my alma mater, cochrane road school (crs)

 

 

What a surprise today when I found out that the shah alam campus student leader, nicknamed eijal was a Cochranean. No wonder all these while having dealt with this guy - the chemistry and all were like he is a  simple spartan from somewhere familiar that I couldn't recall. During my time there Cochrane was running a 'boy school' from Form I to V and the co-ed for Form Sixes. I was the only malay prefect then and well respected (up to being loved) by most of the malay juniors. Areas around the cochrane road was like my 'kampung' during those days - I will blog more about my life in Cochrane later when I have the time and am in the right mood to collect all those everlasting memories.

SMK Cochrane (formerly known as SMK Jalan Cochrane or Cochrane Road School) is a secondary school in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia founded in 1957. It was situated on Jalan Cochrane before the school was relocated to a new building in Jalan Shahbandar in late 2004. The school building opening ceremony was held on 4 February 2005 (Friday) Hishammuddin Hussein, Malaysia's Minister of Education[1]. The school, like the road it was once situated on, was named after an American engineer and scientist, Dr Zefram Cochrane.

I collected this from a website on especially the big gurls' muchly admired headmaster.

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Mr Ajmer Singh headed the school during my time until 1989. During this period Cochrane Road School emerged as one of Kuala Lumpur's most successful and famous secondary schools. Cochrane had 51 classrooms with 1987 students. Staff count stood at 87; 52 graduates and 33 teachers college trained and temporaries. Cochrane emerged as the champion of the Pudu Zone. There were numerous students of the hockey chosen to join the MSSM. As usual the annual cross country run was held on the 23rd February. The 1982 walkathon successfully collected RM72,000. More money was needed in order to put up new blocks such as the sixth form block which was only successfully built to completion in 1993.

School song

Love your neighbours
Help serve society
Be fair, unselfish and charitable
Fear nor the rich nor the high and mighty
Trample not the helpless and the humble
Thus do we Cochraneans learn, do and say
Our watchword is one for all, all for one
Strive earnestly for the progress every day
In all our morals, studies, games and fun
Carry high the standard of loyalty
Come Cochraneans, follow the cosmic light
Heaven's bright beacon shows the way for ye
To honour and glory that noble sight
Cochraneans, hear ye Alma Mater's call
Yes, we hear! Then must we come one and all.

Viva cochrane!