St. Joseph's College also referred to by its acronym SJC is an elite

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all-boys secondary education institution run by the

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in Central

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district, Hong Kong. It was established by the French De La Salle Christian Brothers on 7 November 1875. It is the oldest

boys'

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and one of the leading boys' schools in

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. It typically has about 1,000 students. Subjects are taught in English, except for Chinese-related subjects and

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and

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language studies. The sponsoring body of the College is the

, incorporated in Hong Kong under the St Joseph's College Incorporation Ordinance, Cap. 1048 of the Laws of Hong Kong. The stated mission of the College is "to educate students in areas of intellectual, physical, social, moral and emotional development" and "to impart a human and Christian education...and to do so with ''faith'' and ''zeal".''Link to current plans and reports, updated annually.
/ref> The north and west blocks of the College are

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. The extension of the campus at 26 Kennedy Road is also a Grade I historic building. The school has educated Olympians, local public figures and a Nobel laureate (Professor

Charles Kao Sir Charles Kao Kuen Charles K. Kao was elected in 1990
as a memb ...

, Father of

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), and members of Hong Kong's most prominent families.

History

Founding of the College (1875-1880)

The College was previously a Portuguese commercial school named St Saviour's College, located on

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in 1860. Father

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, the

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of the Colony, convinced Rome to send the

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to the

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. On 7 November 1875, six Lasallian Brothers arrived in Hong Kong: Brothers Hidulphe Marie (Director), Hidulphe de Jesus, and Hebertus from the Boarding school of

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, Brother Adrian Edmund and Aldolphus Marie from the

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and Brother Isfrid from

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. They renamed the school after

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, the patron saint of workers and of the Universal Church.The Birth of Lasallian Schools in Hong Kong
, lasalle.org.hk; accessed 4 February 2018. At the time of the takeover, the school had just 75 students. Later that year, however, hundreds of Portuguese families had taken refuge in Hong Kong after a disastrous

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had swept over

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causing the school's enrolment to double after just a few weeks. As a result, Brother Hidulphe had to suspend the intake of Chinese students. To accommodate the increased number of students, Buxley Lodge, a house at 9

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, was purchased in 1876.

Robinson Road (1881-1917)

In April 1880, Brother Cyprian was appointed director. He had been a teacher in

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and

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, had held the directorship of several schools in his native land, Canada, and had taught in

and

. In order to cater to the needs of the fast-growing school, a piece of land in Glenealy below Robinson Road was bought, and a two-story Victorian building became home to the College in 1881. In January 1884, Brother Ivarch Louis took over the directorship and was succeeded in 1889 by Brother Abban. Enrolment had then increased to 409, and two Chinese were employed as staff members by the college; in the same year, a third floor was added to the school building to accommodate boarders. The additional wings were added in 1901.

The Kennedy Road campus (1918- )

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Apartment Blocks in Mid-levels (cropped)

On 13 February 1918, the Robinson Road campus was severely damaged by an

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. The Club Germania at 7 Kennedy Road was purchased on 3 September. Because pupils living on the

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side had to cross both ways by

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every day, a branch school was set up on

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, which became the

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in 1932. During the

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from 1941 to 1945, the College was used as a clinical depot by the

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. Some Brothers fled to

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and became guests of the Dominicans and the

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, while others were kept as prisoners of war in the local

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. The campus was kept in shape by a minor staffer called Ah Yiu, who also smuggled essentials into the camps for the Brothers.St. Joseph's College Editorial Board (2003). "The Unique School: a detailed account on the campus of our college". ''Green & White 2003'' 134-147. The College resumed classes after the war. In 1962, Club Germania was demolished and the modern eight-storey New Building was erected under Principal Brother Brenden Dunne.

Campus

The College is near the central business district of Hong Kong. Its architecture is a combination of typical colonial European (British Imperialist) and modern styles. The

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as a memb ...

Block (Old Building, north block), constructed in 1920, houses most of the classrooms. The Chapel Block (west block) houses the Old Hall, music room, laboratories, lecture room and the school chapel. These buildings were built in a Colonial style reflecting European influences. The two blocks are declared monuments of Hong Kong since August 2000. The modern New Building (south block), which replaced the original Club Germania on the site, houses the New Hall, senior laboratories, a library, computer rooms and a basketball court. In 2016, the College successfully acquired the former St. Paul's Co-educational Primary School at 26 Kennedy Road, a Grade 1 Historical Building, from the

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. This block houses F4 and F6 classrooms, and the music hall. A plan called "Vision 22" was in place to renovate the New Building (south block) in 2021. New student facilities including a student facility hub, a faculty hub, a heritage and appreciation hub, and a learning hub are to be renovated from the current library, staff rooms and previous senior classrooms. In the long term, the New Hall block will be rebuilt, featuring a multipurpose basketball court, a swimming pool and other sports facilities. The triangular playground will have a performance hub built-in, along with a new entrance at St Joseph's Path. A life experience hub will also be built under the atrium, providing short term accommodation for junior students. The project is expected to progress gradually, with the long term plans expected to be complete in more than 20 years time.

Staff

The College is governed by the School Management Committee. Members of the committee include the

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, the principal, two vice-principals, a teachers' representative, a Parent-Teacher Association representative, an Old Boys' Association representative and three

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. The faculty includes 67 classroom teachers, a careers mistress, a discipline mistress, a counselling mistress, a sports master, a librarian, one Native English Speaking (NET) teacher, and a French teacher. Laboratory technicians, IT technicians and a library assistant are also employed. A part-time

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is accessible to the students. The current school supervisor is Brother Chan Jeffrey.

