Yes, indeed the sound of ACS echoed in Melbourne when ACS alumni members, some accompanied by their spouses, gathered at a Chinese restaurant on March 9 to celebrate the 133rd ACS Founder’s Day. Among those present were former ACS teachers, Dianne Fleggo and Merryl Blanch, who were Australian exchange students in ACS (Pre-U 1974) and the legendary Tan Sri Dr M Jegathesan (Pre-U II Class of 1961).

The evening kicked off with a PowerPoint presentation of achievements by ACSians in the past 12 months by Dr Alvin Chong (Class of 1985). The accomplishments of the likes of Toh Wei Soong, Joseph Schooling and Dr Wee Teck Young were among those featured in the presentation. Then came the singing of the ACS Anthem, followed by a sumptuous 11-course dinner after Tan See Keng had said grace on our behalf.

Although celebrating in a distant shore from Singapore, we were not forgotten by alumni members in the land where we began. Lim Tat, President of the ACS OBA, sent his greetings which were read to us by Dr Sathisvaran Kay.

After dinner, speeches by Dr Ed Wee (Class of 2001) and Tan Sri Dr M Jegathesan took us down memory lane to the special times we had as students in ACS.

As the evening drew to a close, the words of Lim Tat, in his Founder’s Day message rang out loud and true that:

    “The ACS experience is about shared memories, unbreakable bonds,
    familiar faces and treasured places” .... “we are privileged to
    have loyal Old Boys and Girls who keep the ACS Spirit alive and
    carry with us the culture and traditions of ACS”,

not only in Singapore but in other parts of the world, so that “the regions round echo the sound/Of ACS forever”.

Mrs Lee Gek Kim