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PHS Eat with your PresHigh Family

PHS Lohei 2018

A parent’s love is limitless, unconditional and selfless. Here at PHS, our altruistic Parent Support Group (PSG) go out of their way to show the students that they are very much loved. This year, the generous parents came with ice-cream – a cool treat for our hot climate and personally distributed to the students and staff. Our students reciprocated the goodwill with hand-made cards and wide smiles! Through such anticipated events, our PSG enhances the students’ positive experience and memories at PHS, their home away from home!

If we think about how we became passionate about our hobbies, we may think of a parent or of friend who first ignited our interest in these hobbies. The push that ignited our passion may happen during a conversation, a game or a casual outing. That is because a great deal of what we learn, discover and eventually come to love often happens beyond the classroom.

At Presbyterian High School, teachers believe in involving students in their learning. Teachers create opportunities for students to learn outdoors. Every year, teachers organise Trips for International Experience (TIE) for groups of Secondary 3 and 4 students and offer them a choice of visiting Thailand, Vietnam. China.

Presbyterian High School started its sustained reading programme in 2015. Under this programme, both students and teachers are united in the same wholesome habit of reading. Just as the silence is obvious, so too is the intensity of concentration and enjoyment. We read our English story books on Monday and Tuesday, and we read a Mother Tongue book on Thursday. It is our desire to enhance the joy of learning the languages through developing a reading habit among the learners.

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PHS students are nurtured to be resilient and rugged individuals. These are traits that would enable them to live out the school’s vision as Promise-Keepers, Hope-Builders and Servant-Leaders. An important platform to inculcate the value of resilience and ruggedness is the annual Sec Two Adventure Camp. In 2018, the adventure camp was held at the MOE Changi Coast Adventure campsite. Held from the 22 nd of Jan to the 24 th Jan, the camp tested the mettle of our young students. The highlights of the camp included abseiling, rock climbing and even spelunking (in an artificial cave) at the camp site. Our Sec Two students did us proud when they gamely took on the various challenges and showcased what team spirit could bring forth. Sec 2 Adventure Camp is among the numerous memorable experiential learning for our students during their stay with us.

The 6 th of January was our school’s CCA Open House Day. It marked the end of the Sec One Orientation Programme. The CCA Open House was a platform for Uniformed groups, Performing Arts and Sports groups showcase their CCAs. It was a day of excitement where the Sec One students, our newest members would learn about each CCA and its activities. A strong sense of pride filled the air as members presented their CCAs with passion and enthusiasm.

Secondary 1 Orientation 2018

We would like to congratulate Brian Lee Han Quan (5 Agape 2016) for receiving the Lee Kuan Yew Award for Outstanding Normal Course Students. Congratulations Brian!

Programmes for Holistic Development(PHD) conducted during post exam period.

2017 Graduation Service

PHS teachers enjoyed a day filled with love and warmth on Teachers' Day 2017, when students showered them with hand-written cards, freshly-baked muffins, flowers and other meaningful gifts. Eager to show gratitude to their beloved teachers, each class organised a class party for their teachers. It was a time of good food, fun and laughter.

PHS students enjoy the meal provided by the school with their classmates and form teachers.

Just as a family that eats together, stays together – a country that celebrates together stays together too. On 8 August 2017, students from Chaoyang School were invited to participate in our school National Day celebrations. The students settled into the parade square as an audience to first witness the National Day Observance Ceremony, and then the celebrations in the school hall. Accompanied by students from Secondary 2 Blessing, the students from Chaoyang school joined in the celebrations whole-heartedly, and even put up a special performance of their own, wowing the school with their talents.

It is often said that the future of Singapore is in young hands. These young hands were acknowledged for their good performance in academic and non-academic areas on Thanksgiving and Honours Day. We wish them all the best for their future endeavours. May they continue to press on, do their best and achieve their goals!

2017 Passing Out Parade

Towards the end of Term 1, the graduating cohort embarked on a week of fun activities designed to enhance personal mastery and relaxation of the mind and soul. The GLOW (Goal Setting, Learning Plan, Ownership, Wellness) programme was specially designed for them to have a milestone check, take a break from their studies, and enjoy a time of get together with their classmates. Students enjoyed a sand castle building group activity at the beach and stretched their muscles at a cross-country run.

