CHSCO Annual Camp

Hello CO members, hope you are enjoying your holidays so far.

Our Annual CO camp will commence on 29 and 30 November, (overnight) in school.
Reporting time is 9.00 a.m. on 29th(Mon) and dismissal at 5.00p.m. on 30th(Tue).

Here is a recap of the packing list...

1. Enough clothing for 2 days 1 night( recommended to bring 2 sets per day, including 1 PE and 1 House tee)(dun forget undies and socks)

2. Long Pants (outdoor activities and sleeping)

3. Jacket (optional)

4. Toiletries

5. Towel

6. Stationary Stationery

7. Enough money(up to your discretion, for emergency)

8. Laundry bag

9. Sleeping bag

10. Mug (IMPORTANT!!!)

11. Medication (if necessary)

Please do NOT bring any electronic gaming devices, and handphones will be kept at the start of the camp...
In the meantime, please prepare yourselves for SYF, we will get the set piece on monday, then it will be practice, practice, practice.

Work hard, play hard, have fun!

Jiayou!!!
Ivan :)

To Sec 4s

Hi Sec Fours.
If you have yet to return your blazer, please bring it on the 16th of November, Tuesday
when you come for the JAE Briefing that day.
Please pass it to Liu Fang Lao Shi, Chen Ping Lao Shi or any of the current Sec 3 excos.
Thank you so much for your cooperation.

Hey guys,
It's been a busy month with all the performances like our Biennial CO Concert,
HSBC Mid-Autumnn Festival Celebration performance,
Opening Ceremoney for Commonwealth Games 2010 &
our school's performance for Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration.
Thanks for all your hardwork despite the EOYs less than 2 weeks away.
You guys are great and put up many great performances!
As of today, there will be no more practices till further notice.
Hence, please study hard for the EOY Exam and achieve good results!
加油！

Pictures of our HSBC CIP Performance:

WILSON - 二胡

ENZEN - 笛子

IVAN - 柳琴

BENJAMIN & ZACHARY - 扬琴

弹拨乐

CHEERS,
Benjamin

THANK YOU :D

Hey guys!

Okay again, for those who do not know me, I'm xuanming from batch 2009 haha.

Anyway, great performance people! :D

You guys totally rocked the SCH down yesterday.

As a chapter of CHSCO closes, a new chapter unfolds, yet again.

This time round, Sec 3s, it is your turn to rise up to the occasion.

SYF is next, but I'm sure that you guys can do it!

Yesterday's performance was pretty optimistic :D

Watching CHSCO as an audience for the first time in 4 years, I am proud to say that I was from CHSCO and will always be (:

Enjoy your time in CHSCO okay!

You guys will love it in time to come.

It is here when you understand what it means by an equal mix of work and play ;D

(I had a fair share of mine too!)

You will know why in time to come (:

Thanks for the music yesterday people (:

And... taupok -.-

LOL.

It certainly brought back memories of the old days when I used to wear that maroon blazer and standing on stage as a CHSCO performer.

Haha.

Even though I know that those times will not come back again, at least I know that I was once part of it and I am very, very glad to be so.

Anyway, some final words to the current sec 3 batch:

You guys are really a friendly group of people! =)

Since getting to know you all since you were sec 1, you guys have really matured a lot and have blossomed in many ways.

I still remember the lame pranks that you played on us LOL.

(Pulling our hair, taupok, piggy-backing, pinching...) -.-

Yeah I lost 4 strands of hair I think.

Haha although you may look back and think that it's lame, but it is, after all, part of the growing up process.

Now, after 2 years being under the careful nurturing by us and the current sec 4 batch, it is time for you all to step up.

There is the SYF next year, no doubt it is a massive task on hand.

But dun worry k! We are confident that you guys will be able to accomplish your mission.

For you guys are CHSCO. (:

As quoted from Zhenwei (2008-2009 Vice-Pres),

Music is our talent, Winning is our Art.

