Clean water is vital to our health and certainly an effective way to reduce the spread of diseases in our community. However, murky and discolored water has been running from our taps lately and the donation of an external water filter is indeed very timely.

St. George's School would like to thank Mr Yong Chin Aull, a Kindergarten parent, for his generous donation. We are extremely grateful.

Students from the upper secondary classes had a chance to listen to a talk by Pg Kamal Ghadafi Pg Hj Suhaimi. They comprised Year 9 and Year 10. The talk was organised by their Commerce teacher, Mdm. Olivia Liaw.

The talk was conducted on July 29 2021, Thursday. During the talk, Mr Kamal introduced himself and offered his credentials. After that, he had us play a fun and interactive game. He gave us a piece of paper with a clock face printed on it and instructed us to make appointments with other students in the hall. After that,  the students were asked to interview those with appointments on their favourite colour, food, celebrity and age. There was chaos in the hall as we scrambled to finish the tasks given before the time limit expired. When the game was over, he explained to us that this situation was what an entrepreneur would face in his daily life. He would be constantly busy, having to juggle meetings and business projects.

He then shared with us his travels and experiences around the world. Most of the time, he would be representing Brunei Darussalam in global events. Mr Kamal also shared his favourite encounters and incidents when he was abroad. He gave the students a lot of advice and has become their inspiration. He told us that we do not need to be a degree holder to be successful in business. 

The talk was indeed memorable and inspiring. We look forward to more of such educational talks in the near future.

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On 29th May 2021, our school welcomed a visit by the Brunei Darussalam AIDS Council. They were accompanied by Mr Iswandy Ahmad, a member of Brunei's Legislative Council. All the students of Year 9 were presented with a talk by Mr. lswandy on awareness about HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) and STDs ( Sexually Transmitted Diseases). We came to know that STDs and HIV are not the same. HIV or AIDS is a form of STD. HIV is a virus that attacks the body's immune system. If HIV is not treated, it can lead to AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). STD can be a variety of diseases and viruses. It is a statistical fact that if you have one or more STDs, then you are also more likely to possibly get HIV.

We also learned that in our country, Brunei Darussalam, about 34% of HIV cases range from 15-20 years old (youth) and the rest from 25-34 years old (young adults). And about 96% of those cases are men. Apart from that we were briefed on various ways HIV or any form of STDs which can be transmitted from one person to another. Both STDs and HIV are mostly transmitted to another person by some sort of sexual contamination. These diseases can also be transmitted by sharing unsterilized needles, sharing of HIV tainted blood through blood transfusion as well as breastfeeding from a mother to the child.

HIV itself doesn't really show symptoms at first and might take around 5-15 years to show prominent symptoms. The only way to know if a person has been infected by the virus is to have a HIV test from the nearest clinic as soon as possible. Even though, the HIV disease doesn't have any cure but it still can be prevented by taking some immediate safety measures such as practicing safe sex and not be promiscuous. However, other STDs such as Gonorrhea, Chlamydia and Syphilis do show symptoms such as rashes and sores around the genitals, pus discharge and irritation in and around the genitals.

Overall, we learned a lot and were encouraged to endeavour for the prevention of diseases in our country. A lot of quizzes were conducted by Mr.Iswandy and his team members to test our knowledge on what we learned. We were also informed that one should seek immediate treatment if there was suspicion of an infection. The main objective of this talk is to spread awareness to the youth who will be future leaders as they will be the ones responsible for the country's development.

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On 24 July 2021, Zenith Scientific Sdn Bhd donated large quantities of plastic beakers, measuring cylinders and also connecting lead wires to St. George's School. Zenith Scientific chose St. George's School to be a lucky recipient of their items as the school has always supported them in purchasing essential laboratory and equipment from the company.

St George's School extends a note of thanks to Zenith Scientific Sdn Bhd for their generosity as their donation would greatly help towards the upkeep of the Science Laboratory.

"Reading should not be presented to children as a chore or duty. It should be offered to them as a precious gift." -Kate DiCamillo

Children's Book Week is a great time to discuss books and encourage children to read more. This year, our Kindergarten children dressed-up as characters and act out the book verses in character. They involved and took part singing, dancing and even acting on the stage.

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On 17-18 July, four students from the SGS Swimming Club took part in the ISB Brunei Sports Swimming Championship 2021. Each of the students participated in their own events and we are proud to announce that Natasha Adriana Batrisya of Year 11A was able to win a bronze medal securing third place in the 25m backstroke event for girls.

