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DIARY OF EVENTS
6 April

166 th Anniversary Parade

The Anniversary Parade ( AP ) marks the change of command of the school ’ s uniformed groups ( UG ) - the NCC Land , NCC Air , NPCC , Scouts and St John Brigade . For many of the Year 4 UG students , the AP is often known as the last parade , where they march on with their respective units for the last time in SJI before they step down to focus on their upcoming examinations .
The AP was preceded by a skillfull aeromodeling display by the NCC Air cadets and impressive precision drills by the NCC Land cadets , against the accompanying music from the SJI Bagpipes & Drums and the SJI Military Band .
The Guest of Honour was Colonel Tan Boon Kiat , Joseph ( Class of 1989 ), the Director of Nexus , Ministry of Defence . In 1989 , Col Tan was part of the NCC Land Unit that took part in the Opening of SJI ’ s Malcolm Road campus by Dr Tony Tan who was the Education Minister then .
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