Visit From Our Friends From Chang Chun

Our school had a visit from our international friends from Chang Chun, China. Some of our EVGians who went to Chang Chun last month, became our special guests’ buddies to guide them during their stay here. From the looks of the faces of our delighted guests, our reporters could see how excited they were coming to Singapore and Evergreen Secondary for the first time.


One of the Chang Chun students, Li Xin Chi, was being interviewed by our reporters about her stay here. “My stay here is very good, even though the temperature here is hotter than in China, and the lessons are quite hard for me to understand,” she commented.

Xin Chi also claimed that her buddy, Jennifer Gita Cahyani from 3 Enterprise, was friendly to her and treated her nicely.

Chinese was the lesson she enjoyed the most, since it was the only subject she could understand.

She hopes to learn more about Singapore’s heritage and hope that she could come here again so that she could help to enhance the friendship ties between us. She also found the environment here different, yet heart-warming.

When asked what similarities she found out between here and China, she replied, “There are some lessons, like Mathematics, which are quite alike to the lessons we learn back in China.”

Throughout their Immersion Trip, EVGians have showed hospitality to the Chang Chun students. The friendships that they have forged with EVGians grew closer from the exciting and yet educational activities during their trip here. Their warm smiles will always be cherished by Evergreen students. The Creative Circle reporters look forward to meet the Chang Chun students again for the following year.

Nurul Ayu Nafisah (3 Enterprise)
Nur Ardillah (3 Aspire)

Chang Chun Students in Singapore

1) What do you think of Singapore and Evergreen Secondary?

• From what I see, Evergreen Secondary School is a disciplined and clean school. The students are friendly. -Song Yi Chun

• Evergreen Secondary is a clean school and the building of this school is also designed very well. The classrooms are very spacious. Singapore is a great country too!
-Jin Jing

• It's one of the best schools I’ve seen so far. I know this is my first time in Singapore, but Evergreen Secondary is a school that I would never forget about! I will support Singapore!
– Duan Jia Qi


2) What do you think of your Evgian partner?

• My partner’s name is Yiling and I think she is a very good friend! She is a sociable person and always entertains me when I’m bored!
– Song Yi Chun

• Jin Fang is a compassionate friend and she socializes with me every time. I can see that she is a hardworking girl and I admire her personality. Overall, I think she is a very friendly person!
– Jin Jing

• My partner’s name is Adam and to me, he is a good friend.
– Duan Jia Qi

3) What did you learned from this immersion trip?

• I have learned that friendship is very important in Singapore. Everyone in Singapore is bonded well even though they are from different races and they look different. I love visiting Singapore!
–Song Yi Chun

• I learned that schools in Singapore are quiet. They are not noisy unlike where I came from and I like that. The Library is also a very quiet place and that’s good.
– Jin Jing

• I got to learn the lessons taught by different teachers in this school even though they were conducted in English. It was a good experience as I had a chance to observe a group of friends with different races in it!
– Duan Jia Qi


4) If you were given a chance to come here again, would you take this chance again? Why or why not?

• Of course! I love Singapore! If I were to come here again, I would visit my partner and this school!
– Song Yi Chun

• I will definitely not miss a chance visiting Singapore again as this country is famous in China and the environment is clean.
– Jin Jing

• Definitely! This is a rare chance and I would take it because Singapore is a fun place to be! The people here are friendly and sociable.
– Duan Jia Qi


Done by: Illa Haziqin,3 Aspire

Chang Chun Students Visit Evergreen!

Chang Chun Students in Singapore

1) What do you think of Singapore and Evergreen Secondary?

• Meng Qiao
Singapore is a clean and green city. There are lots of beautiful, iconic buildings in Singapore.
Evergreen Secondary School is a very nice environment to be in. The students here in Evergreen are friendly and warm-hearted. I enjoy being around them.

• Duan Jia Qi
Singapore is a very beautiful city. In Evergreen, I feel very free with no stress at all. The people here are also very heartwarming.

• Liu Ren Jia
The people here in Singapore are very warm-hearted and friendly. I feel very comfortable here.

