ITE College East Celebrates National Day

Have you ever heard the loud banging of the Taiko drums in the background, the traditional tunes of the angklungs, and the classic symphony of the concert band all under one roof? Those were the sound that floated through the Indoor Sports Hall (ISH) and the Atrium at ITE College East on the 8 August, where the national day celebrations were held. It was a time of jubilation for Singapore’s 47th birthday this year.

The Guest-of-Honour, Mr Raymond Lim, and his accompanying party were welcomed by the college’s Lion Dance troupe at the atrium. A mini parade was already on standby at the ISH for the GOH to inspect. After the inspection proper, the National Day Observance Ceremony followed suit with the singing of the National Anthem, the recitation of the National Pledge led by the President of the Student Council and the singing of ITE’s College Song.

Mr Eden Liew, Principal of ITE College East, delivered the opening address & national day message, followed by launching of the NDP 2012 official logo by GOH.

Other programmes include:

1. Announcement of the photography and video competitions
2. ITE concert band medley
3. Wushu martial arts performance
4. Angklung orchestra
5. Staff performance
6. Indian dance
7. CE dance club (hip hop)
8. Soul percussion drum performance

 

 

For the finale, the GOH and performers were invited on stage to sing along before being escorted out by the Lion Dance troupe to the atrium to have some fun out at the stalls.

Alas, all good things have to come to an end. One message however, is clear: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SINGAPORE!

iTabuu Challenge

On Wednesday, 1st of August 2012, the 1st ITE Inter-School ‘iTabuu’ Challenge was held at the ITE CE’s Atrium. Based on the traditional Taboo games but using the Singapore version, the objective of the game was for a player to give clues to his or her team and make them guess the word without him saying “taboo” (forbidden) words listed. At nay one time, teams from two different schools competed with each other in order to go to the next round.

During the first half of Round 1, JP1204N and UB1201A were highly competitive as they had guessed almost all the words, and obtained 8 and 7 points respectively. The round was then followed by a Bonus round where teams can gain two points with each correct answer. JP1204N was confident with their answers and surpassed the other groups, coming in first with a total of 22 points followed by UB1201A in second place with 13 points, PE1201G with 6 points and NF1201A with 4 points.

For the second half, the next four teams took the stage to answer the questions by the Game Masters. Representing the four schools this time round are JR1104E from School of Applied Health Sciences (AHS), UO1201A from School of Business and Services, PM1204J from School of Electronic & Info-com Technology (EIT) and NM1201A from School of Engineering. These teams were put into a similar test of patience, understanding and ability to communicate with their fellow team members to win points for their team.

At the end of Round 1, AHS and EIT topped the scoreboard. For the bonus round, each school was given a last chance to raise their points and beat the other schools. During this round, teams were very tense and nervous. AHS had managed to answer most of the questions asked with confidence and they were also very responsive. At the end of the bonus round, AHS thrashed three other teams, 12 to 0, and was ranked first.

ITE’s very own K-pop dancers showed their amazing dance moves and kept the audience entertained while the judges were calculating the scores for the eight teams.

At the end of both rounds, JR1104E was in first place with 17 points, PM1204A in second with 5 points, NM1201A with 4 and UO1201A with 3 points. The top four teams from Group A and B would move on to the Grand Master round. JP1204N, JR1104E, UB1201A and PE1201G then emerged as the top four teams and played the Game Master Round to determine the winner.

Once again, the audience was entertained by vocalist Firdaus powerful voice in his rendition of “When I Look You in the Eyes” by The Jonas Brothers during tabulation of scores.

A tiebreaker round was held as the two AHS teams had scored the same marks. It was difficult determining the winner from that round alone as both teams were very good. For the final performance, the cheerleading team showed their new moves and flexibility, keeping the audience awed and thrilled with their performance.

The prize presentation ceremony marked the end of the iTabuu Challenge. UO1201A, NM1201A NF1201A, PM1204J and PE1201G received vouchers and certificates of participation each. Scoring 13 points for the whole challenge was 2nd runner up, UB1201A. They received $40 worth of vouchers and a Certificate of Participation. The 1st runner up goes to JR1104E who received $60 worth of vouchers each and a medal. The winner, JP1204N, received trophies as well as vouchers.