Students' Participation in Extra-curricular Activities
Our extra-curricular activities are designed to help students grow and develop academically, morally, aesthetically, physically, and socially. They provide training in leadership and team building, help students develop a sense of responsibility and a sense of belonging, as well as provide a chance for students to develop better communication and organization skills. Our students received a number of prizes and awards in a wide array of external competitions.Details of their achievements are listed under ¡§Prizes and Awards¡¨ of this Programme. The most outstanding achievements were as follows:
In the 62nd Hong Kong Schools Speech Festival, our school won five championships in Solo Verse Speaking, Solo Prose Speaking and the Chinese Duologue. A total of 105 Certificates of Merits were obtained.
In the 63rd Hong Kong Schools Music Festival, Zhang Jiayu of 2E won the championship in Dizi Solo. Five students won the 1st runner-up and two students won the 2nd runner-up in the Western and Chinese instrumental competitions. A total of 33 Certificates of Merits were obtained. Our Symphony Orchestra and Chinese Orchestra won the Silver Medal and the Bronze Medal respectively in the HK Youth Music Interflows.
In the Hong Kong Schools Sports Federation Inter-School Competitions, we were the champion in Table Tennis (Division III) Girls Overall, the 1st runner-up in Archery Boys B, the 2nd runner-up in Volleyball (Division II) Girls Overall and Swimming (Division III) Boys B.
Our Debating Teams won the 2nd runner-up in the 6th Liberal Cup Inter-school Debating Competition and the Most Improved School Award in the 26th Singtao Inter-school Debating Competition. Seven students were named Best Debators in the competitions.
In the HK School Drama Festival, our school won the Award for Commendable Overall Performance and the Award for Outstanding Cooperation. Chan Chun Yuet, Mak Hiu Tung of 5A and Chan Tsz Sin of 5C won the Award for Outstanding Actors and Actresses.
In the Hong Kong and Macao Mathematical Olympiad Open Contest 2011, our students won all three awards, the Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards. In the Heat Event of the 3rd HK Mathematics Creative Problem Solving competition for Secondary Schools, our students won the Gold Award.
In the Student Environmental Protection Ambassador Scheme organized by the Environmental Protection Department and the Education Bureau, our students won both the Gold Award andSilver Awards.
The Red Cross Youth Unit 27 won championships in both the First Aid Competition and the Nursing Competition in the Shaukiwan District.
We are dedicated to extend students¡¦ learning experiences beyond the school context. An Adventure Training Camp was organized for S1. Leadership Training was given to ECA club officials. An 8-hour social service programme was mandated for S3. Various visits were arranged in the Life-wide Learning Periods, two of the most popular ones being the EquestrianSchool and the Yakult Factory. External bodies were invited to give performances and talks to broaden students¡¦ horizons. Just to name a few, we had ¡§Cantonese Opera Appreciation¡¨ conducted by the HK Academy for Performing Arts, a Drama delivering the ¡§Anti-gambling Message¡¨ by the Live Theatre, a Talk on ¡§Personal Financial Management¡¨ by the Healthy Family Budgeting & Debt Counseling Center of the Tung Wah Group, a Talk on ¡§Social Service¡¨ by the Community Chest and a Talk on ¡§New Routes to Attack Cancer¡¨ by a professor from the Chinese University.