HLC Meeting

Dear Leaders

Please be informed that there will be a meeting for all HLC members on Tuesday, 20 January at 2:50pm. The agenda is as follows:-

1) Criteria for ordinary members and planning committee.
2) Upcoming activities in Semester 1.
3) Investiture.
4) Noticeboard and Blog
5) Youth Corner
6) Inconversation with our Principal

The meeting is compulsory. Kindly informed your CCAs teacher of the meeting soonest posssible. If you encounter difficulty, kindly approach me for assistance.

Edwin

Thank you!

Firstly I would like to thank both the Alumni and the existing student leaders that had helped out during this year Sec 1 Orientation programme. It was an ambitious “gamble” on my part to let you, the students run the entire orientation. I thought the most effective way for you to learn is by doing it yourself. Nothing could replace the experience you had gained through these 4 days of organizing the events and interacting with your juniors.

You had found that controlling a group of 10 students is very tough especially when they don’t listen to your instructions. You felt very frustrated and sometimes helpless. Have you ever wonder you could behave similarly in your class towards your teachers?
If you don’t like to be treated like that then maybe you should reflect on your own behaviour.

I very very glad that all of you had gained many valuable experiences through the one plus month of planning and execution. I am sure you had become a better leader but as Weiqing mentioned, there are always room for improvement.

Do continue to improve yourself and the environment we are in to make HS a better place for all.

I’m proud of all of you.

Edwin
SH (Student Leadership)

Sec 1 Orientation is finally here.

Dear Leaders,


The day you have been waiting for is finally here! Let put in our best effort to make it a success.

Just afew reminders,

1) Report to school early (~7:15AM) to help usher the Sec 1 to the Hall for morning assembly. The Prefects and the HLC will work hand in hand in ensuring the students are sitted before the bell ring.

2) Do have self-awareness about you grooming. It is understandable that your hair might be abit long during the holiday BUT please maintain the standard that a student leader should have.

3) For Day 1 you follow your class back to have a session with your form teacher till 9:00am after which i need you at the hall for ice-breaking and the teaching of the school song till 10:15am. School will be dismiss at 12:10pm for everyone.

4) Collect your nametag from me on Monday and wear it prominately so that the sec 1 get to know you by name.

5) Be the perfect role model cos the Sec 1 will model you in your behaviour.

All the best

Edwin

Dearest Leaders,

From my previous post

Leaders, especially the ICs kindly think through the W5H as you plan and organise the investiture or any other events.

Who
Who am i gonna get/alloacted to help me in my event?
Who is in charge of what?
Who is doing what?
Who is doing the monitoring?

What
What are the duties and responsibilities of each leaders?
What are the equipment require for the event?
What are the things that can possible go wrong?
What is missing, needed, necessary for the event to be a success?
What is the plan if it rain?

When
When is the dateline i need to get the things ready?
When is the rehearsal?
When is the individual event gonna start and end?

Where
Where is the event organised?
Where do we place our equipment?

Why
Why are we doing all this?
Why is it important to stick to the dateline?
Why it happen or need to change?

How
How long is each event?
How to I get enough people to help?
How can I ensure my part of the job is completed?
How can i improve on my part of the job?

These are just SOME of the MANY questions that you should be thinking through when you organise anything. Do not wait till it's too late and "explain" why things are not done. Think and plan it through. ENLIST OTHERS TO HELP if you cannot cope.

Edwin
"if you fail to plan, you plan to fail"

Trial Run

Dearest Leaders

The Trial Run will be on 22nd Dec 08 Monday from 9am onwards. Ideally we hope to finish everything on that day so that all of you can enjoy the last week of your holidays.

We will run through all the activities in sequence. For the trial run i will be coordinating it and also giving you feedback after each activities ha been trial.

Activities IC will have to conduct the games as if you are delivering to the sec 1. This will provide you with the experience which is valuable when you talk to 300+ complete strangers.

Do get ready your logistics and programme notes before the 22nd. Will copy the previous article i wrote and post it for your reference.

Wishing you all the best.

Edwin

Final Orientation Meeting

Dear Leaders

Thanks to those who turn up the brain-storming session and the recee at Botanical Gardens. In principle we received approval for the use of it for our amazing race.

There will be a meeting this coming Monday 930am to confirm our programme and also the manpoer allocation for our programme.

Hope to see you there. If you can't make it for the meeting kindly be around at least for the trial run on the 22 December 9am in the school where we will run though all the programme for comments.

Hope to you see :)

Edwin