WS Yearbook 2019

WEST SPRING

SECONDARY SCHOOL

Established in 2001

YEARBOOK 2019

SCHOOL VISION

Ladies and Gentlemen of Character and Learning

SCHOOL MISSION

Shaping Character, Engaging Learners, Touching Lives

SCHOOL MOTTO
Thirst for Knowledge

SCHOOL VALUES

Resilience, Respect, Responsiblity, Integrity, Care

CONTENTS

02

Principal’s Message

03

SAC Chairman’s Message

04

School Advisory Committee

04

Parents Support Group Committee

05

PSG Activities

06

Strategic Thrust 1: Character Excellence

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Our CCAs

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Strategic Thrust 2: Learning Excellence

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Strategic Thrust 3: Staff Excellence

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Students’ Essays

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Our Classes

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PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Our new Vision and Mission to inspire our students to be future-ready
In Semester 2 of 2018, the school community went through an envisioning exercise to review
our key school directions to meet future work demands. After much deliberation, we decided
to change the school vision to “Ladies and Gentlemen of Character and Learning” and our
school mission to “Shaping Characters, Engaging Learners, Touching Lives”.

To ensure that our students become “Ladies and Gentlemen of Character and Learning”, the
school has refocused our efforts into three strategic thrusts namely, “Character Excellence”,
“Learning Excellence” and “Staff Excellence”.

Strategic Thrust 1 “Character Excellence” seeks to help each West Spring student to become
a Responsible and Caring Leader who is willing to serve the community. While it is important
to ensure that every student has unwavering and sound moral values, there is an urgent
need to equip them with leadership skills too. Hence, the school has developed our Student
Leadership Programme into a simpler and more pervasive one, TLC “Take Charge, Lead by
Example, and Communicate”. This new framework will provide leadership development for
all Lower Secondary Students as well as more leadership opportunities such that all students
will graduate with at least “Level 3” for Leadership.

Strategic Thrust 2 “Learning Excellence” seeks to ensure that every West Spring student
becomes a Resilient and Self-Directed Learner who is able to progress to the next phase of
their education. The school continues to design and conduct engaging learning experiences for
our students so that every West Spring student experiences joy in learning. To this end, each
academic department has begun to develop and deploy an effective pedagogy. For example,
the English Department uses Making Thinking Visible, the Humanities uses Inquiry-Based
Learning while the Mathematics Department leverages Questioning Technique.

To ensure that our Strategic Thrust 3 “Staff Excellence” seeks to develop both our teaching and non-teaching
students become “Ladies staff to effectively deliver our student character and learning outcomes. Our staff continues
and Gentlemen of to engage in learning and development activities both within and beyond the school. This will
Character and Learning”, ensure that our staff develop an outward mindset so as to ensure continuous improvements.
the school has refocused
our efforts into three A choice school that improves continuously
strategic thrusts namely, Recently, MOE named West Spring Secondary as one of the few schools to pilot Full-Subject-Based
“Character Excellence”, Banding, a major educational initiative. The school has also undergone many improvements
“Learning Excellence” to encourage our students and staff to “Learn for Life”. Examples include the introduction of
and “Staff Excellence”. Assessment for Learning, removal of Mid-Year Examinations for some levels, Applied Learning
Programme and Learning for Life Programme. It is heartening that the school has continued
Principal to be a choice school in Bukit Panjang.
Mr Adolphus Tan
Here at West Spring we will achieve!
Let us continue to aspire to improve and achieve greater heights for our students and community!
As we sing our school song, we are reminded that:
Here, we will be winners
Here, we will achieve
Here, with soul and spirit
‘Cause here, At West Spring we believe!

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SAC CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE

For The Love Of Learning

The Holy Grail of being a teacher must certainly be when a student is imbued with the Love
of Learning long after the student has completed formal schooling. Very often as students
and as teachers, we are so caught up with getting the results that we miss the whole point of
education, which really is to teach us to savour the most out of life. With knowledge, we are
not only equipped with the ability to make a living and to navigate the vicissitudes that life
throws at us, but more importantly to appreciate the wonders that life has to offer to us. It is,
therefore, very sad when instead of developing a Love for Learning, the student leaves school
abhorring the pursuit of knowledge.

I therefore welcome the introduction of Full-Subject-Based Banding.

“Streaming” in itself has been such a taboo topic. It has been the target of much brickbat since
its introduction in 1981. But I suppose at that stage in the development of our education system,
the priority was to reduce the high drop-out rate. Although it was not a perfect system, it did
achieve the objective. With the introduction of Full-Subject-Based Banding, there is hope of
removing the negative effects of “Streaming”.