Always remember that we seniors are always here for you all and will always lend our support in whatever that you do :D

This is a promise! And I'm sure the other seniors feel this way too (:

So... yup.

Dun want to say too much already =]

Reach out for the stars, guys!

Nothing is impossible.

You guys can do it, for you have the potential.

You guys can make breakthroughs, for you have the willpower to do so.

Most of all, you guys definitely can reach out for the skies, for you are CHSCO (:

All the best for your future endeavors guys! :D

No matter where we are, we will be silently watching you all, from afar =]

With bucketfuls of my best wishes,

XUANMING ;D

CHSCO 5th Secretary (08-09)

and a proud member of CHSCO! (2006-2009) :D

Hey guys,
The concert was great yesterday !
Can really see everyone putting in their heart
and soul into making the performance a success!
Thanks for everyone efforts in putting up such a great performance.
Have a well-deserved rest and break for the last 3 days!
CO practice resumes nxt Monday, 3pm - Sectionals.

Jia You !

Hello, Happy holidays Term 3 week 11 CO members. I understand many, if not all are not very sure of our concert plan, what is going on where and who does what, especially since we now have to shift our own chairs.

Here is a plan of how it should commence, please look through it and ensure you know your role where it concerns you. We have to strive to run through our next rehearsal on Tuesday smoothly.

1. 大组-生日歌and梦蝶After both songs are over, those who sit in seats that are highlighted in yellow are to take 2 instruments backstage, with the exception of Yik Heng and Bo Wei, who need to prepare for their next piece, and will pass their instruments to someone else then go and prepare.

Yangqin, cello and bass are to shift their own instruments.

Purple highlighted chairs on platform to remain untouched.

5 chairs highlighted in green to be left on stage for next performance.

Rest of CO who are not carrying instruments are to help clear the chairs from the stage. (*all except the 5 highlighted in green)


Dizi to help erhu, and suona sheng to help tanbo and cello bass.

2. 古筝-战台风

Erhu to be backstage as helpers.

5 chairs already on stage.

Instruments to be brought on stage by players, jiao by 5 helpers.

Dizi to be waiting backstage.

After the performance,
5 stage left helpers to remove the jiao

5 stage right helpers to remove the chairs(blue)

3.笛子-喜相逢

Chui guan to be backstage.

No chairs on stage.

After the performance,

5 stage left helpers to add 5 chairs(blue)(next pic)

5 stage right helpers to shift di + zhong sheng

3 stage right helpers to shift percussion

4. 笙-草原奇兵

5 chairs + di and zhong sheng + percussion instruments to be on stage.

Suona and percussion to be backstage.

After the performance,

5 stage left helpers to add 5 chairs(blue in next picture)

5 stage right helpers to rearrange chairs already on stage(green in next picture)

5.笙/唢呐-阿拉木汗

Tanbo to be backstage.

After the performance,

Helpers to rearrange 10 chairs already on stage(green in next pic)

9 stage left helpers to add 9 chairs(blue in next pic)

Yangqin players to arrange their own instrument wth help from 3 stage left helpers who have already added their chairs.

8 stage right helpers to add 8 chairs(red in next pic)

5 stage right helpers to move sheng back onto platform


6.弹拨-塔吉克的节日

Pri school to be backstage.

Adding and arranging of chairs tbc.

Primary school performance

Interval

Suona to leave their instrument on platform

Backstage helpers to change from erhu to Dizi and Chui guan

Percussion to be backstage

Stage helpers to move percussion instruments.

8.打击-鼓诗

Erhu to be backstage

After the performance,

All stage left helpers to add 13 chairs(blue in next pic)

All stage right helpers to add 9 chairs（red in next pic) + move percussion instruments.

