YEARBOOK 2022 - ESTABLISHED IN 2001 - WEST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL
CONTENTS 06 07 08 44 88 102 74 66 18 SAC CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE OUR PEOPLE OUR CCAs OUR DEPARTMENTS OUR CLASSES STAFF EXCELLENCE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE CHARACTER EXCELLENCE PARENTS’ SUPPORT 11 GROUP
SCHOOL VISION Ladies and Gentlemen of Character and Learning SCHOOL MISSION Shaping Character, Engaging Learners, Touching Lives SCHOOL VALUES SCHOOL MOTTO Resilience, Respect, Responsibility, Integrity, Care Thirst for Knowledge
SCHOOL SONG There’s a spring that’s a bubbling in our corner of the earth Come drink our waters and be quenched Come taste of the wisdom, come be of the wise Our fountain of knowledge, our fountain of life Chorus Here, We will be winners Here, We will achieve Here, With soul and spirit ‘Cause here, At West Spring we believe At West Spring a new day is dawning A new age calling us to be Come taste of the wisdom, come be of the wise Our fountain of knowledge, our fountain of life Chorus Here, at West Spring we believe Here, at West Spring we believe
MESSAGE FROM SCHOOL ADVISORY CHAIRMAN My dear Students of West Spring, After 2 years of social distancing and seeing each other behind masks, life has finally gotten back to some semblance of normality. CCAs are back on track, Inter-School Games are resuming and for me, I was elated to be able to celebrate with the teachers and staff for Teachers’ Day. Very often when we face such a crisis like the pandemic, there is a sense of helplessness and hopelessness. It almost feels like the world has ended and that there is no way out. However, as we exit this global catastrophe, we take away the lesson that when things are down in the dumps, the only way is up. Armed with patience and persistence, we will eventually get out of it. As you graduate from West Spring and face the even greater challenges ahead, you too would encounter such stormy weather. Bring along with you the experience of this pandemic and be assured that the dark clouds will always pass. The other lesson that I took away with me during this pandemic is that we walk this path of life with our friends and family. “Social Distancing” is an oxymoron. In fact, we are never able to operate in this world if we are constantly distancing ourselves or worse still thinking that the world only revolves around the “I”. We are social beings. In the end, Life is very much a team sport. Never be individualistic. It is therefore important to stay connected and to help each other to cross that finishing line. We can never do it alone. There is a wonderful world out there and it is the rough and tumble that gives life its wonderful flavour. So, with that, I wish all of you in the graduating class all the best. Savour life and have a wonderful time! All the best! Mr. Leslie Yeo Chairperson School Advisory Committee 6 WEST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL YEARBOOK 2022
I feel privileged and honoured to pen my first yearbook message for West Spring. Looking back, the global pandemic in the last two years makes all of us appreciate the things we took for granted. It has also taught us strength and resilience as we adapt to new ways of living, learning and socialising. This Yearbook is a snapshot of the highlights and memorable events of the year, and a record of the students and staff members who formed the West Spring Secondary School community in 2022. We have been fortunate to be able to bring back some excitement and vibrancy into school life this year. I would like to express my appreciation to both the staff and parents for partnering with the school especially as we navigated through the different changes to bring normalcy back to school. It really takes a village to raise a child, what more to nurture a lady and gentleman of character and learning. For the graduating cohort of 2022, we are so proud of you and all you have achieved. I hope the Yearbook reminds you of past and present friendships and how you have grown up with each other for so long now. It will also bring back fond memories of the programmes you have enjoyed in your time with West Spring as well as the teachers who have nurtured you in one way or another. My final hope for you is that as you go out into the world, you will make a positive difference. However successful you may be, true success can only be measured in your character and the relationships you foster throughout your life. Whatever path you have chosen, our best wishes will follow you throughout your lives. Mrs Belinda Chan Principal West Spring Secondary School PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE WEST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL YEARBOOK 2022 7
