The year my female owner entered junior college (when she was "18++++"-"+++++" years old), her principal had the vision of building up the school's choir to make one of the best in the country (and perhaps internationally?) . Then, it was in a sorry state of affairs. The principal wasted no resources in engaging one of the best conductors in the nation to train the choir. As for my female owner, she got conned into joining the choir because her friend wanted to join (the friend quitted soon after, but my female owner stayed on).
The principal moved on to other postings a few years later, but her aspirations and investments probably stayed, coz years later "18++++"-"+++++"+"+++......", the school made headlines in the local news, for winning international competitions.
The vision and goals of a leader... It really looked impossible then.
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Two schools emerge winners in international choral competition
Channel NewsAsia - Monday, April 21
SINGAPORE: Some students have gone international with their co—curricular activities and have returned with trophies to show for it.
Jet lag and cold weather did not affect the spirit of students from Anderson Junior College who were in Italy last month for the 10th Concorso Corale Internazionale — an international choral competition.
The choir, comprising 61 students and 14 alumni members, emerged as the overall winner, beating 33 teams from 13 countries.
Anderson JC has previously won other awards in competitions in Prague, China and Malaysia.
Catholic High School also participated in the same competition and took home the trophy in the Mixed Youth Choir category.
Evidently delighted, the students said the experience is even more important than the win.
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