Tak Sun Secondary School

In order to help and pray for the victims in this disaster, the Student Association, the Prefect Team and the Red Cross have jointly organized a series of donation activities from 16 to 21 May 2008. It included the Charity sale of stationery, board of blessing, donation counter, videos for the latest news, notice boards on causes and effects of earthquake, prayers and blessing, flag at half mast, standing in silence and so on. Finally, more than $30,000 has been collected and donated to the Red Cross. Besides the sympathy and condolences to the victims, it is an opportunity for our boys to learn the right attitude to the spirit of love and caring. [CLICK PHOTO FOR VIDEO]

Our School Choir was invited to give a performance for an annual event "Ave Maria" at St. Anthony’s Church. The event is celebrating the month of Mary. Our school choir performed "For The Beauty Of The Earth" by John Rutter and then performed, with Tak Oi Secondary School, "Rise On Wings of Hope" by Brian Carr. They received commendable feedback from the audience. [CLICK PHOTO FOR VIDEO]

Our C-Grade Handball has won the championship in the competition. Our team defeated the Po Leung Kuk C W Chu College with 20:8 in the final. Out of 56 school teams in the district, we are the winner in both B-Grade and C-Grade. It reflects our boys’ perseverance in the 9-month intensive training. Well Done, boys!

Twelve boys from our B-Grade & C-Grade handball teams have been selected and trained for the Hong Kong Elite District Team Championship. They have represented Kowloon & New Territories East in this game. Finally, they got Second runner-up in Hong Kong.

Two groups of 2T students (group 1: LEE Ka Huen, Bryan, WONG Siu Kei, Michael, CHAU Kwan Hang, Denis, LAI Chi Fung, Antony; group 2: LAM Ho Wang, Marco, HO Samuel Cheuk-Hong, FUNG Man Nok, Norman, LAM Pui Kin Jeremy) participated in the Hong Kong and Macau Inter-School Straw Competition 2008 (junior group) “Roll in the City” organized by the Physics and Material Science Society of the City University of Hong Kong Students' Union. The boys thoroughly enjoyed the competition and gained valuable experience. They are looking forward to joining the competition again next year!

Our cross-country running team members, KWOK Tsz Leung of 3P, PUN Yiu Chung, Jonathan of 3P, CHAN Chun Hung, Stanley of 6A and SIU Cheuk Wing of 6A, won the Championship in the Southern District Beach Run welcoming the Olympic Torch Relay among 40 secondary school teams in Hong Kong.

The Aviation Week was held from 21 April to 25 April 2008. The objective was to empower our students to have more explorations in science and career prospects in the local and international aspects of the aviation industry. During the last two days, a mini airplane was displayed on school campus. Many students, who had a touchable hands-on experience to be a pilot sitting inside the cockpit, really fell in love with experiential learning!

Lau Sing Lai of 3J, one of our Photography Team members, won the Merit Award of Conservation and Revitalisation of Historic Buildings Photo Competition among more than 1,000 entries. This photograph was shot in front of the former Kowloon-Canton Railway Clock Tower. The new buildings in the photograph symbolize the new 21st century. In this photograph, there is a boy taking pictures and it means that everybody will still pay attention to the Clock Tower in the years to come while the stars suggest that the Clock Tower will continue to shine and attract visitors in the future.

CHOW Hok Him, Hugo of 5C and MOK Yi Yun, Jonathan of 6B were awarded the Sir Edward Youde Memorial Prizes for Senior Secondary School Students. This is a prize that will definitely encourage them to attain a higher standard of learning and to further develop their leadership abilities.

The School Supervisor, the Principal, the Vice-principal, Directors, as well as a group of English and Chinese teachers paid a whole-day visit to our sister school during the Easter break. Apart from visiting the school campuses of their junior and senior schools, we also had lesson observation, group discussion and sharing sessions. Our English Teachers also organized teaching demonstrations for 2 junior form classes. It is believed that further cooperation will take place later. [CLICK PHOTO FOR VIDEO]

Our B-Grade Handball has won the championship in the competition. With a good start of 6:0, our team defeated the YMCA College with 21:15 in the final. Lee Wai Tung, Tony of 4A scored 10 goals. It reflects our boys’ perseverance in training and stability in performance.

