FAC Finals 2011

My Best YO Participation award.

I must applaud the FAC committee this year - they have put up such a good display of props and make-up (as well as acting) - explosion - casualties with burns and foreign body/ bleeding as well as heart attacks which required CPR.

Very impressed with the display for the First Aid Awareness.

Comments by the judges on the First Aid Awareness competition:

Comments on the FAC 2011 by the judges:

HIke cum Heritage Trail with Hougang Secondary Red Cross

It was a tiring day for me as I brought 17 of our Red Cross cadets on a combined hike cum heritage trail along Singapore river with Hougang Sec cadets today.


Students climbing up the 90 steps from the MRT station up to clark quay. Group photo at Clarke Quay

going under the coleman bridge using the underpass

Group on Elgin Bridge - our first heritage spot understudy - the bridge which connects North Bridge Road with South Bridge Road.

Looking at where Raffles landed and reflecting on his vision - Singapore as the port and trading centre in the Far East.

Combined Unit activity at the Merlion Park

The NCOs from 2 schools

Working on the reflection logs....

Introducing the NCOs from HS

The NCOs from Serangoon Sec

The Sec 2 cadets from HS

The Sec 2s from SSS

The Sec 1 from HS

The Sec 1 from SSS

Walking down Boat Quay

I must applaud esp the Muslim cadets who turned up for the hike as they are still fasting - one thumb up!

Red Cross Current Affairs Competition 2010

Our unit is the Champion for North Zone. Evergreen runner-up and Nan Chiau 2nd runner-up.

Overall Comments by the judges for Category 3:

1. There is a need to maintain eye contact with the judges - some cadets were simply trying to memorize their script and forgot about eye contact.

2. One group impressed the judges with their creative presentation in the form of Q&A. In doing so, the judges could actually understand how the game was played better.

3. The judges were impressed by the creativity of one group which presented the board game in the form of a world map. It truly reflect the global nature of Red Cross. The game started with Geneva and ended up in Singapore. Through this game, the player also get to know more about IFRC as well as Singapore.

4. The font size for some of the brochure were too small. Some were quite good in presenting the work of IFRC on one side of the brochure and ICRC on the other side. A reminder by the judges that the emblem of Red Cross must be respected - there should not be any writing inside the emblem and that it should be on white background.

5. Overall, the judges were very impressed with all the presentation and said that all the 20 finalists should be given a prize. However, they were constrained by the rules laid - in fact they feel that 7 teams should be given a chance to go into the final!

Thanks to Chee Jean, Ahmad and Kittima who were also there to support the team.