^'FOUR-e-4 2007^

23 March 2007

hello guys...yup so we did it. agaisnt all odds and circumstances we did it! we might just one of the most successfull classes for this years Learning Carnival. The successes we have gained throughout the entire learning carnival just goes to show what we can achieve together as a class, instead of remaining divided and having no class spirit.

The catapult - even though we didn't win it, it is a symbol of the determination and teamwork we (in particular justin ian and kahwai) can all possess if we set our targets, aim high and pour our heart and soul into turning a dream into a reality. If you told other classes that we only had 2 days to make a catapult - they would say its impossible. Nothing is impossible. Remember, IMPOSSIBLE = I'M POSSIBLE.

To our successes, we won the cheer com and lit evening as we all know. The cheer com was prepared last minute and in short notice, yet we overcame other classes, and overcame the odds to win this. and i know that for this cheer com, everyone worked together and participated actively. so this shows us that we can do anything as a class - really anything! only if we choose to cooperate and help each other, to contribute our strengths to cover other's weakness. us winning the cheer com shows us what we can acheive on short term notice

what about the lit evening? us winning the lit evening despite all the other classes having really humurous skits shows us what we can do long term - we have been working on the lit evening for ages. and i'm proud to see that all the actors and actresses pulled through and peservered all the way. and thxs for sacrificing the time to come down during ur saturday to rehearse :D

remember what ms leow said on monday? she said she was really disappointed with our class, saying this is the first time she has seen such a disunited class. before that, i would agree with her - however perhaps it was that "speech" of hers which probably motivated us to aim higher and attempt to have class spirit. and we did not let her and mr wong down, because now we have won 2 events, both which required the active cooperation of everyone in the class. and im sure that we have made ms leow proud because we have made such a sudden and amazing bounceback, from being considered a class with "no class spirit", to the class which won the cheer competition (enthusiasm and class unity) and the lit evening skit (teamwork and cooperation). and i'm sure we've made mr wong proud too, of being the form teacher of our class - because this is his first form class in zhss, and his first form class wins all these stuff.

but as i have said previously, winning isnt everything. results and successes are only text on paper. it is the process which arrive to this result, and how much we have changed and grown (or matured). i've seen those which have been considered "outcast" by many people take charge and become someone of respect. and i've seen people who once did not even bother to listen to certain people, listen to the same certain people, and treat them with respect for who they are and for the unique talents they possess, even though they may be worlds apart. for once too, i've seen a group of people who once scorned another for "immature things", but have now laughed along with them and have admired them for the talent to do such previously considered "immature things"

this past 2 days, i think, have really brought us closer together, and allowing us to examine ourselves - the lit evening plus cheer com, and i think the drama appreciation thing. instead of seeing ourselves as "the class with lot of people at extreme ends of personality", we have seen ourselves as "the class with a wide diversity of talents". everyone is good and bad at something - some are good in academic, but weak in drama, while others are extremely gifted in drama but not too good in academics. as a class, we are able to fill up these weaknesses within one another if we work together. to put it simply, the class is like 2 shapes with many grooves and hindges, alone unable to accomplish anything because of its peculiar shape. but when put together, it makes a whole complete circle.

i think now, at this point of time, we can safely say that yes, 4e4 is a united class, 4e4 is a resilient class and 4e4 is a class we ought to be proud of. but inevtiably, this unity will slowly but surely die out. but we must remember what we can acheive together and always be proactive to draw the class together once again. as the o levels draw closer and closer, the workload and stress will increase. there will be less time to spend time with one another, and instead more stress will be upon us. we will end up competing against one another, enemy agaisnt enemy, friend agaisnt friend. however, we must never lose this class spirit we have, because the world is a cruel one alone, and in times when we lowest, it is this class spirit which can drive us on.

so basically, congrats to everyone for making a name of 4e4!

-The Cast of Literary Evening 2007-

CAST:

Fangying - Main character
Justin - Main character
Amanda - Main character
WanZhen - Main character
WeiNing - Main character
Jonathan - Main Character
Ian
Aw Su
Sherilyn
Xin Yi
WanChun

CREDITS :

Fangying - Overall Director/Scriptwriter/Proof-reader
Jonathan - Overall Director/Editor

LIGHTING AND SOUND EFFECTS :

Cassandra - Director of Light and Sound/Music
Sophia - Assistance
Germaine - Lights
Felicia - Sound/Music

PROPS :

Cassandra
Sophia
Jeryl
Valarie
Xin Yi
WanChun
Jonathan

OTHERS :

Clement - Recorded the skit

Total number of people involved : 18

- Creativity Challenge 2007 -

CONSTRUCTION :

Justin
Ian
Kah Wai

CHEER :

Jaslin
Clement

OTHERS :

Jaslin - Class Tee management
Everyone Else - For your enthusuiasm

If I have missed anyone out, tell me.

-jon-

this is a random piece of scrap paper...