We are honoured that West This flexibility of allowing students to select the difficulty level for core subjects such as
Spring has been chosen as English Language, Mathematics, Science and Humanities, is certainly a move in the right
one of the 28 schools for direction because it recognises that every student and child is unique. And really, in life it is
the pilot project which will not necessary to be strong in both the sciences and in the humanities. In this day and age, it
be rolled out in 2024. is more important to be a specialist rather than a generalist. As I always tell my kids, you just
need to be the top 2% in whatever you do, whether you are a magician, or a ‘mee pok’ seller,
SAC Chairman or a golfer or a teacher. And invariably you will be the top 2% if you are doing something that
Mr Leslie Yeo you really like and are good at. Subject-based learning will certainly achieve that.

We are honoured that West Spring has been chosen as one of the 28 schools for the pilot
project which will be rolled out in 2024. Let’s make the most out of it. In particular, we need
every stakeholder on board, certainly the teachers, the School Advisory Committee and most
importantly the parents. Parents, you are and will always be the students’ first and primary
educator. For this initiative to be successful, all stakeholders will need to have a fundamental
change in mindset because now the focus is on the child and not on the result.

So here we go on this exciting ride. All hands onboard!

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SCHOOL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Mr Leslie Yeo Choon Ms Kelly Choo Yoon Lai Mr Adrian Lim Yin Ming
Hsien Vice Chairman Treasurer

Chairman

Mdm Veronica Ms Maisy Ng Mun Lan Mdm Jacqueline Ng Ms Yvonne Teoh
Lim Hong Member Sok Ling Member
Member Member

PARENTS SUPPORT GROUP
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Front Left to Right
Standing: Justine Lee, Toh You Leong, Janet , Audrey Lim , Derick Choo, Stanley Lee & Dennis Tay
Sitting: Siti Zalifah, Adrene Goh, Jacqueline Koh & Low Lay Chui
Not in picture: Mr Kelvin Sim, Jenny Leow, Diana Ling, Christine Ching, Amanda Tee, Kassandra Tok, Wong Sin Hoong, Ngo Chee Hung

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PARENTS SUPPORT GROUP

The West Spring Parents’ Support Group organises
a variety of activities to engage parents and children
together. Such activities include workshops and talks
and outdoor adventure activities.
This year, parents and children had great fun competing
with one another in the Laser Tag activity, organised by
the school under the Father Programme Activity. This
activity was held on a Saturday morning on 30 March
with more than 30 parents and children participating.
Various mini competitions were set-up. Some had
parent-child pairs competing amongst one another.
Another competition was between parents and their
children and the third competition was the parents
themselves who competed against one another. This
Laser Tag activity not only fostered greater bonding
between the parents and their children, it also created
opportunities for everyone to communicate with one
another effectively and at the same time built resilience
in the competitors. At the end of the morning, everyone
was exhausted but happy as it was a morning well spent
with the family.

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STRATEGIC THRUST 1:

CHARACTER
EXCELLENCE

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INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP DAY, RACIAL
HARMONY DAY & TOTAL DEFENCE DAY
COMMEMORATION

These CCE commemorative days allow our
students to appreciate the many ways our
community is tied together, through history,
language and common challenges. Various
activities were organised to allow students to
appreciate the intricacies of our community
and, at the same time, to bond with their
schoolmates.

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CCE LECTURE ON CYBERSECURITY

Mr Wilson Tan, Director of Singtel Cybersecurity
Institute, was invited as a guest speaker at
our annual CCE Lecture Series. He spoke
about the challenges and opportunities in
Cyber Security. He imparted valuable insights
and learning points about the importance
of safeguarding our personal information
especially in this digital era where everything
can be accessed online.

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NATIONAL DAY PARADE

West Spring commemorated our National
Day with a Uniformed Groups (UGs) parade.
Students were able to witness the parade
similar to that of the country’s National Day
parade. Our UGs marching contingents indeed
put on a spectacular display after weeks of
gruelling training.

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CYBERWELLNESS WEEK

Cyberwellness Week at West Spring saw
our Cyberwellness Ambassadors helping
to prepare our students to be future-ready
and responsible digital learners. Messages
about protecting their personal data online,
being discerning about the material they read
online and being kind on and offline were
spread through our school Instagram. The
ambassadors also set up an exhibition booth
to spread their messages.