Our school treble choir has won the first place with 90 marks among 35 teams. We are at least 3 marks higher than the other 3 teams in the second place and 4 marks higher than the other 4 teams in the third place. It definitely demonstrates the Tak Sun team spirit. Well Done, boys!

Our cross-country running team has got brilliant results! Our A, B and C Grade team members have got the 1st runner-up, the 3rd runner-up and the 2nd runner-up respectively in the Championships among about 40 teams in Shatin and Sai Kung.

Our school intermediate choir, with Tak Oi Secondary School Choir has won the third place in the category of the Folk Church Music - Secondary School Choir (Age 18 and under). It demonstrates the efforts paid in the preparation and collaboration between schools. Their performance at Tak Sun Family Fun Day was highly appreciated by the parents. Congratulations!

Tak Sun Family Fun Day is an annual event celebrating joyfulness among all families of Tak Sun schools. Starting with a Holy Mass, the Family Fun day offered wonderful variety shows, game booths, sports games, auctions, book fairs, charity sales, student performance, teacher performance, and much more. More than 1300 parents, teachers and students from the secondary school, the primary school and the kindergarten had joy in participation on this unforgettable day for all Tak Sun family members. [CLICK PHOTO FOR MORE INFORMATION IN PTA WEBSITE]

The creative products from LO Lut Yin, Kavier of 2P and LEE Le Tian, Ken Leite Frederick of 4D have been selected for display in the exhibition. Their artworks were displayed in Room WP01, Podium, West Block, Education Bureau Kowloon Tong Education Services Centre, 19 Suffolk Road, Kowloon until 23 February.

Six students have been selected by the EDB in the Support Measures for the Exceptionally Gifted Student Enhancement Programme, including LUI Tsz Ching, Jason of 4D (Mathematics), LUK Ka Him, Peter of 6A (Science), YAU Ho Yin, Ringo of 6B (Computer Science), SHAM Long Yin, Jacky of 4B (Social Science), WONG Ki Sum Samson of 6A (Social Science) and MOK Yi Yun, Jonathan of 6B (Leadership). They will participate in a series of programmes provided by different tertiary institutions and non-government organizations to enhance their talents in their specialized areas.

The Shatin District Handball Team has won the 5th place in the Competition. In this district team, there are 14 Tak Sun boys! Some of them might be selected in the Hong Kong Youth Team for further training. [CLICK PHOTO FOR VIDEO]

Under the freezing temperature (10C), two sub-groups of our cross-country team won the 2nd and the 3rd places among more than 30 teams in Hong Kong. This event was one of the official activities to celebrate the Beijing 2008 Olympics.

Our athletic team performed very well in the Championships on three days – 22nd, 24th and 29th January. Both B and C Grade athletic teams ranked the 6th place (Merit) while Grade A ranked the 8th place (Merit) among more than 2000 competitors from 50 school teams in Shatin and Sai Kung Area.

LI Ho Wang Kenneth of 7A, leader of the YU 304 (TSSS) last year, received the Hong Kong Red Cross Youth of The Year Award 2007. The award is to recognize his outstanding contribution to the community through Red Cross service in the last academic year. He shared with more than 600 audiences about his happy moments in this uniform group. Congratulations!

The Diabetes Hong Kong held this event in Tai Po Tolo Harbour. The aim of this Health Run was to raise the awareness of Hong Kong people on the diabetes and the importance of regular exercise. Six representatives from our school cross-country team completed the race and received certificates.

Activity Week Experience (AWE) programme was a core curriculum for all F1 – F4 and F6 students in the realm of experiential learning. Through different activities, students could have more learning experience that went beyond the classrooms and the school campus. An inauguration ceremony signified the commencement of the event. For more information, please click on http://www.tsss.edu.hk/AWEP/.

In order to help our F7 students better prepare for their public examinations, different schools have been invited for English oral practices. Teachers from different schools gave the participants valuable comments immediately afterwards. The students have learnt a lot and felt more confident about the examination.

The 8th Athletic Meets was held at Shatin Sports Ground on 3rd and 4th January. Under the flag of the house emblems, all students participating in the events played different roles such as athletes or cheering team members. Piccard House became the overall champion in this event! Congratulations! [CLICK PHOTO FOR VIDEO]

The Ball entitled “Night of Mystery” was organized at our school. This was an event jointly organized by the Student Associations of Sha Tin Methodist College, Baptist Lui Ming Choi Secondary School, Christian Alliance Cheng Wing Gee College and S.K.H. Lam Kau Mow Secondary School and our school. Apart from celebrating the true meaning of Christmas, students were able to upgrade their interpersonal skills.

