Speech Day and National Day Observance Ceremony 2013

The 7th of August was an extremely exciting day for all Hua Yians! Hua Yi's annual National Day Observance Ceremony coincided with Speech Day 2013.

The day began with the preparation for Speech Day. Our Guest-of-Honor arrived and students sitting in the hall were able to witness his visit to the newly completed Student Hub through a webcast. The impressed look on the Guest-of-Honor's face brought pride into every Hua Yi student's hearts, for it was their work that decorated the Student Hub.

After the different speeches that were given by the Guest-of-Honor and our principal, the students were treated to a series of stunning performances by the Concert Band, Chinese Dance and the Hip Hop Dance Club. Finally, the prizes were awarded to students who had done well in their studies the year before.

Next up was the National Day Observance Ceremony. The representatives from each Uniformed Group stood at the ready to usher the Singapore Flag in. The entire school then sang a rousing rendition of the National Anthem with pride and gusto. This enthusiasm continued throughout the Recollections, where each student participated with vigor.

The day ended with a performance by the Choir, singing "Stand Up for Singapore". It was truly a memorable day for all Hua Yians.

Racial Harmony Day Celebration

Racial Harmony Day was commemorated in Hua Yi Secondary School on the 19th of July this year. It was a sobering yet meaningful event which consisted of different activities throughout the week.

During the commemoration, the school reminded Hua Yians that in 1964, Singapore saw race riots that tore the country apart. To prevent something similar from happening to our beloved country again, Singapore has decided that Racial Harmony Day is a day for schools to reflect on and celebrate Singapore's success as a racially harmonious nation.

To celebrate this occasion, the teachers of Hua Yi Secondary School dressed in beautiful costumes from a variety of ethnicities. Students of Hua Yi also visited booths which they could borrow ethnic costumes to try them on. They also bought polaroid pictures of themselves in such costumes. The proceeds from the sale of the pictures went to charity.

During the week, students also learnt more about the Maria Hertogh riots which shook the nation in 1964. They reflected on what they learnt during DEAR periods and CCE lessons as well. It was a truly fulfilling week in Hua Yi.

International Friendship Day 2013

International Friendship Day took place on the 13th of April this year, and Hua Yi Secondary School had the most amazing programme to celebrate its arrival!

This year, students from many different countries such as Thailand, China, Myanmar, Indonesia and Vietnam prepared something special for their friends in the open area next to the bookshop. Posters on the history and culture of their home countries were printed and pasted on large exhibition boards for other curious students to read.

Student presenters also were stationed at each board to further share their culture with the other students of Hua Yi Secondary School. Some displayed products that their countries were famous for, such as beautiful beaded bracelets, intricately-woven pouches and even famous instant noodles.

Lastly, the Home Economics Club also planned a stunning display! Members of the Home Economic Club prepared famous desserts from different countries. This included the colourful Pulut Srikaya from Indonesia, the eye-catching Getuk Ubi from Malaysia and the delectable Mango Sticky Rice from Thailand.

This year's International Friendship Day was truly a different yet memorable experience!

Total Defence Day - 15th Feb 2013

Total Defence Day was held on the 15th of February this year. Hua Yi Secondary School commemorated the event by engaging in a few interesting and enriching activities. These included the distribution of READY bags to nearby residents by the Secondary One students, a booth set up by uniform groups exhibiting the five pillars of Total Defense and a competition held for the Secondary Two students.

The READY bags were distributed by Secondary One students, accompanied by senior One Advocates. They interacted and shared the importance of being ready during emergencies with residents from Block 373 and 374 in Jurong West. The residents were delighted with their free READY bags and some students were even rewarded with snacks given by the generous residents.

It was truly an enlightening and rewarding experience for the students of HYSS.

Chinese New Year Celebration - 8 Feb 2013

Hua Yi Secondary School held its annual Chinese New Year Celebration on the 8th of February in the school hall. Many exciting performances were lined up for the students. Hua Yi also invited the elderly residents from Silver Ace Elderly to participate in the celebration as well.

The Lion Dance performance opened the ceremony with a bang. The lion dancers were lively and their costumes were rich and vibrant. Next, the Guzheng Ensemble put up a riveting performance which had the audience spellbound by their technical skill.

The third performance was a special one that was prepared by the new teachers in Hua Yi. They put up a short skit and created a video about the legend of the twelve zodiac animals in the Chinese Calendar. Their performance was indeed well-received by the students!

