RV60 -Jia Xuan

RV60 was a huge event, with almost the whole school involved in this event. However, many students may be wondering, what exactly is the purpose of the RV60 celebration, and why is the school having such a huge celebration? Well, firstly this diamond jubilee held for our school is to celebrate the effort put in by the school these past 60 years. Now, 60 years may seem to be a very short time, but in fact it is not the least bit short. Through these 60 years, RV has overcome so many milestones and has had so many breakthroughs and improvements, its almost unbelievable where we stand in the present day.

Of course, with every huge-scale event, there must have been some trouble and issues while preparing for the celebration. I, as a spectator, think that one of the main issues while preparing the celebration is the fact that nearly everyone in the school is involved. This means that every aspect of the celebration would be huge and many people would be involved. While the final product was amazing, the preparation was certainly not as glamorous as it seemed. From the instructors yelling their lungs out to the hot sun, every single rehearsal was extremely dreaded by the students. However, these issues are not unique to just RV60. Take National Day for example; many of the performers are volunteers. However, why do they volunteer for it? Do they want to get tanned, or are they bored? No, in fact they want to contribute in their own way, showing how much they love and appreciate Singapore by celebrating its birthday whole-heartedly.

There were definitely many complaints. The students complaining about the sun, about how their muscles ached from running and performing. However, we could see that everyone put his or her best foot forward in his or her performance. What does this show us? We can, from this, infer that they have a high level of school pride. We can assume that they really appreciate the school for everything the school has done for them. However, there are still students who view negatively towards their schools, complaining about everything, and not having a sense of satisfaction and gratitude towards the school for its everlasting efforts to provide us with a conducive environment to study in. This may cause the school to feel that their efforts are not appreciated and they might decide to discontinue the program, affecting the other students who enjoy that particular program.

Overall, RV is a really warm and welcoming school. It makes me feel comfortable, with friends and teachers I love, as well as the friendliest people we will ever meet. This family warmth that RV gives me, is the reason why I love, and I am proud to be a student in RV.