Congratulations to all the boarders who have done well in their 'O' Levels.  ACS Oldham Hall is delighted to note that many of our boarders have done exceedingly well for the 2009 'O' level results.  31% of our MOE Scholars had achieved 6 points, basis L1R5, and 50% of our boarders had attained 7 points or under, and 79% had scored 9 points or under.  

   

A total of 10 boarding schools and hostels  responded and turned up on Saturday, 7^th March to vie together with ACS Oldham Hall for the championship trophy for Futsal (Male) and Captain’s Ball (Female).

 

The “Founder’s Day 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, which is especially important in current times of economic downturn.  A total of $10,000 was raised from the 10 hostels and boarding schools’ participation, and our two nominated beneficiaries - MCYC Community Services Society and Methodist Welfare Services, benefited equally by receiving a donation of $5,000 each from ACS Oldham Hall. 

The Guest-of-Honour was Mr Khoo Boon Hui, Commissioner of Singapore Police Force, and President of INTERPOL (The International  Criminal Police Organization).   Mr Khoo, an old boy of ACS, addressed the audience of 700 boarder participants from all over Singapore with a short speech recalling how his alma mater used to look like with only modest facilities as compared to where it stands today well-equipped with modern amenities for the students to enjoy.

 

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

 

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

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.