SEASAC for seniors
Schools that compete in SEASAC events include the British International School (Jakarta), Bangkok Patana School, Surabaya International School (Indonesia), the United World College of South East Asia (Singapore), the Alice Smith School (Malaysia), the Canadian International School (Hong Kong) and others. In February, senior students were involved in three SEASAC events. Our U18 rugby players returned from Kuala Lumpur after playing some excellent rugby at the Alice Smith School. They were placed third after beating the Patana School. Our basketball squads faced some tough opposition in Bangkok in matches hosted by The New International School of Thailand. All players put in strong performances – congratulations to the girls’ team for reaching the quarter finals. Our boys’ team displayed superb teamwork and were nominated twice for sportsmanship. Finally, our young team of seven tennis players put in two days of long hot play at the Patana School, Bangkok and played some excellent tennis. In March, the SEASAC boys’ and girls’ swimming teams competed in the meet at the Surabaya International School and our boys’ and girls’ badminton teams played in Singapore at the United World College. In swimming, many personal bests were recorded. The badminton tournament was a great experience for our young teams, who all performed commendably.
International Invitational Netball tournament
On the weekend of 14 and 15 February, Tanglin hosted the Under 13 and Over 15 International Invitational Netball Tournament. 24 Schools from Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia participated in the event. Tanglin entered five teams altogether. Congratulations to the U13A team on reaching the final and playing a
superb game against the very talented players from the Singapore Sports School.
Other opportunities for seniors
Tanglin entered its first volleyball team in an inter-school competition this term and we are looking forward to the further development of this sport at the school. We have also offered our seniors early morning swimming training every Tuesday and our first ever “Tanglin Record Breakers” swimming event, that took place in late January, resulted in 21 Tanglin swimming records being broken! On the same day we held our first water polo competition for students in Key Stages 3 and 4. Our senior cross country team produced some excellent results at the Cross Country Championships on 11 February. Congratulations to all involved. The famous Singapore Slingers attended basketball training sessions at Tanglin in Term 2. They have made a huge impression on our students and passed on excellent playing tips. We had a sharp rise in the number of seniors playing cricket in Term 2. The new cricket nets behind the Berrick building have enabled us to develop this sport.
Senior Sports Day
Senior Sports Day took place on 4 March at the Singapore Polytechnic. There was a mix of competitive sporting events and fun house events to encourage both excellence and participation in sport.
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More Tanglin students than ever before have competed in sporting matches against other international schools in the region this term. This is the first year that Tanglin has competed in events organised by the South East Asian Student Activities Conference (SEASAC) and our students have benefited not only from the increased number of competitive sporting opportunities but also the social and personal learning experiences that come from travelling abroad with their teams and meeting students from other parts of Asia.