9.二胡-良宵/赛马


Yangqin to be backstage

After the performance,

All stage left helpers to remove 19 chairs, leaving 3 next to green strip(previous pic)

3 stage right helpers to help yangqin players shift their yangqin

3 stage right helpers to arrange the 3 chairs on stage(green in next pic)

10.扬琴-龙船


Cello bass to be backstage

After the performance,

3 stage left helpers to add 3 chairs(blue in next pic)

3 stage left helpers to arrange 3 chairs already on stage(green in next pic)

3 stage right helpers to help yangqin players shift their yangqin.

11.Cello Bass-Gavotte & Bach Suite


Whole CO to be backstage

After the performance,

All stage left helpers to add 25 chairs(blue in next pic)

All stage right helpers to add 21 chairs(red in next pic)

+shift 6 chairs already on stage(green in next pic)

Purple chairs in next pic already on platform.


12.大组-抒情变奏曲


Ok, that is a very rough estimate of what we want to see happen. Please organize yourselves to stage left or right(erhu and dizi + Chui Guan) and stay there when you are needed as helpers.

Others, please stay in the tuning room when you are not needed to be prepared backstage.

Other that that, please practice hard, our concert is in 4 days time. Check your uniforms. Memorise your scores. Sell tickets.

See you all on Tuesday!
Be ready.

Jiayou!!!
Ivan :)

6 MORE DAYS TO OUR CONCERT !

Please memorise your scores by tomorrow as
we'll be having our 2nd rehearsal in the auditorium at around 3pm.
However, everyone is supposed to be seated outside the CO Room
by 2.30pm sharp with your instruments ready.
We'll only be moving our instruments to the auditorium when everyone is present.
If anyone is late, we'll just wait for him till he comes.
The rehearsal is expected to last for 2 and a half hours so if you want to be dismissed earlier, please refrain from being late and delaying the whole schedule.

Once again, please remember to sell our concert tickets to your family and friends

and tell Banxu the number of tickets you need.

Once payment is made, you will be able to get your tickets immediately.

As for those whose names are on the whiteboard, you should know what to do.

It's our concert so please show some enthusiasum in promoting the sales of our concert tickets.
Thanks & 加油!

Hi CO, as you can all see, we have around 13 days left to our performance. 13 days is not that long. All of you should have noticed that there is no way we can go on stage with the kind of performance we showed yesterday. I admit, the concert layout is not that simple, but we can do it, our practice schedule is
Fri 27/8 (normal practice time)
Mon 30/8 (normal practice time)
Fri 3/9 (normal practice time)
Tue 7/9 9.00 a.m. - ~3p.m.
Wed 8/9 9.00 a.m.- ~3p.m.
Thur 9/9 (Concert day!!! full day)
And... yes, do sell those tickets, it is true that it will be totally ugly to have more performers than audience. One more thing, ensure you have your uniform in check. Just to recap, you need...

1 long-sleeved white shirt
(Shirt!!! not T-shirt, it must have a STANDARD collar like those on our school uniform, not a round collar or whatever)( please try and get one that does not have a front pocket that the blazer cannot cover, it is unsightly)

1 purple blazer
(check that it fits, the sleeves are long enough and you have 8 golden buttons, 2 on the front, and 3 small ones on either cuff)

1 pair of ivory pants
(important!!! this HAS to fit if not... use your imagination. The waist should fit, and when seated, the legs should not reveal more than 2cm of your socks from your shoes.)

2 black socks
(socks, not ankle socks, they have to pass your ankles)

2 black shoes
(leather, LEATHER shoes, not canvas or any other material. Preferably one left and one right, both the same size and model. With or without laces is fine.)

1 golden tie
(will be passed to you on concert day)

If your blazer and/or pants have any problems, please seek help asap. (note: your pants should have about 2 inches folded and sewn in the pant legs if they require lengthening)

Sec 1s that have yet to receive your recently ordered uniforms, please wait patiently, we will try to get them quickly.

Last important thing, practice hard. Exams are over, please put in more effort now for our concert, don't let us down.