Our School Choir was invited by the Festival Walk to give a performance of Christmas Carols. This year, Tak Oi Secondary School was invited to celebrate this happy moment. Their performance attracted many people in the shopping mall and gained great applause. Merry Christmas!

It is an annual event coordinated by the Student Association. It was composed of 3 parts, namely, a drama celebrating Christmas, a Christmas variety show and an individual Christmas celebration. Apart from enjoying the food and presents, students had a better understanding of the meaning of the Christmas – the birth of Jesus Christ.

It is an annual event organized by the Student Association. After 2 qualifying rounds with more than 50 participating units, there were 3 finalists in the Group Section and 10 finalists in the Individual Section in the Final.

Ten F6 students organized a mini-company in the Junior Achievement Company Programme. It encouraged young people to participate in a range of activity-based education programmes, which were designed to help them understand the world of work and develop their entrepreneurial thinking, career aspiration and other life-wide values essential to their future success. They had a wonderful experience.

In order to further enhance an English-speaking environment and reading habit, the English Week was organized. Different activities were organized, including Drink of the Day, Spellathon, Lucky Draws, Campus Radio, Movie Shows, Fusion BBQ and so on. Students had great fun in the learning activities related to five English-speaking cultures.

Thirty students were awarded Bronze Medals of the Clean Hong Kong Ambassadors. With the aid of the Home Affairs Department, we invited the Environmental Protection Department to deliver a talk to raise students’ awareness of the importance of the environmental protection.

Erica Li, one of the famous local authors, and Zendodric, an old boy of Tak Sun School, were invited to deliver a talk on joyfulness in reading. They shared with the students how reading can help develop their thinking skills. They then stayed behind for a signing sessions together with a book exhibition. Nearly 100 students asked for their autographs.

Nearly 70 students and staff demonstrated the virtue of caring through actions. They donated blood on that day. Our Red Cross Committee (YU304) helped in the promotion of this event.

LAI Clarence Ka Tsun of 5A got the Championship in the A Grade Boys’ Epee. AU Chun Yuen, Jack of 2T got the 2nd place in the C Grade Boys' Sabre. In addition, our Fencing Team got the 3rd place in the B Grade Boys' Foil and Boys' Overall Championship. Well done, boys!

In order to provide relevant information to the parents about the Class of 2014 Admission, apart from the Information Session, an Open Day was organized for students to demonstrate their talents derived from the learning at Tak Sun. More than 300 people visited our school.

With a wonderful team spirit, our school Cross-country Teams received 3 trophies in all 3 Grades: 2nd runner-up in A Grade, 3rd runner-up in B Grade and 2nd runner-up in C Grade. Besides, CHAN Chun Hung, Stanley of 6A and TSANG Ka Nan, Nathan of 5B got 6th and 7th places respectively in A Grade; PUN Yiu Chung, Jonathan of 3P got 9th place in B Grade and CHAN Ching Him, Carter of 1T got 5th place in C Grade. Very well done, boys!

In the Speech Festival, LEUNG Edwin Yung Hong of 6A got the championship in the category of Solo Verse Speaking - Non-Open Secondary 6-7 Boys with 96 marks – a very remarkable achievement! The adjudicator, Mr. Paul Trigg, was totally impressed by Edwin's performance and praised him for his “Excellent performance. Perfect diction.” It definitely indicates Tak Sun boys really learn joyfully in a holistic English-speaking environment on and off campus.

It was a great day for us. We started the day with a flag raising ceremony. The Guest of Honour of our 7th Annual Speech Day ceremony was Dr. Thomas Chan Man Hung, Head of Chinese Business Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and he gave a Keynote Address on the changes of the world in the past 30 years. The Valedictory Address was given by Au Lut Chi, F7 graduate of class 2007, who was studying in the School of Law of the City University of Hong Kong. [CLICK PHOTO FOR VIDEO]

Being our sister school, the Guangzhou No. 2 Middle School sent three representatives to visit our school. More professional sharing sessions will be conducted in the future. This is a milestone epitomizing the educational partnership between Tak Sun Secondary School and our motherland.

