WELCOME , MRS TAY !
54th founder ’ s day celebration
“ The Dark Hour ”
WELCOME , MRS TAY !
A warm welcome to Mrs Karen Tay , our new Vice Principal / Curriculum . Mrs Tay was formerly from St Margaret ’ s where she was HOD of Student Development . A mother of a 6-year-old girl and 3-year-old boy , Mrs Tay cherishes her time with her family and friends .
English Language Week ( 5-9 April 2010 ) & ANGLICAN HIGH SCHOOL - CHUNG CHENG HIGH ( MAIN ) DEBATE FESTIVAL ( 19 MAY 2010 )
The theme for this year ’ s English Language Week was “ Love It , Live It !” and this was a promise of a lively start . The range of activities meant that there was something for everyone – book displays and mass borrowing of novels courtesy of the National Library Board , quizzes , competitions and recess entertainment in the form of the screening of the perennially popular “ Mind Your Language ” series . Other fringe events were the Secondary 1 & 2 Poetry Recitation Competitions which saw an impressive range of talent and a tough fight for the eventual winners . One of the highlights for the Lower Secondary levels was the “ Confusing Conundrums ”, held during assembly , whereby classes competed and were tested in their knowledge of the English and Chinese languages and Spain ( our YOG twinning country ). All in all , it was a good break from the usual routine of English Language lessons . On a separate event , the Secondary 3 level did the school proud when they continued the tradition and emerged as overall victors in a friendly debate festival with Chung Cheng High ( Main ) for the second year running .
54th founder ’ s day celebration
This year , the school held her 54th Founder ’ s Day Celebration on 24 March 2010 . The theme for this year ’ s celebration was ‘ Soaring to Higher Ground ’, and our Guest-of-Honour was Reverend Peter Chen who gave an inspiring talk , sharing his insights on ‘ Life ’ s Lessons from a Basketball Match ’. Rev Chen encouraged our students to be diligent always as they pursued their goals and purposes in life . He ended his speech by quoting the famous words of Sir Winston Churchill : “ Success is never final ; failure is never fatal ; it is the courage to continue that counts ”.
earth hour
“ The Dark Hour ”
In conjunction with the global Earth Hour event , the community at Anglican High School experienced life without electricity for an hour on 26 March 2010 from 12.15pm to 1.15pm . The main objective of this event was to raise the level of environmental awareness among students and teachers . All the lights , fans , computers and projectors in the classrooms were switched off , and lessons were conducted using the whiteboard only . The air-conditioning and computers in the special rooms and computer laboratories were also switched off . One teacher displaying initiative was music teacher , Mrs Kimberley Sng , who took her class to the Concourse , and conducted her lesson using the piano there .
The community stakeholders sharing the same compound as the school , Anglican House ( student hostel ) and All Saints ’ Church , also participated in this event by switching off the electricity at their premises . Staff , students and stakeholders made adjustments to their work during the hour without electricity . Laptops were shut down and teachers were seen marking outside the Staff Room .
This Earth Hour event , including an interview with Tey Min Li from Secondary 4E , was featured on Channel NewsAsia during primetime news .
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Our principal , Dr Zoe Boon then proudly presented the school ’ s annual report , giving details of our achievements – a testimony to the dedication of our talented staff and students . To acknowledge the hard work of all concerned , a prize presentation to the 2009 award winners followed . To show our appreciation to Reverend Chen , Dr Boon presented him with a beautiful artpiece , painted by one of our teachers .
The celebration ended with the school song resonating through the school hall , reminding our students to soar to ‘ Higher Ground ’!