Welcome to WYKAAO
Welcome to WYKAAO
2012/7/23
Dear Alumni of WYK,
Good morning. I would like to confirm that the School Sponsoring Body and the School Management Committee have received a letter of resignation from Dr. John Tan as Principal of the school due to family reasons. However we are grateful that he is willing to stay on for another year until August 31, 2013 for the Sponsoring Body to identify his successor. Failing to dissuade the Principal from resigning, the Sponsoring Body, i.e., the Society of Jesus, has accepted his decision with regrets. This was followed by the School Management Committee's reluctant endorsement when we met on 12th June, 2012.
Although another academic year has yet to pass before his departure from our school, I would like to thank John for his determination to improve the quality of teaching and learning as well as character development of students as reflected in the school's major concerns. I believe it is proper to assure our school community that the Sponsoring Body remains appreciative and supportive of John's vision of and commitment to Jesuit education.
The Sponsoring Body will have to begin the recruitment process in this September or October. It is likely that we will consult our stakeholder groups for the recruitment the qualities of the next principal in light of Jesuit education. We are resolved to recruit a principal who can embrace our Jesuit vision while working with the different stakeholder groups to make it a blessed reality in the school community.
Peace,
Fr. Chow
School Supervisor
Mr. Laurence Tam, Honorary Professor of Institute of Creativity of Hong Kong Baptist College (香港浸會大學創意研究院) since April 2012, was at a dinner hosted by Michael Leung (1962) in honour of his new position last month.
Click the image to see the boys Mr. Tam taught 50 years ago attending the occasion.
Please read the July 2012 Newsletter of the Proposed Jesuit University in Hong Kong.
Two student ambassadors from Wah Yan (Cheuk-chun Shum, WYHK and Wilson Ching-wai Fung, WYK) will be visiting Ontario from July 28 to Aug 3 before heading to WYIC2012 in New York City. Both Wah Yan alumni associations in Ontario are jointly sponsoring the hosting program (background info) and have planned a week-full of activities for the students.
A Welcome Dinner will be held for both visitors:
Date: July 29th (Sunday) Time: 7 pm
Venue: Century Palace Chinese Restaurant世紀皇宮大酒樓 (near Warden and Steeles) 398 Ferrier, Markham, Ontario (905) 415-1988
Cost: $35 per person (menu)
Listen to the latest news and updates about our schools and offer any help/advice to graduating Wah Yan boys who are planning to continue their studies overseas. If you would like to attend the dinner event, please click here and let us know or
Cheng Wing-Ching (3rd left) is visiting his daughter’s family in Toronto and will be staying in town until August. More photos can be found here.
Please click here to see the latest updates about the reunion from David Fung.
On scoring gold medals in Youth Male Choirs and Sacred Music categories in the 2012 World Choir Games in Cincinnati, U.S.A.
Please click the image to read the full story.
Click here to view the participating choirs from Hong Kong.
WYK choir performed on July 3 at Alhambra, California before going to Cincinnati. Click here to view the occasion.
(Saturday, July 7) A joint school table tennis tournament, organized by Raimondi College Old Boys’ Association (Ontario), was held in a table tennis club in Markham. Many alumni members, friends and family, attended the event to show their support for the WYKAAO team. Lim-ming Chui (’65) is the winner of the singles title and our team is first runner-up overall.
Click here to see the pictures. (note: more pictures have been added since the article was first published)
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