Jiayou!!!
Ivan :)

Hey guys,
There will be combine practice tomorrow at 3pm sharp.
Attendance is compulsory.
We're only left with 22 days to our concert & afew more practices left !
So please treasure the few practices we have left before our concert and
memorise the scores asap.
In addition, there will be a uniform check this coming Friday, 20.08.10
during combine practice.
You are required to bring along your blazer, white long-sleeved shirt and pants.
Also, collection for the money of the tickets will start tomorrow.
Rehearsal dates will be confirmed by this Friday and the holiday practice schedules will be given out soon.

*Do join our CHSCO facebook group at the website below:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=150667818283585&ref=mf

CHEERS,
Benjamin.

Ticket sales

Just a reminder, seats in:
Blue- $10
Yellow- $15
Red - reserved
The concert starts at 7.30 p.m., Singapore Conference Hall. 9th September, 九月九日, Thursday. Do start selling tickets, and practice hard!!!

Ivan :)

Hey guys,
as tomorrow is the last day of exam for the Sec 3s triple science student,
CO Practice will RESUME tomorrow at 3pm - 6.30pm.
Attendance is compulsory & we only have 27 days more to our concert.
Also, please start to sell our concert tickets to your family, relatives & friends !
Everyone is encouraged to sell a minumum of 8 tickets or more if possible.
( 6 $10, 2 $15 ) , Thanks :D
*Note: There is a countdown timer below to our concert day.

Benjamin

1 month left!!!

Hi CO, happy national day. Hope you guys are enjoying your holidays.
Today is also another important day. In exactly 1 month, 31 days, let me repeat that... 31 days!!! it will be our CO concert. Don't let ourselves down CO, just a few more days of exams and our concert is already round the corner.

Jiayou!!!
Study hard, practice hard!!!

Ivan :)

Hello! To all those who have not made your uniform, blazer/pants/both. (not made, not not recieved) The tailor should be coming down on monday. Time tbc, but do be prepared to stay back a short while to take measurements.

Ivan :)

Hello.
There will be sectional practice on this coming Monday, 26.o7 at 3.30pm.
SLs are to confirm the practice timing with your respective instructors.
CO Practice will only step down after Monday's sectional practice
till the last day of our mastery reviews on Friday, 13.o8.
Also, CO will resume on 13.o8 as per normal.
Study hard & Good Luck for all. ;DD

CHEERS,
Benjamin.

Hi all, i'm repeating this in case any of you missed it.

This friday, all who are not going for the 'BOOM' play by our school's english drama are expected to turn up for practice. Please be seated and have your instruments tuned by 3pm sharp. As for those going for the play, you are still expected to turn up for practice and are only allowed to leave AFTER 4.15pm. Thanks!:)

Ban Xu:D

Farewell dinner 16/07/10

On behalf of the Sec 4's,

Thanks for the

mini-farewell dinner. (:

Hello.
There will be sectional practice tomorrow at 3.15pm and please be punctual.
If you're unwell and unable to attend for practice, a MC should be given to your SL the following day.
As we will be conducting the re-photograph shoot for our concert booklet tomorrow, everyone should be in their school uniform during the photo shoot.
For SLs, please find 3 suitable places around the school compound to have your group photo taken tomorrow by us.
Thanks.

Homecoming preparations

Homecoming 2010

Hello!!!
As we all know, this year's homecoming took place just yesterday, and it has been another fruitful homecoming for CHSCO. Thanks to all who donated, and put in effort to help out.

And so... the total amount we collected this year is $1254.60 (yay!). The 60 cents kindly donated by our generous Assistant-Secretary, Gibson.

Thanks again to all for chipping in, and let us now turn our focus on our upcoming concert.

Jiayou!!!

