EAST SPRING CELEBRATES RACIAL HARMONY!

On the 21st July 2010, Our school had commemorated Racial Harmony. The students were asked to dress up in their traditional costumes or even other races traditional costumes. Many students were seen in their unique costumes like Cheongsam, Baju Kurong and some even Kimono. The school was filled with many colours and it really brings out the feeling of Racial Harmony. Besides the dress codes, Carnivals are set up by the Secondary 1 and 3 students. Each class is required to set up a stall by either selling food or setting up games.

It was a tremendous success as it really brought classes together to set up their stalls. Song dedications and dance performances were put up by students in the atrium. Indeed, it was all a success! The students managed to bond with their classes and also brought out the feeling of true Racial Harmony.


The journalism club managed to obtain an interview from Keith from 2E4 to share with us his views of racial harmony. "I think that Racial Harmony is a time where all races in Singapore, be it Chinese, Malay or Indians, to come together to be a whole desired nation, working together hand in hand to help Singapore to become a better place for living. It is a time where we converse with one another, understanding each other and even get to bond with one another." He exclaimed. He also shared how important Racial harmony is to Singapore. "It is important as it gets Singaporean to stand together as one united nation, regardless of race, language or religion, fighting to uphold the name of Singapore. It is also a time where we care for one another, laugh and cry with one another and also a time where we create memories with one another that will be etched to our minds forever as we leave the school."


As Keith was one of the participants in the Carnival, he also expresses his thoughts about it to us. "The Carnival was awesome as I could witness so many races working so hard together to make their booth a success. I can feel the unity of the different classes and how they worked their hearts out for this. The song dedications were mostly dedications from different races. I also saw how the different races coming together as one to bring us many wonderful and eye opening performances. It was really proved to be a success! I really learned the importance of Racial Harmony and how important it is for everyone of us. With the works that I saw, I was really moved by the unity and really hope to see this to continue."



All in all, we can conclude that Racial Harmony is important to everyone of us. We hoped that through this once in a year event, the students will understand the importance of it and also learned many ways to express their friendship through the lessons learned in R2ISE lessons. In conclusion, we appreciate the efforts put in by our schoolmates and hope to see a better united EAST SPRING. And together, we can uphold the unity of the schools, and one day, be proud to announced that "WE ARE FROM EAST SPRING SECONDARY SCHOOL."



-Desiree Chia, 3E5