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  • 2019 “21st Century Cup” National English Speaking Competition – China – Champion
  • World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships 2019 – Hong Kong Team & The Paul Holleley Award Commendation
  • Hong Kong Model United Nations 2019 – Marketing Director
  • 2019 R.A. Butler Politics Prize – Trinity College, Cambridge – Special Commendation
  • South China Morning Post – Student of the Year Awards 2017/18 – Linguist (English) – Champion

“Wait a second… you dance?” is probably the most frequent response I get when people scroll through my socials, and I do not blame them. To most, I am just that one dude who does pretty well in his exams, who leads a couple of clubs in school, and who loves all things ‘public-speaking related’, probably a little too much. Now while my skills are nowhere near that of a professional dancer, dance has taught me some of the most useful lessons in life, and I want to bring you through the steps of my dancing journey.

Let’s start from the beginning when you pluck up the courage and decide to get your feet wet, watching a YouTube tutorial or attending a dance class, not caring about what others think about your flailing limbs or lack of balance. For me, I was lucky enough to have the consistent encouragement of my parents and teachers at SPCC as they guided me through my first ever public speaking tournament. But ever since then, I realized that our biggest critic is oftentimes ourselves. Once I got over the fear of ‘looking bad’ or of ‘failing’, I started treating each contest as both a learning opportunity and a chance for me to make friends with other talented people and learn from them.

Once you have the basic skills, you start to have the urge to test them out, maybe in a game of Justdance, or even a street dance battle, and after each one, you push yourself to do a harder choreography. ‘Continuous self-growth’ is one of the attributes I care about most dearly, rather than constantly comparing myself to my fellow peers, my biggest ‘competitor’ is my past self. To give an example I represented HK in the Worlds Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships for two consecutive years. After ranking rather poorly in my first year, I decided to spend more time polishing my speech, and being awarded the Paul Holleley Award was a testament to all my efforts paying off. This mentality of self-improvement also ties in nicely with my school motto – “pursuit of excellence”. But in truth, one’s path of self-improvement is never-ending, there will always be aspects in my life that I can continue to work on. That is why although it is important to acknowledge our shortcomings, we also need to take some time to appreciate all that we have done.

Now that you’re basically a ‘pro’ in one style of dance, you decide to branch out, learning other styles like hip hop or jazz all at the same time, just so that you become a more all-rounded dancer. Stepping into Form 4, I was already pretty accustomed to ‘trying new things’, but a new challenge arose – ‘time management’. However, armed with a lot of self-control, and a trusty schedule to help plan my day, I effectively juggled numerous academic and non-academic competitions, whilst also giving back to the community. Last year, I was part of the 5-person organizing team of the largest MUN conference in HK – HKMUN 2019, and the marketing team of the 24 Hour Race which aims at raising awareness for trafficking and children’s rights, both of which proved to be arduous but incredibly rewarding.

Having said all that, everyone’s path to success is different. The processes we undergo to become a truly ‘outstanding student’ are all different. But there is one thing that unites us – our unique goals and ambitions that we strive towards, doing everything we can to equip ourselves for the future. We dance to the tune of our own music, not the tune of others, and that, is what makes us truly “outstanding”.[/vc_column_text][tek_button button_text=”Back” button_style=”tt_primary_button” button_color_scheme=”btn_primary_color” button_hover_state=”” button_icon_bool=”no” button_action=”button-action-link” button_link=”url:http%3A%2F%2F159.89.198.89%2Fyoutharch-web%2Fpast-awardees%2F|||” button_position=”button-center”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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  • 2019 “21st Century Cup” National English Speaking Competition – China – Champion
  • World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships 2019 – Hong Kong Team & The Paul Holleley Award Commendation
  • Hong Kong Model United Nations 2019 – Marketing Director
  • 2019 R.A. Butler Politics Prize – Trinity College, Cambridge – Special Commendation
  • South China Morning Post – Student of the Year Awards 2017/18 – Linguist (English) – Champion

「嗯…你會跳舞？」當人們瀏覽完我的IG後，這可能是我最常聽到的問題，這也難怪。對大多數人來說，我只是個考試成績很好的學生，在學校領導幾個學會，並且熱愛所有有關「演講」的活動。

雖然我遠不及專業舞者，但舞蹈給我上了人生中最有用的一課，而我希望能帶你踏上我的舞蹈旅程。

當你開始鼓起勇氣，觀看YouTube教學或參加舞蹈課，不再在乎別人對你四肢不靈活或缺乏平衡的評價，那就是成功踏出第一步。於我而言，我很幸運能得到父母和聖保羅男女中學老師的一貫鼓勵，他們指導我完成了我有史以來第一次的公開演講比賽。從那以後，我意識到對我最大批評的其實是我自己。一旦我克服了對「看起來很糟」或「失敗」的恐懼後，我便開始將每場比賽都視為一次學習的機會，也將它視為向其他才華橫溢的朋友好好學習的機會。

掌握了基本技巧後，你便開始有衝動參加舞蹈比賽，可能只是在Justdance遊戲中，甚至在街舞中。然後每次嘗試之後，你都會努力進行更艱苦的編舞。「持續的自我成長」是我最關心的品格之一，而並非不斷地將自己與同輩比較，我要跟過去的我「競爭」。正如我連續兩年代表了香港參加世界個人辯論和公共演講錦標賽，第一年成績比較差，之後

我決定花更多的時間來完善自己的演講技巧，最終獲得Paul Holleley獎，實屬對我所付出的努力的一點回報。我相信這種力求上進的心態，與我校「追求卓越」的精神緊密相聯。但實際上，一個人力求上進之路是永無止境的，我們生活中總有可以繼續努力的地方，此所以我們一方面需要知道自己的缺點，但我們也需要欣賞和肯定自己所做的一切。

當你基本上成為某種舞蹈風格的「專家」，你會決定開始學習其他風格，例如嘻哈或爵士舞，從而成為一個更加全面的舞者。升上中四，我已經非常習慣「嘗試新事物」，但是出現了新的挑戰——「時間管理」。幸能抱持自我控制和倚靠日程來好好計劃我的每一天，我才得以參與許多不同的學術和非學術比賽，同時回饋了社區。去年，我有幸為香港最大的模擬聯合國會議(HKMUN 2019)5人組織團隊的其中一員，也是24小時競賽的營銷團隊成員，該團隊旨在提高人們對人口販運和兒童權利的認識。儘管過程非常艱辛，但卻給人難以置信的得益。

說了這麼多，每個人的成功之路不盡相同，就如我們成為「傑出學生」所經歷的過程也很不一樣。但有一件事情使我們聯結在一起——我們都為了追求目標和抱負而付出十分的努力，竭盡所能要為未來做好準備。我們會按各自的舞步和節奏，跳出固有框架，舞向自己的一片天，成為真正的「出類拔萃」。[/vc_column_text][tek_button button_text=”返回” button_style=”tt_primary_button” button_color_scheme=”btn_primary_color” button_hover_state=”” button_icon_bool=”no” button_action=”button-action-link” button_link=”url:http%3A%2F%2F159.89.198.89%2Fyoutharch-web%2Fzh-hant%2Fpast-awardees%2F|||” button_position=”button-center”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]