Ivan :)

- EXCOs 10/11

Hellos.
The Excos 10/11 were announced yesterday,
and they are :

President
Joshua Tay

Vice President
Benjamin Chua

Secretary
Ling Ban Xu

Assistant Secretary
Gibson Law

Quarter Master
Ivan Yang
__

Section Leaders are :

弹拨乐SL
Ng Hao En

弦乐SL
Wilson Lee

弦乐ASL
Chan Ruo Wei & Darren Tan

笛子SL
Nicholas Tan

笙/唢呐SL
Ming Zhou

Cello / Bass SL
Shawn Lee

打击乐SL
Zhang Hao
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A few announcements :

Firstly,
There will be no sectionals on Monday, 5/7/10 due to Youth Day Holiday.
Thus, combine practice resumes on Wednesday, 7/7/10 from 3.30 - 5.00 .

Secondly,
We would like all CO members to donate $5 min. for the cost of the drinks that we will be selling for Homecoming on the next coming Saturday, 10/7/10.
Although it is optional, we hope that all of you can participate actively as we the profits earned on Homecoming will go directly into our CO Fund which will be used for activities such as our annual camp. Remember to sms the amount you are contributing to Joshua, Benjamin or Ban Xu and pass the exact amount to us during this Wednesday's practice.

Lastly,
If you are unwell and missed practice, please pass your MC to Ban Xu / Gibson.
Excuses such as tuition, project, etc. are not accepted.
If you have any extra lessons, tests or retests, please inform your SL/ASL beforehand.
You are expected to turn up for practice after your extra lessons, tests or retests.

CHEERS(:
Benjamin .

dear chsco

this is your secretary, martin. this post is just to serve as a reminder that our bi-annual concert has been postponed to the end of the year (around November) because of many factors. however this does not mean you all can take a break. within the next half a year, the sec 4s will have already 'stepped down' so now its up to the sec 3s to take the lead and ensure that we are fully prepared for our concert. i believe everyone wants to end the year with a bang right? so hopefully, we would still stay strong and practise hard for the upcoming concert. go chsco! we can do it! :D

Hello guys! :D

Hello everyone again! :D

For those who do not know who am I,

I am XuanMing, Secretary from batch '09!

You can ask your green, blue and red badge seniors if you dunno who I am haha.

I know this blog is kind of dead so here I am TRYING to revive it LOL.

Anyway, concert's approaching so please work hard k!

I know it will be very tiring for the next month, with practices and schoolwork.

But when the going gets tough, the tough gets going ok! :D

JIAYOU I'M SURE YOU GUYS CAN DO IT! :D

I'm sure your Sec 4 leaders are very stressed about this too.

Lend them a helping hand if you can alright? (:

It is not an easy task to run a CO, so try to help them in as many ways as you can.

Yupp!

Just wan to say something too.

For the Sec 4s,

you guys are approaching the end of your term.

It's been a tiring journey, but nevertheless I hope that it has been a fun and enriching one too.

Hope we played a crucial part in your 4-year journey in CHSCO! :D

You guys have been fantastic juniors and I personally enjoyed working with everyone of you (:

As seniors, I'm sure you have made a certain level of impact too yeah!

End the concert well, lead the CO to greater heights in this final month!

You guys have done a fantastic job and the batch of '08-'09 is very proud of you all ^^

Well done guys! The effort put in has been extraordinary and I am sure your fellow members can see it too!

All the best for O levels alright! :D

PRESS ON!!!

I'm sure the concert will end well!

We'll be watching...! (: Haha.

For the current Sec 3 batch (If you are reading this),

it is about time for you to take up leadership positions already.

The route is never easy, be it SYF or concert.

To me, both are equally important.

I was fortunate to be part of a team which worked hard together and put our differences aside to achieve our target of Gold-with-Honours last year.

There comes a time when we have to heed a certain call.

For those who didnt notice, last Thursday (22 May) was the one-year anniversary of the day we successfully defended our GwH.

As part of a team who was involved in SYF,

I have to say that it will be a tough journey ahead.

Guarantee plus chop.

