Jy-2015

21 July 2015
HARI RAYA CELEBRATION
Sports Carnival cum Colours Award
cum National Day Celebration Ceremony
Juying Secondary School celebrated Hari Raya and Racial
Harmony Day (RHD) on 21st July 2015 and we are honoured to
celebrate this happy occasion with our guests from Hong Kong.
The Malay students from 3E1 and 3E2 kick started the celebration
with a Hari Raya song entitled “Setahun Sekali”.
This year, the celebration took JYians on a journey around the
world to catch a glimpse of how Muslims from different parts of
the globe celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri. It was a journey aimed
to build understanding and appreciation of different cultures,
customs and traditions; complementing the essence of Racial
Harmony.
The journey took us down memory lane whereby JYians revisited
the purpose and meaning of RHD. We were brought back to the
nostalgic eras of the 1960s to 2000s, witnessing how Hari Raya
was celebrated then.
The Fashion Show drew the most cheer from the audience. Teacherstudent
representatives from each class paraded on stage with
their colourful and unique ethnic costumes. JYians enjoyed the
comical yet amusing pose displayed by their teachers and friends.
This was followed by Kain Samping Tying Competition whereby a
few male teachers and students were invited to participate.
JYSS Cultural Dance never failed to captivate the audience with
their graceful and upbeat performance. This was followed by a
video presentation featuring staff and students’ well wishes on
Hari Raya Aidilfitri.
The concert ended off with an enthusiastic sing-along performance
by all the performers and teachers from MT Dept with a song
entitled ‘Selamat Hari Raya’.
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This year’s National Day festivities were particularly momentous,
as they would mark SG50 – Singapore’s milestone 50th year since
independence. The theme this year is “Majulah Singapura”. The
celebration of our Golden Jubilee on this special occasion calls on
Singaporeans to remember our roots, reflect on our achievements
over the last 50 years and anticipate the future with optimism.
The celebration in Juying Secondary began with an exciting Sports
Carnival for the Semi Final and Final of the Soccer, Floorball,
Captainball and Eliminator Games. The preliminary round was
played during the Mass PE. The Sports Carnival was organised by
our very own Sec 3 CCA Student Leaders guided by Mr Lee Kah
Hong.
After the Sports Carnival, the students went back to their class
and engaged in another interesting and meaningful activity. The
students had the opportunity to build the Singapore of the Future,
using the special SG50 edition LEGO sets they received on this
day. The activity enabled students to explore what it means to be
Singaporean and the society they want to build.
The National Day Celebration cum Colours Award Ceremony
started customarily with an observance ceremony led by the
school’s uniformed groups, followed by the Recollections led by
students from 2A2 and the National Day Message delivered by
our Principal, Mr Seet Tiat Hee from the Minister for Education Mr
Heng Swee Keat, which urged students – as the generation of the
future – to build onward a bigger and better Singapore.
The key highlight for this year is the SG 50 Charity Bears Presentation
ceremony. A cheque with an auspicious sum of S$8888 was raised
for Autism Association (Singapore), stemming from a project that
started with the “Values-In-Action” effort by our students during
our June Staff symposium. The “Adopt a Bear for Charity” (ABC)
project was a joint collaboration among students, staff and parents
where a total of thirty bears were handmade and auctioned in
support of Autism Association.
The Colours Award ceremony also took place, with awards being
given out to deserving students who have done well in the area
of Achievement, Leadership and Service, in recognition of their
contribution and accomplishment.
The climax of the day was the Grand Finale where the whole
school sang along the National Day Song of 2015 by Dick Lee
“OUR SINGAPORE”. The video presented along with the song
highlighted our past and the contributions of key leaders, especially
Lee Kuan Yew and the pioneer generation.
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