PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
EDITORS Nadia Arianna Bte Ramli Suzie Yanti Jumadi Sng Mee Lian Aprilene Goh Huishan
PRESIDENT
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s our country celebrates SG50, at CJC, we have the additional joy of celebrating CJ40. The CJ40 Mass on 10 January 2015 and the CJ40 Carnival on 14 March 2015 were both memorable affairs. The CJ40 Carnival attracted 15,000 visitors and it was heartening to see many were “Reliving Memories and Relishing Moments”, which was the theme of the carnival.
Lorraine Tan
VICE PRESIDENT Glen Tan
PHOTOGRAPHERS Aaron Soares Chia Shan Jin Clarice Boo Pamela Ngui
Ethan Rozario Ng Yi Cheng Javerri Kho
CONTRIBUTORS Ang Si Jia Boo Wen Si Cindy Ho Charles Mak Glen Tan Huang Guohan Lorranie Tan Megan Lee Melissa Khoo Ryan Siew Simran Kaur Wendy Gao
DESIGN JAB Design Pte Ltd
It has been a nostalgic and uplifting experience for us at CJC as we cherish the past and look to the future, while still anchored in the values of ‘Truth and Love’. These values have been the foundation, since 1975, of the numerous friendships and bonds forged in the last forty years. They are solid foundations that have withstood the ravages of time and now loom more relevant and imperative in this current world of volatility, uncertainty and constant change. As we pore over the pages of this issue of the Flame that takes us down memory lane, let us distill the essence of the CJC experience throughout the years. Teamwork, care, humility, resilience and service form the backdrop of the themes and photographs captured and displayed. On the reference to foundations, we lost two key pillars of our country and to CJC very recently. We pay tribute to two leaders who have passed on and left their mark in the founding and development of CJC. First, we pay tribute to the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew, our first Prime Minister. He mooted the JC model for Pre-University education and CJC was the third junior college to be established as a result of this foresight and initiative. We next pay tribute to the late Mr Bernard Chen, a former Minister of State for Defence, who contributed significantly to CJC as Chairman of the School Management Committee from 1995 to 2008. Mr Chen was actively involved in the upgrading of the college. Both leaders epitomise the qualities of a “Thinker with a Mission, Leader with a Heart”. As we celebrate the significant milestones in our country and college and we reflect on the legacy of the leaders who have impacted us, let us look at the road ahead. The current CJC community has the important duty of upholding the values of ‘Truth and Love’ as it continues to build the college to be ‘A Place of Excellence in Learning and Living’. There is still much to be done and we will continue with fortitude and zeal to develop every CJCian to be a ‘Thinker with a Mission, Leader with a Heart’ and guide them to serve the greater good.
In Veritate et Caritate God bless
Mrs Christine Kong
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