However, instead of fearing, we hope that you guys will be able to step up to the challenge and do your best to attain it again alright! (:

No stress there, but I think it's a tradition to speak to you all about it before the SYF batch takes over.

So at the meantime, focus on your concert, do it for yourself, do it for CHSCO and let's do it for Catholic High School Aesthetics! :D

I'm confident that you guys will be able to showcase to us what CHSCO has achieved in her short 10-Year history.

CHSCO RULES ALRIGHT! :D

NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE! :D

See you guys on 23rd May!!! :D

With best wishes and regards,

XuanMing, Secretary of Batch '09! (:

P.S. Music is the strongest living magic in this world. Believe me! ;-)

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Hellos.
For those who aren't aware, the CHSCO performance attire comprises of:
1. Blazer (Made by tailor, paid by school)
2. Pants (Made by tailor, pay yourself, around $20+, PRICE TO BE COMFIRMED)
3. Long-sleeve collar white shirt (Please buy this yourself.)
4. Black leather shoes and black socks. (Please buy these yourself.)

--
Also.
The prices for the tickets of our concert have been comfirmed.
$10 and $15.
Each member has to sell AT LEAST 10 tickets.
Let's try to start selling the tickets early kayys? Then hopefully we can get a fullhouse or something. HOPEFULLY.

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Next.
We only have 48 days to our concert. D:
Please reflect on our stage of preperation.
If we don't buck up now, it'll be a One Way route to depression, embarrassment...
How would you be able to life your heads high as a CO member after this?

Time to wake up people.

If you do care, and count, we only have 10 practices for Da Zu left.

Time's running out.

--

And there will be a duty roster starting from Wednesday da zu.

I know it seems a little late to implement this.

But each baby step we're taking is to bring us closer to our goal, yeah?

Current plan: The duty roster will go in rotation between 3 groups :

1. TAN BO

2. ERHU

3. guanyue + daji + cello bass

Things you could do to improve on our CO room's cleaniness :
1. Please throw your litter away into the dustbin outside CO room.

2. Please do not bring any food or flavoured drinks into the CO room.

3. Please (especially erhu) place your instruments neatly when you pack your instruments into the storeroom.

4. Please keep your scores properly at designated places if you wish to leave it in school. Although bringing it home would be ideal. You can still practice the song mentally in your head, and take the chance to memorise the score.

5. Pack the chairs back after every practice to make it a better environment for everyone, and bring about convenience for the group that is cleaning the CO room.

6. Groups on duty can sweep the floor (2 brooms available), pick up litter, arrange the furniture in the CO room, etc.

Do your part for CO, even though it may seem insignificant.

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After the concert, it means that the Sec4s can finally step down.

It also means the new EXCOs and SLs from the current Sec3 batch will take over on the day of our concert.

Thus there will be a voting exercise that would take place on Friday before or after dazu.

Please think through who you would like to vote for for the 5 exco positions : President, Vice President, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Quarter Master.

Vote based on the person's capabilities, don't vote for him just because he's your friend.

More details will be given on the day of the voting.

I don't think I'm making any sense now already.

In short, time is running out, so start practicing hard now, kay?

CONCERT!

23rd MAY 2010 CONCERT!!! 

Happy Chinese New Year

And today marks the end of term 1's MR and Prelim.
Happy Chinese New Year to all (:

Do have fun, but please remember that practice resumes on Monday, 22nd February.

Also, please take note that there may be a CO Secondary One Orientation held on a Friday, 19th February. To be comfirmed.

Ah yes, remember to practice too (:

歇斯底里 is actually derived from an english word : Hysteria. LOL.

2010 CCA Roadshow

Happy New Year everyone (:

We will be having our 2010 CCA Roadshow Performance for the secondary ones on 7th January, Thursday.
We will be excused from lessons at 11.10am to move the instruments to the Auditorium for the performance at 12pm.

Details to be comfirmed during Wednesday's Da Zu practice.

Cheers. (: