Orchid Park Secondary School
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Orchid Park Secondary School, abbreviated as OPSS ' onMouseout='HidePop("58438")' href="/topics/Pinyin">Pinyin
: Lán Jing Zhong Xué) is a co-educational government secondary school
in Yishun
, Singapore
.
with 16 staff and 360 students.
The school moved to new premises on 13 January 1999 and was officially opened on 21 April 2001 by then Assoc. Professor Tan Boon Wan, Member of Parliament for the Ang Mo Kio GRC.
Onward and Persevere
Onward Onward we go
No mountain too high to scale
Onward Onward we row
No ocean too wide to sail
Persevere Persevere
No obstacle shall stand in our way
Our destination we shall reach one day
A happy and united school
Where everyone has a part to play
Orderly Respectful Caring Healthy are our Ways
Innovative and Diligent we shall always be
Our destination we shall reach one day
Onward Onward we go
No mountain to high to sail
Onward Onward we row
No ocean too wide to sail
Persevere Persevere
No obstacle shall stand in our way
Our destination we shall reach one day
The school has introduced the Self-Improvement Programme (SIP), which replaced detention classes. In the SIP, students (most of whom have broken the school rules) study or revise for two hours. Boys who choose to skip the SIP receive corporal punishment. This consists of a number of strokes of the cane
applied to the seat of the student's trousers
as he bends over. Girls who skip SIP do work such as the cleaning of toilets and classrooms.
Pinyin
Pinyin is the official system to transcribe Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. It is also often used to teach Mandarin Chinese and spell Chinese names in foreign publications and used as an input method to enter Chinese characters into...
: Lán Jing Zhong Xué) is a co-educational government secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
in Yishun
Yishun
Yishun, or Nee Soon as it was initially named, is a suburban town in the northern part of Singapore, encompassing the Yishun Planning Area, in the North Region, which includes Yishun New Town and the Nee Soon private residential estate....
, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
.
History
Orchid Park Secondary School was established in January 1999 in the premises of Woodlands Ring Secondary SchoolWoodlands Ring Secondary School
Woodlands Ring Secondary School is located at Woodlands Ring Road near Woodlands Ring Primary School, Woodlands NPC and NS10 Admiralty MRT Station in Singapore. In its early years it temporarily housed Woodlands Ring Primary School, Sembawang Secondary School, Evergreen Primary School and Orchid...
with 16 staff and 360 students.
The school moved to new premises on 13 January 1999 and was officially opened on 21 April 2001 by then Assoc. Professor Tan Boon Wan, Member of Parliament for the Ang Mo Kio GRC.
School song
The school song is Onward and Persevere, by founding principal Low Eng Kee and Dr. Er Yenn Chwen.Onward and Persevere
Onward Onward we go
No mountain too high to scale
Onward Onward we row
No ocean too wide to sail
Persevere Persevere
No obstacle shall stand in our way
Our destination we shall reach one day
A happy and united school
Where everyone has a part to play
Orderly Respectful Caring Healthy are our Ways
Innovative and Diligent we shall always be
Our destination we shall reach one day
Onward Onward we go
No mountain to high to sail
Onward Onward we row
No ocean too wide to sail
Persevere Persevere
No obstacle shall stand in our way
Our destination we shall reach one day
Discipline
With effect from July 2010, OPSS now allows students to have mobile telephones at school, but only in certain areas of the school, and they must be turned off during lesson time.The school has introduced the Self-Improvement Programme (SIP), which replaced detention classes. In the SIP, students (most of whom have broken the school rules) study or revise for two hours. Boys who choose to skip the SIP receive corporal punishment. This consists of a number of strokes of the cane
Caning in Singapore
Caning is a widely used form of legal corporal punishment in Singapore. It can be divided into several contexts: judicial, military, school, reformatory/prison, and domestic/private....
applied to the seat of the student's trousers
Buttocks
The buttocks are two rounded portions of the anatomy, located on the posterior of the pelvic region of apes and humans, and many other bipeds or quadrupeds, and comprise a layer of fat superimposed on the gluteus maximus and gluteus medius muscles. Physiologically, the buttocks enable weight to...
as he bends over. Girls who skip SIP do work such as the cleaning of toilets and classrooms.
Co-curricular activity
The school offers 20 co-curricular activities (CCA), divided into Clubs and Societies, Performing Arts, Sports and Uniformed Groups.Clubs and Societies
- Art Club
- Art Rock CAFÉ
- Environmental Club
- Library http://orchidparksec.spydus.com.sg/
- Mediatech http://opssmediatechclub.blogspot.com/
Performing arts
- ChoirChoirA choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
- Modern Dance
- The Wardrobe http://www.opss.edu.sg/wbn/slot/u2122/thewardrobe/index.htm/
- English Drama/Debate
- Guitar Ensemble
- Wind OrchestraConcert bandA concert band, also called wind band, symphonic band, symphonic winds, wind orchestra, wind symphony, wind ensemble, or symphonic wind ensemble, is a performing ensemble consisting of several members of the woodwind instrument family, brass instrument family, and percussion instrument family.A...
http://opwindorchestra.wordpress.com
Sports
- FloorballFloorballFloorball, a type of floor hockey, is an indoor team sport which was developed in the 1970s in Sweden. Floorball is most popular in areas where the sport has developed the longest, such as the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. The game is played...
- HockeyHockeyHockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...
- SoftballSoftballSoftball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
- Table TennisTable tennisTable tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
- WushuChinese martial artsChinese martial arts, also referred to by the Mandarin Chinese term wushu and popularly as kung fu , are a number of fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in China. These fighting styles are often classified according to common traits, identified as "families" , "sects" or...
Uniformed Groups
- Boy's BrigadeThe Boys' Brigade in SingaporeThe Boys' Brigade in Singapore is a youth uniformed group organisation which has been present in Singapore since 1930. It currently consists of over 700 officers and 5,500 Boys in over 117 companies. Its current Brigade President is Mr Tan Kok Heng...
- Girls' BrigadeGirls' BrigadeThe Girls' Brigade is an international and interdenominational Christian youth organization. It was founded in 1893 in Dublin, Ireland. The modern organization was formed as the result of the amalgamation of three like-minded and similarly structured organizations in 1964...
- National Cadet Corps (NCC)National Cadet Corps (Singapore)The National Cadet Corps is a youth organisation in Singapore. As of December 2010, it had a total strength of 19877 members. This consists of 823 Officers, 726 Cadet Officers and 17157 cadets, amongst others.The NCC is represented in 144 Secondary Schools and there are a total 176 School...
- National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC)National Police Cadet CorpsThe National Police Cadet Corps is the largest uniformed group for youths in Singapore in terms of membership. As of 31 March 2004, the organisation has 596 teacher officers and 20,146 student members in 155 secondary schools, 2 polytechnics open units and 2 University Open Units.With the support...
http://orchidparknpcc.blogspot.com/ - National Civil Defence Cadet Corps (NCDCC)National Civil Defence Cadet CorpsThe National Civil Defence Cadet Corps of Singapore was formed in 2005 and is currently the newest recognized member of the National Uniformed Group...
http://opss-ncdcc.blogspot.com/
CCA awards and achievements
- Singapore Youth FestivalSingapore Youth FestivalThe Singapore Youth Festival is an annual event in Singapore organised by the Ministry of Education to celebrate the achievements of youths in co-curricular activities...
Central Judging- Choir (Gold)
- Dance (Silver)
- Guitar Ensemble (Bronze)
- Wind Orchestra (Silver)
- National Inter-school Wushu Championsion
- 'B' boys Group (Group Quansu - 4th)
- Boy's Brigade
- Character Quest (Silver)
- Adventure Quest (Silver)
- JM Fraser (Silver){2008}
- Founders Award (2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)
- Girl's Brigade
- Company Award (Gold){2008}
- Drill Competition for Pioneer (Silver)
- NCC (Sea)
- Sea District Freestyle Drill Competition (Bronze)
- Best Unit Award (Bronze){2008}
- NPCC
- SPF-NPCC Badge Award - 8 Recipients
- Unit Overall Proficiency Award (Gold){2008}
Other awards and achievements
- Sustained Achievement Award (Aesthetics and Uniformed Groups)
- CHERISH Award (Silver)
- Character Development Award (2006–2008)
- TAF Award (Silver)