The 34th Student Council proudly presents our website, launched on 5 June 2011. Our contact information can be found at "THE 34THS" at the top right of this webpage, while you can know more about the services we provide to NYJCians at the "SERVICES" page. We seek to update NYJCians about the latest happenings around the school here, so do check out this site often! Meanwhile, do take your time to browse around!

Dear CCA Leaders and CLEXCO,
CCA Bazaar serves as an opportunity for you to showcase and promote your CCAs. It also provides J1s with adequate information regarding variety of CCAs available in NYJC to make an informed choice.

It will be held on the 2nd day of Orientation 2012.
Date: 1 February 2012, Wednesday (Week A)
Time: 3.00pm - 5.00pm

Proposal on CCA Booth:
If your CCA would like a booth for CCA Bazaar, please submit a proposal for your booth by 8.00am on 25 January, Wednesday.

- Things to include:
1. Brief design of CCA booth
2. Items to be put on display
3. Information provided at CCA booth (e.g. schedules, achievements, programmes, events)
4. Procedure of activity or game to be conducted at booth (You are encouraged to modify the activity/game conducted during Open House, keeping in mind the objectives of CCA Bazaar, and also that many JC1s would already have been to Open House.)
5. Logistics required (e.g. number of tables and chairs)
6. Required facilities (for sports and aesthetics CCA booths)
7.Space required to set up CCA booth and conduct activity or game

- All Aesthetic Groups and Clubs & Societies: Send to Aruna (nyjc34sc.aruna@gmail.com).
- All Sports and Leadership Groups: Send to ZongSheng (nyjc34sc.zongsheng@gmail.com).

Performances:
Please send an email to Aruna on whether your CCA would like to perform during CCA Bazaar by 9.00pm on 18 January, Wednesday (tomorrow).

- Things to include:
> If you wish to perform the same items that your CCA performed for Open House
> Details of performance if your CCA wants to perform something else or had not performed during Open House, including:
1) Name and description of performance
2) Duration of performance
3) Floor plan of performance
4) Logistics required (e.g. chairs, AVA assistance)
5) Answer these questions:
Does your CCA want to perform in the Atrium?
If no, would LT4 be a better place?
If no again, why not LT4, and where do you suggest performing in?
(Please note that venue requests are subject to availability as well as interest from other CCAs. Do also keep in mind that most of the activity will be centred around the Atrium and Ebloussiant area.)

- Due to the short time for preparation, your CCA is encouraged to perform items that it is very familiar with.
- Vetting of the performances will be held on 25 January, Wednesday for all CCAs that wish to perform during CCA Bazaar. There might also be a rehearsal held on 27 January, Friday.

Dear NYJCians,
We are pleased to inform you that the deadline for OGL (2012 Orientation Group Leader) application is extended to this friday 28 October 2011. You can obtain the application form from Litespeed, and submit into the designated C2 point mailbox. There will be 2 interviews, 1 on this friday afternoon for OGL applicants who submitted the form last week, and the other on next Tuesday 1 November for those who submit the form this week. The venue to report for the interviews will be Container Classroom 1. For more information about the OGL applicants' interview groupings and timings to report, you can view it here.

Dear NYJCians,
Before the year 2011 ends, let us take a look at the college-wide events that happened in the 2nd semester!

June started off with a brilliant performance by NY Symphonic Band in Limelight @ Esplanade. This was followed by various overseas trips such as Hong Kong for Economics, Taiwan for H1 Chinese, Switzerland Science trip, and England organised by English Department. School reopened with Mid-Year examinations, and celebration of National Day with fun-filled activities organised by 5th House Exco. Concurrently, CCA leaders had gone to Tanjung Piai, Johor, for their Leadership Training Camp, which was definitely unforgettable. On 12 August, a charity soccer match was held inviting our NY Alumni and Singapore Ex-Internationals Team, which was splendid.

We celebrated Teachers' Day with the concert organised by the 34th Student Council on 31 August, with the theme "Our Perfect Song" symbolising teachers and students coming together with different roles to complete the masterpiece. The photos taken are available for viewing at the "GALLERY" section. 12 October marks the end of J1 Promo Exmainations, and the post-exam activities started on the 14th with Queensland Core Test, workshop for CT Well-being reps, and Walk-for-Rice from our college to Lower Seletar which was indeed fulfilling and rewarding. J2 Graduation ceremony was held the day after, along with Relationship Module where activities were interesting and informative.

Meanwhile, the deadlines for PW submissions and H1 Chinese exam are drawing near, so let us continue to work hard!

Dear NYJCians,
Regarding the first batch of feedbacks that has been sent to the school administrations, we have a response from the school administration. Detailed below is the feedback given and the response.

Dear Yuming,
My apologies for the late reply. I have consulted our Operations Manager and Principal on the issues raised and here are our responses:

1) Having the canteen stalls open for longer hours.
We have raised this proposal to our canteen vendors before. Their main concern has been their fear of not being able to sell their items late into the afternoon. It translates to higher cost for them as some of the stalls need to keep their gas mains running as to keep the food warm. In fact, we have the snacks stall to increase their operational hours from the previous 3pm to the current 4.30p.m. Students who wish to buy food after this time can still do so from the Good News Cafe or vending machines. As much as we would like the canteen to cater to the needs of our students, we need also to spare a thought for them as any additional cost would be borne by them.

