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Secondary 1 CCA orientation
6 JANUARY 2017
On the
first Friday of the new school year, 6 January 2017, the school compound was
abuzz with activity well into the evening. All the CCA members gathered in the
Indoor Sports Hall (ISH) fully armed with their musical instruments, sporting
equipment, and robotic apparatus. The room was awash with a myriad of colours;
the green and blue uniforms, striking sports attire and loud CCA t-shirts, all
vying for the attention of the new Secondary Ones, all hoping to draw the young
recruits to their booths, all aiming to steal the hearts of the potential
member and his charges.
The CCA
Orientation started at 5.30pm when parents and Secondary Ones were invited to
view the exhibits put up by all the CCAs. Walking around the hall, they were
constantly greeted by different representatives eager to put across a positive
word and a comprehensive explanation of their CCA activities and programmes. To
drum up the festive mood, the new recruits were treated to performances put up
by the concert band and drills by the uniformed groups. They tried their hands
at ball games, touched robotic and photography equipment and even received
sweet treats and flyers aplenty.
At
6.30pm, the Secondary Ones and their parents proceeded for refreshments and a
short series of talks by the Principal, Mr Boo, the Discipline Mistress, Ms
Zaiton, the Head
of Department of PE/CCA, Mr Dan Koh, and representatives from the Parent-Teacher
Association and Service Learning Club for an
overview of the school’s vision and support for the students in the aspect of
holistic development. At 7.30pm, as the curtain closed on the event, every CCA
member, student and parent went back enriched by the unity and spirit of Outram
that lingered in the air.
Wang Silang of Sec 3/4, a
participant of the event, reflected: “So, that's
what our school's CCA Orientation 2017 is all about - Variety!
What I was seeing was exactly the same two years ago: red shirts, yellow
shirts, blue shirts... All of them coming together as if a glamorous rainbow
has just appeared at the top of York Hill. The Indoor Sports Hall, the venue
for our CCA showcase was packed like sardines. The seniors were explaining to
the young ones, and so was I. Many parents and students came to the Robotics
Club booth for information and all of them were impressed by the ideas and
products of this wonderful club of magic.
"Any sufficiently
advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic” - this famous law
enunciated by Arthur.C Clarke proves to be true in many scenarios: the lessons
given by our teachers are magical; the CCA training sessions we receive
are magical; the sight of seeing so many young aspirational pupils coming to
our school is magical... More importantly, this school called Outram Secondary
School is magical as well, you just have to open your eyes. Although it
was tiring to finish school in the late evening, it was a memorable day for us
as we were able to help the Secondary 1 students make an informed choice for
their CCAs.”