OUR PEOPLE
SCHOOL ADVISORY COMMITTEE Mrs Belinda Chan Honorary Secretary, Principal Mr. Leslie Yeo Chairperson Ms. Yvonne Teoh Member Mr. Wong Luck Jaen Member Mr. Deya Shankar Dubey Member Mr. Jo Soo Young Member Ms. Diana Tan Member Mr. Jagathiswaran s/o Rajo Member 10 WEST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL YEARBOOK 2022
PARENTS’ SUPPORT GROUP As we navigated out of the shadows of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022, the PSG Executive Committee (EXCO) focused the year’s activities on the School’s Mission of Shaping Character, Engaging Learners, Touching Lives. Resumed the weekly Badminton sessions! Thanks to the support of the School Leaders, the sessions enabled parents and students to bond over a healthy game of badminton and learning from each other. The average weekly turnout was up to 30 participants. Appreciating our WSSS Teachers! A group of PSG parents and students came together to create something special for our Teachers. Over a crafts workshop session, parents and students put their artistic and sewing talent to good use to produce hand sewn pencil cases and personalised handwritten Thank You notes. These were presented to WSSS Teachers during the Teachers’ Day celebrations. The School Leaders were very touched and conveyed their appreciation to the PSG! Engaged School Leaders on Secondary 3 Placement! Represented parents to clarify and discuss Secondary 3 Placement queries and concerns with School Leaders. Organised support for Night Study in School for Secondary 4 and 5 students! We are thankful for the parents who volunteered to support the daily Night Study sessions in School in the 2nd half of 2022. The intent was to provide the students with a conducive environment to prepare for the national examinations. Our appreciation goes to many more parents who contributed food and drinks for the students’ consumption as well! Welcome new PSG EXCO Members! The EXCO is run by parent volunteers and we are delighted to welcome to the team Azlin, David, Henry, Jimmy, Kate and Kelly! 2022 PSG Executive Committee (EXCO) Touching the Lives of our Graduating Students! PSG parents came together to prepare a special gift for the graduating Secondary 4 and 5 students – a handcrafted notebook with a Personalised Note from their parents/guardians! These were presented to the students during their Valediction Day ceremony and many students were moved by the words of encouragement from their parents/guardians! Check out the Video produced by the PSG EXCO by scanning the QR Code – we wish our graduating WSSS students all the best! Vice Chairperson 1 Audrey Lee Vice Chairperson 2 Justine Lee Secretary Low Lay Chui Chairperson Stanley Lee Advisor / Treasurer Jacqueline Koh Member NorAzlin Jumadi Member David Heng Member Henry Agus Member Jimmy Wong Member Kate Swee Member Kelly Lim Welcome! WEST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL YEARBOOK 2022 11
SCHOOL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF 12 WEST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL YEARBOOK 2022
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS & ELEMENTS OF BUSINESS STUDIES CRAFT & TECHNOLOGY WEST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL YEARBOOK 2022 13
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE HUMANITIES 14 WEST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL YEARBOOK 2022
MATHEMATICS & PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING MOTHER TONGUE LANGUAGES WEST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL YEARBOOK 2022 15
PHYSICAL EDUCATION SCIENCE 16 WEST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL YEARBOOK 2022
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CHARACTER EXCELLENCE
CHARACTER AND CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION Key Appointment Holders HOD/CCE Mr. Marcus Sze Kah Choon Education & Career Guidance Counsellor Ms. Aries Lim Bee Pheng Highlights of 2022 Awarded North West Outstanding School Partner Bronze Award 2022 National Education (NE) Commemorative Days The school commemorates key National Education Commemorative Days, in particular, Total Defence Day, International Friendship Day, Racial Harmony Day. These commemorative days provide opportunities for rich Student Development Experiences (SDEs). Reflecting on the war in Ukraine, students appreciate that Singapore is our homeland, and this is where they belong. They understand that we must ourselves defend Singapore. Students understand the importance of the connectedness between our neighbouring countries and they can play an active role in fostering people-to-people ties, and thus celebrate the regions’ diversity and vibrancy and promote the spirit of friendship