Courage

DHS has these 4 core values we aim to inculcate in all Dunmanians, cheng2, xin4, yong3, zhong1, loosely translated, sincerity, trustworthiness, courage, loyalty.

i will talk about courage.

I have been going down to watch some of our sports teams competing. i must say, one thing seemed lacking in our students is the fighting spirit, or the desire to demonstrate courage in the context of adversity. and the ability to stay focused and resilent in the light of dire situations. But the badminton b boys demonstrated to some extent these qualities that is imbued in the value of courage. i was watching them play the Semi finals last wed and the finals on fri, i must say they showed tremendous courage. in the match against Ngee Ann Sec, the score was tied at 2-2, and it goes down to the 3rd singles. and he was like trailing in the rubber set, but he came back and fight for every single point and won the match and the place to the finals.

in the finals, greenview sec was the overall favourites to take the east zone champions, but our boys fought every match, 4 rubbet sets in all and go down to 1-4. of course, we lost becos of some technical mistakes but all in all, they fought with passion.

the b girls also showed strong courage in their 3rd and 4th placing match... came in 3rd eventually with a score of 3-2.

I really hope all dunmanians can display this kind of passion and strength not only in competitions but also in the studies and other dealings. let's work towards that!

upbeat entry... 8-)