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JOSEPHIAN ANNUAL 2016 • DIARY OF EVENTS

Inaugural Mass & Assembly

5 FEBRUARY 2016

The Inaugural Service is the first formal school assembly for the academic year where the entire school community gathers together to celebrate its sense of being in a Lasallian community . To mark the beginning of the school year , the SJI community officially welcomed the newest additions to the school – students from both Secondary 1 and JC 1 , and members of the teaching and non-teaching staff .

The school also officially acknowledged all the student leaders who were appointed to formal leadership positions . The Lasallian Awards were also presented to the following boys from Secondary 2 in 2015 :
• Goo Jia Ming Tristan Paul ( LE203 )
• Rovin Thomas ( FN203 )
• Ezekial Tay Wei Harnn ( MN203 )
• Yeo Chee Wei Brandon ( ML201 )
• Bhojwani Yash Manoj ( MN202 )
• Basil Tan Song Sze ( ML202 )
Fr Adrian Danker in his address to the school , reminded all to " remember how God ’ s holy presence is with us always " and that we all have the task of celebrating this truth by sharing the gift of ourselves with each other .
The Inaugural Service concluded with a traditional lion dance performance and blessing of oranges , as part of the Lunar New Year celebrations .