Our Uniformed Groups, comprising both the National Cadet Corp (Sea) and the National Civil Defence Cadet Corp, achieved the Bronze award for the Best Unit Competition and the Unit Overall Proficiency Award respectively. All these achievements – in both academic and character development domains were made possible because we have a strong team of caring, competent and empowered staff to teach, guide and motivate our JYians to scale greater heights. This brings us to our Strategic Thrust 3 – Developing caring, competent and empowered staff to achieve Staff Excellence. The teachers and staff members embrace the school’s HEARTS ethos, striving towards the culture of care and learning with our students and for our students. Our teachers engage in weekly professional discussions in professional learning teams to explore how they can address the identified learning needs of students and collaborate to create teaching resource packages. In addition since the beginning of this year, supported by the English Language Institute of Singapore (ELIS), we have also adopted a whole school approach to promote effective communication in English in the respective subjects. I am sure you are aware that recently there have been discussions in the news forums about how teachers should mark students’ work and whether students should be penalized if they do not use the correct terms in their answers. This is a timely reminder of the importance of effective communication skills. I would like to take this opportunity to thank our teachers and EAS who have always been very positive and committed and always striving to do their best for our students – be it taking care of their learning needs or their social-emotional and financial needs. This evening, we will also be giving out the MOE Long Service Awards to staff with more than 10 years of long service. Thank you, staff of Juying Secondary! As a school, we are well aware that we are part of a larger community and that we could leverage one another to achieve the best possible outcomes for our students. Hence, we have Strategic Thrust 4 – Achieving Partnership Excellence which drives our partnership efforts to build supportive partnerships with our stakeholders and external organisations. Our School Advisory Committee, led by Dr Ong, has always been very supportive of our school initiatives. The SAC shares the same beliefs as the school that students are the focus in all our decision-making and often explores ways with the school on how we can better reach out to our students, especially those from low -income families. The members indeed have been very responsive to our requests for assistance – be it their presence at an important event or giving financial support. At this juncture, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Dr Ong and Mr Andy Koh from the SAC for generously sponsoring tonight’s dinner. Thank you, Dr Ong & Mr Koh! This evening, I am also very pleased to announce that Mr Andy Koh will be our next SAC Chairman. Mr Koh is an active member of the Jurong Lions Club and it is through his connection that our school has established a mutually beneficial partnership over the years. Congratulations, Mr Andy Koh and thank you for agreeing to assume the post of SAC Chairman! Our Juying Parents Support Group continues to be our active and important partner. The JPSG EXCO was formed in 2013, headed by Mr Thomas Loh as the Chairman and Mrs Candy Teo as the Vice-Chairman. Both have recently relinquished their posts but will continue to serve as advisors to the new JPSG EXCO. I would like to thank Mr Loh and Mrs Teo for their commitment and their leadership. And I would now like to take the opportunity to introduce and welcome the new JPSG chairman, Mrs June Lee, and the Vice-Chairman, Ms Christine Sim. Welcome, Mrs Lee & Ms Sim. For the last 3 years, we have been proactively seeking out external organisations for collaboration so as to leverage 10
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on their programmes and resources to run our character development programmes.
Prize Winners
This year for example, we held our Annual Fitness Run at the Singapore Discovery Centre and at the same time, we also leverage on the NE exhibits and resources at the SDC to promote citizenship values in our students. We also have a close partnership with Tzu Chi, Lions Club, Nanyang Citizens’ Consultative Committee and Nanyang Police Division which provide the platforms for our students to do local Values-In–Action projects – for example, the painting of the flats of needy families in Nanyang division, and the recycling programme with Tzu Chi. Lions Club has been generous in providing sponsorship for our needy students for the past years. Last year, Lions Club presented the school a donation of $15,000 to support our needy students.
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My sincere and heartfelt appreciation to all our partners who have been supportive of our school and have played an active role in the character development of our students. We started our inaugural Partners Awards last year as a gesture of our appreciation for the collaboration and support of our partners. This year, we will be giving out the awards to members of our Juying Parents Support Group – Mr Thomas Loh, Mr Dickson Kang, Mrs Wendy Neo and Mdm Karen Chng as well as 2 of our working partners, the Singapore Discovery Centre and Nanyang Citizens’ Consultative Committee. Our heartfelt gratitude to our partners and parents! To conclude, I would like to congratulate the students and their parents, who will later be receiving prizes for their academic achievement. To the students, well done! As the saying goes, you reap what you sow - your efforts in pursuing academic excellence have indeed paid off! Be appreciative of the people who have been supporting you – your parents and your teachers. For the students who have graduated, I hope you will continue to do us proud and be good and useful citizens of Singapore, anchored by the school’s R3IGHT values and contribute meaningfully to the society.
