31st College Day at Nanyang Junior College

2010 May 23

by Eunice Lim

31^st College Day at Nanyang Junior College

Photos courtesy of the Photography Society

Since early in the morning of 8^th May 2010, Nanyang Junior College was a hive of activity, as the school made its final preparations to celebrate College Day later that afternoon. Members of the Band could be seen in the College practicing on their instruments in their final rehearsals before the commencement of College Day. Guests were seated at 2.45pm in the Hall where a slideshow featuring key College events was put up on-screen, symbolizing how another fruitful year had passed in NYJC. At 3pm, the Guest-of-Honour, Major-General (MG) Neo Kian Hong, the Chief of Defence Force in the Singapore Armed Forces arrived to warm applause from the staff, guests, parents and students in attendance.

Guest-of-Honour, MG Neo Kian Hong addressing the College

Even though College Day was a day to celebrate the achievement and success of its students, members of the College community nonetheless, took time out to observe a minute of silence to mourn the passing of one of our own students – Toh Zheng Xuan (0924), who passed away in a car accident recently.

During the Prize Presentation Ceremony, the 2009 graduates who had done exceptionally well were all smiles as they received their awards in recognition of their commendable academic results in the ‘A’ Levels. But they were not the only prize recipients. Current students who had done well in other areas such as their Co-Curricular Activities and Service-Learning projects were also recognized.

A performance put up by the Symphonic Band was followed by the singing of the College Song by the Choir, which brought the formal proceedings of the College Day celebrations in the Hall to a close.