Category: Young Perak
PUO Students Graduate
Some 2,818 students from Politeknik Ungku Omar (PUO), Ipoh received their diplomas during a convocation ceremony held at the college hall recently. Due to the number, the ceremony was held over a three-day period. DYTM Raja Muda Perak, Raja Nazrin Shah gave away the parchments on the first day followed by the Chief Secretary of [...]
MCKK Students Produce KK Heritage Trail Map
International Baccalaureate diploma programme students of The Malay College Kuala Kangsar first embarked on this project in October last year. This project was first mooted by Kinta Heritage Group, a non-profit organisation based in Ipoh. The collaboration of the Malay College Kuala Kangsar and Kinta Heritage has resulted in this well-researched and high quality tourism [...]
Tenby Schools Ipoh Annual Production 2012
Tenby Schools Ipoh’s annual production on Saturday March 24, was a running success judging from public response. Two shows, one at 10.00 a.m. and the other at 8.00 p.m., were held at Dewan Leong Wan Chin, Sekolah Perempuan Perak, Ipoh. Under the able guidance of Amy Crisp, 228 students, between the ages of 13 and [...]
Spelling Contest
An English spelling contest was organised recently by Y’s Men’s Club, Ipoh as part of its on-going community project. The event, held at YMCA Ipoh, saw keen participation by 13 primary schools from within the city. A total of 39 students took part in the contest whose objectives were to improve the spelling skills of [...]
Star Rekindles Tradition
Sekolah Tunku Abdul Rahman (STAR), Ipoh has a long sporting tradition which dates back to its humble beginning in January 1957. The school, like similar institutions in Ipoh, has produced many sporting legends, especially rugby players who went on to don state and national colours. In fact, sports have been synonymous with the development of [...]
Hostel for Poor Students
Officials of Yayasan Bina Upaya Darul Ridzuan (YBU) visited Asrama Amanjaya Harmoni (AsAH) in Taiping recently to see the newly state-acquired hostel for themselves. The management of this once privately-owned hostel was taken over by Institut Darul Ridzuan (IDR) last year. The reason was a noble one – to fully realise AsAH’s objective of providing [...]
Students on Study Tour
A group of 16 students and five teachers from Kingston School, Medan visited Persatuan Pemulihan Sultan Azlan Shah in Bercham recently. The study tour was most timely as it coincided with Visit Perak Year 2012. The students, aged between 11 and 12 years old, are studying under the international primary school curriculum. Teacher Margaret Moore [...]
Transforming Youths
A motivational camp aptly named, My Life My Choice, was held in early February at SMK Ave Maria Convent Ipoh. Forty five cheerleaders between the ages of 13 to 17 showed up for the two-day camp organised by Miracles for Malaysia (M4M). Miracles for Malaysia is an unofficial group formed by youths for youths. Its [...]
Orientation Programme
The Diploma of Finance and Islamic Banking Club of Politeknik Ungku Omar, Ipoh, organised an orientation programme recently to welcome “freshies” to the faculty. The day-long event was aptly named “Program Tautan Kasih Persaudaraan” to denote its objective of establishing cordial relationships among students of the faculty. In essence, it was to orientate new students [...]
Total Empowerment Camp Huge Success
After a lapse of nearly 10 years, EWRF (Educational, Welfare and Research Foundation) Ipoh Branch successfully conducted the Total Empowerment Camp for a group of post-UPSR students at Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Tamil) Kerajaan, Jalan Sungai Pari, Buntong, Ipoh recently. The objective of the Camp was to improve the level of English among Tamil school students [...]
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