and collaboration. The Racial Harmony Day commemorative activities organised for the students allow students to appreciate the unique cultural diversity that characterises Singapore life. We will continue to complement one another because of our long-shared history and heritage. We must preserve racial and religious harmony in Singapore. Cohort Learning Journeys As part of CCE 2021, the school had planned meaningful and engaging cohort Learning Journeys for each level from Secondary One to Secondary Five in 2022. These Student Development Experiences cater to the needs and interests of students. The programmes contribute towards the holistic development of our students in the physical, aesthetic, intellectual, cultural, moral, and social domains. • Co-Curricular Activities (CCA) • Education and Career Guidance (ECG) Experiences • NRIC Presentation Ceremony • National Service Engagement Talk • Outdoor Adventure Learning (OAL) Cohort Camps • Secondary One Cohort Camp • Secondary One Cohort Learning Journey to Places of Worship • Secondary Two Cohort Learning Journey to National Museum of Singapore • Secondary Three Cohort Learning Journey to Heritage Trail in Chinatown, Kampong Glam and Little India • Secondary Four and Five Cohort National Education Learning Journey • Student Leadership Development (SLD) Programmes • Values in Actions (VIA) • Mental Health Exhibition • R.I.S.E. to the Challenge Sustainability Exhibition by Keppel Land and the Sustainable Singapore Gallery • Sustainability Talk by NWCDC and NEA • Aesthetic Assembly Programmes 20 WEST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL YEARBOOK 2022
EDUCATION AND CAREER GUIDANCE This year, the school received a new Education and Career Guidance (ECG) Counsellor, Ms Aries Lim, who was deployed from MOE to West Spring Secondary School on 28 February 2022. She helps students discover their strengths, interests and aspirations, and guides them in making informed plans and decisions with regard to their education and career journey. She provides ECG counselling services to students, either individually or in small groups, and conducts workshops for bigger groups. In Term 2, she has worked closely with the HODs, teachers and Year Heads to organise and conduct workshops for the graduating classes on their aptitude-based admission exercises such as DSA JC and ITE/Poly EAE. In these workshops, she guided students on how to write effective personal statements and prepare portfolios and interviews. For the Secondary 2 students, the ECG Counsellor co-conducted with the teachers the Secondary 3 Placement Talk to guide students in their subject combinations selection for their upper secondary years. Some parents who had attended the talk also subsequently engaged the ECG Counsellor during the Meet-the-Parent session to have further discussion on the subject selection, together with their children. The school also provides ECG training to the teachers by conducting a school-based workshop for teachers to equip them with skills to effectively engage students in ECG conversations. The ECG team will continue to partner with the school leaders, teachers, parents, educational institutions and industries, to deliver the ECG curriculum to the students. She will also provide appropriate training to the school personnel to build their capacity to provide ECG support to the students. WEST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL YEARBOOK 2022 21
LEARNING FOR LIFE PROGRAMME We hope to inculcate values of Sportsmanship, Teamwork and Resilience through Sports. Tier 1 Programme This is catered for Secondary 1 students where they learn values of Sportsmanship, Teamwork and Resilience through lectures and real-life applications. They will also be able to learn about Mental Skills through the introductory lecture and the transfer of the skills like goal setting into their daily life and activities. The Secondary 2 students attend lectures on Mental Wellbeing, Sports Nutrition, and Sports Injury Prevention. Tier 2 Programme This is catered for the student athletes in the school who we want to equip the relevant skills and knowledge to be an effective athlete. • Mental Skills Training for the Shooting CCA • Functional Fitness and Conditioning • Sports Injury and Management • Peak Performance 22 WEST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL YEARBOOK 2022
