Words of Encouragement
Category: Friendship
Dream Together
The dream you dream is only a dream.
But the dream we dream together is reality.
1C Girls 2008
1C Girls: Where are they now?
March Birthday
Today is 4th March 2011. Yesterday was my best friend’s birthday. She is 17 finally! You are 16 going on 17, But my own birthday is in August . I can’t wait for my 17th birthday. That’s because I’m going to celebrate my 17th birthday wit a special person. And I know he is going to make my party CRAZY, but full of fun. Really looking forward to his arrival.
JSDP Friends
Dear JSDP friends,
I miss you all.
(But what is JDSP?)
Will they forget me?
My primary school is in Tuen Mun and I have no chance to see my classmates.
I miss them very much.
I want to talk to them.
I want to play with them.
I am very frightened that they will forget me.
2D Forever
“2D is the best. Friendship forever.”
So Close
The song So Close is sung by John McLaughlin during the ballroom dance scene at the end of Enchanted.
E-girls
These pictures were drawn when these students were in Class1E (Form 1 is the equivalent of Grade 7). The girls are now in 2E. From the changed dates in the picture, you can see that they plan to be in 3E. They are E-girls!
Sixth Christmas
Just before Christmas, our school usually has a religious service, followed by a talent or variety show and a class party.
Here is a video of the Cardcaptor Sakura theme (in Cantonese):
Battle of Dance was an interclass dance competition. You can see the highlights here:
The full performance (kind of a hybrid of Michael Jackson, Para Para and High School Musical) of 6H’s team is here:
If you are a 6H fan, you can even view footage of their audition:
Afraid of Everything
The HKCEE (Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination), refers to the public examinations local secondary school students take at the end of Form 5 (Grade 11). They then take another public exam at the end of Form 7 (Grade 13 )—the HKALE (or A-level Exam).
This year, we are seeing the last batch of F5 students (they are just finishing their exams this week) before switching to the new system, which has one public exam at the end of F6.
These Cert. Level exams aren’t that difficult (especially when compared to the insanely difficult A-level exams), but they do cause a lot of stress.
For one thing, if you don’t do well enough, you will have to leave the school you are studying in. A typical school has about 200 Form 5 students, but only 90 Form 6 places, so more than half of its F5 graduates end up getting booted out. They can end up attending another (usually less prestigious) secondary school, pursuing vocational studies or leaving the educational system altogether. For some students, having to change change schools can be a blessing in disguise; they sometimes end up gaining more opportunities to develop their talents at the new school. However, if you are in Form 5 and faced with having to leave behind the friends you have made during the last five years of secondary study . . . well that can be tough.
(And, in some schools, when you come back to pick up your diploma, you go up on stage in your new school’s uniform as the audience takes note of who made it back and who didn’t.)
In addition to worrying about short-term threat of not being able to get a spot in F6, students also have the added burden of knowing that their results in the exam are going to follow them around for life. Most employers ask to see your Cert results. In the civil service application, for example, that seems to be the first thing they are looking for.
So, yeah, sitting for the HKCEE is stressful.
It’s Like You
It does look a lot like Toby. Is he wearing a crown?
Proud of You
Does anyone know the background story behind this picture?
A Nice Afternoon
Friends Forever
Happy Together
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