2017 Secondary 3 Pulau Ubin Camp

The highly anticipated Adventure Camp took place between 23 and 25 January at the Changi Coast Outdoor Adventure Learning Center. Around 280 students embarked on the three-day camp where they participated in various outdoor activities such as Flying Fox, Rock Climbing and water sports like kayaking.

The PHS Jogathon 2017 was held at Macritchie Reservoir. The event was held in the early morning but there was no sign of any sleepiness as students streamed in as much as one hour early, just to enjoy the sights and sounds of nature awakening. Running through the lush, beautiful route helped students and teachers alike to rediscover their love for nature as some students exuberantly reported that they had seen monkeys, squirrels and even turtles along the way. Students were honoured to represent their classes in the spirit of friendly competition and their classmates could be heard cheering for all participants alike.

The goal of orientation camp was to build up the sense of belonging, rapport and teamwork in our
new students. They were given an informative tour of the spectrum of exciting CCAs which they
could choose from.

Chinese New Year Celebrations 2017

We rejoice as a PresHigh family with the achievements of our sports groups.

We are pleased to announce that our ‘B’ Division Girls have emerged champion in the North Zone Volleyball Championship. The ‘B’ Division Volleyball Boys also played well and they clinched the second runner-up position in the Championship.

Our ‘C’ Division Basketball Boys brought home the championship title in the North Zone Basketball Championship.

Read inspirational stories of our students' achievements.
Bevlyn Tan, 4B2
Rachel Bih, 4A
Yi Shing, 4C
Brenna Quah, 4D
Brian Lee, 5A
Marcus Wong, 4E
Sarah Khoo, 4G
Yu Wei, 4H

On 3 January 2017, students gathered at the Bethel Hall in the morning for the annual commencement service to kick start the new school year. It is a school’s tradition to start the new academic year by giving thanks to God for His abundant blessings; and seeking His continuous guidance and wisdom for the staff and the students as we start a brand new year. There were also many eager parents of the Secondary One students in our midst.

On 7 November, 27 Secondary 2 students embarked on an eight-day Cultural Immersion Programme to Wuxi, Nanjing, Suzhou and Shanghai. The team was led by Vice-Principal Miss Sarah Yew; accompanied by Mr Steven Chan, Mrs Tan Woan Chyn and Mr Li Mingzhu

We would like to congratulate the classes of 4 Agape, 4 Blessing 2 and 4 Compassion 2016 for their sterling performance at the GCE ‘N’ Level Examination 2016. You have put your best foot forward and have pursued excellence with your sheer determination and single-minded attitude.
Well done students!

The Applied Learning Programme (ALP) at Presbyterian High School gives students the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills from different disciplines of STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) to solve meaningful problems. Through engaging students in investigative science and experiential scientific inquiry, we want to promote our students’ interest in STEM activities, not only during their school years but also throughout their lives.

The Learning for Life Programme (LLP) aims to help students deepen values and life skills while supporting them in discovering their strengths, interests and talents. It provides students with a broad and deep foundation for lifelong learning, and equips them with skills to lead purposeful lives. The LLP also seeks to support the school’s vision of developing students to be ‘Promise-Keepers, Hope-Builders and Servant-Leaders’. In tandem with the school’s Character First Programme, PHS seeks to harness the potential in every student to be the best that he or she can be.

We are pleased to announce that Ryan Yeo Rui Yan from Secondary 2 Agape has been awarded the Gold Award in the Media Computing Competition (Animation Category). Congratulations!
The Media Computing Competition is an annual competition organised by the Computer Education Unit, Curriculum Planning and Development Division, Ministry of Education.

We are pleased to announce that our ‘C’ Division Basketball Boys performed very well at the National Schools Basketball Championship 2016 and has clinched the championship title. Well done, boys! Congratulations!

In March this year, students from Secondary 2 and 3 worked in teams to participate in the SYF 2016 Art Exhibition. Five submissions based on the theme of “Artist & Space” were sent. Two Secondary 2 teams’ artworks were selected from hundreds of submission to be displayed at the Arts House in July.

