製作旗袍 認識傳統工藝
由中西區區議會、中西區民政事務署、第十二屆中西區區節統籌委員會主辦，香港中西區婦女會協辦之旗袍設計工作坊，是第十二屆中西區區節的其中一項活動。本校32位中三至中五級同學參加是次活動，通過設計、修改和加工旗袍，認識旗袍製作工藝，並親身體驗當中的巧妙之處。過程中，由選擇材料、度身、車縫線位，到最後由其中8位同學擔當模特兒，穿上傑出作品，於西港城大舞台之「掌上明珠‧旗袍薈」巾幗活力旗袍展作公開展演，實在是一次難忘的經驗。
Inter-school Volleyball Competition (Grade A)
The Volleyball Teams of Ying Wa Girls' School and Shun Tak Fraternal Association Cheng Yu Tung Secondary School entered the final round of Inter-school Volleyball Competition (Grade A). The competition was held on 11th December 2016 at Sun Yat-sen Memorial Park Sports Centre. The tournament was a brilliant one, with both teams giving a truly memorable and outstanding performance. Our Volleyball Team finally emerged as the first runner-up. Congratulations!
Toastmasters Speech Contests 16-17
The Toastmaster Speech and Table Topics Contests were held at school on 3 December. The contests are held every year to enable students to demonstrate the communication and leadership skills they have acquired in the Toastmasters Youth Leadership Programme. This year, there were 36 contestants from Secondary 2 to 4, 10 student workers and 7 judges, who were from Toastmasters International. The event provided an opportunity and platform for students to shine and share their wonderful speeches with the audience.
Hong Kong Speech Festival 2016
Our students again did Ying Wa proud this year with their praiseworthy performance at the annual Hong Kong Schools Speech Festival. After months of hard work, the Chinese Choral Speaking team, S2B, came second while the English team, S3E, and the Putonghua one, S2E, both came third. Students had fun picking up important tips on articulation and team work in the process.
Equal Opportunities Multimedia Competition
Ng Tsz Yin (3E) was the champion in the category of poster design, with her work titled "Next Station: Equality" (view poster). Congratulations!
The competition was held as part of the Equal Opportunities Commission's initiative to raise greater awareness of anti-discrimination laws in Hong Kong. The theme of this EOC competition was "Past and Future: Advancing Equal Opportunities in Hong Kong" (Link) and its aims were to promote equality and eliminate discrimination on different grounds.
Thanksgiving Service 2016
On 28th November 2016, the Thanksgiving Service was held at Ying Wa. We were honoured to have Rev. C.C. Lee, the first female pastor ordained in Hong Kong, as our guest speaker. The occasion was especially meaningful because of Rev. Lee's strong connection with our school. Educated in Ying Wa, she went on to become a teacher in the school before she was promoted as the Vice-principal. Rev. Lee had also been the school chaplain and the school supervisor.
In her sermon, Rev. Lee talked fondly about how she was inspired to dedicate her life to serving others during her time at Ying Wa. She also encouraged students to always have a thankful heart and be grateful for both the good and bad times in their life.
Walk for Ying Wa
The annual Sponsored Walk has been a much cherished tradition of Ying Wa since the 1960s. It is a time dedicated to living healthily and sharing our blessings with the society at large. True to the lyrics of our school song, ‘身遠心莫離’, i.e., even when far away, our hearts remain with Ying Wa, Miss Yau Ping Wai, a beloved teacher to many and former colleague, came all the way from Toronto to join the walk to the peak with her classmates (including Ms Lam Lai Bing, Ms Siu Yau Miu and her husband). Undeterred by inclement weather on their walk down memory lane, their initiative amazingly raised HK$273K, a feat worth celebrating.
Inter-school Basketball Competition 2016
Kudos to our Basketball Team and all coaches! Once again our A grade players did the school proud with their amazing performance in the Inter-school Basketball Competition (Final, Division 1 Grade A) on 26th November 2016 at Southorn Centre.
With the unfailing support of the Principal, Vice-principals, teachers, students, alumnae and parents, our school team battled on for four sessions against Hon Wah College and emerged as the First Runner-up. The tireless spirit and deft moves of our basketball players impressed the spectators who cheered for every player throughout the game.