• Liu Hai Guo
Singapore is a very nice and beautiful city. I love the cleanliness in Singapore.
I also like the fact that it is multi-racial as it means that it is very peaceful as there will be no riots or strikes in Singapore.


2) What do you think of your Evigian partner?

• Adam Tan, 3 Aspire
I feel that he is very humorous and friendly. He is also very warm-hearted. He is such a good friend to me.


3) What do you think of the school’s lessons? Which one of the lessons do you enjoy most?

• Duan Jia Qi
My favourite lesson is Mathematics. I find it very interesting even though I do not really understand English.

4) If you are given the chance to come here (Singapore/Evergreen), would you take this chance again? Why?

• Wang Ge
Yes, of course. People here in Singapore are very warm-hearted and friendly. I do not even feel homesick as it is very fun here with my new friends. I hope to visit my partner if I have the chance again.


Done By:
Syaheera Amira
3 Integrity

CCA Open House

'' The Sec 1 orientation was well-organised!'' commented Suresh, parent of Nowen Nair from 1 Character. The Secondary 1 CCA orientation which was held on the 9th of January was crowded with parents, CCA members promoting their CCA and of course, the students. Students, along with their parents, went to various CCA booths to choose the best CCA that suits their children as all parents want the best for their children. For example, Hamidah thinks that her daughter, Siti Nazirah of 1 Integrity, should join sports so that she could be active.

We also managed to interview some CCA members and asked on how they felt on the Sec 1 orientation. Nurul Sofia from 3 Respect said, '' We are happy to be involved because we get to interact and enable them to learn more about NCDCC.''  ''We are also able to promote NCDCC to the Sec 1s and their parents. Through this, we hope that the Sec 1s are interested and will join our CCA,'' continued Nadirah from 3 Enterprise. Both of them are Sergeants from NCDCC. Besides that, Nur Farhana of 3 Achieve, CCA leader of Malay Dance, thinks that, '' It is interesting and encouraging as many CCA leaders are putting up their best effort to encourage the Sec 1s to join their CCA.''

When asked what they think of Evergreen Secondary School, James, parent of Jamie Tang of 1 Integrity said, '' It's a very organised school with good programmes.'' Likewise for Lee KS whose son, Lee Zhen Yu from 1 Enterprise, who opted Evergreen Secondary School as his 2nd choice, also praised Evergreen for its interesting activities and well-behaved, disciplined students.

Julaiha, mum of Nur Diana, from 1 Respect will definitely put her younger daughter in Evergreen Secondary School as '' Evergreen is a very good school because of its achievements and the students are very well-behaved''.

Nur Farahin 3 Enterprise
Khairiahtulnisa 3 Aspire

Racial Harmony Day 

Whenever people think of Racial Harmony Day, they would think of wearing their traditional clothes. However the EVGians did not.

This year, our school celebrated Racial Harmony Day by having a ‘Mind your Language’ skit. The play was about foreigners who have come to Singapore and integrate as part of our community. We learnt that we should communicate by speaking proper English and not Singlish.

We enjoyed the skit as they showed us how we can make friends of other nationalities despite our differences. We also learnt the importance of speaking good English to gel people together and communicate better.

On that day, our visitors from Chang Chung also watched it with us and they enjoyed the skit too. They even took pictures while the play was going on. They would be involved in school activities for three days and some of us got to know them better by talking to them. They got to learn about what National Education is and celebrated Racial Harmony with us.

In this way, we had celebrated Racial Harmony with people from different countries. Hence it is more meaningful and helps us to remember this event even better. After this event, we are looking forward to next year’s Racial Harmony Day. Hopefully, there will be visitors from other countries coming here again.

O' level 2009 Candidates Interview

Interview with Graduates before the Results

Question: How do you feel now? How many points do you expect yourself to get?

"I feel very nervous, and I really feel that my hands are about to fall off! I'm expecting  an average of below 19 points."

-Narima btw Muhd Yusoff, 4 Achieve

"I'm very very very nervous. I think I will get an average of 20 points."

-Muhd Mustaqim bin Mustaffa, 4 Integrity

"My body is very shaky due to my nervousness. I think I will get below 20 points."

-Fathur Rahman, 4 Integrity

Current Students who Attended the Release of 'O' Level Results


Question: How do you feel watching the candidates taking their results? How do you think you will feel when it's your turn to take your results?


