This year, the inaugural Inter-Unit X Challenge competition held its preliminary rounds over 2 Saturdays: 18th October and 25th October. The competition sees that the cadet participants take parts in various challenges which requires them to put their memory, knowledge about various aspects including NPCC and the Singapore Police Force, campcraft skills and physical endurance to the test.

5 cadets from Loyang Secondary School took part in the competition on 18th October and they are Sgt (NPCC) Jesper Ong Yi Jie, Cpl (NPCC) Amsyhar Azizi B Abdul Aziz, Cpl (NPCC) Jahabarali Mohammad Faayiz, Cpl (NPCC) Lucas Tan Jun En and Cpl (NPCC) Wang Teck Yong, Alfred. They navigated through the stations quickly and was able to come in 3rd in their detail! Even though they did not qualify for the finals, we would like to commend their wonderful effort given the short amount of time to prepare for the competition!

We hope to see our cadets continue to participate in the competition and do even better next year!

This year, the National Day celebration in school has seen the active involvement of our very own NPCC cadets. With the inclusion of a parade segment this year, the NPCC cadets participated first as the Flag Bearers and also the marching contingent.

Sgt (NPCC) Siti Khadijah bte Abd Kadir and Sgt (NPCC) Wong Jing Xi, Ashley were amongst the 5 Uniformed Group members who took up the tough job of being the Flag Bearers. Their coordination with the other members was great and they successfully escorted the flag for the ceremony.

The Marching contingent was led by Sgt (NPCC) Goo Yi Hao and Sgt (NPCC) Nuraishah bte Mohd Azaha and they led the team to a wonderful display of their drills and coordination.

The cadets have put in a lot of effort to make the event a success and we look forward to our involvement next year as it will be Singapore's 50th birthday!

A view of the NPCC Campsite overseeing the Team Challenge Pyramid

Every year, Secondary 2 and 3 NPCC cadets have to participate in the Adventure Training Camp (ATC)and Survival Training Camp (STC) respectively at Camp Resilience, Pulau Ubin. This year it was held from 13th to 15th June during the holidays.

Cadets from the 8 different schools in Area 8 were gathered together to take part in different activities: team building games, rope elements and kayaking. Cadets also have to sleep in tents for the night for a once-in-a-lifetime experience. During the whole camp, new friendships were forged and teamwork was also strengthened between the campers.

NPCC celebrates its annual anniversary on 7th May. However due to the examinations, LYSS NPCC held its NPCC Day Commemoration on 30th May.

After the March In during the morning assembly, the cadets listened to the NPCC Day message before all the cadets pledged their commitment to the Corps by the recitation of the NPCC Pledge.

It was also a proud moment for some of the cadets as the recipients of Best Unit Cadet Badge, Station Inspector ranks and SPF-NPCC Badge was presented to the outstanding Cadet Leaders again in front of the whole school.

The SPF-NPCC Badge is the pinnacle badge of the National Police Cadet Corps awarded to deserving Cadet Leaders for their outstanding leadership and contribution to the Unit.

With only a total of 170 receipients amongst all graduating NPCC cadets in Singapore, Loyang Secondary School NPCC Unit is proud to have 3 recipients this year! They are SI (NPCC) Phua Si Ming Celine, SI (NPCC) Tan Hong Yi and S/Sgt (NPCC) Shahira Banu d/o Khaja M!

They received the badges from the hands of Mr. Ng Joo Hee, Commissioner of Police, Singapore Police Force during the SPF-NPCC Badge Presentation Ceremony, held at Harmony Hall in Home Team Academy on 4th April 2014. Our own Principal Mr. David Lau and HOD of PE & CCA Mr. Ivan Teo were also present to observe the proud moment for these cadets.

Congratulations to all the recipients and we hope that Loyang Secondary School NPCC Unit will continue to have recipients of the SPF-NPCC Badge every year!

Cadets waiting for their turn at the activities

Every year, our Secondary 4 and 5 Cadet Leaders would plan and carry out the NPCC Annual Camp which lasts 3 days 2 nights. During this camp, the whole unit would come together to engage in different activities.

Campfire!

The highlight of the camp is definitely the campfire as everyone in the camp had lots of fun and laughter singing the different NPCC songs and executing the 'special' dance moves!

Our Secondary 3 cadets training hard

At the same time, our Secondary 3 cadets would go through the Cadet Leaders' Training Camp carried out by our Cadet Inspectors which aims to nurture them into future leaders. Through the series of challenges, the Secondary 3 cadets would put the physical and mental strength to test as they get ready to become the leaders of the Unit.

Unit Photo at the end of the camp

Everyone had lots of fun and laughter during the camp and we hope to have enjoy ourselves more in next year's Annual Camp!