Presbyterian High Vice Principal Also Scolded Students Over Fund-raising

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I may get in trouble for this but I believe that the truth should be revealed as I firmly believe in freedom of speech and the fact that justice prevails.

I am a student from Presbyterian High School. Recently during Friday assembly, there has been a stir of emotions. Our school has had a Jogathon donation drive for a few years now.

In the previous years, as mentioned by our new vice principal Mr Loh, the donations went to the school for various CCAs etc. but this year it went to charity, he even said that last year, there was a certain amount you had to accumulate if not, they wouldn't accept your donation card.

I admit that it was for a good cause but he took it over the line. Firstly, during our fortnightly assembly, we reviewed the amount we have collected. My class donated the least amount of money, 41 people netting an amount of S$186.

I personally do believe in giving to the less fortunate and understand the efforts of the vice principal. He aimed for a target of $50,000 but we managed to only accumulate an amount of approximately $35,000.

However, instead of telling us why we should put in more effort and putting the message across amicably, we were called, and I directly quote "pathetic". He told us that our efforts weren't good enough and that we should put in more effort, but after he said that we were pathetic, he asked us (the school) if we could do it where we responded with a resounding " No."

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http://www.presbyterian.moe.edu.sg/about/staff-directory-2015

Wow, a crappy Christian mission school and they have THREE vice principals? :eek:

Probably emulating the PAP's system of having a bunch of DPMs in the cabinet. :rolleyes:

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Owyong Tuck Sing Victor Principal [email protected]
Loh Kok Niam Vincent V. Principal [email protected]
Wee Peng Yew Amos V. Principal [email protected]
Yew Mei Foong Sarah V. Principal [email protected]

http://www.challenge.gov.sg/archives/2009_09/isay1.html

Taking Calculated Risks

Civil servants must be willing to take calculated risks and take on accountability in making decisions that are customised to individual circumstances rather than strictly and safely "going by the book" for every case.

I think to a certain extent, we have been successful in doing this. We are moving away from being faceless, standardised bureaucrats dishing out conformity to being public servants who put on a genuine face and heart dedicated to delivering quality service that "delights" the customer. I would rate our Civil Service as one that is today truly responsive and discerning to changing demands and trends, with the flexibility and nimbleness to serve the people and advance the interests of the nation.

Vincent Loh Kok Niam
Ministry of Education


Are there a lot of Vincent Loh's in the MOE who happen to be vice-principals?

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https://sg.linkedin.com/pub/vincent-loh/68/373/543

Vincent Loh
Vice-Principal at Ministry of Education of Singapore

Singapore Education Management


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He had 'newly joined Presbyterian High School', so he must have been in a previous school a few years ago.
That previous school was Bedok View Secondary School.
He was on the staff page of an older version of the school's website.

Older version:
http://bedokviewsec.swiiit.com/cos/o.x?c=/wbn/pagetree&func=view&rid=1159357

Newer version:
http://www.bedokviewsec.moe.edu.sg/cos/o.x?c=/wbn/pagetree&func=view&rid=1170116
 
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