Reported by:
Chok Jia Yien Jr3S2
Photography by:
Kuen Cheng Photography Club
On the 15th of April 2023, the Organizing Committee of Kuen Cheng High School Teacher’s Day announced a Portrait Competition. All students are encouraged to participate in this competition. The portrait painting of a teacher. Purpose of this event was to improve teacher student relationships as well as help in developing students’ artistic skills.
The deadline of the competition was 12th of May 2023. Interested students were asked to submit their work to the Committee Members from Sr2A and Sr2ComB. There were 9 prizes to be won in total, including a popularity award which can be won by getting likes on your work that was posted on Kuen Cheng High School’s official Facebook page.
The results were then announced on Teacher’s Day, which was the 26th of May 2023. The winners were asked to go on stage to receive the prizes. The 5 portraits that won the Excellence Award were the portraits for Ms. Cheah Wing Lam, Ms. Chan Kai Yan, Ms. S’ng Yen Ping, Ms. Lim Siao Jie and Ms. Giam Wai Shan.
Moving on, it was time to announce the long awaited champion, first and second runner ups along with the popularity award. The popularity award was won by Ms. Lim Siao Jie’s portrait as it has gotten almost two thousand likes on Kuen Cheng’s official Facebook page. The second runner up was a portrait of the Principal’s Office Administrator, Madam Chong Siew Fah. The first runner up was a portrait of an English Teacher named Ms. Lai Su Zen. Finally, the champion was a portrait of a Physics Teacher, Mr. Tan Lak Tong.
Picture of the champion and Mr. Tan Lak Tong
The award ceremony then ended with a group photo with all of the winners and teachers in it to commemorate this unforgettable event.
Picture of the winners and teachers