"Even though I'm not taking the results, I still feel scared. I think I will still be scared when it's my turn."


-Nursyakir Taher, 4 Integrity


"I'm anxious for the candidates. I think I will be full of anxiety when it's my turn to receive my results."


-Muhd Alif Akmal, 4 Integrity


"I don't really feel anything for the candidates since I'm not taking the results now. But I think I will be really scared when it's my turn."


-Muhd Nur Fidartullah, 5 Dynamic


"I'm stressed out just watching the candidates waiting for their results. I think when it's my turn to get my results, how I feel will really depends on the results."


-Liu Maican, 4 Respect


"I feel anxious even though I'm not taking the results now, and even more so when I am"


-Nur Syahilah btw Sadikin, 4 Commitment


"I really feel sad for those who are sad about their results. I think I will be relatively calm when my results are out."


-Abdul Hadi, 5 Thinking

MONGOLIAN EXCHANGE STUDENTS

On 3rd February 2010, the Creative Circle reporters had the golden opportunity to interview the Mongolian students, who were in Evergreen Secondary School for the early preparations on the Youth Olympic Games (YOG).

They were invited to perform during our the 10th Anniversary celebration at The Republic Cultural Centre (TRCC). Our guests presented an impressive solo cultural dance and they even harmonized and sung a Mongolian song as part of the opening act for the 10th Anniversary Performance, 'Metamorphosis.'

Read on to find out more on what the Mongolians had encountered and experienced in Singapore as well as what our Prefects and Student Ushers had to say...

What are your first thoughts of Singapore when you first reached here?

Purevswren Mongolian Exchange Student: I am quite happy to be in Singapore.

Chultem Otgonbaatar, President of Sukhbaatar District Olympic Council:


I am very happy to meet the Olympic Committee officials in Singapore.

Which places in Singapore would you most like to visit?

Purevswren: As I like animals, I look forward to visit the Singapore Zoo and Night Safari.

Chultem Otgonbaatar: I am interested to go to Sentosa Island.

Have you tried out any of our local food yet? If yes, do you like it?

Chultem Otgonbaatar: Yes, we've already tried out Singapore's seafood at the hotel. But we didn't like it because Mongolians are not used to spicy food.

Purevswren: Our staple food is normally rice and potatoes.


Sato: We eat more meat like beef or mutton.

How do you feel about helping out in ushering the Mongolian Exchange Students?


Daniel Tan, Prefect: We needed to help each other out and the bond between us really taught us the importance of working together to get things working.


Yang Qing Yang, Usher: I believe that we can gain much knowledge about the Mongolian culture and have the opportunity to meet and interact with these Mongolian students.

What is your impression of the Mongolian visitors?

Daniel Tan: These students who came to Singapore are indeed very sporty and obviously adept at sports.

Yang Qing Yang: They are very quick learners and immediately took to various traditional games of Singapore which we introduced to them.

Were there any difficulties which you encountered in your contact with the Mongolian students?

Daniel Tan: It was quite hard to communicate because of our language barrier.

Yang Qing Yang: They were shy at first. But after getting to know them better, they opened up to us and were very friendly.

How do you plan to prepare for the competition while you’re here in Singapore?


Manli: We plan to prepare for the competition by resting and conserving energy so that we can be prepared mentally and physically.

What are your hopes for the YOG 2010?

Manli: I hope that we can do really well for the YOG 2010. I hope we can do our best and we aim to work really hard for the competition.


We also had the opportunity to have a brief interview with Mr Albert Teo, Olympic Ambassador of Mongolian NOC.

What are some of the events that you will be taking part in for the YOG 2010?

Mr Albert Teo: Some of the competitions we are taking part in are Judo, Boxing and Archery.

What do you hope to achieve during this exchange program?

Mr Albert Teo: Our main aim for this exchange program is to establish friendships with Singapore schools. Through this event, locals will get to know our culture better and hence can make friends with our Mongolian students.

Interviews by:

Nur Ardillah of 3 Aspire, Heng Wei Chuan of 4 Achieve

Risa Lee & Ng Hann Shen