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    25 May 2012| last updated at 12:06AM

    20 long-serving teachers feted

    By SYED ABDULLAH SYED MOHAMED | johor@nst.com.my

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    RECOGNITION: Sekolah Sultan Ismail unveils a plaque in honour of the teachers

      JOHOR BARU: TWENTY long-serving teachers, including the principal and two senior assistants of Sekolah Sultan Ismail (SSI), here were honoured at a special event in conjunction with Teachers Day celebration recently.

        All of them have been teaching for 25 years or more, including being teachers in this school.  

       The programme kicked off with the arrival of the  veteran teachers who were being chauffeured into the school by a convoy of five luxury vintage cars, three MGBs and two Volkswagens   into the school compound at 8am.

      The entourage were welcomed by the  the school's kompang group and bunga manggar bearers as well as their younger counterparts.

        They were then led to a vacant area beside the Dewan Seri Gemilang, the school'a main hall to witness the launching of "Sudut Mengenang Jasa Guru", a special corner to honour the good deeds of the school's 20 veteran teachers.

        At the corner was a special plaque, in the form of a large open book which contains the names of the 20 teachers,  the Teachers' Oath  and lyrics of the song Guru Malaysia.

      The launch was conducted by the school principal Halimah Ali, a former student and teacher of the school.   

      "SSI will forever be close in my heart. I grew up in this school and when I retire in a couple of years from now, I will make it a point to  visit the school, especially this special corner," she said.

      Another teacher, Yang Chee Wah, who first started teaching at SSI in 2001 concurred with Halimah.

      "I'm proud to see SSI being upgraded as a premier school,  producing outstanding students who now hold respected positions in the private and public sector," added Yang who is now the school's head of department for social science.

      After the launch, staff of SSI  students and other guests made their way into the Dewan Seri Gemilang to participate in the programmes.  

      Highlights of the programmes include Teachers Day speeches, singing of the Guru Malaysia and musical performance and games by staff and students.

      Among the guests  were  Parent-Teacher Association  chairman, Johor Baru South police chief Zainuddin Yaacob, and members of the Johor Baru Volkswagen club.

    Senior teachers of Sekolah Sultan Ismail posing in front the school’s hall during the Teacher' Day celebration. Pic by Syed Abdullah Syed Mohamed

    Columbia Asia nurses helping an inmate Chew Mei Lin (left in wheelchair) pass the parcel to another inmate colleague Lim Ship Miao in a game of Passing the Parcel. Pic by Syed Abdullah Syed Mohamed

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