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Words From Previous Winners
歷屆得獎者心聲

Emma LAU- Winner of 2009

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					Striving to be a Knowledge Seeker

					As one of the winners of the All-rounder Award last academic year, I would like to share with you how I find the close relationship between striving to be a knowledge seeker and becoming an all-rounder. How do you define “an all-rounder”, my fellow Holy Familians? The Oxford Dictionary tells us that an all-rounder is one who has a wide range of skills and abilities. Do not mistake that I am perfect and don’t think that I have already possessed all the skills in all areas. No, far from that! I am still a knowledge seeker striving to learn more in various aspects. To me, to become an all-rounder is to be always curious about new things, be enthusiastic about life itself and be a good steward in keeping a balanced development in both academic and non-academic areas. Besides, humbly acknowledging one’s strengths and weaknesses, critically reflecting on one’s failures and unceasingly striving for excellence can also help one become an all-rounder. I had joined the All-rounder Competition for three years since my S3. In other words, I won the award only when I joined the same competition for the third time. I admit that I wanted to “test my abilities” and know how well I had been doing in my life when I first joined the competition 3 years ago. Of course, I was also attracted by the honour and recognition that the Award bears. Unfortunately, I failed in S3. Of course! I was too green then but I did not give up. I made a self-evaluation after my failure and I made up my mind that I must try to improve myself so that one day I would be qualified and deserve to be awarded an all-rounder of Holy Family. Other than devoting much time to the things I like such as drama, I start to spare more time to learn new things and explore more about my potentials in other areas. I participated in various activities, joined different competitions and did more service. Last week, I joined an inter-school competition on mental health knowledge with my classmates. Although our team did not win, we had read several books about mental health and stress management which are so useful to ourselves. We can always learn something from our experience, even failures! After I failed the second time for beating for the All-rounder Award, I realized that I had to work harder on interviewing skills. Therefore, I did more preparation and sought help from one of my teachers. I thank the adjudicators so much for awarding me last year. Bearing the name “All-rounder of Holy Family”, I feel so proud of myself, my alumnae and my school. The honour I have received pushes me to work even harder and I deeply believe that I have the responsibility to share with you how I have been striving to seek much knowledge and learn from different experiences in fulfilling my all-rounder dream as a token of gratitude to my beloved Alma Mater. The All-rounder Award is a competition for every Holy Familian who would like to capture opportunities in life and actualize one’s potentials to the full. Joining the All-rounder Award not only gives you a chance of having a formal individual interview, but also you can know better your strengths and weaknesses so that you can perfect yourself with some directions and further develop your potentials like I have been doing. Therefore, do not hesitate to join the competition! Don’t wait until you become a perfect person. Remember, there is only one perfection in the world and He is God!

Bess CHUNG- Winner of 2008

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					A Process of Self-Reflection and Self-Discovery

					I am honored to be the winner of The All Rounder Award last year. In the mean time, I cherish the experience of joining this competition very much. To do so, first of all, I had to make the application and write an essay to recommend myself. Then, the organizers gave me a briefing that taught me some useful interview skills. Finally, I was interviewed by our alumnae. You may think that the process is complicated and demanding. However, for me, this is itself an invaluable and worthwhile lesson. When I was filling in the application form and writing the recommendation essay, I kept asking myself, "What achievements have I made so far? Do I deserve the title of an all-rounder?" In order to answer these questions, I examined myself in depth, looking at both my weaknesses and strengths. In other words, I went through a process of self-reflection and self-discovery. Apart from that, the briefing session and the interview benefited me a lot. With their experience and professional ideas, our alumnae taught me how to stand out in an interview, which will definitely help me in my tertiary education and future career. My horizons have been broadened and my confidence boosted. Every word in the feedback I got from the interview panel deepened my understanding of myself. Frankly, I was fairly complacent about my performance in the interview! However, the interview panel showed me the room for improvement which I did not notice. Even when I am now studying at university, I find that all the things that I learnt from this competition are very useful, especially when I am taking up different posts. A difference has been made to my life since I have the honor of being selected as the winner of the All-Rounder Award. Winning the prize allowed me to get a better understanding of the importance of support from the people around me. My friends, family and teachers congratulated me and some even told me that they were proud of me. This reassured me about my achievements. Furthermore, this honor served as proof of the hard work of my parents and teachers in my development.

Apple LAU - Winner of 2007

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					Don't be Shy, Have a Try!

					It was a really pleasant surprise that I could be the winner of the All-Rounder title of 2007. It was undoubtedly a challenge to me and a wonderful learning experience. To impress the adjudicators, it was necessary to “sell” myself without giving the impression of being boastful and supercilious. In the interview, I finally found out how I could present myself to the judges while remaining truly modest and polite. What an invaluable lesson I have got! Joining the All-Rounder Award Competition gave me an opportunity to reflect on my work and achievement over the years as well. The interview panel was just like a convex mirror, showing the room for improvement which I might not have noticed. The comments and advice I received in the briefing session and interview were very beneficial, especially the comments in the letter after the interview. Thank you to the Alumnae Association and the judging panel for helping me to become a better person!

Janisa HUI Tung Yan - Winner of 2006

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					A Milestone in Life

					A difference has been made to my life since I have the honor of being selected as the winner of the All-Rounder Award, which acknowledges my hard work in my secondary school life. Through participating in the briefing and interview, my horizons have been broadened and more confidence is built as well. Every word in the feedback I got from the interview panel deepened my understanding of myself. The All-Rounder Award is another type of lesson which is invaluable and worthwhile. It is good to have somebody comment on us with a view of improving us. Hong Kong students are always criticized as complacent and naive. The award is meaningful as it urges us to strive for betterment, thus enabling us to face the keen competitions in our future. The fact that I have won the title of All-Rounder was totally unexpected. When the result was announced, a question came naturally to mind - do I deserve the title? Being awarded the prize allowed me to get a better understanding of the importance of support from the people around me. My friends and teachers congratulated me and some of them were even proud of me. This reassured me about my achievements. Furthermore, this honor served as proof of the hard work of my parents and teachers in my development. In a word, I would like to thank the Alumnae Association for organizing such a meaningful competition. It is really lovely to learn from other Holy Familians. Moreover, never should we equate good students with fine academic results; we should aim at an all-round development. I believe that all graduates from HFCC will become cultivated ladies with the encouragement from our alumnae.

Kelly FUNG Ka Li, 馮嘉莉 - Winner of 2005






					Opportunities are everywhere -

					I am honored to be the winner of The All Rounder Award. In the mean time, I cherish the process and experience of joining the program very much. The All Rounder Award actually helped me to review my past and pave my future. "What achievements have I made so far? Do I deserve to be an all-rounder?" I asked myself when I first saw the poster of the All Rounder Award. In order to answer these questions, I explored both my weaknesses and strength. Discovering myself in depth, I set my future goals and thought of ways to achieve them. Besides, the sharing and interview by the alumnae were very useful to me. With their experience and professional ideas, they let me know how to be an outstanding interviewee. This definitely helped me to equip myself for tertiary education and career. Opportunities are everywhere but we have to grab these opportunities. I am glad that I have taken the initiative and exposed myself to the challenge!

Eliza CHEUNG Yee Lai, 張依勵 - Winner of 2004






					Good Chance to Discover the Potentials of Oneself

					I think my greatest reward of participating in the All Rounder Award Competition was not only the award itself (although it means a lot to me), but also the precious experience in the interview and the chance to evaluate my strengths and shortcomings. It was a very good experience to be interviewed by our alumni, who were all successful in the society and good models of us. Also, participating in this competition gave me a chance to evaluate myself thoroughly, in which I discovered some of the potentials which I did not notice them before and identified the aspects for improvement. All in all, participating in the All Rounder Award Competition was a good experience to my personal development. And of course, it was a good chance to meet some of our successful and friendly alumni.

