International Friendship Day 2009

Chain of Friendship by HLC on 17th April 2009

Thank you Cai Jun and Yi Lin for the taking charge of the Chain of Friendship! They spent quite a long time cutting, collecting and pasting together the rings back from every class. It was not an easy job. Also not forgetting the rest of the members who helped holding the chain during the concert!

Mr Sunny Ng

Our Principal's Heartbeat for HS

I would like to share our Principal, Mr Ng's heartbeat for HS:

Apart from learning important lifeskills, we want our students to develop independence and move away from self-centredness so as to serve others. To achieve this, we will adopt the two frameworks that are strategic in developing Hougeans to be responsible citizens - Service Learning and Servant Leadership.

Service Learning is an approach where students not only serve the community through the Community Involvement Programmes, but also learn to identify with the needs of the community and to reflect on their own experience in working with the community. Similarly, Servant Leadership will be one of the best ways for students to learn to care not just for themselves but also for others. Albert Einstein once said, “Only a life lived in service of others is worth living.” A spirit of service brings about a sense of compassion and a desire to achieve greatness beyond oneself.

Mr Sunny Ng

Think

We are the leaders of our school. If we cant even set a right example, how are we going to lead our school? Get this straight people, we are CHOSEN to lead the school. The HLC was not established for nothing.

To some of you, i just want to say thanks for participating in all the events. I have noticed that there are still a lot more people missing during these events. Why is that so? Busy? Well so am i, i went through what all of you are going though right now. Busy with this and that etc. In fact, i am still going though it. I understand many of you have your own priorities ( CCA, Studies etc.), so do I. It's about how you prioritize your time. I'm not sure how important serving and leading the school is to all of you. Well, it sure means a lot to me...All i want to see is more people stepping up, whether it is organizing events or just participating. That's the very least that i ask from you, my fellow leaders. And even after that, there's so much more we can do to improve our school. Need to see some suggestions? Well, you guys should go visit the school portal (i have no idea how many of you do). Check out the forum, there are many concerns that we as leaders can put forth to the school. As i said earlier, we are the leaders of our school, we have to be the voice for the student body.

I really hope that during the next HLC camp, you will not only learn new things but also apply to your life. Through experience, many people come out from camps as if they learnt nothing. Even if they did learn something, no one can see the difference it has made. Because so few people actually apply what they learn during these camps and workshops. To tell you the truth, i was like that, until i realized i should use what i've learnt instead of just erasing it from my mind.

This council is not for you to just come in and do a little something and earn your CCA points. Until you realize that there's more to it than that, you are wasting your time. If you really can't realize that, i've got nothing to say... Search yourselves and reflect.

If you disagree with what i wrote, please feel free to approach me. Don't keep it inside you, just tell me. I'll be glad if you have something to say, whether you disagree or not.

WAYNE

Hougang Primary Tutoring

Remember what our principal's expectation of HLC?

I still need more HLC members to take up the position. Peer Councillor is a must. Please approach Wayne for sign up.

Young Team Singapore Ambassadors

Please kindly refer to HLC noticeboard for more information.

Sunny Ng

HLC Meeting (Urgent)

Dear HLC Members,

I would like to call for an urgent meeting. The agenda is as follows:

Hougang Primary Tutoring
Food From The Heart
Youth Corner
SSS - School Suggestion Scheme
PRIDE-"Catch Students Doing Good"
Upcoming School Events
PAYM
Noticeboard and blog
HLC Particular List

Time: 4pm
Venue: Youth Corner
Attendance: Compulsory

Sunny Ng