Juz Another Gal

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Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Ex-students chased away..

Are ex-students no longer an asset to a school?

Are we, the alumni, so useless that the school does not see our value?

A school’s name is built upon its students. The very students that they produced, now they wish to keep out. Why?

Many items said were sensitive and unsafe to post online carelessly. I can only hope that the Clementi Town Alumni Wind Ensemble that fought on hard for 14 years doesn’t come to a close simply because one doesn’t like us.

If we are not adding value to the school, ask yourself this: why are we so willing, yet never called upon? It is because we are not wanted. Not “not needed”, not “wanted”. We can contribute. You're our alma mater. Just tell us how.

It is fine that you do not wish us to be in contact with your students. Perhaps we head some gangs somewhere in Singapore and may influence your precious younglings. Maybe during band practice, we don’t make music. We gather around and conjure spells. Or conspire how we shall take over the school.

Oh puh-lease…

Our objectives are so simple: to make music (and perform it) and stay in touch with the school doing so. And we will do what it takes to keep going – like donations (which we have done), and helping out (which the school is avoiding). We stick to the school out of our love for it.

Trust me. Such “political” games are a bloody waste of time for us. We have day jobs. Studies. The last thing we want is to play the power game. Power in the band is never a priority. Anyone with such goals wouldn’t last in the band at all.

You think I, or any other leaders, take this up for fun? We’re not paid. We put in our own time and effort. Sometimes our own money. Tell me what else it could be other than PASSION.

We helped to build a name for CTSS, along with the teachers and staff.

With word of mouth, we could crush it too.

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At 4:49 PM, Blogger Mockingbird said...

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At 4:49 PM, Blogger Mockingbird said...

I think a good talk with the school's principal about your band's practice sessions at your old school would probably be a fruitful one. If they don't want you to have your "jamming" sessions there, then got no choice but to go elsewhere loh.

 
At 10:08 PM, Blogger juz_A_ga| said...

problem is: it was the principal herself who pushed us to lok for the band teachers-in-charge and conductor. she is washing her hands off it.
She seems to want not to acknowledge us at all. I'd think that once one has graduated from the school, she has utterly no concern to what becomes of them.

We can't bring our practices elsewhere - not all of us have our own instruments.

 
At 12:31 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Schools nowadays have lots of concern about security. They post guards at the gate and generally don't like visitors.

 
At 5:05 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Well, in my opinion, there might be some miscommunication somewhere. In your view, you feel that you have donated to the school and can contribute to the school. So if you can contribute to the school, how have you contributed to the school so far other then making use of its instruments?

 

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