As we congratulate the swimming club members and teachers for their hard work, SGS is looking forward to more achievements from the students.

St. George's School Table Tennis Club took part in the BDTTA Junior Championship 2021 (Brunei Schools Edition) which was held in Menglait Sport Hall on the 11th July 2021 and 18th July 2021. The event was witnessed by Yang Mulia Awang Mohammad Nor ilham Bin Haji Jais, Acting Director of Jabatan Pendidikan Kokurikulum, Kementerian Pendidikan.

11 students along with 2 teachers competed in this tournament. Our teachers and students took part in the singles event, doubles event and mixed doubles event.

Congratulations to Phoebe Chong Xiao Wei, Nicole Wong E Rou, Celine Wong Yuen Qi, Nur Afiqah Elisha binti Abdullah Lam, Megan Sim Jie En, Goh Li Ting and Nicholas Wong Sing Wang for bringing honour and glory to the school for winning medals in their respective categories.

St. Georges School held a Language Week on the 5th to 12th of July 2021. Instead of the usual everyday lessons in class, teachers from the English and Malay departments of the school prepared fun activities throughout the week with a culminating event that took place on the 12th of July. The week-long event began with an opening ceremony conducted during the school assembly on the 5th of July, officiated by Deputy Principal Mr NM Mubarak and the Head of Primary, Madam Alice Ting.

The English department conducted in-class activities such as Spelling Bees, English Jeopardy, Treasure Hunts, Reading and Colouring activities, Story-telling, Boggle and Movie Character Analysis. The Malay department on the other hand conducted similar activities such as "Berbalas Pantun", "Kuiz Bahasa", "Silang Kata", "Mencari Gambar dan Perkataan Tersembunyi" and "Tulisan Kursif".

The Language Week came to a close on the 12th of July, where students were gathered together in the parish hall to participate in the closing ceremony which saw the final competitions of the in-class activities. Students were also allowed to come to school dressed as a book character costume. Each level crowned a best dressed male and best dressed female.

For the English department, the lower primary students had the finals of the story-telling competition and spelling bee while the upper primary students had the finals of the English Jeopardy quiz. A local author, Danish Fikri, was also invited and shared about his experience of writing a children"s book.

The Malay department held a "Berbalas Pantun" competition, the finals of the "Mari Bercerita" competition and "Mengeja" quiz for the lower primary, while the upper primary also held the same activities as well as a "Tatabahasa" quiz.

The event ended with a prize presentation ceremony for all the winners of the competitions.

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The St.George's School Triennial Walkathon was held at the car park of the Hockey Stadium in Berakas on Sunday, 11th July 2021. The event took off to a great start with a zumba session led by Teacher Gladys and Teacher Sarah. More than 300 students, parents and supporters took part in this event. The Chairman of the Board of Governors of St George's School, Mr Anthony Liew, together with the principal, Mr Janidi Jingan, flagged off the walk for every category. Other members of the Board of Governors; Mr Freddy Ho, Mr Charles Shim and Mr Vincent Mah, were on hand to lend their support.

Tokens of appreciation were awarded to the first three participants of each category who completed the course.

On behalf of the School Board of Governors, teachers, staff and students of St. George's School, the school wish to thank all the parents and friends who participated in the Walkathon.

To everyone involved in this charitable event, a warm and sincere "Thank You" for your support, particularly in helping the school collect funds. The students at St. George's School will benefit from your contribution, both now and in the future. In times of limited resources, contributions such as yours make an incredible difference in boosting the learning process of our students.

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It was unlike any previous years, but we did manage to have our 2021 Sports Day(s)!

To comply with Covid guidance, we introduced various measures:

- Only participants from each sports house are to attend preliminary rounds and the final day event.
- To avoid grouping together in public we excluded the parade of contingents.
- We left empty lanes between runners for the track events.
- Temperature Scans and Attendance were taken for all participants and teachers.
- Sadly, we were unable to invite family and friends to watch.

Despite all these, we were able to have a great time and the students all competed fiercely but fairly across a full range of events, supporting and encouraging each other throughout: Sprint, long jump, shotput, javelin, relay races, long-distance race and tug of war.

On June, Saturday 26th, we held our sprint finals and tug of war finals. Congratulations to the Blue house for obtaining the title of Champion House for the Year 2021, after more than a decade of waiting!

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