VALUES IN ACTION 2022 Values in Action is a part of Class Cohesion and character building where students from the various levels take on various activities to support and strengthen the community, while simultaneously learning important values such as respect and compassion. These were the various level VIAs undertaken by our students: Sec 1: Rethinking of Possibilities through Sustainability Programme and Reduce Food Wastage at Home Project The Secondary 1 students learned about the importance of going green in their daily actions through a talk conducted by a vendor, designed a 3R poster (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) during CCE lesson and performed duties that encouraged recycling of papers and plastics within the classrooms. There were Environmental Envoys appointed in each class to continuously motivate students on the need to go green. Students also conducted a Food Wastage Home Project by creating a brochure on the need as well as the ways to save food and bringing this awareness to their family members at home. Sec 2: Social Entrepreneurship on Sustainability and Inclusive Society The Secondary 2 students were engaged in a level-wide programme where each class set up booths to sell food items and proceeds from these were donated to selected charity organisations. Sec 3: CNY Greeting Card and Sustainability Message for Senja Rental Blocks, TRIGEN Project and Student-Initiated VIA activities. The Secondary 3 students designed and created CNY greeting cards from recyclable materials during their CCE lessons and these were given to the residents at the Senja Rental Blocks to spread good cheer during the festive season. Selected students from the level also did volunteer work in the North West @Trigen Project to better communicate and build rapport with the elderly. Students were provided with some guidelines and tips on communication with the elderly, trained to measure and record the elderly’s vital signs in cases of emergency and equipped with knowledge on management techniques to advise the elderly. Additionally, student-initiated VIA projects were done by students such as the SBS Kindness Month where thank-you notes and tokens were given to spread kindness as well as show appreciation to Bus Captains and Station Staff. Sec 4 and 5: Service to the School: Care for the School Environment through Area Cleaning. Students from the graduating level were allocated specific areas in the school compound to help with area cleaning. This was done in the earlier part of the year to help ease the burdens of our school cleaners and to also show our appreciation to their endless efforts in keeping the school spick and span during the heightened SMM period. WEST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL YEARBOOK 2022 23
SECONDARY ONE COHORT LEARNING JOURNEY 2022 To commemorate Racial Harmony Day with the theme, “Our Cultural Heritage”, Secondary 1 students had participated on a guided tour to visit places of worship along Chinatown. Students had learnt and appreciated different religions (cultural aspects & religious practices) and saw the change and continuity in religious practices. 24 WEST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL YEARBOOK 2022
SECONDARY ONE CAMP 2022 The 3D2N Outdoor Adventure Learning Camp aimed to expose Secondary 1 students to an ‘Experiential Learning’ experience whereby students learned to work with their peers. The key focus of the camp was to build inclusiveness and develop values such as peace and harmony, resilience, and strive for excellence. Throughout the 3D2N residential camp, students were continuously encouraged to set exacting standards for themselves, improve team cohesion and create stronger bonds with their classmates. WEST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL YEARBOOK 2022 25
SECONDARY TWO LEARNING JOURNEY 2022 The students from the Secondary Two Cohort had embarked on a 2-hours artefact-centric Learning Journey to the National Museum of Singapore. In this programme, students had the opportunity to explore the museum galleries and discover fascinating stories about specific artefacts throughout Singapore’s 700 years of history as they interacted with the Museum Educators. 26 WEST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL YEARBOOK 2022
SECONDARY TWO COHORT LEADERSHIP DAY CAMP 2022 Secondary 2 students underwent a two-day leadership programme where they were grouped into small groups of six and took turns to assume team leadership appointments. They have learned how to lead and communicate effectively with their fellow team members in different situations. WEST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL YEARBOOK 2022 27
SECONDARY THREE COHORT LEARNING JOURNEY 2022 As part of the school experience, leading to the Racial Harmony Day in July, our Secondary 3 had gone on a learning journey to Chinatown, Little India and Kampong Glam. The learning journey aimed to foster social cohesion and harmony, appreciate and celebrate diversity, and to build class cohesion. Our students enjoyed the journey tremendously. Besides learning about the rich and vibrant cultural heritage of our nation, the students also enjoyed bonding as a class, building a stronger class spirit and cultivating a sense of belonging. 28 WEST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL YEARBOOK 2022
