Hari Kartini 2011

Last 18 April (Monday), we celebrated “Hari Kartini” in NHJS. It is a very important celebration in Jakarta.

“Hari Kartini” is a day to celebrate a very special woman, Raden Ayu Kartini. She is the hero(ine) of all women as she showed us how we can learn and grow in school like our male counterparts.

During our celebration at NHJS, we performed songs, skits and presentations to show how “Hari Kartini” came to be.

We had a flag raising ceremony which is also called the “Upacara Bendera”. Then, we had the Primary 1 and 4 sing “Kasih Ibu” and “Bunda”.

The Secondary 1B’s presentation called “Ibu Kita Kartini” and their very entertaining drama about Kartini’s life followed next.

We then had the Primary 6 class sing us a song called “Kartini”.

The Secondary 2 Michelangelo’s special homemade movie about Kartini’s life topped the performances off.

It looked like the audience found the whole Kartini Day performance very entertaining. We hope they enjoyed it as much as we did!

Blog Entry by Crystallynn Skye The (Sec 1B Student)

Photography by Ms Chie Sipin-Bjarenas

Event Organised by Ms Lala Amalia and the Bahasa Indonesia Department

A Murder Most Foul: Forensic Science Camp 2011

From a musical to a mystery, our students never skipped a beat. They dove right into the mysterious murder case when they came back to school last 16 March 2011. With two days to solve the case, the students worked on the evidence they were given to solve and prove who did it - and maybe even answer why.

They were welcomed into the Forensics Science Camp 2011 by Mr Colin Pereira.

Mr Bill Toppin, our Board of Governor member and Forensic Science Camp Mastermind, guided our students skilfully through the thought-provoking whodunnit case.

Our students learned to work with the evidence they were provided with to solve and prove their case.

They were even allowed to question the people involved in the mystery - all through Mr Bill, ofcourse.

In the end (and at the last minute, may I add) the students finally figured out who did what to who - and even had proof to support their allegations.

It was quite a thrilling two days for the students. I'm almost pretty sure there'll be a rise in mystery book sales in nearby bookstores during the next few weeks.

Forensic Science Camp Organised & Coordinated by Ms Herlin Igcasenza (Science Coordinator)

NHJS Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary! (Day 1)

What a fantastically busy weekend it has been for NationalHigh! Our three-day 10th Anniversary Celebration kept all of us near the auditorium - finalising scenes and finishing off details and then performing for three days!

The weekend started off with a Pre-Show Performance, also know as the Show for the Students.

That day started with General Rehearsals in the morning...

and a full show in the afternoon.

A pre-cursor of bigger shows for the next two days. (More pictures to come soon!)