Caroline Roberts

I will never forget how it felt being in NTSS. For four years, most of my precious memories were during my secondary school days, whether it’s in school or not. If it wasn’t for New Town, i wouldn’t have met Click6, Mrs Cheryl Goh who never fails to inspire her students, my arts teachers (Miss Peh, Miss Caroline Chan, Miss Huang), and let’s not forget Mr Chan. It’s so nostalgic. When we were all in Sec2, we complained so much about how we were going to different classes, but now, it’s totally different. I remembered how i hated E31. I hated how things were in class, how the teachers pushed us to our breaking points. The never ending homework, never ending remedial classes and weekend classes, the scolding and complaining and how we used to curse and swear once the teachers turned their backs… I just realised that our teachers had sacrificed so much for us, and yet we weren’t appreciative of that. I remembered clearly how Varshini and I would plan our way out of Physics class every Friday, pretending to be sick on the day of our exams, making up stupid and irrelevant excuses for not handing in work. Omg, it’s amazing how we managed to get promoted to Sec4. In 41, things changed. We started seeing things differently and as a class, we went through so much together. Like, during National Day, our class were the only ones singing the songs of what we called, “epitome of propaganda”. And not to forget, how the boys stayed back after school to cheer us on for our Captain’s Ball training and how they helped us train. Awwww. And even though we lost, the whole class was so supportive.

I miss my class, i really do. I learned a lot from E41. It’s sad to know that when they say, “You’ll only start to appreciate something once it’s gone,” is true.