Finally, there was a singing performance by Chinese students, followed by a Prize Presentation ceremony for the best decorated class for Chinese New Year. The celebration was then concluded with a parade of mini God of Fortunes - representatives from the lower Secondary Classes, led by the greatest God of Fortune in Hua Yi, Mr Leow Guan Sin.

This year's Chinese New Year Celebration was truly a sight to behold! We hope that everyone enjoyed themselves on that grand occasion.

Secondary One students of 2013

Hua Yi Secondary School welcomed the Secondary One students of year 2013.

The students had great moments getting to know the school, their schoolmates and teachers. They ended the week with two days orientation camp in school filled with activities to encourage teamwork and creativity. The main highlight of the Sec One orientation camp was the campfire night held on the first night. Parents were invited to join the campfire, which was filled with great performances by the Sec One students and Student Councillors.

Hua Yi Secondary School wishes them great success and fruitful years ahead in Hua Yi.

Hari Raya Aidilfitri and Teachers' Day Celebrations 2012

Hari Raya Aidilfitri and Teachers’ Day celebrations were celebrated with lots of excitement at Hua Yi Secondary School last Friday, 31 August 2012.

The celebration started with guitar performance near the canteen with our very own talented teacher, Ms Liau Yanya and a few of our talented students singing a few Hari Raya songs. A display on Hari Raya was also put up with Hari Raya cookies for all students to try out.

The celebration continued in the school hall with the Hari Raya performance. Staff and students were entertained with variety of performances that impressed every one. On stage, students performed the Malay dance and sang Hari Raya songs. We could see students from different races modelled Hari Raya costumes and distributed Hari Raya goodies, ketupat weaved from ribbons with chocolates in it, to staff and students. Not forgetting the highlight of  the celebration, the Dikir Barat performance. The performance ended with the grand finale of the Hari Raya performance when all performers came on stage to sing a Hari Raya song.



Teachers’ Day performance followed with a couple of dance acts and touching video of a teacher who taught lessons beyond the classroom. Heart-shaped cookies made by parents fom the Parents Support Group and students from Home Econs Club were presented to the teachers as tokens of appreciation for what they have contributed to the students. The student councillors presented the teachers with personalised sketch pads. Awards were awarded to teachers who won the most caring, most inspiring, most dynamic and well-dressed teachers.


Well done to the performers, staff and students who were involved in the celebrations for the great Hari Raya and Teachers’ Day performances.

Wishing all Muslims staff and students a Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri and to all teachers, Happy Teachers’ Day!

Sports Extravaganza 2012

Hua Yians spent a fun-filled morning on 25 August 2012, at Jurong Lake Park, with exciting activities such as in-line skating, kayaking and road-run. Students were gathered at the viewing gallery at Jurong Lake Park, welcomed by the bright morning sun. Together, staff and students participated in the activities and had great fun interacting and bonding with each other.

Mr Tan Jin Soon, Chairman of the School Advisory Committee, graced the event as the guest-of-honour and awarded winners with their trophy and medals. Congratulations to all the winners!

Congratulations to all the winners!

Prize Giving Day and National Day 2012

Hua Yi Secondary School celebrated Prize Giving Day and National Day 2012 on 8 August 2012.

 Prior to the National Day celebration, prize giving ceremony was held to award students who did well academically in 2011. Congratulations to all students who received the award.

The National Day celebration started with the marching- in of our National flag by students from different uniform groups followed by the singing of the National Anthem and “Recollections” segment recounting the key phases of Singapore story.

The celebration continued with the pledge-taking in different languages and singing of National Day songs – Count on me Singapore, Home and Stand up Singapore.

Wishing all Singaporeans a very happy 47th birthday!

Racial Harmony Day 2012 : People, Places, Memories

Hua Yi Secondary School commemorated Racial Harmony Day with meaningful lessons, appetising display of traditional desserts and engaging traditional games.

The commemoration started a week before the Racial Harmony Day with presentations of Quote of the Week from Class 2E3 and 2E4. Class 2E3 presented on the topic ‘We must preserve racial and religious harmony.’ and class 2E4 presented on ‘Meet and Greet – The different cultures’ way.’

On 19 July 2012, all students had lessons during their CE periods on how to preserve racial harmony in Singapore with the Sec 1 classes focusing on enhancing their understanding why it is important to be sensitive to the beliefs of other races and religions and how they can play an active role in diffusing racial/religious tension and conflict. The Sec 2 classes were guided on understanding how to appreciate cultural diversity and to take personal action to foster racial harmony. Lesson for the Sec 3 classes focused on the issue of integration of foreigner/ new citizens in Singapore and understanding the importance of appreciating and understanding people of different nationalities, race and religion. The Sec 4 and 5 classes discussed how the nation can manage ethnic diversity by fostering national identity, safeguarding the interests of the minority groups and developing common space.