2) There have been requests for more types of food in the canteen, specifically for more halal food.
We are aware of this problem and has brought it to the attention of the canteen operator. The boss informed us that he is currently sourcing for another Halal vendor and would probably discontinue the current one if they are unable to meet the needs of the school. Previously, we had a stall selling Indian Muslim food but the demand was too low to keep it afloat. Nevertheless, the school will continue to work with the canteen vendor to increase the variety.

3) Some students have pointed out that certain subjects are lacking recorded lectures that could benefit students.
This issue has been brought to the attention of HOD IT/MRL. Our recording facilities are currently only avaible in LT 4 as the one in LT 3 has been unstable. The college will be exploring on the feasibility of equipping all LTs with the recording facility. The school would need to evaluate on the usage level of this facilitiy so that we can justify the cost of installation.

4) Temperature in lt4
I had a word with our Operations Manager with regard to this concern. As the LT is huge and hence would take a longer time to cool down the premise, the college has to set a lower temp so that students going for their lessons (especially if it is the start of the day) would enjoy a cool environment. Problem is that the LT would become rather cold if you are coming in for the second or subsequent lessons as the aircon would have been turned on for sometime. Our OM advised against adjusting the thermostat too frequently as it tends to spoil the air-con. Any down time would cuase even greater discomfort in the long run when the air-cons break down. Hence, could we suggest that students have a wind breaker with them especially for those who prefer a warmer temperature.

5) Areas for parking bicycles
On this issue, we did have bicycle racks installed previously near the CCA block. However owing to the low demand, the racks have become disused. Owing to the rust and the state of derelict condition, we have gotten them removed. The school is prepared to re-install them if the student coucil is able to help us justify the demand via a poll with the students. Hope I have answered the queries.

Regards,
Jonathan Ng

There will be a follow-up on these issues raised by the student population, particularly so regarding lecture recordings and areas for the parking of bicycles. Once again, thanks to everyone who raised these issues, and hopefully we can help make the college a more conducive place for you.

Dear NYJCians,
Our Communications Committee is pleased to inform you that we have just launched our Feedback Channel on Facebook! This serves as another platform for you to provide feedback and suggestions to improve our college. However, if you prefer to provide anoymous feedback, you can still do so by visiting our Feedback Channel via NYXchange by logging in through our college website at www.nanyangjc.org. You can visit our Facebook Feedback Channel here.

Meanwhile, our mid-year examinations have just ended! We believed you have given your best, and hope you continue to look forward to term 3, working hard for your PW!

Dear NYJCians,
It is currently the June holidays! As we are moving on to the 2nd semester soon, here is a summary of college-wide events that happened in the 1st semester!

The year 2011 was started off with JC Experience - "Take Charge, Choose Right" for 140 "O"-Level 2010 graduates from different secondary schools to experience JC life on 4th and 5th January, and our College Open House 2011 on 11th January. This was followed by the JC1 Orientation: Eblouissant - Begin Here, from 27th to 1st February, organised by the 33rd Student Council. The day after was the Chinese New Year celebration cum CCA Bazaar which was jointly organized by the Aesthetics Committee and the 33rd Student Council, presenting performances and introducing a variety of CCAs to the J1s. INNoFEST 2011 followed after from 28th to 4th March which was presented by InC.ny, with speakers from Awfully Chocolate, Sogurt and Made in Candy to share their inspiring stories of success, not forgetting experiential learning journeys and workshops. Sports Carnival 2011 which was organised by the PE Department and the 4th House Exco, was held on 5th March at Bedok Reservoir with fun activities such as "Capture the Flag", Relay and Dragon Boating. On 11th March, Nanyang Chinese Cultural Sciety presented a fantastic performance in LT4 for their annual drama production Bai Yun Gang.

During the Kindness Week @ NYJC presented by the Welfare Committee of the 33rd Student Council with the election of Kindness Ambassadors for each class and the volunteering of cleaning the seashells at Eblouissant, Amitié Carnival was held on 6th April promoting the theme "Friendship" this year, and raising funds for Lions Befrienders. It was a day of joy while raising funds with exciting stalls such as the haunted house, handicrafts, food, and the selling of helium balloons. On 13th May, the annual talent competition THE ONE 2011 was organised by the 33rd Student Council College Image and Bonding Committee, showcasing talents in our college. The 34th Student Council Investiture was held on 18th May in the hall witnessed by J1s, welcoming guest-of-honour Mr Clifton Tang, where the ceremony marks the handover from the 33rd to the 34th. On 20th and 21st May, Nanyang English Drama Club held an outstanding Drama Night 2011 performance "A Grimm Affair" portraying twisted fairytales in LT4. Nanyang Film Festival 2011 presented by Nanyang FilmArt a week later on 27th May in LT4 was a success.

With mid-year exams drawing near, let's continue to perservere and do well for our mid-year exams! Let's look forward to the 2nd semester with more exciting events coming along!

Dear NYJCians,
The 34th Student Council is proud to present the 34th SC Website, to constantly update you on happenings in the college, as well as a platform for communication. Do check out this site often!