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- Student leaders from school receive certificates of appointment
- Parents worried of schools' inadequate facilities
- Seven new Chinese schools delivered to the rakyat by the Govt
| Student leaders from school receive certificates of appointment Posted: 09 Apr 2013 07:04 PM PDT JOHOR BARU: It was truly a delight for form five student Mohd Asyraf Fitri Mohamad when he received his certificate of appointment as the head prefect of SMK Taman Nusa Damai here. The vibrant 17-year-old showed true integrity and leadership skills as he led the official pledge of the school during a presentation ceremony of appointment certificates for student leaders of the school recently. Asyraf was offered a place at SMK Taman Nusa Damai boarding school last year and he believes that mingling around with his peers enhanced his leadership skills. "I believe that my leadership skills comes naturally as I am the eldest among five siblings. "However, back in my previous school I was a little reserved to apply for a position as a prefect," he said. He added that after much persuasion from teachers in school, he decided to take responsibility as a school prefect last year. "I have been actively participating in co-curriculum activities since I was young but could never gather up enough courage to join the prefect body," he said The charismatic student believes that students should not hold back in getting involved with school activities and being in the frontline to show their talents. "Everyone has their own talents, but students often waste it or are too shy to come forward to show them," he said adding that students should not shy away from their capabilities instead they should embrace and share it. Asyraf also opined that leaders should understand and promote teamwork as a team can work smoothly only if there is good cooperation among the members. "Understanding and listening to some 80 prefects can sometimes be exhausting but I believe it is important to hear all opinions and problems of my fellow prefects," he added. Johor Special Branch chief SAC Datuk Ramli Hassan handed certificates to about 84 student leaders in the school comprising of school prefects, library prefects, class monitors, and even curriculum leaders. In line with the upcoming general election, he also advised students to avoid involvement in political activities throughout the election period. "Parents should also monitor their children whereabouts at all times especially at night," urged SAC Ramli adding that parties to ensure that underage students are not involved in such activities. |
| Parents worried of schools' inadequate facilities Posted: 09 Apr 2013 07:06 PM PDT JOHOR BARU: Parents raised their concerns over the well being of their children studying at SJKT Kangkar Pulai here as the insufficient facilities at the school are taking a toll on the students. The school's Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) chairperson M.Thirunavukarasu said that students have to bear with the hot weather during their school assembly, as the assembly site has no shade. "They have to bear with the scorching weather and on rainy days the assembly will be cancelled," he said adding that the students are usually worn out by the time classes' start. He added that students also had no choice but to walk some 300m up and down a steep hill daily to get to school from the main gate. "We hope that the government will grant us an extra three acres of land beside the school to restructure the area near the main gate and expand the school field and also help us to overcome other problems," he said. The PTA committee also presented a memorandum to the Deputy Education Minister Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong, when he visited the school here on Apr 4. Wee said that he would take into account all the problems voiced out by the parents and take action to solve the problems faced by the children. "The priority will be to build a roof for the assembly site for the student and teachers. "However, the additional three acres of land cannot be promised because the land is privately owned," he added. Wee also said that he would try to negotiate with the landowner to upgrade the school and lessen the burden of the students. "We will thoroughly study the content of the memorandum and find for a long-term solution for the steep hill near the main gate of the school," he added. |
| Seven new Chinese schools delivered to the rakyat by the Govt Posted: 09 Apr 2013 07:04 PM PDT JOHOR BARU: A groundbreaking ceremony for the RM21.5mil SJK (C) Pei Hwa 2 marked the fulfilment of the government's promise to build seven new Chinese schools here since 2008. Pasir Gudang MP Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the school in Permas Jaya is expected to be operational in 2015. "The Chinese community has voiced their concerns about a lack in Chinese schools and we made a promise by fulfilling it," he said, adding that this was unlike the Opposition who made empty promises to the people. Mohamed Khaled, who is also Higher Education Minister commented on this after officiating the ceremony on behalf of Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman recently. The ceremony was also attended by Deputy Education Minister Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong and several other state representatives. Mohamed Khaled said the land where the school would be built on a 1.62ha land valued at RM8.7mil, was donated by Iskandar Waterfront Holdings (IWH) Group of Companies who had also agreed to contribute an additional RM7.2mil for infrastructural works. "The Federal Government has allocated RM5.5mil for the building of the school," he said. Such, added the minister, is also one of the largest sites to be allocated to a Chinese school in the country. Mohamed Khaled also thanked representatives from the MCA for bringing forward the issue and seeing it through. "Without the MCA, there would be no one to speak for the Chinese community and ensure that their needs are met," he said. The MCA, added Mohd Khaled, had played a role in establishing the new Chinese schools for the benefit of the community, unlike the Opposition who could not deliver. "Who says that the government is sidelining Chinese education?," he questioned, while stating that the community had always been given priority with regards to higher education. Mohd Khaled cited examples such as the status of Southern College and Kolej Tunku Abdul Rahman (KTAR) which were upgraded to university college recently. On top of that, he added that the Government had also provided special funding of up to RM60mil to KTAR to cover its capital expenditure and operations costs. |
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