Ying Wa Cup Basketball Tournament 2017
The Ying Wa Cup Basketball Tournament is a noble tradition of the school’s Basketball Team. Through this tournament of friendly matches, teams from participating schools not only learn more about basketball, but also develop a sense of camaraderie. This year, it was our honour to have hosted Hong Kong True Light College, United Christian College, Kowloon True Light Middle School, Fukien Secondary School and St. Stephen's Girls' College. The tournament was held from 11 to 13 July. Every school took part in the tournament wholeheartedly and with a united spirit.
Results:
Champion - Ying Wa Girls' School
Full Scholarship to study at Oxford University - Ms Ma Ming-yan Carissa
Ma Ming-yan Carissa, a S6 graduate of Ying Wa in 2012, completed her undergraduate study with outstanding results in the Department of English of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She was on the Dean's List in 2013, 2014 and 2016, and recently awarded the Esther Yewpick Lee Millennium Scholarship 2017 to pursue a postgraduate degree, Master of Studies in English Studies, at Somerville College in Oxford University. In a recent interview with Ming Pao, Carissa shared about the importance of developing a habit of reading to learn a language well. She was a keen writer and debater during her time at Ying Wa.
Speech Day 2017
Matured by their HKDSE experience, S6 graduates returned to school to attend Speech Day on 10 July.
Health in Mind Programme (Second Year)
15 senior form students completed the "Youth Mental Health Promotion Programme - Health in Mind", organised by the Hospital Authority, Kwai Chung Hospital and MINDSET of the Jardine Matheson Group. In these two years (2015-2017), students attended workshops about mental health, organised activities for schoolmates and for rehabilitated patients. Apart from polishing their leadership skills, students also acquired knowledge about mental illness, developed the spirit of respect and took on the responsibility to "educate" others so as to help to eliminate the stigma faced by people with mental illness in society.
Workshop: Introduction to Micro-controllers (Arduino)
To get prepared for the school-based study tour to Singapore (Theme: Science Exploration & Robotics), twenty S2-3 students attended a workshop and learnt to build their own robots on 8th July. The workshop lasting 3 hours was held to equip them with a basic understanding of the role of a micro-controller in an electronic device and how it works. Students learnt to control the lighting system of LEDs through programming Arduino, a type of microcontroller.
BOCHK Bauhinia Bowl Award Prize Presentation 2017
Chan Samantha of 2C was named the BOCHK Rising Star Athlete 2016-2017. This annual award is presented to outstanding C Grade athletes who have contributed actively to their schools and achieved significant results in sports. Samantha is a promising student, enthusiastic basketball player and the captain of YW Basketball Team (Grade C).
第11屆鄭裕彤盃排球邀請賽
排球隊於2017年7月1至3日參加第11屆鄭裕彤盃排球邀請賽（女子中學組），隊員士氣高昂，表現出色，獲得亞軍。個別隊員亦以精湛球技獲獎：中五甲陳靖潼─ 最佳攻擊，中五戊祝嘉榆 ─ 最佳攔網，中五戊林禧婷 ─ 最佳托球。
Ms Tang Ho-ling Helen
Ms Tang Ho-ling Helen, a YW S7 graduate of 2010, is a composer and music arranger for film, television and video games. Now, she is pursuing a Master's Degree in Scoring for Film, Television and Video Games at the Berklee College of Music, Valencia. She is also the recipient of the Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong Music Scholarship 2016, the Berklee General Scholarship and the Macau Postgraduate Scholarship. She recently recorded her musical piece, "Eternity", in London AIR studios with a 50-piece orchestra.
View Tang Ho-ling Helen's musical piece "Eternity": Link
