A total of 13 institutions responded and turned up on Saturday, 6 March 2010 to vie together with ACS Oldham Hall for the championship trophy for Futsal (Male) and Captain’s Ball (Female).

 

Held for the fifth consecutive year, the Founder's Day Inter-Hostel Challenge is ACS Oldham Hall's way of honouring the legacy of our Founder 124 years ago.  The Founder’s Day Inter-Hostel Challenge is also intended to show by example to our boarders how we should contribute back to society.

 

For every participating hostel and boarding school in the event, ACS Oldham Hall will donate $1,000 towards the bursary award for needy youths to pay for their educational needs.  A total of $13,000 was raised from the 13 institutions' participation, and our two nominated beneficiaries - MCYC Community Services Society and Methodist Welfare Services, benefited equally by receiving a donation of $6,500 each from ACS Oldham Hall. 

 

The Guest-of-Honour was Assoc Prof Ho Peng Kee, Senior Minister of State for Law and Home Affairs, and also a distinguished Old Boy of ACS.

 

The Chairman of ACS Board of Governors, Mr Richard Seow and MOE Officers were also present among the audience.   

 

After an intense afternoon of competition over 4 hours, ACS Oldham Hall emerged as the Champion for the Captain’s Ball (Girls) while the Champion for Futsal (Boys) went to Parry Hall.

 

Though it was a long day for most of them, the joy to meet and catch up with some old friends and forging new friendships was evident in the facial expressions of the youths.

 

 

 

On this special Saturday, 6 February 2010 afternoon, everybody was lunching earlier than usual, ready in casual outfit and ACS Oldham Hall (ACS OH) black t-shirt with the theme ‘My Heart Our Home’ in bright hues to represent the eight houses.  In the dining hall, the music was played with excitement on everyone’s face and their adrenalin pumped up - they could not wait to start the fun and grab the first prize!

When the clock struck 12.30, all houses: Navy Blue, Light Blue, Red, Yellow, Grey, Green, Beige and Purple spontaneously assembled in a circle. Each team leader led his team into the house cheer at the top of their voice in a bid to outdo the rest by being the loudest.

Right after that, all the boarders were directed to four different spots to commence the different games in store for them.    

At the end of the Orientation Games was the "Water Bomb” where all were armed with pails of water and plastic bags. At the signal to start the ‘bombing’, the “Water Bombs” were thrown in all directions. 

Although this was the last item, the fun did not end yet. Students from Anglo-Chinese Junior College came up with their own dance steps where nobody batted their eyelids. After that, students from Innova Junior College, in pairs, presented another astonishing dance. The dance was in sync with the music and boarders grooved to the dance moves.

Despite the scorching heat and long hours in the sun, everyone was with smiles and rejuvenated as they headed back to their rooms after the event.  

 ACS Oldham Hall (ACS OH) celebrated its Thanksgiving Dinner on Saturday, 19 September 2009 with a turnout of 550 people comprising schools' Principals, Vice Principals, MOE Officials, ACS Oldham Hall Management Committee (ACS OHMC), Staff and Boarders.

 

The Theme for this year's Thanksgiving Dinner was "Great is Thy Faithfulness - They are New Every Morning".  

 

Mr Paul Koh, Chairman of ACS OHMC addressed the audience with gusto and touched on the challenges faced by ACS OH especially the great impact during the period of the H1N1 threat.  Mr Koh concluded his speech by reiterating ACS OH's mission, which is to strive to become a "home away from home" for the boarders, to help the boarders to interact and bond with each other, and to have the opportunities to develop character and to imbibe good values.

 

Permanent Secretary for Defence and Prime Minister's Office Mr Chiang Chie Foo was the Guest-of-Honour for the evening.  In his speech, Mr Chiang was heartened by the positive experiences that the boarders have in ACS OH and the hive of activities that seek to nurture their leadership abilities and develop each individual, ranging from the academic domain to the social sphere.  He also went on to say that a boarding school like ACS OH whose aim is to help boarders develop character and imbibe worthy values, has a particular advantage to deepening the integration process, since the boarders spend a larger part of their time here.

 

Enclosed are the speeches made by Mr Chiang and Mr Koh at the event.

 OH_Speech by PS Chiang_Thanksgiving Dinner 2009_Final.pdf 

 

 Speech by Chairman of ACS OH on Thanksgiving Dinner 2009.pdf 

Dear Guest

We will continue to be vigilant to the recent H1N1 threat and would like to advise visitors to postpone any visit to ACS Oldham Hall if they are unwell.

All visitors are to practise social responsibility when they are in the premises of ACS Oldham Hall.

Thank you for your understanding.

 

Filming of 'The Polo Boys' by Mediacorp TV 5 took place in early March 2009 till late April 2009 at the premises of ACS Oldham Hall.  Boarders got the chance to catch a glimpse of their favourite idols like Michelle Chia, Nathaniel Ho and Adrian Pang who are the main cast of the 13-series drama, depicting the challenges the characters faced in their pursuit for their passion in the water sport and personal life.