OOSH! ACTIVITIES

Our OOSH! is a highly-popular venue for our
students after school. With fun and engaging
activities organised, students are always kept
busy and entertained. Counsellors are also
on-hand to dispense guidance and lend a
listening ear.

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EDUCATION AND CAREER GUIDANCE -
POLYTECHNIC VISITS, EMS, AEMS

Our students learned about the polytechnic
and the courses on offer and gained insights
into life as a polytechnic student when they
visited various polytechnics’ open house.
Students also visited companies such as
Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley to gain a
better understanding of what the different
occupations do at both places.

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SECONDARY 1 COHORT CAMP @ MOE
DAIRY FARM OUTDOOR ADVENTURE
LEARNING CENTRE

The Secondary One camp was organised not
just to allow students to create stronger bonds
with their classmates outside of the classroom,
but also to equip them with skills to learn to
be more independent and resilient. Students
participated in various activities that not only
inculcate life skills but also develop their
leadership skills as well as communication
skills like negotiation and how to contribute
as a team.

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SECONDARY 2 COHORT CAMP @ MOE
JLN BAHTERA OUTDOOR ADVENTURE
LEARNING CENTRE

The Secondary Two students had the
opportunity to soak in the outdoors during
the 4 Days 3 Nights Adventure Camp at
Sarimbun Scout Camp. They built confidence
and resilience through exposure to outdoor
elements and camping. They learned survival
skills through staying outdoors and appreciated
what they already have. The camp also
inculcated discipline and imbued them with
cooperative skills and teamwork.

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18TH SINGAPORE-HONG KONG EXCHANGE
PROGRAMME (SHKEP) 2019

The SHKEP is a signature programme between their social and communication skills. Through
Singapore Ministry of Education (MOE) and immersing in the environment, our students
Hong Kong Education Bureau (HK-EDB). The will also cultivate appreciation and respect
annual programme was first carried out in the for differences in culture and experiences.
year 2000 with 6 secondary schools from both
Singapore and Hong Kong with objectives of: West Spring was selected to be on this
programme in 2019, and the 10 West Spring
• Promoting cultural exchange between students involved this year were excellent
participating schools; hosts to their buddies. They engaged them
in centralised programmes to the River Safari
• P roviding opportunities for students to and Gardens by the Bay, and got to know each
broaden their perspectives, learn social other better through cultural programmes like
and language skills, and cultivate respect making traditional desserts and team building
for differences in culture. activities like Challenge Cubes.

The home-stay segment is a key feature of We look forward to our exchange in Hong
the SHKEP. The home-stay provides a rich Kong in 2020.
platform for our students to learn and develop

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STUDENT LEADERSHIP ACADEMY CAMPS

The Student Leadership Camps provide the
opportunity for our outgoing student leaders
to pass on the baton to the new batch of
leaders. They take part in enriching workshops
and tests of resilience to build the mental
capabilities to take on the role of leading the
student body.

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VALUES IN ACTION - SECONDARY 2:
CARING FOR THE COMMUNITY - OUR
MIGRANT WORKERS

These are various Values-in-Action activities
that the school organises for the students to
contribute back to the community. Students
participated in various activities that encourage
them to give back to the society. These places
were Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre, Dementia
Friendly Community at Pacific Healthcare
Nursing Home and Peer Tutoring at Delta
Senior School. Our secondary two students
also learned about the migrant workers that
have contributed much to the building of
Singapore’s infrastructure during an assembly
talk. Our students learned about resilience,
interdependence, compassion, empathy for
others and being thankful for all that they have.

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VALUES IN ACTION - SECONDARY 3: CARING
FOR THE COMMUNITY - OUR ELDERLY

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VALUES IN ACTION - SECONDARY 4:
HARMONY @ SENJA

One of the school’s signature community
engagement programmes, Harmony@
Senja, is an annual school-based activity
promoting racial harmony amongst the
residents of Senja and our school population
as well as environmental conservation to the
community. Besides this, students help to
raise awareness of dengue prevention and
recycling in the community.

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VALUES IN ACTION - APPRECIATION
LUNCH FOR SCHOOL SUPPORT STAFF

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VALUES IN ACTION - PROJECT TOUCHING
HEARTS: SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA JUNE &
NOVEMBER 2019

Selected student leaders get the chance to
serve a small Cambodian community overseas
during their mid-year and year-end break.
Project Touching Hearts (PTH) is West Spring
Secondary’s signature bi-annual Values-
in-Action overseas programme. Almost 24
Secondary Two and Three students commit
themselves to a 6-day community service
project with Tapich Primary School in Siem
Reap, Cambodia. Not only do our students
engage the children there in fun lessons and
games, they also work together with the locals
to construct a waste incinerator, de-grass and
clean the school area. Persevering through
the hard work, PTH is an enriching, thought-
provoking and enlightening experience for our
students who learn about resilience, empathy
and leadership.

