「向上游獎勵計劃」旨在勉勵來自不同成長背景的青少年，克服自身家庭、健康等困難，讓他們努力不懈地追求理想，做到「知識改變命運」。可譽S5B班蔡倩茹同學憑著奮發向上、迎難而上的精神獲得中學組(公開組別)的獎學金。

倩茹家庭背景複雜，她經歷了不少逆境。倩茹提到「我們無法選擇自己的成長環境，但我們可以去接受，並從中找到快樂。」年紀輕輕的倩茹選擇以不逃避、不自暴自棄的態度去面對不幸。她要靠自己衝破困境，去追求自己想要的生活。

不少人遇到困難會卻步，最後停滯不前。聽完倩茹的經歷，我們明白到挫折往往磨練人的意志，助人走上人生的更高處。正如倩茹所說：「我很感謝我有與別人不一樣的經歷，令我知道遇到困難時不要逃避。」不同的經歷豐富了倩茹的人生經驗，讓她成長。她希望將來成為一位老師，培育社會的新一代。她樂觀的做人態度，相信能讓她成為一位盡心盡責的好老師！

The scholarship encourages adolescents from diverse backgrounds to overcome their own difficulties and work diligently to pursue their dreams and equip themselves with knowledge. With the spirit of exerting oneself when facing difficulties, Choi Sin Yu from S5B won the scholarship under the open category for secondary school students. 

Growing up with a complex family background, Sin Yu has experienced many adversities in her life. Sin Yu in her young age chooses to confront misfortunes with her positive attitude and breaking through the predicaments to pursue the life she wants. Sin Yu believes that, “we can’t choose where we come from, but we can learn to accept it and find our happiness within.”

Many people eventually remain stagnant as they hesitate when encountering difficulties. However, Sin Yu’s experience has shown us how setbacks can also hone our will and help us scale new heights. Sin Yu is very grateful for having a different experience as compared to others which in turn motivates her to face challenges. The experiences have enriched her life and allowed her to grow and develop. In the future, Sin Yu wishes to become a teacher to nurture the new generation of our society. We believe her optimistic attitude can make her a good and dedicated teacher for sure!

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由浸信會愛群社會服務處主辦，教育局及香港教育大學協辦的第二屆「樂繫校園獎勵計劃」已完滿結束，計劃旨在鼓勵學校營造著重連繫的校園氣氛，使學生在校園得到充分的關注，從而提升在校園的投入感和對群體的承擔感。憑著具創意而有成效的連繫計劃，可譽獲得「樂繫校園創新大獎」，繼於第一屆獲得行動大獎再次獲得肯定。我們會繼續努力，積極為可譽同學設計多元的課程，為同學提供不同的學習機會。我們還會積極建立共融的文化，以強化學生的心態。

The 2nd Hi-Five Engagement Award Scheme organized by Baptist Oi Kwan Social Service jointly with the Education Bureau and the Education University of Hong Kong has been successfully concluded. The scheme aims at encouraging schools to cultivate a positive school culture that cherishes connection, thereby allowing students to build a sense of commitment and responsibility in the campus with sufficient care from the school. 

We feel honoured to have won the Innovation Award in 2019-2020, in addition to the Action Award won in the previous year in recognition of our creative and effective plan of building connections. We will keep working hard to design a variety of programmes for Ho Yu students to provide them with diverse learning opportunities. We will also actively build an inclusive culture that strengthens students’ mentality.

每年，全國參與「中國中學生作文大賽」的中學生超過1000萬人，以前年為例，香港賽區的參賽同學接近6萬人，當中只有100名參賽者獲推薦入圍。在2019至2020年度的比賽，可譽再次派出同學參加比賽，其中S2C的丘思浩同學憑著作品〈假如我是一條魚〉，獲得香港賽區初級組銀獎，成為全港表現最好的首30名初中同學。

在作品中，思浩幻想自己成為了一條魚，行走於陸地，到處尋找一條魚的出路，反抗絕望的困境。面對家園被人類污染，這條魚無路可走，牠想起沙漠，聽說那個地方人跡罕至，以為就是魚的歸宿。最後，這條魚乾枯在沙漠。一條敢於抵抗命運的魚，最後還是被命運愚弄。思浩以魚的身分跟讀者對話，給讀者很大的啟示。

看了〈假如我是一條魚〉，我們看到思浩對於弱勢族群的關懷。我們希望思浩能運用他的寫作才華，把他對於世界的關注和愛一一宣揚出去。

The National Essay Writing Competition has been very popular with more than 10 million secondary school participants nationwide every year. In the year before last, among nearly 60,000 student participants in Hong Kong, only a hundred of them were shortlisted to the next round of the competition. In the year 2019-2020, Yau Sze Ho from S2C, won the Silver Prize in the Junior Section in Hong Kong Region of the competition for his work “If I were a Fish”, being one of the top 30 junior secondary students who produced the best writing in Hong Kong.