Prior to the lessons during recess, the Home Economics Club students, together with the ONE Advocates and Heritagers, set up booths to showcase some of the traditional desserts by the different races in Singapore. Visitors to the booths were informed on the way in which the desserts are made, and some of the ingredients from which they are made. The traditional desserts display was tied in with the Sec 2 Citizenship Education package for them to understand more about the cultures of the different races.


On 20 July 2012, the ONE Advocates led the morning assembly with a presentation on Racial Harmony Day and the Declaration of Racial Harmony Day. Everyone participated in pledging their support for racial harmony. Class 3N2 presented on the racial harmony theme: People. Places. Memories followed by presentation by class 3N1, which presented on ‘Is fasting unique to Muslims?’



During recess, the student councillors and ONE Advocates came together to present to the school four traditional games that were played during the kampong days. The games presented were five stones, capteh, hopscotch and Chinese chess.


The lessons and activities were planned in line with Racial Harmony theme “People, Places, Memories”, which seeks to bring together the future aspirations of our nation (People) and the recollections of our past moments of joy shared with our friends from all races (Memories). These 2 aspects are consolidated in defining Singapore as our “Home” and reflect our shared history and common destiny upon which our sense of identity as Singaporeans is built.

Youth Day Carnival 2012

Youth Day cum fundraising carnival was celebrated by Hua Yians on 7 July 2012 with high-spirit and excitement. Exciting games and activities, mouth-watering food and delightful beverages were lined up for all to enjoy. A fun-filled morning that brought Hua Yians, families and friends together to raise fund for charity and above all, the carnival promotes the spirits of togetherness and benevolence in Hua Yians.

Haunted House, Tribal War, Tug-of-War, Ring-O, shooting games and many others were enjoyed by all. Spreads of delicious food and beverages such as cotton-candy, popcorns, 'nasi lemak', bread with curry and a few flavoured drinks and popsicles were available to satisfy the tastebuds.

The highlight of the event was the Staff Community Involvement Programme. Each staff had to perform a few sets of exercises in exchange for goodie bags to be donated to selected residents in Ho Ching Road.

Congrats to Sec 2E3 for being the most creative booth, Sec 1E2 for the most popular booth and sec 3E1 for the most environmentally-friendly booth.

Hua Yians displayed the spirit of togetherness with their great teamwork, working together to make the carnival a successful and fun event for everyone. Together, we raised $11 202 for the Community Chest.  Great job, Hua Yians!

NRIC Presentation Ceremony

Students who have reached the age of 15 or will be 15 years old this year and are Singapore citizens were presented with their National Registration Identity Card (NRIC) in a special NRIC Presentation Ceremony, which was held during the morning assembly to present the students their NRIC.


NRIC, which is a form of formal identification for the students, it also symbolises their nationality as young Singaporeans. The NRIC presentation ceremony is to honour citizenship and the privilege of being Singaporeans and to re-affirm our loyalty and allegiance to Singapore. We hope the students understand the significance of the NRIC and proud to be a Singaporean.

It was a proud moment for the students, as they stepped onto the stage to receive their NRICs.

Congratulations to all students who received their NRICs.

Prize winners of NE programmes 2012

Congratulations to the following winners.

Total Defence Day (Best IPP Room) Position    Class 1st Place    2N2 2nd Place   2E2 3rd Place    2E1

Quote of the Week (Best Presentation) Position   Class 1st Place   4E4 2nd Place  4E1 3rd Place   5N1

Bonsai Appreciation Programme (Best Reflection) Position     Name          Class 1st Place   Ana Ho          1E3 2nd Place  Tricia Chia      1E1

International Friendship Day (Best Reflection) Sec 1 Position     Name                         Class 1st Place   Looi Hui Ting                1E4 2nd Place  Rozie Aryani Bte Jamil  1T1 Sec 2 Position     Name                         Class 1st Place   Muhd Qamarul              2T1  2nd Place  Sharena Bte Zainal        2N2 Sec 3 Position      Name                       Class 1st Place    Zulkarnain Bin Johari   3N2 2nd Place   Wong Jia Jun              3N1 Sec 4/5 Position     Name                        Class 1st Place   Shaun Low                  4E3 2nd Place  Yee Heng                    5N2

Sports Day 2012

Hua Yi's Sports Day 2012 was held on 20 April 2012 at Jurong West Stadium. The students and staff gathered at the stadium as early as 7 am for the event. The weather was to the favour of our athletes who were enthusiastic to start the race and the hot sun did not dampen their sporting spirits. While the athletes were in actions, students and staff cheered excitedly for their houses during the different sport events. Races were completed and medals were won. Congratulations to the winners and well done to the rest of the athletes.

