A
recent reunion dinner brought together some 100 alumni of SMK Sultan Ismail
(SSI) Johor Baru who renewed their acquaintance, some for the very first time
since they left secondary school.
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| Members of the Alumni Committee with their certificates of appointment at the recent reunion event |
This
inaugural reunion event was organized by a committee of members from the SSI
alumni of year 2018 – 2019. In a short space of time, this hardworking
committee managed to organize the event and gathered alumni from various years
to meet again.
Aptly
dubbed, Golden Moments, the event was
a precious time shared over a hotel banquet meal with entertainment provided by
their own alumni members.
“The
main objective of the movement is to gather as many alumni as possible under
one official association. This will enable us to be a strong association with
various skills, expertise and knowledge in one group to benefit the current SSI
students and other alumni,” said the newly-elected Chairman of SSI Alumni, Hj
Yazid Mohamed.
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| SSI JB headmaster, Hj Abdul Halil Abu Bakar, was a guest at the alumni event |
“One
of our much-celebrated alumni, Professor Datuk Dr Awang Sarian, could not be
with us tonight, but we will read a poem that he composed, specially dedicated
to SSI JB,” he added. This poem was later recited by three alumni members.
During
the dinner, the alumni members were encouraged to mingle and catch up with each
other. As they got connected again, name cards were exchanged.
The
Alumni Committee was pleased to announce that they have embarked on an
ambitious project to document and preserve their activities online.
Taking
advantage of modern technology, the alumni will stay connected using social
media sites for the association.
In
a simple ceremony, their official Facebook page – Alumni SSI Johor Bahru – and Instagram account – alumnissijb – were launched.
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| Led by chairman of the SSI JB Alumni, Hj Yazid Mohamed [3rd from Right] the committee launched the official SSI JB Facebook page and their Instagram account |
In
addition, alumni members were encouraged to register themselves with the
association to receive their own SSI Alumni KA$H debit card.
This
KA$H card is a prepared Mastercard with worldwide ATM facilities.
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| Chairman of SSI JB Alumni, Hj Yazid Mohamed, presenting his welcome speech at the reunion event |
It
is also a cashless payment system that offers KA$H Rewards with discounts and
cash-back privileges when used at participating outlets like KFC, Ayamas,
Metrojaya, Mydin, Zalora, Sephora, Lazada, Uniglo, Agoda, just to name a few.
This
event kicked off the campaign to encourage alumni to register themselves for a
lifetime membership at a fee of RM150 only.
Among
the attendees were several alumni who have established themselves in various
illustrious roles and careers.
They
include Dato’ Abd Latiff Yusof who was Mayor of Johor Baru and Johor State
Secretary, DJ Dave Madhavan, a radio personality with JohorFM, Executive Chef
with GBW Hotel Johor Baru, Abd Karim Md Salleh and Daeng Ahmad Salim Bachok,
who recently retired from the editorial helm at Harian Metro newspapers.
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| All smiles as old friends meet again - Hj Salleh Sadijo [Left] with Dr Aziz Ishak |
SSI
has a long list of talented students who have become national entertainers. One
of them, Hj Salleh Sadijo, better known by his stage name, SADJ, graciously
provided music entertainment during the dinner.
Salleh
is also the executive producer of Johor’s famous production house, JOJO’s Productions
that nurtured EXIST and shot this
Johor-born group to stardom.
Also
present was the current headmaster of SSI JB, Hj Abdul Halil Abu Bakar, who
congratulated the alumni for their initiatives.
He
shared that since SSI JB was opened in 1960, it has developed into a Cluster
School of Excellence or Sekolah Kluster
Kecemerlangan.
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| Hj Salleh, better known as SADJ, and his band entertained the audience at the event |
He
said the school has a long history and as its 15th headmaster, he
was happy to announce that SSI JB is now recognized as a High Performance
School or Sekolah Berprestasi Tinggi.
Hj
Abdul Halil commended the Alumni Committee for connecting with the school again
and was pleased that they have already discussed how the alumni may provide
practical support to the school.
He
also expressed his appreciation to the alumni for showing interest in the needs
of their former school and in helping students make better progress in their
education.
The
SSI Committee is made up of 19 volunteers who have formed six autonomous
bureaus to run the association more effectively. They include Information Technology
and Multimedia, Public Relations, Economic, Religious and Charity Services,
Youth, Sports and Recreation, and Education, Motivation and Counselling.
The
event continued well into the evening in a convivial mood, with music
entertainment provided by SADJ and his band.
For
more info on Alumni SSI JB, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/TheOfficialAlumniSSIJB/
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