The need of Public Relation!

Dear Blog!

Just like any other prestigious schools (?) the need to market the school is emphasized. In a school claiming to offer a "plus" program, there exists a school board willing to tell the world. Making sure that the general public and eager parents are aware their school exists and boasts that they are thus the best.

So just recently. Probably 2 weeks ago (around the time Angels and Demons was released in South East Asia) there was an education fair at the local mall, Duta Mall, Banjarmasin. The fair included a kindergarten claiming to adapt a Singaporean curriculum, vocational schools, and the well-known public schools.

I'm trying to upload the images, but damnit, why is Firefox so slow? While waiting I'm listening to Аляксандр Рыбак (Alexander Rybak), a Norwegian artists and violinists that I admire.

Above is an image of the SMK Negeri 5 Banjarmasin stand at the education fair. A vocational upper-secondary specializing in engineering and tech-crafting. Pretty impressive.


Above is a picture of the SMP Negeri 1 Banjarmasin booth. A rather well-known government middle school in my city. Providing a rather home brewed education for the young generation. Keep it up.


Now this is quite interesting. Above is also a middle school. It has been dubbed as a National Standard school. I personally think it's the best. Just look at those colorful decor. Oh yeah, as I've heard this is the first school to adapt the moving class system.

Ok so those are some of the schools who set up a stand at the education fair. So where's my school?
(Un)Fortunately my school did set up a stand but it was so "dinky" and lame... It gives the feeling that "we" were selling thropies.



So we can say that my school's stand presented nothing with the exception of some gold-painted plastics and screen shots of the school........
And we had minimal help from the adult PR staff of our school. No teachers ever bothered to even set eyes on it, I recalled.

And just to let you know. I didn't attend the Senior Prom because I had no obligation to do so. Which was held at the same time as the ed fair...

(Аляксандр Рыбак's music has reached Indonesia. Though his album has not...)