34thAnnual Awards Presentation Ceremony APRIL 30 The Annual Awards Ceremony is an acknowledgement and
affirmatio'
of the hard work our students have put in to achieve excellent results for the
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Promotional Examinations and the prestigious GCE A' Leve
Examinations. The guest
of honour this
year was our very own ex-
student, lVr Bernard Tan, lVanaging Director, DBS Bank. The ceremony begun with the marching in of the tutors who taugi
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the class of 2007/2008. This was followed by the arrival of the gues:of-honour, members of the College Management Board, the Principa the Vice-Principal, the Dean, as well as the Heads of Department. Ih: national anthem was then sung, followed by the address by Mr Gerar: Lee, Chairman of the College Management Board,
who recognized th:
achievements of students and congratulated all the winners. The sho:
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hard work and dedication of ali prrzewinners. He praised the class c'
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prayer service was followed by Brother Paul's speech, He applauded
2001120A8 for their passion and drive for excellence and congratulate:
them on their wonderful success. He highlighted commendab : students like Gavrielle Lynn Kang, who despite having a high degre: of CCA involvement (Canoeing &Track & Field)still managed to ba:
6 distinctions. Brother Paul further stated that he was proud that CJI has a PSC Scholar, Cheryl Lynn Chan (2T28). Bother Paul's speec-
the presentation of the Singapore Police Force Boc. Prize to Joshua Goh (2T25). 0ur guest of honour, Mr Bernard Tan the-
was followed by
delivered his address. He stressed the importance of fluency in mo'=
than
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language as it would open many doors and also spoke about
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importance of a balanced knowledge of Humanities and Sciences, goo: leadership skills and good lQ and EQ. He advised the students to b. open
to learning and to continue to strive towards lifelong learning.
The prize presentation then began. lan lVatthew Shan (2T10)won
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Outstanding Academic Award, as he was the Top Student for Humantties in the A'Levelexaminations. Cheryl Lynn Chan Jia Le was awarded
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0utstandrng Academrc Award-Top Student (Science) for her brillian:
A' Level examinations. The prestigious Principa 's Commendation Award went t0 David Hoe (2T20) and Toh N4ing Xua' performance at the
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(2T03).Special awards were also given to outstanding students. The Ta-
for Sportsperson of the Year was given rc Huang Bairong (2117) Ior his achievements as a national fencer. Th: Father Gerard Keane Award went t0 Jason Salim (2T04) and Gavrielle
Siok Tin Memorial Award
Lynn Kang (2T32) recieved the prestigious Ee Peng Liang Award.
The ceremony ended with a token of appreciation for the guest o' honour, foilowed by the closing prayer and the singing of the college
anthem. The prize winners, their parents, guests and teachers the. mingled at the reception, during which many photos were taken.