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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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