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CHKL 105th School

Anniversary

By Chee Jia Xian, Chiew Yu Fei, Leong Yi En,
Bryan Lau, Brenden Yeo

Day of Celebration

As the sun rose from the sky,the day dawned When the anniversary celebration
crisp and clear as students started to gather around officially started, students started applauding
and on the basketball court for Chong Hwa abruptly as special guests started to fill up the
Independent High School’s 105th anniversary. seats. A drone also flew by to take pictures and
Scorching rays of sunshine shone on the students as videos while students waved and pointed at it.
they eagerly awaited the ceremony to start. Then, the principal walked up the podium with
a grinning smile as students applauded once
Suddenly, loud and thundering drums started again. She looked out into the crowd proudly
to play as students wearing lion dance costumes as she spoke about the amazing achievements
started to appear to kick-start this ceremony. The and history of the school and how far it has
crowd was hyped evidently by the roaring cheers come. The address ended with a great note by
and support they were giving. In their excitement encouraging students to work hard to achieve
to see the lion dance, students eagerly lifted each their maximum potential.
other, creating a sea of bobbing heads above the Winning entries of the Pond Naming
crowd. After the performance, students sang the After the speech, the Lotus Pond Naming
national and school anthems proudly. Competition and Transformation Pond Naming Competition:
Competition award ceremonies were both held
one after another. Winners were awarded an Wong Min Kitt (5S Zhong) says
attractive cash prize and a certificate each for
their talented and creative work. The name ‘Zhuo Qing Pool’ (Pure
Cleansing) draws inspiration from our school's
tradition of integrity and uprightness. The
lotus flowers, poetic in nature, reflect the pure
character of our students, just as Zhou Dunyi
wrote in his poetry entitled "On the Love of
Lotus": "It emerges from the mud yet remains
unstained; it bathes in clear ripples yet stays
unpretentious."

This perfectly aligns with our school
motto of ‘Courtesy, Righteousness, Integrity,
and Honour’, allowing the spirit of moral
conscience to cleanse our souls, like a clear

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