The monthly inter-house competition was officially kicked off by the basketball competition in November. Each house sent the strongest team to compete for the overall championship.

CHAN Yin Fung of 4A won the championship in the junior section of the competition in the category of photography. This is a good example of our students’ versatility in the realm of lifelong and lifewide learning.

WONG Tung Lok Jack of 1T got the gold medal in the C Grade Boys’ 50m backstroke individual. CHAN Chi To Kingsley of 3P got the silver medal in the B Grade Boys’ 50m free style individual. In addition, our swimming team received a merit in the B Grade Overall Championship. Well done, boys!

As parents are the primary educators of our boys, the School emphasises the importance of parenting. More than 100 parents enrolled in the annual basic parenting course organized with the cooperation of Family First Foundation and the Parent-Teacher Association.

In order to provide a Quality Education, the School has renovated and installed new facilities. The Performing Arts Theatre helps our boys to immerse in the arts education, including drama, musical, movies and speech training. The Language Studio provides a place for students to enhance their language skills, especially in English and Putonghua.

The PTA Annual General Meeting was held at the school hall and was well attended by more than 200 parents and teachers. A new executive committee was formed with Mr. Barnabas Leung as the Chairperson, Mr. Eamon Fung (parent), Ms Lereann Shum (parent), Mr. Mervyn Lam (teacher) and Mr. Tony Cheng (teacher) as the Vice-chairpersons. The former executive committee was highly praised for their valuable contributions to the success of the PTA in the past year.

The Day was an educational activity that provided an opportunity for our students to learn the virtues of caring and generosity, by supporting the Dress Special Day organized by the Hong Kong Community Chest and the Raffle ticket sales organized by the Hong Kong Caritas. Also, in order to enhance students’ house identity, an inter-house fund-raising competition was held. More than $42,000 was raised by the students, teachers and staff.

Our C Grade handball team got the 1st runner up for the Hong Kong Aged Group Handball Tournament (Below 14). This is our second time getting a prize in open competitions. Also, 14 students of our handball team have been selected to join the Shatin District Handball Team (Below 15).

As an integral part of student formation curriculum, all societies, clubs and uniform groups set up their booths to recruit new members. All F1-F4 and F6 students selected their favourite societies to further extend their academic learning experience outside the classrooms.

More than 300 parents attending this event were served with a dinner reception. The main purpose was to build a communication platform with parents for the better formation of their sons. Themes were different at different formation level: F1 & F2 - introducing the importance of parenting; F4 & F6 - motivating students’ learning.

The Red Cross Youth Unit 304 was officially set up in the presence of Mr. ML Tong, the Committee Chairperson of Red Cross Youth Units and Dr. Woo, the Principal. Thirteen students became Red Cross members and agreed to serve the society. The chief leader, LI Ho Wang, Kenneth of 7A, received the Honour Badge for his outstanding performance in the Red Cross activities in the ceremony.

The forum and election of the Student Association were held. Nearly all students cast their votes to select the new cabinet for this year from two teams: Unity and Surmount. After an intensive campaign, Surmount, headed by MOK Yi Yun, Jonathan of 6B, was finally elected with 54% of votes. All students experienced a democratic election. The former Student Association was highly praised for doing a great job done in the past year.

More than 200 parents attending this event were served with a dinner reception. The main purpose was to build a communication platform with parents for the better formation of their sons. Themes were different at different formation levels: F3 - streaming process and setting career goals; F5 - career path planning; F7 - university requirements and JUPAS application procedures.

Our annual Start-of-school-year Holy Mass was held at the Cathedral in Central this year. The mass was celebrated by the School Chaplain, Fr. Paul Chung. As a vital part of the student formation curriculum, all students and teachers attended the Holy Mass.

The event was organized for all new F1 parents in order to help them understand more about our school, particularly our mission and philosophy of education. The event was warmly supported by about 200 parents.

The Summer Self-direction Programme was to help our incoming F6 boys prepare for their studies in Secondary 6 Education. The programme included a leadership training camp, an English immersion programme and theme talks. All students enjoyed an exciting summer before the start of the new school year.

The Summer Adaptation Programme was to help our incoming F1 boys prepare for their studies in Secondary Education. The programme included school facility introduction, community visits, English immersion programmes, adolescent health programmes and so on. The graduation ceremony was held on the last day and all students enjoyed a wonderful summer.

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