Mayflower Secondary School

Mayflower Secondary School
美华中学
Měihuá Zhōngxué
Location
Ang Mo Kio
Coordinates 1°22′07″N 103°50′07″E / 1.3686°N 103.8352°E / 1.3686; 103.8352Coordinates: 1°22′07″N 103°50′07″E / 1.3686°N 103.8352°E / 1.3686; 103.8352
Information
Type Government; Co-educational
Motto Mighty in Thought and Deed
Established 1981
Session Single
School code 3031
Principal Loo Ming Yaw (Mr.)
Enrolment Sec 1 to Sec4/5
Colour(s) Beige/Khaki
Website www.mayflowersec.moe.edu.sg

Mayflower Secondary School is a secondary school in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore. It was founded in 1981. The school provides 22 CCAs for its students. The school is well known in performing arts. In the Singapore Youth Festival (SYF) Central Judging of 2011, the school garnered 2 Golds and 5 Silvers. In the Singapore Youth Festival (SYF) Central Judging of 2013, the school garnered 5 Distinctions and 2 Accomplishments.

History

Mayflower Secondary School began in 1981 with Wan Hussein as the pioneering principal. On 15 July 1983, the school was officially opened by Mr Lim Boon Heng, then Member of Parliament for Kebun Baru. [1]

In 2007 the school embarked on a programme "Project Cool Running" to raise funds to equip the school hall with air-conditioning. This was organised by the Kebun Baru Community Club. The school celebrated its 30th Anniversary in 2011. The main 30th Anniversary Committee is headed by its Vice-Principal (Administration), Mark Chan.

The first event, "Tri-Fit", will be carried out on March 12. This event will involve the whole school population, and they will participate in one of the three sports events: Walking, Rollerblading and rope skipping. The school's partners will be invited to participate in the afternoon festivities of Line Dancing, Karaoke and Waltz Dancing.

Principals

Name Of Principal Years Served
Wan Hussein Bin Haji Zoohri 1981
Ibrahim Othman 1981–1984
Tang Swee Chay 1985–1994
Yap Hong Eng 1994–1998
Lo Sheu Ming 1999–2005
Doris Lim 2006 to 2012
Loo Ming Yaw 2013 to 2017
Lee Eet Fong 2018 - Present

Mr. Wan Hussein Bin Haji Zoohri and Mr. Ibrahim Othman were also Members of Parliament respectively, till the retirement in 1991 and 2001.

Co-curricular activities

The school offers a total of 22 extra-curriculars, which are known as co-curricular activities (CCAs) in Singapore. They are as follows:

Sports

  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Football
  • Netball
  • Table Tennis
  • Taekwondo
  • Ten-Pin Bowling

Uniformed Groups

Performing Arts

  • Concert Band
  • Choir
  • Chinese Dance
  • Chinese Orchestra
  • English Drama
  • Malay Dance
  • Modern Dance

Clubs And Societies

  • Enterprise Club
  • Infocomm Club
  • Literary & Oratorical Club

Source:[2]

Student Leadership Board

The SLB has been re-organised in end 2008 and it consists of 8 departments: Aesthetics, Health and Fitness, MediaTech, Partners, Publicity, Resource Management, Student Management and Student Wellness. The departments within the SLB are headed by an Executive Committee (EXCO), which consists of the President, Vice Presidents (Leadership or Service Wing), Secretary cum treasurer and Department heads.

Students are nominated by their teachers, and undergo a rigorous selection camp sometime in April or May of every year. Successful candidates are then invited to join the board in one of the 8 departments.

In addition to possessing leadership qualities, student leaders should possess good character and academic results.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "MP to open school". The Straits Times. 15 July 1983. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "School Information Service". moe.edu.sg. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Glamour grad". AsiaOne. 3 November 2008. Archived from the original on 3 February 2009.
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