SECONDARY THREE OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL CHALLENGE 2022 Our Secondary 3 cohort took part in the MOE-OBS Challenge Programme. The objective of the programme was to develop well-rounded, rugged and resilient individuals by providing rich outdoor and authentic learning experiences. Through the 2D1N residential camp, our students forged camaraderie and teamwork, built confidence and resilience, and appreciated the community diversity through social interaction opportunities. The experience also helped to build a strong foundation for active and healthy living. WEST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL YEARBOOK 2022 29
SECONDARY FOUR AND FIVE COHORT LEARNING JOURNEY 2022 As part of the National Education and National Day celebration, our Secondary 4 & 5 students went on a learning journey to one of the three guided walks on the following themes - the Japanese Occupation, Total Defence and Sustainability. Besides learning about important messages, our students also enjoyed the walk and time spent as a class before they embarked on their different journeys after their national examinations. 30 WEST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL YEARBOOK 2022
SECONDARY FOUR AND FIVE VALEDICTION CEREMONY 2022 The school bid a final farewell to our graduating cohort during the Secondary 4-5 Valediction Ceremony. Student representatives from the classes shared their thoughts and memories of the school as they graduated and embarked on their next phase of life. School Leaders, teachers and non-teaching staff also gave their best wishes to the students. WEST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL YEARBOOK 2022 31
INTER-CLASS GAMES 2022 With the easing of safe management measures, we resumed the Inter- Class Games for our Secondary 2 and Secondary 3 students. The value of such competition is about forging friendships, where teams were formed and challenged to work towards a common goal. In line with our Learning for Life Programme, students had demonstrated sportsmanship, teamwork, and resilience. What was more heartening is that our students were gracious in victory and resilient in defeat. We had the support of student volunteers as umpires, scorekeepers, timekeepers and line judges. We would like to attribute the success of the games to the student volunteers. 32 WEST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL YEARBOOK 2022
CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS 2022 Chinese New Year Celebration was held in class this year. Through the activities, performances and games, we hope students can understand this festival better and get the chance to bond with their class. There were performances by CCAs such as Festive Drums and Guzheng. There were also dance performances by students who had volunteered to perform! Our Tiger Mascot also went around to different classes to visit the students! The students were excited to see the mascot! Students from Secondary 1-5 had also taken part in different classroom competitions such as the Red Packet Design, “福” (fu) Creative Design, CNY Tiktok Video and Auspicious Mascot collage. Students were creative in producing the different end products and the prizes for the best three classes in each level were presented by our school leaders and the Mascot! WEST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL YEARBOOK 2022 33
STUDENT LEADERS INVESTITURE 2022 Student Leaders who have assumed Level 5 Leadership appointments are being recognised in this investiture as the current Secondary 4 appointment holders handed over the responsibility of leading the student body to the SCAN HERE 20th batch of West Spring students. For the first time, Form Teachers also gave out certificates and badges to these class leaders. 34 WEST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL YEARBOOK 2022
SINGAPORE YOUTH FESTIVAL ARTS PRESENTATION 2022 - MARCHING BAND We embarked on the preparations for the SYF Arts Presentation of Marching Bands by having a team of dedicated alumni who were ever ready to return to school to coach the current band members and sustain the band culture. From the usual numbers of more than 90 performers, we had to reduce it to only 50. Despite difficulties faced with Covid restrictions on the number of performers, we managed to overcome the odds and race against time to complete a good show. Our students have benefited from the rich experience in the SYF preparation journey. Together with our passionate alumni team, students had fostered a deeper appreciation for the effort and determination that goes into performing as a marching show band. For the effort put in, the band has sustained the results and clinched the Certificate of Distinction for SYF 2022. WEST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL YEARBOOK 2022 35