Heartiest congratulations to Citius House, who emerged as the champion house for 2012 followed by Diutius, as the first runner-up.

Bonsai Appreciation Programme 2012

Bonsai Appreciation Programme 2012 was held for the Secondary One students on 24 and 31 March 2012.

The objectives of the programme are:

1. To inculcate the values of rootedness, perseverance, togetherness and resilience through the nurturing and shaping of bonsai plants

2. To serve as a platform for parent-child bonding

3. To relate the Bonsai plants to the legacy of the school

The collaborative effort with the various Bonsai Clubs* and the Singapore Penjing and Stone Appreciation Club introduced to the students and their parents on how to care and nurture the Bonsai plants.

The session started with an introduction to the different type of Bonsai plants and the ways to care for the plant. Each student was then given a pot of Bonsai plant and they worked on the Bonsai plant - potting/repotting of the plants and sculpting the plants. At the end of the session, the students brought home their Bonsai plants for them to care and attend to.

* Singapore Penjing and Stone Appreciation Club, Bukit Batok Sunshine RC, Siglap CC, Tanglin CC, Ayer Rajah CC, Yuhua CC and Kim Seng CC

Total Defence Day - Best Reflection Award

Congratulations to Best Reflection winners for Total Defence Day 2012.

Unice Chia - 1E4
Amber Qua - 2E1
Lee Sher Hui - 3E2
Ng Sheng Mu - 4E4
Nur Hidayah - 5N1

National Infocomm Clubs Outstanding School Award

Congratulations to Hua Yi Secondary School for being awarded the National Infocomm Clubs Outstanding School Award.

The Award is given to schools with outstanding accomplishments in their Infocomm Club and seeks to recognise and profile schools for their efforts in enhancing infocomm learning through the clubs.

Total Defence Day 2012

This year marks the 70th anniversary of British’s surrender to the Japanese on 15 February 1942. Prior to Total Defence Day 2012, Class 5N2 began the commemoration with a presentation on the topic -Total Defence Day – It’s My Turn. Hua Yians were informed that by demonstrating the school values of Togetherness and Wisdom, they contribute to the Total Defence of the country.

Singing of the National Anthem and reciting of the National Pledge before the Commemoration of the Total Defence Day

Presentation on Total Defence Day - It's my turn

Students from Sec 5N2 presented on Total Defence Day

On Total Defence Day, an Islandwide Sounding of the Public Warning System was activated to alert the population to an important broadcast on the radio.

The Sec 1 classes were introduced to the Ready Bag and they were informed on the importance of having a Ready Bag at home and what are the items they need to have in a Ready Bag. They were also involved in distributing the Ready Bags to selected households in Clementi.

The One Advocate of the class introduced the Ready Bag to the students

Students distributed the Ready Bags to selected households in Clementi

The Sec 2 classes were involved in the In-Place Protection exercise, in which they were told to seal up their classrooms to protect themselves against the migration of harmful chemical into their classrooms.

National Service (NS) was highlighted in Total Defence Day 2012 as a vital part of the Singaporean way of life. The upper secondary classes were engaged in an activity ‘Think, Discuss, Dialogue’ where students took turns to answer different questions on the importance of National Service to the country.


Students in class engaged in 'Think, Discuss, Dialogue" session

Remembering Dr Toh Chin Chye

This morninng, students and staff of Hua Yi Secondary School observed the flag raising ceremony and flags were raised to half-mast to show respect to the late Dr Toh Chin Chye, one of the founding fathers of modern Singapore, who passed away recently.

Reflections on Dr Toh Chin Chye and articles on him were put up at the NE Gallery.

Chinese New Year Celebration 2012

Hua Yians welcomed the Year of the Dragon with a great Chinese New Year concert held on Friday, 20 January 2012. They were entertained with varied performances by the students and staff.

26 elderly residents from the neighbourhood were invited to join Hua Yians in the celebration and their presence added charm to the festive mood.

The celebration started with a performance by the Lion Dance team, who impressed the audience with their movements. The concert continued with performances by the Dance Society, Guzheng Ensemble, dance routines by our very own Hua Yians and a skit acted out by the new teachers. Prizes were given out to the classes, which won the best Chinese New Year Classroom Decoration

May the Year of the Dragon brings success, good-health and happiness to all Hua Yians, family and friends.