Sze Ho, in his work, imagined that he became a fish who walked across the land in search for a way to survive, rebelling against its desperate predicament. Faced with its homeland being polluted by humans, the fish had no way to go. The fish thought of heading to the desolate desert as its final destination, eventually leading the fish to die in the sand. Sze Ho speaks to the readers as a fish, who was fooled by its fate despite its brave resistance, giving the readers great inspiration.

“If I were a Fish” shows Sze Ho’s care for the underprivileged groups. Through his writing talent, we hope that Sze Ho keeps spreading his love in the world.

「明日之星──上游獎學金2019」的成立目標，在於鼓勵在逆境中具奮鬥精神，保持正面的價值觀及生活態度的高中生。我校有三位同學獲獎，分別是S4C班何嘉怡同學、S4C班余詠琪同學及S4C班周俊輝同學。恭喜三位得獎同學！

俊輝並非從中一起就成績優異。在成長過程中，俊輝因為家庭原因多次轉校，每到新學校都要重新適應環境，學習路上遇到很多阻礙。但俊輝迎難而上，勇敢尋求身邊老師和同學的幫助。這次獲獎，是對俊輝過往努力的肯定。他希望能考上大學，修讀最愛的化學系。

嘉怡自中一起便參加了中英劇團的Muse up!音樂劇培訓。本來性格文靜的嘉怡，透過參與戲劇表演不斷突破自己。這次得獎鼓勵嘉怡繼續努力，以提升自己，向前邁進。

詠琪除了在校內結交朋友，也會參加聯校活動，擴闊社交圈子。詠琪希望將來往第三世界國家義教，以生命影響生命，導人向善。

「有志者，事竟成。」只要朝著目標不斷努力，就必定能取得回報。在此再次祝願得獎同學前程錦繡，達成理想！

The goal of this scholarship is to encourage students who struggle with adversity to maintain positive values ​​and attitudes towards life. Three students in our school won the scholarship, namely Ho Ka Yi in S4C, Yu Wing Ki in S4C and Zhou Junhui in S4C. Congratulations to all of them for their efforts!

S4C Zhou Junhui

Junhui’s academic results were not good in S1. He was transferred to many different schools because of various family reasons, and had to face many obstacles during his learning process. However, he bravely sought the help of teachers and classmates around him, and never gave up. This scholarship serves as a great encouragement for his efforts and hard work. His dream is to study chemistry at university. You will make it Junhui! 

S4C Ho Ka Yi

Ka Yi has performed in different musicals over the past 4 years. She also participated in the Muse Up musical training at the Chung Ying Theatre Company. Her dream is to run a coffee shop with her friends in the future. She hopes that customers can enjoy delicious cakes while working or resting. For her, this award is less a reward for her excellent performance and more as encouragement to continue to work hard. 

S4C Yu Wing Ki

In addition to making friends at school, Wing Ki also participates in joint school activities to expand her social circle. She is a goal-oriented person. Her short-term goals are to achieve good results in DSE and successfully enter university. Her long-term goals are to establish her own company and to teach in a third world country. She believes that teachers can use their own lives to influence those of others and guide them to be kind. 

　　可譽老師設計了名為「JOY 種生命」的生命教育課程，透過活潑生動而富於趣味的親身體驗：在「譽花園」裏親手翻土、下苗、澆水、施肥、收割，讓同學們感悟生命的意義。

　　在下苗日，老師首先向同學們講解，然後帶領同學到園地親手翻土、下苗及澆水，為屬於自己的幼苗起個名字。孩子們彷彿成了幼苗的「爸爸媽媽」，靜待幼苗的成長。其後，同學們學習為幼苗驅蟲，保護脆弱的幼苗，並為幼苗施肥。同學們專心地聆聽、用心地製作，盼望能讓這小小的生命茁壯成長。經過三周以來的耕耘，白菜終於收成了！同學們臉上掛着心滿意足的笑容，這笑容比烈日當空的太陽還熾熱。

      參加「JOY 種生命」的生命教育課程，同學們獲益良多，他們明白到生命是神奇而寶貴的，他們要好好珍惜。

　　How can we teach children to "cherish life"? How to make children understand that ‘life is precious’? How to let children ‘cherish food’ from the heart? Traditional education can no longer satisfy children in today's society. Our school has designed a life education course named "JOY Planting Life" which lasted for three weeks. This was our lively and fun personal experience in the "Yu Garden": turn the soil, plant seedlings, water, fertilize, and harvest. As a result, students realized the meaning of life.

