Monday, January 24, 2011
#3 Something that took place in school: Rewarded !
It's time for another assignment post and this time the theme will be "Something that took place in school". This story that I am going to share is something that I am very proud of. It is none other than the scholarship award given by the Toa Payoh-Bishan GRC. This scholarship is awarded to those who are in the top 10% of their school in 2010. I'm very exuberant I could get this prize after my hard work last year. Not only I'm representing Victoria School, I also made my family feel proud of me. Let me tell you the events that took place!
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Firstly, it was held at First Toa Payoh Secondary School which is a different venue as last year's event.(shown in picture) I first registered at a counter in the canteen before proceeding to the school hall. There were many people, including parents, students and guests. There were many chairs in the hall, but they were quite uncomfortable :x. The ceremony started after almost everyone reached and the guest of honour, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Toa Payoh-Bishan GRC,Mrs Josephine Teo, made her opening speech. Following that, the prize giving started with the Primary One scholar. After waiting about thirty-five minutes since the start of the ceremony, it was finally my turn.
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After the ceremony ended, many people went to the funfair located on the road in the school. Every student was given a $5 coupon which allowed us to buy some things from the fair. It was charity and twenty percent of the sales will be donated to the school's fund. We bought some doughnuts and my parents spent another $94 on some other products. They asked me if I could sponsor them for that too, but I said no :D. Nevertheless, Mrs Josephine Teo did not leave either and she also looked around at the items on sales. Fortunately, my father saw some people taking photographs with her and he requested too. I took a picture with her and I feel so honoured! (as shown in the photo)
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After spending all the coupon money, we headed back home and let me reveal what I got. I was rewarded with some cash which I will not tell and a certificate :). (as shown in the photo) This is a motivation for me to work harder this year and I really hope I can get this scholarship award again next year. Although it has only been a month since school reopened, I already feel the stress. However, I will not give up and I will work towards my goal. Now, here's a video of a motivation song and it is lyrics are very meaningful. It is none other than "The Climb" by Miley Cyrus. Enjoy and hope I will come back again for my next post!
(Quote of the day: Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all -Dale Carnegie)
(Many thanks to YouTube uploader - hollywoodrecords for the video)