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CULTURAL IMMERSION TRIP TO VIETNAM
NOVEMBER 2019

Twenty nine Secondary Three students went
on a 5-day Cultural Immersion Programme
to Vietnam in November 2019. The students
visited the Vietnam-Singapore Vocational
College as part of their learning experience and
interacted with the students in the college in
fun activities and games. Visits to the Chu Chi
Tunnel and paddy fields were also organised
for the students to experience the Vietnamese
culture and way of life. Students also visited
a local orphanage and assisted in taking care
of and play with the children.

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SPRING FEST 2019

SpringFest 2019 was held on 12 April in
conjunction with International Friendship
Day. We invited more than 30 migrant workers
to join us in this celebration. Beside setting up
game booths and stalls selling yummilicious
food, and as per of their VIA, the Sec 2 classes
also set up information booths to raise
awareness on the lives of migrant workers
here in Singapore.

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OUR BICENTENNIAL EXPERIENCE AT FORT
CANNING CENTRE

2019 marks the 200th anniversary of Sir
Stamford Raffles’ arrival in Singapore. It is
definitely a key milestone in our rich history.
On the 17th of July, selected students from
the secondary one classes went on a learning
journey to the Bicentennial Experience at the
Fort Canning Centre. Students went through a
multimedia sensory experience that brought
them back in time to witness key moments in
Singapore’s transformation from as far back as
1299. They learnt more about which countries
our forefathers came from, how they came to
settle here and the reasons for choosing to
make Singapore their home. Most importantly,
students learnt that every single one of us is,
in some way, interconnected with others in
this history and they also learnt to explore
how our past has formed us and our country
to what it is today.

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OUR
CCAS

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17TH STUDENT COUNCIL

Teachers in-charge
Mr Chen Yuliang, Mrs Cheryl Liew, Mr Zachary
Low, Ms Jasmine Kao, Ms Yvonne Lee, Mr
Mohamed Munir, Ms Carita Chew
President: Ong Yi Hui, Esther (3A)
Executive Committee Members: Aarathi D/O
Mohana Sundaram (3B), Tan Boon Heng (3D),
Teo Jia Qi Bernice (3B), Yeo Dai En (3A), Koh
Kang Yu (3A), Tang Zhi Tong (3E), Nathalie Yeo
Jia Wen (3B), John Charbel Tan (3D)
Key Programmes
• SpringFest
• 17th Student Leaders Investiture
• Inter-Class Games
• Project Touching Hearts
• National Day Celebration
• Teachers Day Celebration
• Valediction Ceremony
Highlights for 2019
• SpringFest
• 17th Student Leaders Investiture
• Inter-Class Games
• Project Touching Hearts
• National Day Celebration
• Teachers’ Day Celebration
• Valediction Ceremony

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AUDIO-VISUAL CLUB

Teacher in-charge
Mr Mok Kai Fore
Chairperson: Huang Hua (3D)
Vice-Chairperson: Alexious Tan Jun Wei (3E)
Executive Committee Members: Muhamad
Rezqi Bin Muhammad Imran (3D), Neo Rui Yi,
Rykiel (2A), Ng Kuan Xiong, Kyros (2A)
Key Programmes
Members planned, coordinated and provided
AVA support to school major events such as:
• Daily school morning assembly
• Weekly afternoon assembly programs
• CCA Orientation
• Secondary 1 Principal’s dialogue
• SEA ceremony
• CNY celebration
• Harmony at Senja
• Secondary 2 Streaming Talk
• Student Leaders Investiture
• Hari Raya Celebration
• National Day Celebration
• Aesthetic Week Concert
• Teacher’s Day Celebration
• Farewell assembly

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BADMINTON

Teachers in-charge
Mdm Sharena Mohamed, Mr Liu Mun Kang,
Mdm Loke Wei May, Mdm Nur Alinah, Ms Koh
Caihua, Mr Wang Wade
Instructor
Coach Sri Dwijanti
Girls’ Captain: Sharlene Ng Wen Si (3A)
Boys’ Captain: Jovi Tham Yong Le (3A)
Girls’ Vice-Captains: Ong Chor Teng Faith
(Sec 3A), Toh Si Hui (3D)
Boys’ Vice-Captain: Darren Lee Woon Kai (3D)
Key Programmes
• Physical Training, Badminton Skills
Highlights for 2019
• West Zone Competition

