan and Taiwan, to perform in concerts and church services, as well as to appreciate
the hosts’ performances. Such exposure and exchanges have broadened our international horizons,
a bolder step to ignite innovation.

Taiwan Exchange Trip Singapore Exchange Trip
Visiting a university in Japan

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New Zealand English Immersion Tour

Fragrant air, green pasture, flocks of sheep, an azure sky… are the
instant images popping up in everybody’s mind when hearing ‘New
Zealand’; and they are indeed what our English Debating Team and
English Ambassadors had experienced in the week-long immersion tour
in Auckland in June 2018. The refreshing trip was thanks to the generous
sponsorship of 12 air tickets by the Hong Kong Airlines as our students
took the initiative to apply for its social corporate programme ‘Embrace
the World’.

On a magical journey in the magical land - the Hobbiton Movie Set

We did not only get soaked in picturesque scenery, but also the
English-speaking and multicultural environment. The tour has proven to
be an eye-opener for our students to appreciate the preservation of the
indigenous Maori population and lifestyles. Rated as one of the friendliest
and most liveable countries, the island country has much to demonstrate
in nature conservation and human interactions.

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Venture Scout Switzerland Tour

The values that scouts celebrate, such as service, compassion, and practical outdoor activities
are universal. Eager to be connected to the global village of scouts, we took the initiative to apply
for government funding for an exchange tour to Switzerland in mid-2017.

Our Venture Scouts were successfully granted the International Youth Exchange Funds worth
HKD 200,000 by the Home Affairs Bureau. It was a packed 12-day trip with our footprints left in
Zurich, Zermatt, Bern and Kandersteg International Scout Centre (KISC) for a wide range of scouts-
related activities. We attended the local Scout troop’s 90th anniversary celebration, visited a local
high school and university and even climbed the Matterhorn! Our most unforgettable evening was
the campfire night, in KISC, hosting scouts from around the world. The campfire kindled global
friendships.

Getting the Mechanical Design Award in FLL 2019 in Houston, the U.S.A.

Carmel Scouts on Matterhorn

Robotics Team

Over the past years, the Robotics Team participated in various international Robotics
competitions in China and foreign countries. We have participated in competitions including World
Robot Olympiad (WRO), First LEGO League (FLL) and FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC). Our footsteps
can be traced in different countries like Thailand, India, Denmark, Australia and the U.S.A. We make
full use of every chance to exchange ideas and befriend peers we meet overseas. Not only can we
enhance our skills in Robotics, we can also immerse ourselves in the global community and realize
that no matter where we are from, our passion for Robotics unites us all.

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參觀世界文化遺產龍門石窟 迦密人在鳥巢

歷史文化考察

迦密中學一向鼓勵同學走出香港，親身進到國內，遊遍大江南北，體驗神州大地的高速發展、感受我國悠久深厚
的文化。這幾年來，學校各個科組、不同組織均有舉辦各類的內地交流團，近至大灣區、遠至西安姊妹學校，甚至東
北瀋陽均留下迦密人的腳蹤。同學能夠與內地的學生、人民有直接的接觸，對於國家的認識便更加全面、更具深度。

南京歷史文化探索之旅 開平陽江考察 韶關丹霞山地質地貌及生態保護考察

中史班同學參觀瀋陽故宮

Carmel Secondary School 55th Anniversary

普通話大使與來賓合影

善用機會創造語境

為了促進本校與姊妹學校的情誼，並為同學創

設運用普通話的語境，普通話科讓同學與西安姊妹

學校的同學進行視訊交流。兩校同學透過視訊互相 普通話大使與外籍來賓用普通話交談
認識、交流彼此校園生活趣事，讓我校同學得到了

在現實中應用普通話的機會。除此以外，我校參加了由香港中文大學雅禮中國語言及文化中心主辦

的「『語言路‧文化緣』普通話國際交流中國文化活動2018/2019」，讓該中心來自不同國家、專

程來香港學習普通話的同學到校探訪，同學用普通話接待他們，並從活動中認識世界各地文化。

本校普通話大使與姊妹學校的同學進行視訊交流
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|姊妹學校| 西安一中副校長帶領老師和同學回訪我校

我校與陝西省西安市的西安市第

一中學（西安一中）於2017年締結

成為姊妹學校。西安一中是西安

市首屈一指的重點中學，歷史綿

長，師資優良。自締結成姊妹

學校以來，兩校同學透過不同

的方式進行交流，包括兩校

同學進行視像對話，我校

多次出訪西安一中及西

安一中的一次回訪。 同學在西安一中的音樂會中表演

2017年，校長帶領一眾領袖生訪問西安一中。2018年管弦樂團參與西安一中學校音樂會的
演出。同學承傳迦密人的精神，全程負責排練、表演、擔任主持。同學在舞台上盡情發揮，毫不怯
場，獲得不少掌聲。本校同學亦與一中同學一同參與由當地電視台舉辦的問答活動，兩地同學同台
切磋，藉此機會建立友誼，交流兩地文化與學校生活的點滴。

