As the ACS OBA Management Committee looks towards 2014, we reflect on all that we have accomplished in the past year with your support.

2013 was an incredible year with a good balance of traditional and new events. We anticipate that 2014 will be an even more eventful year for the OBA as we celebrate our centenary. Indeed, the OBA is 100 years young this July. Please join us on Saturday, July 12th at the Barker Road campus for a time of celebration and camaraderie. Details will be forthcoming soon.

The first quarter of 2013 was a busy one for the OBA. In February 2013, we had another ACS- MGS Festive Mixer to ring in the Lunar New Year at 1 Altitude at Raffles Place, Singapore’s highest al fresco bar. Despite the heavy downpour, we saw approximately 150 alumni attend the fun-filled evening. This event was quickly followed by our traditional events such as the Past vs Present games and our annual Founder’s Day Dinner on March the 1st at Orchard Hotel and our AGM held a few weeks after.

On Saturday, August 3rd 2013, the ACS OBA hosted the 2nd ONE ACS Career Forum at ACS (Independent) for over 1,000 students, parents, alumni and staff of Anglo-Chinese Junior College, ACS (Barker Road), ACS (Independent) and ACS (International). This year’s ONE ACS Career Forum welcomed over 50 ACSian speakers from 9 different professions speaking on 5 simultaneous panels over 3 time slots. In addition to the more traditional panels of Law, Medicine, Banking & Finance, Engineering and Accounting, we introduced Media, Entrepreneurship, Communications, and the Civil Service. This format was designed specially to give students greater choice and increase the interaction with the speakers in smaller interest groups.

The attendance was overwhelming, and from the feedback that the organizers received, both students and parents found the candor of the panelists to be insightful, thought-provoking AND entertaining! For all of the speakers, it was an opportunity to reconnect with other ACSians across the generations and refresh school connections.

The OBA also hosted Retired Teachers’ Day Tribute Dinner on September 1st at ACS (Barker Road) for the retired teachers of the ACS family. As always, it was a heart-warming time of fellowship and memories. And of course, ACS-style networking was in full gear on October 22nd when we gathered at Que Pasa on Emerald Hill for an evening of camaraderie and drinks.

We ACSians hold dear so many wonderful traditions that build our community. As the year progresses, you can expect more events from us, as well as some exciting new initiatives that will deepen our bonds and strengthen your connection to ACS.

In the meantime, we invite you to look out for our emails, attend our events, engage with other ACSians on https:// www.facebook.com/groups/acsoba/ and encourage your fellow ACSians to join you in participating in our activities, joining the OBA or even volunteer to be part of a sub-committee. By participating in any of these activities, you’ll feel closer to ACS and be reminded of the extraordinary blessing of an ACS education.

The Best Is Yet To Be!

The ACS OBA Management Committee