　　Life education is like intensive cultivation in the heart of a child. There is no shortcut in the process. It requires patient irrigation to make the "seedlings" thrive.

2020年1月19日，一羣可譽的女孩子，換上一襲壯族姑娘色彩斑斕的紅黑衣裙，挽起叮噹作響的花籃子，參與第56屆學校舞蹈節的比賽。這一天，共有二十多位家長和孩子們一同參與這個盛會。經過長時間的準備，同學們發揮了應有的水準，最終獲得了高年級組中國舞甲級獎，成績令人鼓舞！

比賽期間發生了小插曲，音樂突然停頓，幸好同學們臨場表現鎮定，最終獲得佳績。黃天悅同學提到：「音樂停頓時，我們鼓足勇氣，繼續比賽。當聽到得獎的消息，我們開心得手舞足蹈！」

每一次經歷，都讓孩子們有着不同的感悟與成長，這24位女孩齊心向着同一目標而揮落汗水。他們學會了承擔的意義，成就了這首青春舞曲。

Dressed in colourful, dazzling Zhuang costumes and carrying a jingling floral basket, a group of our primary school girls competed in The 56th Schools Dance Festival on 19th January, 2020. After ample training and practice, they performed brilliantly and made their parents proud. Honourably, the dance finally helped the team earn the Highly Commended Award.

During the competition, the whole team was calm enough to handle an unexpected accident. A P.5 member, Wong Tin Yuet, recalled, “When the music suddenly stopped, we were not nervous, but plucked up our courage to continue until the end of our dance. Finally, we were overjoyed with the result.”

Every member in the team gained an invaluable experience. They learnt that, only if everyone bears the same responsibility and works towards the same goal, their sweat is never shed in vain.

新界校長會舉辦了「慶祝中華人民共和國成立70周年」學生徵文比賽。可譽小六級王瑤同學在是次比賽中榮獲小學組亞軍，可喜可賀！

香港，是我們熟悉的家。那大家認為甚麼物件能代表我們的家呢？王瑤同學想出了「霓虹燈」。她認為香港的霓虹招牌正逐漸消失，她想把霓虹燈放在天宮二號太空站，待八十周年國慶時取出，為這別具意義的歷史符號賦以獨特的價值。

        作為香港的一份子，王瑤認為自己有責任去保存香港獨有的文化。透過這個徵文比賽，王瑤積極表達霓虹燈與香港文化的關係，希望能盡一己之力，把香港獨特的一面保留並推廣出去。

To celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the Founding of The People’s Republic of China, New Territories School Heads Association organized a Chinese essay writing competition. We are pleased to announce that our P.6 student, Wang Yao, has won second place in the Primary Section.

Hong Kong is our beloved home. What can we symbolize it with? Wang Yao thought of ‘neon lights’ when she thought of Hong Kong. Neon lights are a shining example of Hong Kong’s heritage though it is gradually disappearing in the city. In her essay, she desired to place the neon lights onto China's Tiangong-2, a prototype of a space station, and take them back at the 80th Anniversary. This, she believed, should make the history more remarkable and meaningful.

As a Hongkonger, Wang Yao recognizes the importance of the cultural heritage and feels responsible for preserving it as far as she can. She hopes that by writing about the relationship between neon lights and Hong Kong, she can help raise people’s awareness and promote the need of preservation to the public.

由扶康會主辦，「樂建共融」第十五屆電能烹飪比賽已完滿結束，這個比賽提倡傷健共融，讓智障人士與社會大眾建立友誼。

可譽三位中五同學在9月28日參加了比賽，他們與智障人士組成一隊，一同烹調美食。在比賽過程中，同學與智障人士充分地交流，分工合作，同學從中了解到智障人士的能力，學會彼此尊重和欣賞。

可譽安排不同的體驗，讓同學學會關愛的精神。關愛他人，不應該局限於自己的生活圈子，而是從最親近的人開始，推廣至社區，乃至國家、世界。參加「樂建共融」烹飪比賽，可譽同學盡一己之力幫助身邊有需要的人，發揮可譽「普濟」的精神。同學為建立共融社會，又出了一分力。

We took part in the 15th Inclusive Electric Cooking Competition organized by Fu Hong Society. This event aims to build a harmonious society and walk together on the path to inclusion.