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DISPLAY BAND

Teachers in-charge
Ms Annie Lee, Ms Shobana D/O Nadaraja,
Mdm Khairunnisa Zainal, Mrs Grace Chew,
Mr Gabriel Wong

Instructor
Mr Jack Lim

Executive Committee Members: Ardon Halim
(4D), Teo Yu Qian (4A) and Yap Neng Xuan
Jolene (4E)

Key Programmes
• W est Spring Band Concert (in collaboration

with Maha Bodhi School)
• Annual Band Camp
• Annual Dinner and Dance Party
• Band specialist workshops
• Show Band Camp 2019, organised by MOE

Arts Education Branch
• P erformance for Singapore-Hong Kong

Student Exchange (SHKEP) Programme
Farewell concert, organised by MOE
• P erformance for SEA Ceremony, National
Day Parade Celebrations, West Spring Open
House

Highlights for 2019
In April 2019, West Spring Marching Band held
our first concert title “Harmony 2019” with a
turnout of about 500 students, parents and
alumni in school. Familiar tunes such as “The
Greatest Show”, “Never Enough” and also the
theme song of “Good Morning, Sir! 早安老师”
were featured in the concert.

Nine of our student leaders from the band were
also selected to participate as facilitators for
the Show Band Camp 2019, co-organised by
the Arts Education Branch and Band Directors
Association (Singapore), held at St. Patrick’s
School. It was an event which aims to develop
participants’ competency and confidence
in synergising music and movement in a
marching band performance.

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DRAMA CLUB

Teachers in-charge
Ms Norhayati Md Jasni, Ms Nur Liyana Osman
Instructor
Mr Timothy Lin Tinghe
President: Lim Ern Yan Enoch (3D)
Vice-President: Chong Ernice (3F)
Key Programmes
• Singapore Youth Festival 2019 (Arts

Presentation For Drama)
• Drama Sports Enrichment Programme

(Kinball)
Achievements for 2019
• Certificate of Accomplishment for SYF 2019

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FESTIVE DRUMS

Teachers in-charge
Ms Jacinthia Loh, Mr Goh Se U, Mdm Chor Li Li
Instructor
Mr Lau Wee Keong
Captain: Lee Wei Zhi (3A)
Vice-Captains: Mckenzi Neo Li Jie (3F), Tan
Yong Hui Reyes (3A)
Key Programmes
• School and Public Performances for Chinese

New Year
Highlights for 2019
• Harmony @ Senja
• CNY Concert @ Millennia Institute

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FOOTBALL

Teachers in-charge - Group Winners of West Zone Football Ridhwan (2G)
Mr Chan Zhenrong, Mr Chen Yuliang, Mr Chng Championship (First Round) - Geylang International: Muhammad
Xian Yi, Mr Emmanuel Devapragasam, Mr - 2 nd Placing in Group of West Zone
Sinkaram Philip Kumaran, Mr Johar Husin Football Championship (Second Round) Darwisy Hanis Bin Mohammad Hanafi
- R eached Round of 16 in National School (2G)
Instructor Games – School Premier League - JDT: Ryan Salvin Raja (1D)
Mr Saswadimata - JDT: Nazhan Nahab (1C)
• C Division: - JSSL FC: Goh Tim Yang (1C)
B Division: - G roup Winners of West Zone Football - Promisedland FC: Espaldon Joben
Captain: Nuh Syazani B Hashari (4F) Championship (First Round) Nazarene Ramos(1E)
Vice-Captain: Muhammad Lutf Fahmie B - G roup Winners of West Zone Football - Promisedland FC: Chea Hom Tao Triven (1E)
M F (4F) Championship (Second Round) - Promisedland FC: Dean Harris Yuuta
C Division: - R eached Round of 16 in National School Hasegawa (1G)
Captain: Tye Hong Jun Marvin (2D) Games – School Premier League - Verde Cresta Combined FC: Muhd
Vice-Captain: Rian Haziq Rosley (2E) Shazryan Bin Hashari (1E)
• Individual Achievements: - Verde Cresta Combined FC: Md Ashraf
Key Programmes - A ctive SG: Mohammad Irfan (3B) Wafi Bin Ismail (1G)
• National School Games – West Zone - A ctive SG: Mohammad Ilhan (2A) - Warriors FC Youth Team: Hayden Afiq Bin
- A ctive SG: Firman Nabil Bin Mohamad Adam (1E)
Football Championships Faizal (2A) - Warriors FC Youth Team: Mohammad
• National School Games – School Premier - A ctive SG: Rian Haziq Rosley (2E) Quraisy Bin Mohammad Parizan (1G)
- A ctive SG: Mohammad Ryan Bin Mohad - Warriors FC Youth Team: Nur Izzat Bin
League Rafiq (2F) Abdul Rahim (2G)
• School Seasonal Football League Cup - A ctive SG: Zidan Asyraff Putra Nasir (2G) - Woodlands Lions FC: Zulhilmi Haqim Bin
• Twice Weekly Training - A dmiralty CSC: Abdul Rashid Ibni Zuraimi (1E)
• Annual Year-End Training Camp Zulkiffly (1B)
- A lbirex Niigata: Sim Chuan Feng, Ernest
Achievements for 2019 (3C)
• B Division: - B edok Youth: Mohammad Saifullah Bin

