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Ceremony as Senior 2

Students

Beginning 2022 Class with

Special Commemorative Pin

On the 27th January 2022, a ceremony that had been delayed since 2021, due to
the COVID-19 pandemic, finally got held especially for the Senior Middle Two students

to celebrate the beginning of their senior high school life.

The ceremony started with a video being played, in which our Principal, Dr. Chua

Lee Lee encouraged students to overcome all the obstacles as life without challenges isn’t
complete. ‘You will be able to fly against the wind with powerful wings only if you fill

Live Performance of Graduation Songs your heart with hope and gratitude, ’ said Madam Chua.

Photography by: As the video ended, students were told by their Form Teachers to come up with
Tan Yong Kang Sr2ScF a challenge or goal for the year as a source of motivation throughout their Senior 2 life.

As a sign of appreciation, two representatives came onstage before Students were then asked to rate the difficulty of their goal on a scale of one to ten with
signalling for all the graduates to rise and bow to the teachers, Board Members, one being the easiest. The difficulty level of their respective challenges is then multiplied
and parents. 10 graduates then led the singing of the graduation songs for the by 30 and converted to the time students need to hold their water bottles with their arms

ceremony, giving a live performance of both 《骊歌》“Farewell Song” and 《 totally straight in seconds.
破晓》“Breaking Dawn”, the latter being a self-composed song by the group.

Once the calculation was done, the timer started and each student began grabbing
Before ending the graduation ceremony, bouquets of flowers were given to their distinctive water bottles in midair. For some students, it was like a piece of cake

the members of the Board of Governors and class teachers. However, even with while for others their arms felt sore but one thing for sure it was no doubt a unique
the ceremony coming to an end, the graduates still yearned for more time to experience to all the students.
spend with each other, quickly prompting an encore of some classic graduation

songs while graduates roamed around the ballroom in search of their friends.
Next up, students got up from their seats as the teacher started giving out pins
and postcards. The pins given were exquisite and a tiny ‘2021’ was carved on the back as
As the atmosphere was once again filled with sentiment, it became a remembrance. Some pinned it on the collar of their uniform themselves while others

apparent that many were unwilling to leave the ballroom and their high school sought help. The postcards on the other hand had motivational quotes with messages
lives behind. Graduates were determined to find their friends, clamouring for from the Principal to all the students printed on them.
attention here and there, wanting to take pictures together and exchange gifts.
Flowers and chocolates were passed around as a final parting gift before the
cluster of shining stars had to find their own allocations within the galaxies, Before this simple yet meaningful ceremony ended, students gathered in front of

bringing the 65th Graduation Ceremony of Class 2021 to its grand finale. the class and took a group photo with their respective Form Teacher.

Jointly reporated by:
Jointly reported by:Khoo Xin Yi Sr1ScA, Goh Zhi Xin Sr2ScA, Joshua Loy Kai Siang Sr2ScA
Grace Low Shing Wei Sr2ScA
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