西安一中回訪之歡迎晚會 兩校同學一起在本校英語室參與英文科活動

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「有朋自遠方來，不亦樂 西安一中同學參加我校舉辦的STEM活動
乎！」西安一中的師生回訪亦展
現了迦密人的好客精神。在迦密
同學的帶領下，西安一中的師生
參觀我校，亦參與了英語互動課
堂和與STEM相關活動，包括機械
人隊簡介和電路設計活動，過程
中同學以流利的普通話交流，自
信地把學校的最新發展向西安一
中的師生展現。

繼音樂團隊出訪後，2019年，排球隊、羽毛校隊和乒乓球隊的同學也訪問了西安
一中，相信我校與姐妹學校的交流活動會繼續進行，建立穩固的連繫。

|家長教育|

家長投入小組分享

剛過去的五年，家教會於恆常的活動外，嘗試在2016-2017年度舉辦一系列的「家長教育」
活動，讓家長整理自身的成長故事，反思教育兒女的方向。

「家長教育」活動內容包括講座、個人成長工作坊、聚焦小組。講座的內容包括向家長介紹家
長教育的核心價值、如何與青少年子女同行等，家長和老師積極參與這些講座，並積極應用所學。
個人成長工作坊，讓家長有機會整理自身成長故事，從中反思如何教育兒女。部分家長更獲邀參加
聚焦小組，分享教養路上的心路歷程，彼此勉勵。

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家教會會繼續以「家長小
組」形式，讓家長之間可有更多
機會互相分享，一同探討教養子
女的點滴，提升家長對子女發展
需要的了解，加強親子溝通。

展望將來，家長教師會透
過「家長教育」連繫家長，支持
家長網絡，幫助學生能於家庭健
康成長。

家長委員與學生會籌備敬師日活動

家長講座 老師分享育兒心得

家長小組分享

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Inheritance

In Proverbs, it says, “A good man leaves an
inheritance to his children’s children”. (13:22)

Our founders and predecessors have left us abundant
inheritance upon the establishment and development of
this school in the early days, so have many succeeding
generations of alumni as donors, supporters, school team
coaches and staff members. These good men have left
inheritance to children’s children of this blessed school.

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校友會 迦密中學校友會於一九七二年成立，

成立初期發展不錯，但後來因種種

原因，停止了活動一段時間。後來一

班熱心的校友，於一九八九年一月二十

八日重新組織校友會，校友會遂一直穩步

發展至今。校友會一直以來秉承校訓的精神，促

進校友與母校的情誼，保持校友之間的聯繫；校友會又回饋母校，致力讓

學弟妹有更好的學習環境和經歷。一九九六年成立的「迦密中學校友會基

金」，後期更發展為「迦密中學校友會慈善及教育基金」。二零一四年，

適逢學校的金禧校慶，一眾校友更踴躍捐助，捐出二百萬元，支持學校學

與教的發展。

迦密校友，情繫母校，彼此關顧，實在難得！

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|聯誼篇|

回「迦」日暨時間錦囊開啟典禮

校友詩班 77年畢業校友同回「迦」
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Inheritance | Alumni Association 中五級生活營
師友計劃刊物
|愛迦篇|

校友會委員會
校友愛母校

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|分享篇|

陳煒程校友(左圖)和黃嘉穎校友(右圖)回校與中三學生分享工作歷程

林天然校友分享在加拿大的學習及 許文揚校友由澳洲回港跟英語話劇組的 賴俊傑校友和學弟妹分享他在
在美國矽谷奮鬥的歷程 師弟妹分享及即席和他們排練 泰南義教一個月的體驗

高汝隆校友與學弟妹分享「太空探索數據傳輸處理系統」 謝恩光校友與合唱團短聚，師弟妹們獲益良多！

|慈善基金|

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| Keep the Flame Alive:
from Mentees to Mentors |

As the famous and motivating hymn goes, ‘Now, as you hold the
light, Keep the flame alive’. It sketches perfectly the vocation of many
‘returnees’ in Carmel. They are our alumni teachers, who were once
students nurtured in the Christian education and now get handed
the torch to ‘light the way for all who follow’. They are the very fruit
this school reaps and are called to bear more. To our founders and
many faithful servants here, witnessing generations to rise, return and
reciprocate is probably the meaning and beauty of everything.

The serving alumni staff in 2018-2019

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