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41st Graduation Ceremony will be remembered for the many firsts it achieved
and going where no other local institutions have gone. Despite being the most established polytechnic in Singapore, no one can accuse SP of having lost its pioneering spirit. |
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grander it was. The 41st Graduation Ceremony on 25 July introduced a new
format of presenting diplomas never tried before locally.
The 5,201 graduands
received their scroll boxes in two lines. Technology was used to
facilitate the whole process as all graduands had a small card with their
student ID numbers bar-coded on it which were scanned as they approached
the stage causing their names to be instantly flashed on one of
two huge screens beside the stage. To maintain the grandeur of the event,
there was accompaniment of music provided by a pianist on a grand
piano and the SP Concert Band throughout the presentation. |
But some things did not change. As each graduand received his scroll box from his School’s Director or one of the Deputy Principals, the moment was captured on film.Also for the first time, graduands, their parents and their lecturers could make song dedications which were played during the reception at the end of the event. For this, they donated a small sum of money to the Student Needy Fund. Care and concern in action here. "Last year, the Polytechnic provided financial assistance amounting to $1.5 m to more than 1,200 students using the Student Needy Fund as well as other funds," noted the Principal.During the reception, 17 graduands whose birthday happened to fall on Graduation Day were presented surprise birthday gifts by their respective School Directors – another first.
Acting Minister for the Environment and Minister of State for Communications & Information Technology, Mr Lim Swee Say was the guest of honour for the first session. Mr Lim presented the awards to this year’s top students. The guest speaker for the afternoon session was Mr Teo Ming Kian, Chairman of the Economic Development Board.
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