Tuesday, April 20, 2010

HIHS Cafe D'amore - A Resounding Success!


This is not like any other cafe that sell coffee or tea.

Cafe D'amore is a concert jointly organised by HIHS Aesthetics Department and all the other CCAs of performing arts.

The concert was held on 16 April 2010, in the HIHS school hall from 7.30pm to 9.30pm.

This concert would not be successful without the performing arts group, backstage helpers and the decoration team.

"Rome was not built in a day". The performers trained all day to make sure they give their best shot on the concert day itself.

"It was very tedious puting everything together, be it performance or decorations. It took us a long time to finish putting up the decorations," commented Mrs Chang, the teacher IC for the decoration team.

Mrs Chang also added that it was the hard work put in by the student helpers and performers that contributed in the concert's resounding success.

It was not difficult to feel the excited atmosphere that filled the hall on that night

The school hall was packed with people ready to support their friends performing in the concert.

"Although it's very tired for me, I felt happy dancing to my friends and I enjoyed the moment very much!" said Zeng Yujia, a performer for the concert.

The HIHS choir, concert band, drama, chinese orchestra, dance club members had put in a lot of effort during the rehearsal.

It was a memorable concert for everyone, and a concert that will never be forgotten.

"I hope the school can organise more concerts in the future!" said Zeng merrily.

All the Sec 2s Unite!



The Secondary 2 Adventure Camp 2010 - a camp unlike any other.

The Sec 2 Camp was held at Jalan Bahtera Adventure Centre, on 8 Febraury to 10 February.

It was a 3D2N camp organized by the Planning Commitee 2010 of HIHS.

This camp was the most anticipated amongst most of the sec 2s. It is their last chance to attend a camp together as a class.

The adventure camp unleashed the potential with the students and allowed them to step out of their comfort zone, working independently with their peers.

It was easy to feel the excitement that enveloped the camp site as the Secondary 2s gathered around at the first day of camp.

In the adventure camp, the secondary 2 students experienced high elements, kayaking, flying fox and station games that they had never tried before.

"This camp made my class more united. We even broke a record for a station game," commented Patricia Yeo, a record breaker in this adventure camp.

The camp ended off well with a exciting campfire.

All the classes performed for everyone and some classes even composed their own class cheer.

Cheers and laughter were everywhere as everyone really had fun at the climax of the camp.

At the end of the day, the "Best Class Award" was taken away by Secondary 2 Integrity.

However, the rest of the classes were contented enough for having been through the camp as a class together.

Sidhant Singh, a new student of the school, commented that the camp was a very good way for him to make more friends and build rapport with his classmates.

It certainly was a tiring camp as all the campers were sleeping in the bus on their way back to school.

But it was unlike a camp like any other. It was a fun camp, and a memorable one too.

"I would definitely want to attend this camp again with the same people!" said Shirnise Lee, another enthusiastic camper of the adventure camp.

HIHS has a CAFE this April


HIHS has a new cafe! Well, but not the cafe that sells food.

CAFE in short, stands for Creative Arts For Everyone, organized by the Aesthetics Department for the Aesthetics month this April.

Cafe@HIHS consists of 3 components, namely the Cafe D'amore concert, Entree the art exhibition and the Art Alfresco.

"It wasn't easy organising this event. Especially the Art Alfresco where all the teachers had to come up with ideas to beautify the school." said Mrs Zailee, one of the organizers for the Aesthe Month.
Mrs Geraldine Tay commented that the umbrella and wrapped trees are all done by our teachers and it shows that the teachers are united.

Mrs Tay also added that she likes the exhibition the most as she could see all the art works by the teachers and students.

Certainly, music is an essential thing in a cafe.

Thus, the Aesthetic Department planned a concert - Cafe D'amore put together by the performing arts group.

It was all the hard work that the teachers and students put in for the month of April.

"It's so tedious! We had to come up with ideas on how to showcase our projects," commented Timothy Teo, an art student of HIHS.

It is really a stressful month especially to the Aesthetic teachers.

A lot was effort was put in just to let the students know what aesthetic really means.

"I hope everyone can enjoy the works of the teachers as much as I do. Kudos to all of them!" said Teo joyfully.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Students Leaders go WILD during LTC!

The student leaders went wild and crazy in a 4D3N Leadership Training Camp held on 17 March to 20 March 2010, in Loola, Indonesia.
It was attended by 35 student leaders, including PSLs and House Captains, and 3 teachers, namely Mr Sharom, Mr Bernard and Ms Lynn Quan.
The Leadership Training Camp was the most anticipated camp in the Student Leader Board and everyone was excited when they were waiting for the ferry at Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal.
"LTC is interesting meaningful for me, especially having to experience 3 hours of trekking and 5 hours of kayaking. It's not the usual camp we attended, but the camp that emphasizes teamwork, communication and unity amongst all leaders." commented Chester Yeo, Day IC gor the third day of camp.
Yeo added that the camp has also left him with fond memories.
The leaders experienced different and difficult events like high elements, trekking, kayaking, rafting, sea-bed walk and spending one night on an abandoned island where they had to prepare everything themsleves.
It was was not an easy task to complete extreme high elements and stations, which have been specially designed for the training camp.
In addition, student leaders had to put up with the sand, dirt and seawater in their shoes and continued their extreme activities like 6-storey high flying fox.
Despite all challenges like kayaking under the hot sun for 5 hours and spending a night in a totally pitch-dark island, student leaders fostered strong bonds and most importantly, most of the leaders managed to overcome their fear of heights.
Yeo Fu Cheng, the Day IC for the second day, said that it was the activity, "Boom Net" that requires the most courage and encouragement from his friend in which everyone had to jump into the sea from a ship.
"Although there was a net in the sea for us to jump into, many had still got to overcome their fear of heights and drowning. We even had to persude a girl for 15 minutes in order for her to jump!" he added.
There is no "I" in team. During the camp, the leaders not only endured hardships and had fun at the same time, they also learnt that communication, courage to lead, teamwork and initiative are essential to everyone, especially the student leader.
"If there is a one month LTC, i would not mind going for it again with the same group of people!" Kimberly Goh said merrily.
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Group 8