The Great Cookout!

Rugby Rages On - March 20. Montfort Sec. School Rugby Team beat Jurong Sec. 65-21. They move on to the knockout stages of their tournament.

Shuttle Kings - Montfort proved that they are more than mere Giants in the inter-school tournments by sweeping the Pilot Pen Open Badminton competition. We participated and won the under 14 and under 18 Boy's singles and doubles events. More information is available on redsports.sg.

Welcome Back - March 22. In an emotional welcome, Mr Simen welcomed back one of our students from Sec 5. He had gone astray but while in reform school had scored all A1s and A2s for his 4N exams. In a tearful welcome, Mr Simen spoke about how the student would do very well in life because he has done three things: a. placed his troubles behind him b. set a clear goal of reaching the university c. has a greater goal in life of wanting to help win back those who are lost . The student spoke to the whole school and told them that it was essential that you live your life without regrets and have a clear goal in life.

The Great Cookout - March 23. Mr Simen shared with the school his family traditional curry recipe and demonstrated it with a Great Cookout at the Quadrangle. It was a feast he was preparing for all of us spiced up with relevant Biblical stories, music and of course, spice.

It was a special year for him and hence this cookout because many 'prodigal sons' and 'lost sheep' had returned to him and it was time to celebrate their return.

Mr Simen shared with us on the story of the Prodigal Son from the Bible Scriptures. To the son who had led the life of a wastrel and finally returned to the father, the father ran towards him and held a feast in his honour. To the son who was always obedient to the father but had now grown more jealous of the way his brother was treated, the Father said "You are always here with me and everything I have is yours. But we had to celebrate and be happy, because your brother was dead, but now he is alive; he was lost, but now he has been found!". So too do we enjoy the feast because if we do not welcome them back with open arms then we too are in bondage. It too, is our moral obligation, to welcome them back because it has been a long wait for them to return to the fold.

There are many 'prodigal sons' and 'lost sheep' but love is patient and love is kind. This cookout is for them, for all who will return and for all Montfortians.

It is no wonder that our school song begins with "All ye Sons of Montfort School, Ever Grateful Be and True"