National Day

Dear Cadets,

National Day has always been important to all of us in one way or another. This is especially for those who have a chance to participate in the school's parade. The TOs, CIs and SNCOs had been there to see your progress in drill standards for every rehearsal and the actual parade.

The Guards-of-Honour contingent will be rotated among other UGs from this year onwards to signify that you are all HIHS students regardless of which UG. This year, the St. John G.O.H. contingent has performed with good standards, no lower than ours in previous years. Nevertheless, NPCC cadets took up other important roles such as the flag bearer i/c and left/right salute markers. And most importantly, our contingent has shown that they are capable of G.O.H. standards.

Things to look out for:

1. There will be one more parade this year which will be the Passing-out-Parade. Arms drill is expected so be prepared to do your best.
   
   
2. The bi-annual Campcraft competition will be held next year. If I didn't remember wrongly, we got into top twenties in 2006. So that is our target, to acheive top twenty and above in 2008. Keeping that in mind, I have extended the service of CI Joey Pear, allowing him to train you in what he is best at.

A/ASP Chang Jee Yen

Our successes in July 2007

July sure is a BUSY month for the Unit!

I'm pleased to present the following results and respective team members (in alphabetical order):


14 July 2007, Area 7 Games Day


2nd place, Inter-unit Pick-up Sticks Competition organised by Seng Kang Secondary School

Team Member: Olivia


2nd place, Inter-unit Captain's Ball Competition organised by Saint Joseph's Convent School

Team Members: Dawn, Elaine, Hwee May, Joanna, Kai Xin, Nina, Shirley, Wan Ting, Wei Ting & Woei Jiun


2nd place, Inter-unit 3-legged Soccer Competition organised by Greendale Secondary School

Team Members: Gang Yi & Jun Yuan


3rd place, Inter-unit Tug-of-war Competition organised by North Vista Secondary School

Main Team Members: Eugene, Joanna, Jocelyn, Jun Xian, Macrina, Shao Kiat, Wan Ting, Wilson & Woei Jiun


28 July 2007

2nd place, Inter-unit Captain's Ball Competition organised by Jurong Secondary School

Team Members: Chee Seng, Daniel, Eugene, Hao Xiang, Jin Hao, Ming Hui & Shao Kiat


Thanks to these successes in inter-unit competitions, our unit has met yet another UOPA (Unit Overall Proficiency Award) criterion. Thank you everyone, including the Cadet Inspectors and supporters, for your contributions to our unit!


INSP (NPCC) Raymond Yeo

Our overall performance during Area 7 ATC 2007 (21 - 23 June)

I am pleased to report that our Unit has performed very well. For the uninitiated, it's an annual 3D2N camp involving both Secondary 2 and 3 cadets from Area 7 (Holy Innocents' High School and 7 other neighbouring schools) in Camp Resilience, the NPCC Campsite on Pulau Ubin. These camps are separate ones, involving both sets of cadets in different activities.


The Unit clinched the following awards during our stay:

Secondary 2 ATC

Best Male Camper: Bernard
Best Female Camper: Hwee May

[Daryl, Feng Ye & Shirley were nominees]

Secondary 3 ATC

Best Female Camper: Woei Jiun

[Elaine, Ming Hui, Li Jing & Yi Hong were nominees]


WELL DONE CAMPERS!! Here are two group photos for Memory Lane:

The cadets with their Cadet Inspectors Jocelyn, Joey, Macrina & Mark

The young ones take centrestage

INSP (NPCC) Raymond Yeo

Our Formation Sign

Words by CI Jocelyn Neo & INSP Raymond Yeo

This is our unit's formation sign. It was created by Training Officers Ag ASP Chang Jee Yen and INSP Raymond Yeo with the aim of developing the quality RESILIENCE in every HIHS NPCC member.

Sky blue was chosen to be the colour of the banner as it is the school colour of HIHS. The number "7" indicates that we are from Area 7. The outline of a blade symbolises the Ceremonial Sword wielded by select members of the NPCC family. The target comprises 4 concentric circles representing the core values of the unit. Sky blue symbolises COMPOSURE (Secondary 4 & 5), red PASSION (Secondary 3), yellow PROACTIVITY (Secondary 2), and orange FRIENDSHIP (Secondary 1). The 4 concentric circles form the target, thus symbolising TEAMWORK.

Last but not least, the sign emphasises that every HIHS NPCC member has what it takes to become a capable and responsible leader who can aim (plan) and shoot (execute tasks) well.

NCO Camp & Area 7 ATC Pre-camp Training (involving Secondary 2 & 3 cadets)

Hi everyone! It sure has been a long time. :)


For your information, Cadet Inspector Jocelyn will meet the abovementioned cadets this coming Friday. The details are as follows:

- 1 June 2007, Parade Square
- Secondary 2 cadets fall-in by 8am
- Secondary 3 cadets fall-in by 7.30am
- Everyone turns up in campcraft kit
- Cadets can leave 30 minutes before their extra/remedial lessons begin
- Everyone will be dismissed no later than 1.30pm


And cadets, submit your Parent's Acknowledgement Slip as well as payment for the NCO Camp to your respective CIs on the same day as well.

Consent forms for this training session has been placed in Mr. Suhaimi's "pigeonhole" beside the Staff Room. So pick up a copy for yourself and your fellow cadet/s as soon as possible.


Regards

INSP (NPCC) Raymond Yeo