Hwa Chong Alumni Association Youth Chapter

Soak up the exciting, fun-filled atmosphere at Come Home! 2010, consisting of a charity outdoor flea (supported by Freemansland) and a youth concert.

Catch peformances by West Grand Boulevard and other smashingly good local bands, NUS CAC Instrumentalists and singers, the explosive percussive Baracuda Batucada, Hwa Chong MAD and host Matthew Zachary Liu, youth host of Singapore YOG 2010.

There will be ongoing activities such as face-painting, ice-cream sales, sale of button badges, balloon-sculpturing and awesome free door gifts! All proceeds from the concert will go to Beyond Social Services.

Come Home! 2010 is organised by a group of students form Hwa Chong Institution (College) and is part of the Citibank-YMCA Youth For Causes 2010 Programme.

Venue: Fort Canning Park Green
Date: 15 June 2010, Tuesday evening
Time of concert: 6.30pm to 9.30pm
Flea called ‘Where It All Mat-ters!’ will be from 2-7pm
Concert Tickets are sold at $15 per ticket (but $10 per ticket if ordered in groups of 10)
Nearest MRT is Douby Ghaut/City Hall MRT.
Info: www.projectcactus.blogspot.com
Contact: Lynn @ 91194004 or email projectcactus2010@gmail.com for your ticket orders now!

Pre-order for button badges taken now, @ $1.50 per badge. Email projectcactus2010@gmail.com for your orders! Designs can be viewed on our Facebook page.

Come Home! 2010 is organised by Youth Chapter member Valenica. The Youth Chapter is proud to support fellow HwaChongians.

各位学长：
华岭论坛将举办《摄影与艺术》讲座。 免费参与。
日期：2010年4月18日（星期日）
时间：上午10时正
地点：校友会庄丕唐纪念堂

主讲者：吴金辉学长
吴金辉学长是新加坡摄影学会副会长，曾先后获得多个国内外摄影奖，包括1989年国际创意摄影展览的最佳作品展。他的多幅作品也为国内外收藏家及企业家所收藏。

欢迎您的出席。
谢谢！

校友会秘书处敬启

The Youth Chapter would like to congratulate Hwa Chong Institution’s other recent academic achievements:

For the Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament Online Competition:

Six HCI students went through the competition overnight from 12 midnight to 6 am on 21 Feb. They emerged top in the team category, beating world-best schools like USA’s Thomas Jefferson. For more details of the individual and team results, please visit their site.

And the South-east Asian Ministers of Education Organisation (SEAMEO) Science Congress:

In the recent SEAMEO Search for Young Scientists Regional Science Congress held in Penang, one of our teams which represented Singapore won the “Most promising young scientist” award which come with a huge trophy and 1000 ringgits. This is the highest award given out during the congress.

The second team won a consolation prize.

Hwa Chong Alumni Association Youth Chapter would like to congratulate our juniors for the amazing results for Singapore-Cambridge A Levels of the 2009 Graduating Batch:

OVERALL PERFORMANCE

Hwa Chong is the top performing school in Math and Science.
92 students scored a perfect score. This is a record in three years.
As with last year’s record-breaking performance, 696 students scored at least 3 H2 Distinctions and above.
An impressive 216 students scored 7 Distinctions and more.
180 students scored at least one H3 distinction and better.

INDIVIDUAL SUBJECT PERFORMANCE

Our students attained a record-breaking performance in General Paper, with 4 out of 10 scoring a Distinction. This is double the national average for the third year running.

9 out of 10 students scored Distinction in H2 Biology, up from 8 last year. This is double the National Average.

8 out of 10 scored Distinction for H2 Physics, double the National Average.

In addition, 4 students were awarded The Institute of Physics Gold Medal for Excellence in Physics.

8 out of 10 students scored a Distinction in H2 Mathematics, for the third year running.

8 out of 10 scored a Distinction for H2 Art.

7 out of 10 students scored a Distinction in H2 Geography, more than double the National Average.

7 out of 10 scored a Distinction for H2 Chemistry, for the second year running. This is double the National Average.

7 out of 10 scored a Distinction for Knowledge and Inquiry and H2 Literature in English.

We attained a 100% Distinction rate for H1 and H2 German and H1 French.

We also attained 100% Distinction rate for H1 Geography, 3 times the National average.

For Project Work, with close to 9 out of 10 attaining a Distinction.

3..2..1, Snap!

Hwa Chong Alumni Association Youth Chapter is proud to organise the 3.21 SNAP Photography Contest to commemorate Hwa Chong’s 91st Founder’s Day on March 21st, 2010.

Members of the Hwa Chong family, including students, staff and alumni of Hwa Chong Institution and Hwa Chong International School are invited to participate in this photography contest.

Simply capture the moments of what you are doing or what’s happening at 3.21pm in school or at work and send your photo with an interesting caption to 3.21SNAP@hwachongyouth.org. Ensure you include the following in your email:
a) Name:
b) NRIC:
c) Contact Number:
d) Email Address:
e) Mailing Address:
f) Participating Category
g) Caption

All entries submitted will be featured on the contest microsite. Closing date for entries is on 15th March 2010 3.21pm.

Categories
Student – Open to all students who are currently studying in Hwa Chong Institution & Hwa Chong International School

Staff – Open to all staff who are currently working in Hwa Chong Institution & Hwa Chong International School

Alumni – Open to all alumni who have graduated from Hwa Chong Institution & Hwa Chong International School, The Chinese High School & Hwa Chong Junior College

Prizes
For each category, there are the following prizes:
1st Prize: $50 worth of CapitaVouchers
2nd Prize: $30 worth of CapitaVouchers
3rd Prize: $20 worth of CapitaVouchers

The Judging Committee will select the winning entries based on how well the photographs and captions convey the Hwa Chong spirit and display creativity.

Winners will also be invited to the 91st Anniversary Dinner held on March 21st 2010 to receive their prizes and have their winning entries on display.

Click here for a copy of the full rules and regulation which includes detailed information on how to submit your entries and the personal particulars to include.