CHINESE STREET DANCE COMPETITION 2022 The “Chinese Street Dance Competition” is an annual competition that aims to promote the learning of Chinese language and culture through music and dance. It is jointly organised by the Committee to Promote Chinese Language and Learning (CPCLL) and MaxKids, a Mandarin edutainment community under MCC International. A group of passionate dancers took the initiative to join the competition and emerged third in the finals! They were Raye Kosasih, Isabella Soon Hui, Anthea Lee, Gaius Yong and Briseis Ng. The competition theme for this year is “Courage”, which students were required to incorporate into their dance item. They really did an excellent job by choreographing the dance themselves and putting it on stage! 36 WEST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL YEARBOOK 2022
LOCAL-BASED INTERNATIONALISATION PROGRAMME (TAIWAN/JAPAN) 2022 Due to the pandemic, overseas trips were curtailed. To mitigate the loss of this important educational experience, our school conducted localbased internationalisation programmes for our Secondary 3 students. The objective was to develop in them a global perspective with a foundational understanding and exposure to Asia. In Semester 1, 13 Secondary 3 students applied and took part in an online interaction with Okayama Gakugeikan High School, Japan. The first session saw presentations and sharings by students from both schools on the following topic - “Impact of Covid-19 on education and the economy”. The session also included an interaction session between the students. The second session took place in October. WEST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL YEARBOOK 2022 37
STUDENT LEADERSHIP ACADEMY CAMP 2022 Student Councillors went through a non-residential camp where they learned to Take charge, Lead by example, and Communicate effectively through activities such as a food auction and a campfire. 38 WEST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL YEARBOOK 2022
HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI CELEBRATIONS 2022 The Hari Raya Aidilfitri Celebrations 2022 marked the end of the fasting month and created a fun-filled event to share the Malay traditions, culture and values with both staff and students. During the virtual concert, the SCAN HERE students viewed a short skit and participated in a short quiz to win some prizes! Students and staff also shared their Hari Raya well-wishes for the joyous occasion. WEST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL YEARBOOK 2022 39
NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATIONS 2022 This year’s National Day Celebrations included many activities planned for the various levels. The celebrations started with all students and staff taking part in the National Day Observance Parade. After the parade, all Secondary 1-3 students were entertained by a 60-minutes Live-Streamed Show performed by the Music and Drama Company, hosted by Power 98 and Jia 88.3. The musical narrated the challenges and triumphs experienced by different generations of youth as the nation built its independence and geared towards the future. The Secondary 4-5 students had an enjoyable breakfast together as a class and thereafter, they embarked on a National Education Learning Journey. The third activity planned for the Secondary 1 students was a physical workout exercise which was conducted in the school hall, in partnership with Sport SG. The Secondary 2-3 students had participated in fun and interactive activities organised by the Students Counsellors EXCOs. 40 WEST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL YEARBOOK 2022
TEACHERS’ DAY CELEBRATIONS 2022 This Teacher’s Day marked the return of mass assembly as the entire school came together to watch a concert put up by our students to show their gratitude and appreciation towards their teachers. The concert ended with a cake cutting ceremony before students proceeded to their classes to throw a class party for their Form Teachers. WEST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL YEARBOOK 2022 41
EAS APPRECIATION LUNCH 2022 To show our gratitude to the silent heroes of our school, the Student Leaders had organised this annual event during the end year school break. They had conducted table games and activities to lift the spirits of our tireless EAS staff. The lunch catered was sumptuous and everyone enjoyed themselves that afternoon. 42 WEST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL YEARBOOK 2022