In the competition, three of our secondary 5 students teamed up with intellectually challenged team members to cook delicious meals together. With good teamwork, our students learned the importance of respecting and appreciating others.

Hoping to build a socially inclusive society, plenty of opportunities are always given to our students to show love and care to their family, their school, the society as well as the world. By joining this cooking competition, students helped people in need in the community and realised our school motto ‘to act benevolently’.

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　　可譽於過去多年，透過「家長也科研」親子STEM比賽，讓幼稚園及小學家長與子女一起進行實驗，享受科研之樂。每年比賽參與者眾，反應熱烈。在今年暑假，我們舉辦了第十一屆親子STEM比賽，主題是「決戰乒乓」。這個活動既能培養孩子科學探究的精神，又能讓其享受親子時光。

         獲得「美學大獎及科研大獎」的馮善盈同學認為，看到研究了一個多月的作品成功發射，她感到十分興奮。在比賽期間，能夠觀摩其他參賽作品，她眼界大開。獲得「競速大獎」的蔡津仁、蔡洛仁同學，自幼稚園三年級便參加「家長也科研」比賽，參賽經驗相當豐富。他們感謝爸爸媽媽花不少時間和心思，協助他們製作乒乓發射器。駱隼謙同學與家人一起研究如何提高發射器的準確度，經過不斷的試驗，隼謙與爸爸完成了作品，最後獲得「神槍手大獎」。

         以上獲獎的同學，與父母一起研究科學，把科學帶到家中。是他們對於科研的堅持，讓他們探索到科學的奧妙。我們總相信，孩子在成長路上從探索知識，到認識自己，從而找到興趣以及人生方向，他們的發展定必能走上學習的正軌，朝向終身學習的方向。

We have been organising the “Science@Home” Parent-child Competition for many years to enable students and their parents to jointly design and conduct experiments, and share the joy of science. Students of kindergartens and primary schools have been invited to participate in the event with their parents. The number of participants grows every year. This year, our theme of the competition was “Ping Pong Shooter”.

Fung Sin Ying, the recipient of both the ‘Aesthetics Award’ and ‘Science Research Award’, was excited to see the shooter work after testing for a month. She also thought that the competition was an eye-opener as it provided a platform for participants to share their experiences and learn from one another. The winners of the ‘Speed Award’, Choy Jun Yan and Choy Lok Yan, have been participating since primary 3. This pair of experienced contestants expressed gratitude to their parents and thanked them for their time, effort and support. Lok Chun Him Cedric worked closely with his family, improved the accuracy of the shooter after some trial and error, and finally received the ‘Best Shooter Award’.

This competition encourages students and parents to collaborate and conduct experiments at home and explore the wonders of Science. The competition has not only enriched their knowledge, but also helped them develop a better understanding of themselves including their interests and life goals. We believe it is definitely a way to become lifelong learners.

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U19香港健球預備隊於新加坡出戰「SJI-SINGAPORE ASIA INVITATIONAL YOUTH & JUNIOR KIN-BALL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019」，參賽組別分別有男子組、女子組及混合組。可譽健球隊三位成員成功入選U19香港健球預備隊，代表香港出賽，他們分別是中四級洪祖澤同學、中五級李先豐同學以及中六級陳立寧同學。經過一輪激烈的賽事，U19香港健球預備隊獲得佳績，為港爭光：

        要成功入選香港預備隊，必須具備一定的實力，負責選拔的教練還會考驗同學的態度。憑著同學堅毅的態度，最終獲得了代表香港的機會。他們認真作賽，於比賽時表現應有的水準，最後獲得優秀的成績，肯定了自己的實力。

Three of our students, Hung Cho Chak, Lee Sin Fung and Chan Lap Ning, are shortlisted for U19 Hong Kong Kin-Ball Team. Together with other talented teammates, they represented Hong Kong to compete in SJI-Singapore Asia Invitational Youth & Junior Kin-Ball Championships 2019. The competition was held in Singapore and three groups, Boys’ Group, Girls’ Group and Mixed Group, were arranged. After a series of exciting games, the Hong Kong team received magnificent achievements as follows:

In order to be selected by professional Kin-Ball coaches, without a doubt, every team member must be talented in this sport. More importantly, they must have positive attitudes such as, perseverance, devotion, teamwork and more so that they can make improvements progressively and strive hard to give their best. We hope they will again take on the world to win glory for Hong Kong in the near future.

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