Student Council 2008-2009 (2)

“I hope to learn more from those more experienced than myself, in terms of organizing events and such. I hope to establish better or stronger relationships on behalf of the student council with both the local and foreign population of ACS (International), and in turn be the bridge between both.” – These were my aims and expectations of both the 4^th student council and, more importantly, my role in it.

Having completed three terms of office in council, I am honoured to have played a part in the most outstanding council yet – the 4^th student council of ACS (International). The events, such as Spring Dance and Wii Games Day, which we organised from scratch has indeed surpassed even our own expectations.

Although we faced our share of hardships, disagreements and hitches during our term, we managed to take away more than just the subdued and unpretentious mistakes and failures, learning from them and adopting a positive attitude in dealing with whatever came our way. Without the support of our wise and caring supervising teachers, Mr. Ronald Lim and Ms. Cheryl Seah, we would not have been able to carry through with our many responsibilities. Moreover, without the peer support from the distinguished students of ACS (International) and fellow members within our council, we would not have achieved such success. Although a council is often perceived to be the backbone of a school, it can only function successfully with the genuine support and cooperation of the student body and members of staff.

In addition, during our term, we received a bountiful, and oftentimes seemingly limitless, amount of help from the school’s Parent-Support-Partners. The 4^th Student Council worked alongside them to achieve success of events such as Family Fiesta. In turn, we have established long-term relationships and bonds with them and we have vowed to help in future events extending beyond our term of office, in honour of the school.

Undoubtedly, I would gladly indulge myself in this recent term’s experiences and highlights again. I strongly feel that as a united council, we have yielded the torch proudly bearing the name of ACS (International) and have indeed been “the bridge between” more than just within the school, but between other schools and even nations. Now that we have passed on the torch to the 5^th Student Council, with bated breath, we can only expect a greater harvest because “the best is yet to be”.