Carol TONG Wing Sha, 湯詠莎 - Winner of 2003






					得獎後: 繼續積極參與課外活動

					大家好！我是湯詠莎(Carol)，亦是2003年「All Rounder Award」的得獎者。我現於香港理工大學攻讀醫療科技(榮譽)理學士本科課程。 All Rounder Award給我很大的支持去繼續積極參與課外活動，在升讀大學之後，我仍活躍於很多校內外的活動，如醫療輔助隊、工商設計課程、聲樂及戲劇等。有積極參與課外活動的師妹們，請不用多作考慮，立即動身報名參加比賽吧！

Vivien CHIU Yin Ting, 趙燕婷 - Winner of 2002






					It was Pretty Easy to Submit the Award Application Form

					The All Rounder Award was probably the highest honor I ever had in my life. If you ask if it helps me in promoting to the University or in finding a job, I would say I am not very much sure as there is no way for comparison. However, it did help me a lot in evaluating and understanding myself when the time I participated in the award selection. It was pretty easy to submit the Award Application Form. However, the difficult task came when I had to go for the interview. I could hardly think of anything to say for the self-introduction part at all. After the interview, I believed that an All Rounder should not only consider her role as a student, but also her role in the family, friendship as well as society. Good luck to your application!

Anastasia Tsang Hin Ling - Winner of 2001

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					Pursuit of Excellence is a Life-long Career

					Putting "All Rounder Student Award Winner" in the resume is always an ironic action that makes me feel ashamed. For as a human being, I have never been perfect. Obviously, none of us can be. Nonetheless, whenever I took a glance at this certificate, it motivated me to become a better bearer of this honour. To participate in the competition is not arrogant but a brave try to assess the milestones in which we are in along the spectrum of "all-rounded". Of course, pursuit of excellence is never a single certificate but a life-long career.

Heather KWOK Hei Man 郭禧雯 - Winner of 2000

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					得獎是：獲得肯定自我的機會

					在運動場上，我十分欣賞那些參與十項全能的運動員；欣賞他們的全能，亦欣賞他們在每一個項目上所付出的努力。在學校裡，我最欣賞的是那些「多才多藝」的師姐。她們當中有不少是「十項全能」的學生，既有出色的學術表現，亦有其他的才能，如運動方面的出色表現或在各學會中所展現的領導才能等。我認為學生就像一塊海綿，應當於在學期間不斷吸收不同的知識及經驗，以豐富自己的人生及為將來的工作作好準備。還記得首次聽到有關「All Rounder Award」的宣布時，我的腦海即時出現了許多個問號。到底怎樣才算是一個真正的「All Rounder」？到底我是否能夠成為「All Rounder」的一份子呢？為了解開我心裡的疑團，我決定參加是次比賽。決定參加比賽，當然少不了要填寫一張報名表格。就是這張表格，讓我更了解自己之餘，亦讓我憶起自己於過去幾年來的經歷：包括當上學生健康大使、香港跆拳道代表隊成員以及擔任社務和會務。這一切一切的經歷和角色，正正成就了今天的我。能夠獲得「All Rounder Award」，我感到相當榮幸。這個獎項一方面使我感受到別人的認同，從而肯定自我；另一方面，我亦明白到一個真正「All Rounder」所需具備的條件。儘管已得了獎，但知道要成為一個真正的「All Rounder」，我仍要在往後的日子作多方面的學習和嘗試。我深信每一個人對「All Rounder」的闡釋也有不同的理解。希望你們不會錯過這一個獲得自我肯定的機會，追尋一個屬於你個人的「All Rounder Award」吧！

Words From Previous Winners 歷屆得獎者心聲

Words From Previous Winners
歷屆得獎者心聲