The Pre-U Arts A Class of 74 has been able to meet up regularly either in small groups or as a whole class over the years, showing that in ACS, we keep our friendships for life! On 12 August 2016, even as the National Day celebration was in the air, we met up again and had a merry time catching up with each other and our teachers.

It all started with the mega meet-up of the entire Class of 74 cohort and our teachers at the NUS Alumni Club in March 2014 to commemorate our 40th anniversary and the years of friendship. Catching up was so enriching and the Arts A Class captured the moment with old friends promising to keep in touch. We met again at Yee Yee’s place in May the same year and since then, we have managed to meet every year.

In August 2015, Ronald hosted us to a lovely dinner and we even managed to invite our dear Math teacher Mr Loi. This year, Kim Li opened her home and more than 20 of us shared what had happened the past year.

This wonderful yearly practice is so precious that some of us even planned our home visit from overseas just to be present at the reunion. This year, two of our teachers – Mrs Chelvah Rajah (Ms Sim when she was our teacher) and Mrs Lee Gek Kim – were able to join us. Credit to the teaching profession that our teachers looked as young (and even younger) than their students. Despite our widening frames and grey hair (or no hair), it was easy to see the 18-year-old in all of us. At the end of the evening, the ACS anthem was sung with much gesto – our ACS Forever!

Kelvyna Chan