Sports Day 2008

It was an energetic morning for Evergreen Secondary pupils as they headed to Yishun Stadium for this year's Sports Day. We had to sit on the field while waiting for the morning assembly to begin. After singing the National Anthem and taking the pledge, we were separated into our 4 different house colours, Red, Green, Orange and Yellow. :)
Right after everyone has settled down, our Principal officially marked the starting of the event. The cheerleaders of each house took their positions in front of their houses to lead their mates during the Cheering Competition.

Green House was acclaimed the champion for the Cheering Competition. While the cheer was going on, the athletes got themselves ready for their individual race. Our Principal, Mr Chan Yew Wooi, was the one who started the race by firing the gunshot. Our runners were enthusiastic to begin the race. The scorching sun did not bring down the runners' spirit but rather, it fueled the confidence in them.
We then had a friendly competition with other neighbouring schools. Our school emerged as the champion and this was a great and proud achievement for us. The final race was between the teachers of the different houses and some of the pupils' parents even joined in the race.

A new event this year was one where every EVGian from every house went down to the tracks to participate in a Mass Relay. It was so great to see 100% participation from the entire school!Finally, after tallying the scores for the overall competition, Green house was finally declared as the House Champion for this year's Sports Day. This sure brought satisfaction and great victory to them. It may be a very hot day but the students still enjoyed themselves with big smiles on their faces.

Written by Rafiqah & Zakiah of 3 Aspire

The Diary of a Dairy Farm Adventure Camper

Day 1.

Firstly, when we reached the camp site at the Dairy Farm Adventure Centre, we gathered at the canteen.
We spent about an hour or so there where they checked if we had any food or drinks in our bags.
Next, we went to our dorms where we put our stuff and then went back to the canteen again.
We spent about half an hour or so having lunch, the food was okay.
Then we went to this area near the back of the canteen to play games.
The first game we played was called Human Entanglement. W e had to form a circle and hold the hands of the person in front of us. Then, we had to untangle ourselves, it was really confusing, we had to bend and turn and even cross over someone’s arm.
Next, while waiting for the other group to finish their game, we played charades at the corner of the area.
It was really funny because it was really hard to act out what they wanted us to say.
After the Charades, we continued to play the second game, called the Leap of Faith, it was like rope skipping, but the one we played involved 5 people.
We had to, one by one, jumped in until there were 5 people rope skipping.
It took all of us about an hour to finish the whole game.
After the Leap of Faith, we continued to the Low Elements. These included The Wall and The Nitric Crossing.
We went for a campfire preparation next, we joked, learned cheers from others. Needless to say, it was hilarious.
Later on, we had dinner. Everyone was very happy to have dinner because it was a tiring day and we were all starving.
At around 10p.m , we went for a night hike near Bukit Timah, we were separated into groups of ten.
I thought the hike was quite scary, the forest was eerie and gloomy and my imagination ran wild.
We ended up at a huge field of grass where we could see huge hills.
We sat there for quite some time, finally, we started to go back to the camp site and then had supper which was curry puff. Then, it was time for bed.

Day 2


A lot of people were really hungry because of the extremely tiring hike.
After that, we went for the High Elements.
Firstly, we had rock climbing, then abseiling, next was the CRC.
The CRC included the Postman Walk, Cargo Net, Charlie Chaplin, Wild Woozy, Swinging Beams and the Tension Traverse.
When we finally finished, it was almost dark, and we went for dinner.
After dinner was the most exciting part of the camp! THE CAMPFIRE!
Every class cheered and shouted loudly to win.
After the campfire ended, we went for supper and showered.
Finally, it was time for bed.

Day 3

Everyone woke up in the morning and started packing our stuff.
Carrying our heavy bags, we went for assembly.
Firstly, we were debriefed and then we had a morning stretch.
Breakfast was next, this was followed by an area cleanup.
We cleaned the toilets, picked up the stuff people left behind and also washed the floors.
Then it was time for us to leave and say goodbye to Dairy Farm Adventure Camp.
With our heavy bags and heavy hearts, we walked out of the gate and hopped onto the bus.

written by Hann Shen of 2 Aspire

Sec 2 EVGians at Dairy Farm Adventure Camp

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SEC 2 CAMP

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• HIGH SPIRITS

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• SCALING NEW HEIGHTS
  

• GLIMPSES OF SPIDERMAN IN ACTION

WIDE SMILES

AND FINALLY DEEP SLUMBER

Sec 1 Orientation Campfire 2008

On the 4th of January at about 7pm, Regina and Aidil, the 2 emcees, welcomed the staff, parents and students to the 2008 Sec 1 Campfire. Mr Taufik was invited to ignite the fireball and once the campfire was flaming bright, the Prefect Exco kicked into action.




The highlight of the Campfire was the Sec 1 Class Performance. Each class was given about 5 minutes to perform their interpretation of this year's school theme, "Stronger, Higher, Faster." Some classes decided to cheer as one while others chose to sing or perform a skit. In between the Sec 1 Performance, the members of Prefect Exco entertained the audience by singing campfire favourites such as, "Father Abraham" and "Peel Banana."



They even encouraged the parents to join in the fun by participating in the EVG Wave. It must have been nerve-wrecking for the Sec 1 students to perform in front of so many people including their parents. However, the juniors did a good job and learned 2 important lessons that night, 'Confidence' and 'Teamwork.'

Students said...

Wang Jie (1 Asp) "It was fun and exciting but I had stage fright."

Shafikah (1 Itg) "I feel good, happy and very excited!"

Izzat (1 Rsp) "It was enjoyable and I had the chance to make new friends!"

Parents said...

Parent of Lim Yuen (1 Ach) "This is eventful. There were many fruitful activities organised for my child."

Parent of Angeline (1 Chr) "This is a very good school. It is very new and there are many facilities."

Parent of Ming Kway (1 Cmt) "This event is very good. I'm impressed by the student leaders and I've enjoyed myself this evening and I think everybody enjoyed themselves too."

Parent of Shazwan (1 Int) "I heard from feedback that Evergreen is a good school. So, I enrolled my son here. After what I've seen tonight, I'm very happy with our choice."

by Irnifa and Mira (4 Int)

Sec 1 Orientation 2008

We welcomed our newest members of the EVG family with a variety of activities.

The CCA Recruitment Exercise was well on the way as CCA leaders were busy coming up with innovative and creative ideas to recruit new members.

Rugby tried to make it as "hands-on" ("heads-on," in this case) as possible...

and NCDCC did not want to extinguish hopes of increasing their total strength

and we can always depend on NCC (Land) to blend in with the crowd

while pretty Malay Dancers tried their hands at Gamelan

and the Sec 1 EVGians responded positively and signed up eagerly during the Recruitment Exercise

and it didn't hurt if they were rewarded with a lollipop or two, along the way...

as concerned parents looked on...

The Prefect Exco, on the other hand, was busy preparing for the Sec 1 Orientation Campfire.

Do stay tuned for that upcoming article. =)