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GIRL GUIDES

Teachers in-charge
Ms Tong Hui Min, Ms Misliana Roslinor, Ms
Sharon Koh Wei Xin, Ms Lim Wan Xin, Mrs Ivy
Kerk Wei Xin
Company Leader: Rachel Lee Jin Hui (4C)
Assistant Company Leaders: Shirleen Lu Qiu
Yu (4D), Cherelle Goh (4D), Renee Ang Yi Ling
(4A), Ceritz Toh Jing Ni (4A)
Key Programmes
• World Thinking Day
• Official National Day Parade Contingent
• Campcraft (e.g. Campfire & outdoor cooking)
• Outdoor Skills
• Singapore Cancer Society - Smoke Free

Ambassador Program
• Gardens by the Bay Ambassador Program
• J acob Ballas Children Garden Ambassador

Program
Achievements and Highlights for 2019
• Puan Noor Aishah Award GOLD
• C ultural Exchange with Girl Scouts from

Okinawa
• T ulip Origami Display at Gardens by the Bay
• Functional Screening for the Elderly in

collaboration with Agency for Integrated
Care (AIC)

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GUITAR ENSEMBLE

Teachers in-charge
Mr David Chang, Mdm Ruhaiza, Mr Stanley
Pang
Instructor
Mr Ng Weng Leong
President: Teo Rui Yang Nathaniel (3B)
Vice-Presidents: Nurin Nadhirah Binte Roslan
(3B), Seow Woon Suan Shevon (3B)
Committee Members: Charmaine Low Ying
Lin (3D), Elizabeth Liew En (3B)
Key Programmes
• Weekly Training
• School-Based Performance
• Secondary 1 CCA Orientation
• SYF Competition
Achievements for 2019
• SYF 2019 (Accomplishment)

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GUZHENG ENSEMBLE

Teachers in-charge
Mdm Liu Dongmei, Mrs Thong Foong Sin
Francoise, Mrs Charlotte Koh
Instructor
Mdm Peng Fang
President: Phoebe Tong Xue Yin (3A)
Vice Presidents: Ng JIngsi (3D), Gabrielle
Cheok Jia Ling (3A)
Achievements and Highlights for 2019
• Performance for SEA Ceremony
• Performance for School Chinese New Year

Celebration.
• Performance for Harmony @ Senja.
• P erformance for school National Day

celebration.
• P erformance for Zhenghua National Day

Observance Ceremony.
• S ingapore Youth Festival Arts Presentation

2019 (Distinction)

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INFOCOMM CLUB

Teachers in-charge
Mrs Shelia Wang, Mr Timothy Teh, Mrs Gina
Siow
President: Lim Tze Min (4B)
Vice-Presidents: Shaun Lim Jun Siang (4B),
Keith Yeo Zhe Meng (4E)
Key Programmes
• Ethical Hacking (Beginner)
• National Coding Championship 2019
• Ace of Coders 2019
Achievements for 2019
• 4th in National Coding Championship 2019

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INTERNATIONAL DANCE

Teachers in-charge
Mdm Catherine Lee , Ms Harliany Hairon , Mdm
Siti Norahan Moktar
Instructor
Ms Sharifah Hajar
President: Chin Jing Wen Clara (3A)
Vice-Presidents: Shahidah Anisah Binte
Shamsul (3C), Syaista Safiyyah (3E)
Key Programmes
• National Day Concert
• Teachers’ Day Concert
• School Open House
Achievements for 2019
• Singapore Youth Festival Arts Presentation

