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Originally printed in the
Young Post of 12th June, 1997
Net prophets...prize winning
pupils (from left) Simon Lam, Nigel Lee, Alexander Sze, Michael Chim
and Johnny Wong add the final touches to their homepage.
Students of St. Joseph's
College aim to bring together former pupils via their homepage on
the Internet.
And their efforts have won them the Hong
Kong-Macau School Web
Design Competition, organised by the University of Hong Kong.
The group spent a month filling the homepage with pictures of the
school's past, a brief history, feature stories on old boys, events
and profiles of staff.
Team-member Michael Chim Shiu-cheung said: "Overseas former
graduates can have a closer relationship with the school through the
homepage.
"It is very convenient for them to contact anyone at the school
through email."
He said the homepage also was useful for improving communication
among students of different ages at St. Joseph's.
"Although we are studying at the same school, we don't know what
kind of activities are being carried out buy lower forms,"
Shiu-cheung said.
"The Web site
allows us to learn more about our counterparts in lower forms."
Students who took part also learned many new skills.
Shiu-cheung said organisation and carefully dividing up tasks
among team-members were essential to getting the project finished.
Colleague Johnny Wong Chit said: "It is valuable to make use of
our computer knowledge to spread news about the school to those old
boys in overseas countries.
"With the Web site, the former graduates can keep in touch with
the school's latest developments."
Simon Lam Yee-kwun, a Form 6 student, said: "The idea of
establishing a school Web site came when we found the unfinished
homepage written by some old boys.
Form 2 student Nigel Lee Chi-chung said: "As we had not had any
training in writing a homepage, we had to read a lot of books."
The group realised they knew little about graphic design.
"After finishing the homepage, we had all learned to scan
pictures and put special effects on pictures," Chi-chung said.
Colleague Alexander Sze Shun-fung said: "Some knowledge of
copyright was also essential when we had to choose original
materials for the homepage."
Team-members are offering fellow students a summer holiday
training course on how to update information on the homepage.
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