School’s knights in shining armour

LAWRENCE TEO hands over his class contribution to SHOSA Treasurer Lau Tiew Kiong (SHS ’93) witnessed by (from left) School Principal David Teo (SHS ’85), SHOSA President Yong King Sung (SHS ’85) and SHOSA Past President YB Senator Robert Lau Hui Yew (SHS ’82)

KONG TONG SENG representing his batch at the handing over ceremony. Keeper to a treasure trove of anecdotes from Sacred Heart School’s days of yore, he is, like many from the 60’s and 70’s decades, stalwarts that SHOSA can always count on for support.

MICHAEL DING SWEE TECK & JUSTIN YOUNG YUK KIONG (second from right) are part of the knights from the 70’s who returned to help Sacred Heart School. For this particular project, five classes from the 70’s stepped forth. They are the Class of ’73, ’74, ’77, ’78 & ‘’79

PAUL WONG, a former head boy is often seen as a pillar of calm and strength. He continues to serve in SHOSA with no demands for recognition or adulation. The Class of ’80 has also been donating consistently to help out the School and their presence during the annual reunions add colour and life to the event.

TING WEE PING (admired for his outstanding skills as a badminton player) joins his batch mate YB Senator Robert Lau Hui Yew in handing over their year’s donation. Combined with the MRP fund from the latter, Class of ’82 contributed a whopping RM17,111 to the project.

JIMMY NGAN and his mate ALBERT TAY, (fourth & fifth from left) hand over a mock cheque for RM12,888.88. The Class of ’83 was the first to breach the RM10K mark in their donation drive to help Sacred Heart School in this project. Kudos to the ’83 Knights, for going the extra mile by coming up with a mock cheque!

THOMAS YII CHII KING rallied his mates and together they made a fervent dash to the finishing line, making up the numbers needed to ensure the entire 80’s decade came together and contributed to this project.

SCHOOL PRINCIPAL DAVID TEO hands over his class year’s contribution alongside his batch mate SHOSA President Yong King Sung (left). The Class of ’85 has the fun distinction of having both the School Principal and SHOSA President from their batch. The ’85 boys are one of the top five contributors with their RM11,400. In 2015 when they celebrated their 30th anniversary, they donated RM100,000 to help the School pay off a chunk of its redevelopment debt.

HENRY CHIEW representing his vociferous batch with EDDY PUAH (SHOSA Secretary) at the handing over ceremony which was held at Past President YB Senator Robert Lau’s childhood home. In 2016, when celebrating their 30th anniversary the boys raised RM101,000 for the School.

CHONG KUEK SEN (second from right) hands over his class year’s contribution amounting to a uniquely symbolic RM8,787. Would be fun to watch the comma & decimal point slide further to the right, in the coming years.

DR. LAU NGI CHUONG who is also Sacred Heart School’s Parents - Teachers Association (PTA) Chairman took time off from his practice to be with the other knights of Sacred Heart School. His batch mates have proven to be a force to be reckoned with. In 2016, they raised RM100,000 to refurbish the old staff room at the School and continue to contribute to the School through various ways and means.

Taking the lead in inspiring knights from the 90’s decade, JOHN TANG (fourth from left) and his mates (fifth 7 sixth from left) BENEDICT TING, WONG TUONG LEONG, (seventh & eighth from left) WONG ING ANG & CHIENG YEW YEW are the vanguard knights of the decade. Their class year was supposed to have their 30th anniversary celebrations in April 2020. While the dreaded Covid 19 has scuttled their plan, it has not put a dent in the spirit of these boys in blue.

(from fourth left) STEVEN SIM, BEN LIM & THOMAS LOH are part of the fast rising 90’s Knights. Their shoulders will soon be called upon to withstand the many heavy responsibilities of defending & protecting the School in the new era. Together with the Millennial Knights of decade 2000, the future of SHOSA lies in these young and vibrant burning hearts. BEN LIM is also the facilitating force behind the sudden explosion of class years t shirts amongst the various batches.

ANTHONY CHAN, one of the three vice presidents in SHOSA is playing a pivotal role in bringing the 90’s clan to the table. In young leaders such as him, SHOSA places its trust in the rejuvenation process. That when the time comes for the Knights of the 80’s to ride into the sunset, a new crop of Knights will be present to take over the reins.

MILLENNIAL KNIGHTS IN THE HOUSE…(fourth from left) IGNATIUS LAU, KINGSLEY SIA KEE KIN AND CHAI KIAN SOO are all serving as office bearers in SHOSA. Barely into their 30’s in 2020, these young knights stepped up to the plate to do their bit for the School. Ignatius is one of the three vice presidents in SHOSA and represents the future of the organisation.

EXCLUSIVE…BEN LIM (second from right) presenting Past President YB Senator Robert Lau with the first of a special edition SHOSA shirt. The golden thread used in embroidering the school badge is the same type of threads used by two royal houses in Malaysia and a neighbouring country. Produced by BEN LIM as a way to thank the past president for hosting the event by opening up his home to the knights of Sacred Heart, plans are afoot to produce more of such shirts for the School’s 120th anniversary celebrations in 2021.

WONG CHEE TUNG hands over his batch’s donation with CLEMENT CHIENG, who is serving as principal for St. Elizabeth School (second from right) The batch is one of the top five contributors giving RM10K and above, to the project.