Sacred Heart School to commemorate 120th anniversary on Nov 5
SIBU: The 120th anniversary of the founding of Sacred Heart School here on Nov 5 is expected to attract some 1,000 former students, teachers and those linked to the school.
This is according to Sacred Heart School Old Students’ Association (Shosa) president Yong King Sung who was speaking after a luncheon meeting on Monday.
To mark the momentous event, Shosa has carried out a series of events since 2021, beginning with a walk held in honour of their late principal, Reverend Brother Albinus, in conjunction with the renaming of a stretch of Oya Road to Brother Albinus Road.
This was followed by a fund raising drive to refurbish the Mill Hill-La Salle Centenary School Hall, SHS White Knights Quest to provide financial relief to underprivileged students at the height of the Covid 19 pandemic, face masks programme, SHS Knights golden polo and a 120th anniversary signage at the school’s compound.
“Next on our to-do list would be the 120th Anniversary Square, which will be at the side of our Centenary School Hall,” Yong revealed.
Another item shortlisted for action would be the production of a pictorial book.
“We hope that former students would scan whatever related photos they may have of their time in school and email it to us, for possible inclusion into this ebook,” he added.
Bookings for the grand dinner on Nov 5 at Kingwood Hotel have opened, with more than 20 tables snapped up immediately by cohorts from different years.
For more information, former students or commonly called Knights of SHS have been asked to contact their pack leaders for the respective years.
Alternatively, they can email enquiries to https://sacredheart. com.my under the Contact Us section.
Sacred Heart School was founded by the Mill Hill Fathers in 1901 by the banks of Rajang River before the La Salle Brothers took over its administration.
The last La Salle Brother to lead the school was Brother Albinus, a much loved and highly respected principal by not just his former students, but by the town folks as well.