On 23 June 2016, a team of PHS students participated in the ‘Create Your Own Newspaper Competition’, organised by the Committee to Promote Chinese Language Learning, Singapore Press Holdings and Xinmin Secondary School. The team was awarded third prize in the Upper Secondary category.

Our students took part in various Mathematics competitions like the Singapore Mathematical Olympiad, the Australian Mathematics Competition, the All Singapore Secondary Mathematics Competition for Normal Course students, and the Ngee Ann Mathematics Challenge.

On 13 th August 2016, PHS staff and their family, together with our PSG members had gathered to grace PHS Family Fiesta. Joining them for the occasion were PHS students and their families too. It was the first year that PHS had organised this event and it was indeed a successful one, with everyone having a part to play.

The 15th Student Council Investiture was held on Friday 22 April 2016. We were honoured to have Mdm Yazilah, Principal of Chaoyang School as the Guest-of-Honour. Staff, students, parents and student councillors from other schools witnessed the installation of the members of the 15th Student Council. The student councillors pledged to uphold school values and be exemplary to all. This step taken by each student councillor to serve the school community was a call to Servant Leadership.

The second round of ParentHugS saw parent volunteers from the Parent Support Group (PSG) distributing donuts to cheer and encourage the students before the commencement of the mid-year examination. Students were greeted by endless rows of donuts during their recess break on 26 April. Many could not hide their delightful smiles upon seeing the delectable donuts. Their beaming and happy faces said it all. It was indeed a sweet treat for all!
Thank you PSG for your blessing. You have brought a smile on the students’ faces. This is truly a loving gesture for our students.

The B Division boys and girls performed well at the National Schools Volleyball Championship 2016. The boys emerged national top four position and the girls clinched the runner-up position at the Finals. Well done, boys and girls!

Presbyterian High School’s Passing Out Parade was a day of pride and achievement for Uniformed Group (UG) members of the graduating cohort. Years of hard work and heart work the cadets had put in for their respective UGs had done PHS proud, and the pride of the teachers and the cadets was evident on this day. Supportive spectators were present to witness the parade march-in, parade march off followed by the tossing of their jockey caps – a picture-worthy moment. All the effort put in by the cadets throughout their years of being in the UG had paid off.

The theme for this year’s International Friendship Day is ASEAN. Students were all gathered at the Bethel Hall for the annual celebration of International Friendship Day. There was a drama-cum-presentation showcase put up by our very own drama group and student representatives. In the presentation part of the showcase, student representatives presented on the fun facts of the ASEAN countries. Students were then quizzed on what they have learnt from the presentations.

This year’s Jogathon was held at MacRitchie Reservoir and it started with the competitive runners from every level competing to be in the top 25 positions. Teachers and parents were seen running together with their students and children during the mass run and competitive run. Even though many felt exhausted after the tiring run, many were still in high spirits. Mdm Aisha, Form Teacher of 1 Devotion, who participated in the staff race, felt a sense of satisfaction after completing the route.

From the 8th to 10th of March, students of Presbyterian High School experienced the GLOW Learning Week. The acronym GLOW encapsulates the learning outcomes that students would achieve as they progress towards taking their national examination and proceed with their post-secondary education pursuit.

Many students were pleasantly surprised when they walked into the school on Friday morning, the 19th of February, only to see several of the male teachers, like Mr Benjamin Lee and Mr Jason Lefort, handsomely suited up in army uniforms. There was even an army truck parked beside the school that brought along many NS Men. The students were treated to a fun and enlightening educational showcase by these NS Men where they learnt what it was like being an NS Man. They had the opportunity to sample what the soldiers ate during field training and even had the opportunity to handle some of the weapons!

The Secondary Two Adventure Camp at MOE Adventure Campsite was a hit as there were many interesting activities planned and those activities helped students to overcome their fear and develop their potential as leaders.

Chinese New Year Celebrations 2016

Results for the 2015 GCE 'N' and 'O' Level Examinations were released in December 2015 and January 2016 respectively.

Read inspirational stories of our students' achievements.