2019 (Distinction)

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NATIONAL CADET CORPS

Teachers in-charge
CPT (NCC) Prakash s/o Radakrishna, CPT, (NCC)
Zachary Low, CPT (NCC) Mohamed Munir, LTA
(NCC) Liu Youhe
Unit Sergeant Major: MSG Joel Ng Jie Le (4B)
Assistant Unit Sergeant Major: MSG Kephas
Sim Jing En (4A)
Key Programmes
• Bukit Timah Nature Reserve Trekking
• Cluster Schools Shooting Session
• 1-Star Kayaking Session
• Affirmation Ceremony for Junior Cadets
• SBS Transit Kindness Month (VIA)
Achievements for 2019
• Unit Recognition for 2018 (awarded in early

2019) : Distinction

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NATIONAL CIVIL DEFENCE CADET CORPS

Teachers in-charge
Major (NCDCC) Colin Teo Eu Leng, Captain
Robert Teoh Hock Huat, LTA Carita Chew, LTA
Yvonne Lim
Executive Committee Members: SSG T.
Priyanka (3B), SSG Adriana Hannah (3E), SSG
Nurul Azrina (3F)
Key Programmes
• Triangle Of Life skills - basic firefighting, first

aid and CPR+AED
• Be a community responder at heart
• Soft skills such as leadership, communication

(including methods of instruction),
relationship management and social
awareness
• Serve their school and the wider community
through public education platforms such as
the NCDCC Service Month and Emergency
Preparedness Day as advocates of Emergency
Preparedness
Achievements for 2019
• Unit Overall Proficiency Gold Award

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NATIONAL POLICE CADET CORPS

Teachers in-charge
A/ASP (NPCC) Siti Farhanum Binte Nordin,
INSP (NPCC) Jasmine Kao Hui Ling , INSP
(NPCC) Alphonsine Koh, Mr Wu Zonglun, Mr
Chandrasekaran Sockalingam
Instructor/s or VOs
HO Seri Haryanti Bte Harmudin , CI Wendy
Siom , CI Aldrich Chiong , CI Neo Yisin , CI Mindy
Siom , CI Muhammad Aiman
Executive Committee Members: SSGT Tan Mei Yi
Vanetta(3B),SSGTHanneyFarihahBintiMarhalim
(3F), SSGT Chong Chee Yang (3A)
Key Programmes
• Adventure Training Camp
• Survival Training Camp
• Sports-Enrichment Programme (Kinball)
• Sports-Enrichment Programme (1-star

Kayaking)
• Police Youth Ambassador
• Community Safety and Security Programme
• Visits to Police Installations (Eg. Cybercrime

Unit, Bukit Panjang NPC, Police Heritage
Centre)
Achievements for 2019
• 1 0th Consecutive Gold Award for Unit Overall
Proficiency Award (since 2008)
• 3 rd Place for Obstacle Maze Station during
Area 20 Games Day 2019

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NETBALL

Teachers in-charge
Ms Noor Faezah (Advisor), Ms Eunice Lee, Ms
Dolly Khoo, Ms Sri Wirdaningsih Binte Subari

Instructor
Mr Bok Juang Wei

B Division
Captains: Joy Cheo Jing Xuan (4F), Tan Li
Shing Celeste (3C)
Vice- Captain: Massang Angeline Chloe(3A)
C Division
Captain: Ng Sin Yee (2C)
Vice- Captain: Yeo Yi Ling (2C)

Key Programmes
Our training takes place every Monday and
Friday afternoon. Our ladies take part in
carnivals and competitions at least one per
semester apart from the annual Inter-School
Netball Championships.

Achievements for 2019
• Participation in West Zone Inter-School

Netball Championships( B and C Division).
• B Division Team was qualified to be in 2nd

round in the West Zone Inter-School Netball
Championships.
• U nder- 17 National Schools Development
Squad 2019- Yang Jinning ( 4E)
• U nder- 14 National Schools Development
Squad 2019- Yeo Yi Ling (2C)

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PHOTOGRAPHY AND DIGITAL MEDIA CLUB

