DBS News

Received from the Headmaster's Office.

Feb 09

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Attn to:     School Committee of DBS
From:    Elizabeth Chan
Date:    11 February 2009        

In regard of the press reports today on the topic of DBS’s IB Class, as a witness during the whole press briefing and luncheon together with Headmaster Terence Chang and the press yesterday, I would like to clarify that Headmaster Chang did not say anything that the School has already confirmed to accept girl students for its IB Class as what had reported on some Chinese newspapers. Mr. Chang only said that the School will consider the possibilities of whether to accept girl students in the IB Class and the decision will make depending on if there were enough and appropriate facilities for the girls, etc. and the School will also consider the views of our old boys as well.

At the same time, we had also issued a press release to all participated media yesterday and we had a very clear message on that. Attached please find the original press release for your information.     

I would like to state that Headmaster Chang had expressed a clear message during the press briefing yesterday, however, and I am sorry to find some of the media was misunderstood and had wrong reports on it. In fact, it is not rare that press has wrong reports on everyday news, media received complaints very often.

I have just drafted a press statement to clarify our position and seek your comment and endorsement whether it is appropriate to send it to related media later today.

Thank you for your attention

Best regards
Elizabeth
PR Consultant

DBS 140th Anniversary

Received from the Headmaster's Office.

Feb 09

拔萃男書院140周年紀念

140年，是的，140年了，拔萃男書院已經穩步邁進第一百四十年的歷史了，這對男拔萃的所有一份子，都不是一個數字咁簡單；因為無論現任或前任校董，校長，老師，學生及校友們，大家都付出了很多，為學生、為香港努力作出貢獻，見證了學校每一階段的成長。與此同時，拔萃男書院在這140年間，亦一直受惠於社會各界的關懷和支持，令學校可以不斷健康成長。

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打破140年傳統 男拔明年收女生

Headline News (2009-02-11 )

位於旺角的傳統拔萃男書院，保持一百四十年的純男校傳統，明年將被打破，首次出現女性面孔！校方宣佈，在今年九月的新學年，舉辦國際文憑（簡稱IB）先修班，招生六十人，並決定在下學年，會破格招收女學生，令男拔萃將出現「男校女生」。

愈來愈多學校增設國際文憑（IB）課程，為學生提供多一項直接升讀本地及海外大學的途徑。傳統直資名校拔萃男書院校長張灼祥昨出席新春團拜時表示，學生修讀IB課程已成為大勢，校方每年因此流失部份學生。為了抗衡學生外流，校方今年九月新學期開辦一年制國際文憑先修班，招收六十名學生，下一個學年更會破格招收女生報讀。

他解釋，早前到澳洲參考男校舉辦IB課程，發現校方加入女生報讀後，對學生整體成績有正面幫助，故他相信接受女生報讀，可促進學習氣氛。

IB課程為兩年制大學先修課程，程度等同GCEA-Level及本港高考課程，現時全有一百二十五個國家共二千多所學校提供有關課程，若學生修畢後，可直接銜接本港多所大學及海外大學。他表示，IB先修班的學費為四萬八千元，之後可銜接兩年制IB課程，每年學費為五萬八千元，現時本港有多所國際學校開辦IB課程，學費約為九萬至十二萬元，故相信收費是眾多學校中最為便宜，亦是全港首間傳統直資名校舉辦有關課程。
       

為了加建女廁、女宿合等相關設施，張校長透露校方正計劃加建新教學大樓、停車場及音樂廳，費用約為三億元，但今年贊助明顯受金融海嘯影響，他上月參加校園籌款高球賽，個人為校方籌得八十萬元，較過往一至二百萬元減少逾半，校方至今共籌得數千萬元資助，未達三億元擴建要求，故目標會先爭取新教學大樓及停車場在兩年內落成。

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On Dec. 6 2008, against better judgment and senses, over 20 of our old boys gathered at the beautiful new gym for a game of volleyball (some admitted that they had not touch a volleyball for over 25 years, according to a Mr. S Leung 83'). Yung sir was kind and patient enough to umpire through about 10 matches while marveled at the amount of body fat presented on court.

  

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Some wives and kids were on standby along the sideline looking like they would jump to administer CPR to their loved ones should the need arise. But that caring gesture turned out to be an overreaction because all participated with the vigor and vitality of those younger years when the school team vest was only a white, round neck (Yung Sir would not allow any other style)T-shirts with the school name and numbers silk-screened on them. A wine dinner, of course, immediately followed at ½ðÁú´¬ but not before Joseph "Fat Ball" Tse drained out his remaining energy by attempting to touch the bottom of the basketball backboard."

Tony Ho 83'

The DBS runners team at the 2009 10km Run.

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