Good Stories
Stepping up

A Helping Hand

Written by: Jazel Low (Vanda 6, 2021)
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Meet Jazel, Orchid Park’s youngest author!

A New Beginning


Many Hands Make Good Work!
AYLAA' ARYNA BINTE JUMARDI (Secondary 2, Orchis-1, 2020)
GAN XIANG YI (Secondary 2, Orchis-1, 2020)


Deliveroo? Deliverbooks?


Feeling of Satisfaction … Glad to be of Help
MUHAMMAD HADITH BIN AJES (S2B2, 2019)

The Right Thing to Do
ARASH MUHAMMAD BIN ABDUL RAHMAN (S3C1, 2019)
When Aniq and Arash climbed onto their seats in a chartered bus, all ready and looking forward to an exciting SMRT learning journey, they found a mobile phone, not belonging to them. Almost instantly, both went up to their teacher, Mr Hendra, and handed the found item to him.

Well done, boys! You have indeed learnt our ORCHID values well, and have lived them out too!
All Ready to Help


Great job, boys! We are proud of you.
A Strong Advocator for Reading

“Never underestimate the difference YOU can make in the lives of others. Step forward, reach out and help.”


It takes a whole village to raise a child!
THANK YOU TEACHERS!

Going an extra mile to return a lost wallet

Cultivating kindness makes a different

You don't stop at one good deed! Another story from brave Brian!
Brian Kiong, S5B1 2018
Remember Brave Brian from last year? Here’s another of his Good Stories!

A member of the public wrote in to the school to commend Brian on his honesty and integrity. On 9 April, the gentleman realised that he had lost his 3-day old brand new Samsung S8+ only when he returned home late at night. He then decided to go back to the places where he was earlier in the day, but was exasperated that his search was futile. As a last resort, when he finally returned home, he called his own number. He was elated when an SMRT staff answered him on the other side of the line! He was told that his mobile phone had been picked up by an unidentified student on a bus, who then passed it to the bus captain. Our hero is none other than Brian!
When the school finally ‘found him’, unassuming Brian sheepishly brushed aside the episode as ‘one of the things anyone else would do.’
Thank you for doing us proud again, Brian!
I am just doing my part!
Lim Chuan Qi, S5B1, 2018
The school is proud to share that we received a letter of commendation for Lim Chuan Qi from Nam Hong Welfare Service Society for his contribution at the Values-in-Action project he was involved in. Nam Hong Welfare Service Society is a community-based charity providing free TCM treatment, home visit, ration distribution, social support and free funeral services.
Part of the letter reads:“We would like to commend him for his proactiveness and diligence in approaching every single table and stall at the hawker centre to raise funds. His patience and pleasant demeanour throughout the interactions received praises from the public. At the same time, it reflects very well on his role as an ambassador for our organization and his school.We are very grateful for his earnest and exceptional effort to raise fund for our charity, and hope that others will emulate such selfless dedication.”
When praised for the commitment he has for the good cause, he humbly and modestly replied, “I’m just doing my part.”
Well done, Chuan Qi! We have much to learn from you.
It felt good able to help someone!
Shuqri B Shaifuddin, Khairunisa Bte Abdullah, Nayli Nur Syazleen Bte Sazali, S3B3
The school is happy and proud to share that a member of the public wrote a letter of commendation for 3 of our students and office staff who attended to her son’s injury.

It was about 4.30 pm on the evening of 21 August 2017. Shuqri, Khairunisa and Nayli were on their way home, along the pavement adjacent to Blk 851, not too far away from school when their conversations were interrupted by some crashing sounds. A distraught-looking little boy was on his bloodied knees, with his skateboard next to him.
Without hesitation, our 3 protagonists hurried towards the hapless boy. They decided that the boy needed medical attention and the quick-thinking trio reckoned that they should bring him back to our school’s Sick Bay.
Shuqri, a proud NCDCC member, was very happy to be able to put his first aid knowledge to good use. Together with our office staff, Mr Chew Chin Ming and Mdm Valar, they treated the boy with basic first aid – they cleaned him up and applied bandage on his wounds.
The trio’s kind deed did not stop at the Sick Bay. They offered to walk the little one all the way back to his home at Yishun. The detour and inconvenience that evening took them altogether an hour longer before they got home. They reached home exhausted, but each with a deep sense of joy and satisfaction.
Shuqri shared, “I felt good being able to be of help to someone.” “Yes, especially helping someone outside our OPSS family,” echoed Nayli. Khairunisa summed it up most beautifully, “It’s satisfying and a blessing to be able to give, and not just receive.”
Keep it up, Orchid Park students! Your one kind act goes a long way to touch the hearts of others! Shuqri, Khairunisa and Nayli's kind gestures have warmed the hearts of the little kid and his mother.
The boy’s mother wrote this in her email to the school:
“I want to commend a group of students that helped my son when he had a bad fall from his skateboard on 21st August. They helped my son into the school First Aid room, cleaned and bandaged him and two of them even walked him back to our place… On my behalf, please help me to thank the kind-hearted students and teachers who have helped my son.”
August 2017 - Just doing what she could

7 March 2017 - Good Team Spirit
The school received a complimentary email from Ms Joanne Kyra Loo Puay Khoon, Youth Head Coach, Netball of the National Youth Sports Institute. She was at the National School Netball Competition where our Netball Division ‘C’ Girls played at on 17 February. We want to take this opportunity to encourage our girls and our OPSS students by sharing parts of the email:

“… I would like to commend the positive environment cultivated by the netball teachers in charge … and the players from Orchid Park Secondary School. … In all the matches I’ve watched for the C & B divisions, the players off court were constantly cheering for those on court. Encouragement was always given when any player makes a mistake on court. While the team did not look to be achieving much from the results, they seem to be enjoying every moment at the North Zone inter-school netball tournament. I find this highly commendable as such actions and exemplary behavior will provide good learning points for the students to learn and grow from. I wish Orchid Park Secondary School all success in bringing the best out of her teachers and students.”
Thank you Ms Joanne Kyra Loo for sharing your observations at the matches with us. Well done, Netball teachers and girls! We are proud of you for demonstrating camaraderie and good team spirit. Yes, like we always share with you – do your best, and enjoy yourselves at each game.
January 2017 - A Positive Difference


End of 2016 - Brave Brian
Good job, Brian!
We are encouraged by your brave act.
19 September 2016 - Our Kindness Ambassador

5 September 2016 - A Good Samaritan

31 August - A Kind Gesture

30 August 2016 - Part of the Solution

Danish Khairulfikri B Jais and Mohamed Naim Nurhelmi B M T (S2C1 2016), went beyond themselves and offered to clean up a cubicle in the boys’ toilet.
They did not only report the state of the toilet to the OM, but became part of the solution! Good job, young gentlemen!