Teachers in-charge
Mdm Seoh Siok Yin, Ms Sarah Chan
Chairperson: Alyssa Pok (3B)
Vice-Chairperson (Admin): Li Jia Xi (3F)
Vice-Chairperson (Event): Syakina (3E)
Vice-Chairperson (Special Event): Ryana (3E)
Key Programmes
• P hotography coverage of major school events

and celebrations:
- Chinese New Year
- Hari Raya
- Cross Country
- Aesthetics Week
- National Day Celebration
- Sports Day
- Teachers’ Day Celebration
• Photography Trail - Gardens By The Bay
• E n r i c h m e n t w o r k s h o p - M o b i l e
Cinematography
Highlights for 2019
• Photography Exhibition @ City Canvas -
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SHOOTING CLUB

Teachers in-charge shooting, the students’ greater focus B Division Air Rifle Men: 2nd Runner-Up
Ms Revathi D/O Rengasamy, Mr Siow Gim would be their breathing techniques, - Edwin Leong Shao Feng (4A)
Onn, Mdm Wang Xiufang, Mr Wade Wang, arms and legs muscles and core muscles - Loke Jo Weng Jerome (3A)
Ms Zhou Siyang, Mdm Nur Aishah Bte Abdul training. Through PT, shooters are able to - Tan Bai Jun Benn (3E)
Rahman, Mr Israel Tan, Ms Juliet Tan bond together as a team as well. - Kevin Teo Tze Hng (4B)
• I ntra & Inter school games and - Javier Tan Jie En (3A)
Captain (Pistol): Thein Le Xin (3E) competitions - Harris Zulfadly Bin Ridhuan (3D)
Vice-Captain (Pistol): Chin Jun Wei For shooting, these games and C Division Girls Pistol Individual: 1st
Aloysius (3C) competitions allow students to be more Runner-Up
EXCO (Pistol): Ang Wenxuan (3A), Gan Qiao motivated to compete against one another - Nurfatin Binte Shahriza (2C)
Wei (3D) and to learn skills from their CCA-mates. C Division Boys Pistol Individual: 2nd
Captain (Rifle): Loke Jo Weng, Jerome (3A) It is a form of encouragement to be more Runner-Up
Vice-Captain (Rifle): Lim Xuan Ting committed to training regularly and to - Audric Goh Teng Lok (2D)
Meredith (3C) form teams and work as a team to achieve • Singapore Youth Olympics Shoot
EXCO (Rifle): Lim Shu En (3F), Harris these awards and victory. Since Shooting C Division Girls Pistol Individual: 2nd
Zulfadly Bin Ridhuan (3D) is an individual sport, intra-games Runner-Up
promote teamwork and cooperation - Grace Ong (2A)
Key Programmes among one another. C Division Boys Pistol Individual: 2nd
• M ental Training Skills for Shooters Achievements for 2019 Runner-Up
• N ational University of Singapore - Audric Goh Teng Lok (2D)
This program is specially designed to Invitational Shoot • MOE “C” Division, National Shooting
train the mental strength and resilience B Division Girls Rifle Team: 2nd Runners-Up Competition 2018
of students. These techniques are largely - Wan Eunice Xin Yi (4B) Air Pistol Women, TEAM, 3rd Runners-
applied before they go for competitions. - L im Xuan Ting Meredith (3C) Up:
While training for strength and accuracy - Lim Shu En (3F) - Tan Hui Xin (1A)
continues, this program builds on • N anyang Technological Univerisity - Nurfatin Binte Shahrizal (2A)
strengthening the mind and preparing for (NTU) Invitational Shoot - Grace Ong En Qi (2C)
competition mode. B Division Girls Rifle Team: 1st Runners-Up - Li Yunxi Kethy (2D)
• Physical Training Activity - Wan Eunice Xin Yi (4B) Air Pistol Women, Individual, 2nd
Physical Training (PT) is very essential - Lim Xuan Ting Meredith (3C) Runner-Up:
for shooters as they progress towards - Lim Shu En (3F) - Grace Ong (2A)
being sportsmen and sportswomen. For

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VOLLEYBALL

Teachers in-charge
Mdm Chong Yann Shin, Ms Evelyn Tan, Mr
Kelvin Zhong, Mdm Puspawati Bte Rosli, Mr
Seah Hock Sing
Instructor
Mr Ong Teck Boon
B Division Captain: Tan Kun Sheng (3B)
C Division Captain: Ng Pin Kai (2B)
Key Programmes
• W eekly trainings on Tuesdays and Thursdays

from 3.00 - 6.00 p.m.
Achievements for 2019
• West Zone C Division Volleyball Competition

- 4th Place
• Qualified for National C Division Volleyball

Competition

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Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on
what excites you.” - Oprah Winfrey

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