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OUR CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
AUDIO-VISUAL CLUB Teacher in-charge Mr. Mok Kai Fore CCA Student Leaders [2022 - 2023] President: Wong Jun Heng Royce (Sec 3D/2022) Vice-President: Chloe How Wanyu (Sec 3A/2022) CCA Key Programmes The club plans, coordinates and provides audiovisual aid (AVA) for school events including: • Daily school morning assembly • School Excellence Awards Ceremony • Student Leader Investiture • National Day Celebration 46 WEST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL YEARBOOK 2022
GUZHENG ENSEMBLE Teachers in-charge Mrs. Charlotte Koh Mr. Emmanuel Devapragasam Ms. Koh Cai Hua Instructor Mdm. Peng Fang CCA Student Leaders [2022 - 2023] President: Lervyn Ang (Sec 3E/2022) Vice-Presidents: Shavan Teo (Sec 3F/2022) Clare Sim (Sec 3G/2022) CCA Key Programmes • Practice sessions every Tuesday and Friday afternoon • Involved in pre-recorded performances for Chinese New Year Celebration and School Excellence Awards Ceremony WEST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL YEARBOOK 2022 47
BADMINTON Teachers in-charge Mdm. Sharena Mohamed Mdm. Loke Wei May Mdm. Nur Alinah Ali Mr. Soh Hong Wei Instructor Ms. Sri Dwijanti CCA Student Leaders [2022 - 2023] Girls’ Team Captain: Teo Rui Xin (Sec 3F/2022) Vice-Captains: Tiow Zhi Xuan (Sec 3A/2022) Ayu Nirwani Zamri (Sec 3D/2022) Boys’ Team Captain: Tan Qian Hang (Sec 3E/2022) Vice-Captains: Tan Zheng Zhi, Aristo (Sec 3D/2022) Zac Kwek Rui Zhe (Sec 3E/2022) CCA Key Programmes • Weekly training sessions • Participation in the National School Games for ‘B’ Division in Term 2 and ‘C’ Division in Term 3 in 2022 • Team Bonding Day at year-end • Farewell Ceremony for Sec 4 and 5 Seniors • Participation in WSSS Badminton Friendly Competition with other schools • Opportunities for students to participate in external competitions Highlights for 2022 • All the teams participated in the 2022 National School Games: ‘C’ Division Boys, ‘C’ Division Girls, ‘B’ Division Boys, ‘B’ Division Girls. • ‘C’ Division Boys qualified for the Quarter Finals in the National School Games, which ranked them Top 8 in the West Zone. 48 WEST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL YEARBOOK 2022
SPEECH AND DRAMA CLUB Teachers in-charge Ms. Shobana Nadaraja Ms. Nur Liyana Osman Ms. Aubrey Yeo Yihui Instructor Ms. Chermaine Ang CCA Student Leaders [2022 - 2023] President: Matthew Chat Chee Yong (Sec 3D/2022) Vice-Presidents: Akshita Bali (Sec 3A/2022) Lee Kah Xuan Staice (Sec 3C/2022) Executive Committee Members: Kingsley Toh Guan Yi (Sec 3B/2022) Ryan Yip Jun Hong (Sec 3B/2022) Kytt Lee Si Wai (Sec 3E/2022) CCA Key Programmes Students learn a variety of skills throughout the year. Some of these skills include stage combat, delivery of monologues, musical theatre and fictional story telling using podcasts. Students represented the school in two competitions this year. For the ‘International Science Drama’ competition, students produced their original scripts and took on distinct roles such as cast, sound director, video editor and props creators. Students also took part in ‘SYFgoesOnline!’ where they wrote and delivered their monologues in an engaging manner based on the given theme. At the school level, emcees for the School Excellence Awards Ceremony, National Day Parade and Valediction Ceremony were selected from the CCA. We have also performed during Racial Harmony Day and Teachers’ Day Celebration. To better appreciate the development of the arts scene in Singapore, students also attended a backstage tour of the Esplanade. Highlights for 2022 International Science Drama Competition 2022 • Attained Certificate of Participation WEST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL YEARBOOK 2022 49
FESTIVE DRUMS Teachers in-charge Ms. Jacinthia Loh Mr. Goh Se U Instructor Mr. Lau Wee Keong CCA Student Leaders [2022 - 2023] Captain: Matthew Tee Ming Yi (Sec 3E/2022) Vice-Captains: Tan Boon Ann Stephen (Sec 3A/2022) Bryan Tep Pei Jun (Sec 3C/2022) Executive Committee Members: Faaris Fazal Mridha (Sec 3B/2022) Chew Reya (Sec 3D/2022) Hanis Mohammad Hisham (Sec 3D/2022) Zhou Yi (Sec 3D/2022) Angela Lim Xin Ru (Sec 3E/2022) CCA Key Programmes • Performed for 2022 Lunar New Year Concert • Performed for 2022 National Day Pre-Parade Performance • Performed for 2022 Teachers’ Day Celebration Highlights for 2022 National Day Parade 2022 • 8 of the Drummers were involved in the 2022 NDP Pre-Parade Performance @ Marina Floating Platform (Matthew, Stephen, Bryan, Hanis, Reya, Jia Jun, Jie Yang and ex-Drummer Justin). 50 WEST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL YEARBOOK 2022