Level/Class Prize Description
Secondary 4 Name
Level/Class Prize Description
Name
Sec 1E / 1E1
First in Standard
Wong Sin Set
Sec 4E / 4E1
First in Physics (SPA)
ZHAO KANG HUI
Sec 1NA / 1A2
First in Standard
Zoey Yeoh
Sec 4E / 4E1
First in Malay Language
NURUL UMAIRAH BTE SUHAIMI
Sec 1NT / 1T1
First in Standard
Neera Aimar B Mohammed Rizal
Sec 4E / 4E1
First in Mathematics
CUI JIASHUO
Sec 4E / 4E1
First in Additional Mathematics
LEE ZHEN WEI
Secondary 2
Sec 4E / 4E1
First in Biology (SPA)
HANIS HAFIZAH BTE ABDUL HALIK
Sec 4E / 4E1
First in Combined Science
TAN SIEW FON G
Level/Class Prize Description
Sec 4E / 4E1
First in Combined Humanities
POH HUI TING, ESTHER
Name
Sec 2E / 2E2
First in Standard
Huang Ruijia
Sec 2NA / 2A3
First in Standard
Muhammad Ian Heiqel B Hasan
Sec 2NT / 2T1
First in Standard
Liza Syafika Bte Samsudin
Secondary 5 Level/Class Prize Description
Secondary 3 Level/Class Prize Description Sec 3E / 3E1
First in Standard
Sec 3NA / 3A1
First in Standard
Sec 3NT
First in Standard
Name
Sec 5NA / 5A1
First in English Language
NUR ‘ASYIIRAH BTE HUSIEN
Sec 5NA / 5A1
First in Malay Language
NUR ‘ASYIIRAH BTE HUSIEN
Name
Sec 5NA / 5A1
First in Chinese Language
WANG XIRAN
Jacqueline Salim
Sec 5NA / 5A1
First in Mathematics
ALOYSIUS PANG YEW WEE
Chiam Yuan Han
Sec 5NA / 5A1
First in Additional Mathematics
LIM JIA HUI
Muhammad Syafiq B Selamat
Sec 5NA / 5A1
First in Combined Science
LIM JIA HUI
Sec 5NA / 5A1
First in Combined Humanities
LIM JIA HUI
Secondary 4 Level/Class Prize Description
Name
Special Awards
Sec 4NT / 4T1
First in English Language
Tariq Asyaddad Teague
Level/Class Prize Description
Sec 4NT / 4T1
First in Basic Chinese Language
Tang Min
Sec 4E / 4E1
Performing Arts Award
YEO XUAN NI SAMMI
Sec 4NT / 4T1
First in Basic Malay Language
Muhammad Syahmi B Mat’isa
Sec 4E / 4E1
OE Award
NURNADIA BTE AZIN
Sec 4NT / 4T1
First in Mathematics
Yee Hor Yan
Sec 5NA / 5A1
Ong Ann Tee Sepcial Award
LIM JIA HUI
Sec 4NT / 4T1
First in Science
Yee Hor Yan
Sec 4NT / 4T1
Sharmini Chitran Award
YEE HOR YAN
Sec 4NT / 4T1
First in Element of Business Studies
PEN G LI BAO
Sec 4E / 4E1
JYIAN Achievement Award for Top
ZHAO KANG HUI
Sec 4NT / 4T1
First in Computer Applications
PEN G LI BAO
Sec 4NT / 4T1
First in Design and Technology
CHAI ZHANG XIN RAN
Sec 4NA / 4A1
First in English Language
KESAVA S/O AMARDAM
Sec 4NA / 4A1
First in Chinese Language
UNG YI TING
Sec 4NA / 4A1
First in Principle of Accounts
UNG YI TING
Sec 4NA / 4A2
First in Malay Language
ELNIE ELFARINEY BTE JEFREY
Sec 4NA / 4A1
First in Mathematics
TEO TING HAO
The organizing committee for today’s celebration – your positive attitude, hard work and patience especially with all the last minute changes are indeed commendable!
Sec 4NA / 4A1
First in Combined Humanities
XIANG QINGYI
Sec 4NA / 4A1
First in Combined Science
GAO SHIMIN
Sec 4NA / 4E1
First in English Language
NURNADIA BTE AZIN
Last but not least, our special guests – our pioneering staff and senior staff of Juying. Thank you once again for spending the evening here with us. We hope you will have the opportunity to meet up with your old friends and reminisce about the good old times you had in Juying Secondary.
Sec 4E / 4E1
First in Chinese Language
ZHAO KANG HUI
Sec 4E / 4E1
First in Chemistry (SPA)
ZHAO KANG HUI
To the parents present this evening, thank you for your support for the school all this while and the trust you have placed in the school and the teachers! Thank you for working with us to do what is best for your child’s growth and development. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the following persons too: Mr Alvin Yeo, our GOH for gracing this occasion – your presence this evening has definitely made today’s celebration a memorable one for all of us. Mr Richard Dawson, our cluster superintendent – your trust and support for Juying Secondary all these years and your presence this evening are very much appreciated by all of us here at Juying.
Name
GCE ’O’ Level Student Sec 4E / 4E1
JYIAN of the Year Award
Lim Jia Hui(5A1)
POH HUI TING, ESTHER
Nurnadia bte Azin(4E1)
Finally, to all the guests, staff and ex-staff, students and exstudents, thank you for being here this evening. We hope you will enjoy the dinner and the programmes we have lined up for you. Together, we will succeed. Thank you.
by Mr Seet Tiat Hee
Poh Hui Ting Esther(4E1)
Zhao Kang Hui(4E1)
Yee Hor Yan(4T1)
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