On the 8th of August, it was the
rehearsal day of graduation night. All the lower 6 students were busy rushing
to finish the final preparation for the big night on the next day. All of us
arrived at Soon Lee restaurant by 5 pm. Everyone of us were helping each other
with the work handed to us. After finishing the final touches for the ceremony,
the rehearsal started. Everything went smoothly accordingly. Everyone was
cooperating well and we were able to wrap up the rehearsal earlier than
expected. Before leaving the venue, we did the final checks and went
home.
The next day,
which was the 9th of August, everyone suited up nicely for the grand
ceremony according to the theme, which is “Iridescent”. Two of the floor and
decoration committees went downstairs to welcome the upper 6 students and
teachers. By 7 pm, all participants had registered and were ready for dinner.
When the ceremony was about to start, the committees at the PA system found out
that there was a huge problem: We did not have a VGA to HDMI cable. Without it
we could not project the slideshows onto the screen, which is a big deal
because most of the videos and music tracks for the performances were in the
laptop. One of the emcee rushed out to town to get the cable. Fortunately, we
were able to start the ceremony on time despite the technical issue faced.
The emcees started
the ceremony with their opening speech and got everyone very excited for
the night. After a welcoming speech by the Organizing Chairperson, Chua Hui
Lee, and a motivational speech by the principal of SMJK Hua Lian, Mr. Ooi Hieu
Soo, the dishes were served to every table. Everyone was dining in meanwhile
the emcees entertained them. Then, there were performances by each and every
Form 6 classes. First up was the performance by 6AA. Following next was 6AB,
6AC and 6AD. They were all equally amazing as the audience were cheering while
watching their performance. The performance that highlighted the night was the
singing performance by Ewe Leon from 6AA. Everyone was singing along with him
and cheered for more as if it was a concert. The vibe was fantastic and
everyone enjoyed every single moment of the night. Later, it was time for the
lower 6-ers to present their performance. 6RA was up first and coming up next
was 6RB,6RC and 6RD.
After the
performances, it was time for the video presentation. Each upper 6 classes made
a video with heartwarming messages expressing their reluctance to leave the
school and their classmates as well as cherished moments together with their classmates.
Next, the emcees invited our school’s principal, Mr. Ooi Hieu Soo accompanied
by the senior assistant of Form Six, Ms. Chuah Bee Hoon to give out the
certificates for Pengakap Kelana and Form Six Librarians. Finally, the most
nerve-wrecking session that everyone was looking forward to- the prize giving
session for Prom King and Prom Queen of the night. Prom King of the night was
Ewe Leon from 6AA while Vivian Moo from 6AB was Prom Queen of the night.
Graduation night
2019 ended with the photography session. Everyone took pictures with teachers
and friends as a remembrance. The committees made sure the venue was clean
before going back home. It was indeed a wonderful night to remember.
Group 1
- Hwang
Tian Ee (6AA)
- Chua
Hui Lee (6AA)
- Koh
Ying Xin (6AA)
- Lee
Jia Yee (6AA)
- Yew
Yin Soon (6AA)
- Lai
Kai Chian (6AA)
- Lin
Yen Theng (6AD)
- Soo Siew Peng (6AD)