Class structure and curriculum

There are 33 classes in the school.
Form 1: 5 classes (A, B, C, D, E)
Form 2: 5 classes (A, B, C, D, E)
Form 3: 5 classes (A, B, C, D, E)
Form 4: 6 classes (A, B, C, D, E, F) (NSS Curriculum)
Form 5: 6 classes (A, B, C, D, E, F) (NSS Curriculum)
Form 6: 6 classes (A, B, C, D, E, F) (NSS Curriculum) In junior secondary, the school offers languages, arts, humanities, business, technology subjects, as well as religious education and physical education. In secondary four to six, students can choose three elective subjects from 12 offered, besides the four core subjects. In secondary four, students are required to have aesthetic education as well as religious education in secondary four to five. As an English medium of instruction school, it adopts English as the teaching medium in most subjects except Chinese, Chinese history and putonghua. Events and activities such as the open day and the Green and White concert are also held in English. Extra-curricular activities such as music ensembles and uniform groups are mostly held during lunchtime, after school or on Saturdays.

Extra-curricular activities

Sports

In 1877, two years after its establishment, the College held the first local inter-school sports competition with St. Paul's College, and in 1880 it established one of the first modern

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teams in China. The first local inter-school athletic meet with Queen's College and

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was held in 1899, and in 1903 the first local inter-school football league was formed with the two schools.

Scouting, Red Cross and St. John Ambulance

The College established a

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troop in 1913, which was the first within the

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community in Hong Kong. As other Boy Scouts in Hong Kong were connected with the

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and

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, the St Joseph's College troop registered with

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of the United Kingdom as its first Hong Kong Boy Scout Troop, two years before The Boy Scouts Association established a branch in Hong Kong. On 1 November 1967, an ambulance cadet division of the St. John Ambulance Brigade was established at the College and was the first ambulance cadet division after the first re-organization in the 1950s.

Music

Since 1974, the College has taken part in the champion title in Male Voice Quartet, Folk music, Solos and Duets, the Dorothy Smith Trophy (Boys Junior:

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), the Music Society Shield (Mixed Voice Choir), the Dr. Karl

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Shield (

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Band) and the Moutrie Challenge Trophy (Piano Solos: Final) in the Hong Kong Schools Music Festival. The school has set up different music groups so as to enhance student's interest in music through various performances and joint-school events. The School Orchestra was established in 2000 and has performed in different public events and concerts. In March 2013, the School Orchestra performed with

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Orchestra from the UK during its overseas Tour to Hong Kong. The school has established various music groups such as the Chamber Boys' Choir, Chamber Orchestra, Junior Choir, Senior Choir, Melodica Band and Chinese Drum Band. Each year, the school organises the "Green and White Concert" in early July. The 10th G&W Concert was organised at

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in 2012 with various special features.

Information technology

St Joseph's College developed an Apache web server in the 1990s, and launched Green & White Online, one of the first secondary school websites in Hong Kong.

Motto, badge, and rally

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. The badge of the College displays a

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divided into three divisions. The top division shows the Signum Fidei (a sign of faith) - a five-pointed, radiant star, which is taken from the insignia of the

. It reminds people of the spirit of faith in the Institute. The right lower division shows three

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symbolizing broken bones, reminding students of the bravery and zeal the Saint promoted. The left lower division shows the book of knowledge on top (with the

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and

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inscribed) and a lamp below; together they symbolise the importance of education, something which

Jean-Baptiste de la Salle Jean-Baptiste de La Salle () (; 30 April 1651 – 7 April 1719) was a French priest, educational reformer, and founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. He is a saint of the Catholic Church and the patron saint for t ...

emphasised. The shield stands with a

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with

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each of the French

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, as the Lasallian family originates in

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, France. The top features a ribbon with the name of the College, and a

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with a

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and a crown (used to symbolise Hong Kong as a British Crown Colony before 1997). Below the shield are three shells symbolising

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. The

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of the college is displayed at the bottom of the badge. The combination of green and white has become the College's official colours over the years. Green represents Ireland's

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, while white represents France's

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. The Lasallian Brothers of the College mostly come from Ireland and France. The school rally is based on a traditional Irish song

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. Brother Marcian James Cullen (1868–1938), an Irish brother and director of St. Joseph's College in 1921, adapted the song and wrote the lyrics for the rally. Brother Marcian James was posted to other Lasallian schools in Malaya and Singapore and brought the same song into use at a few of those schools.

Notable alumni

St Joseph's College has produced eminent men in a number of spheres.

Government

Manuel Acuña Roxas Manuel Acuña Roxas (born Manuel Roxas y Acuña; ; January 1, 1892 – April 15, 1948) was a Filipino people, Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the fifth president of the Philippines, who served from 1946 until his death due to hea ...

(羅哈斯), Fifth President of the Philippines *

Eric Peter Ho Eric Peter Ho Hung-luen, CBE, JP (; 30 December 1927 – 25 March 2015) was a Hong Kong government official. He was the Secretary for Social Services in the 1970s, becoming one of the first Chinese policy secretaries. Biography Ho was born in ...

(何鴻鑾), Former Secretary for Trade and Industry * Donald Liao Poon Huai (廖本懷), Former Secretary for Housing * Peter Tsao Kwang Yung (曹廣榮), Former Secretary of Home Affairs * Chau Tak Hay (周德熙), Former Secretary for Trade and Industry * Paul Tang Kwok Wai (鄧國威), Former Secretary for the Civil Service

Academic and education

* Charles Kuen Kao (高錕), Nobel Laureate of Physics 2009 * Dennis Lo Yuk Ming (盧煜明), Director of the Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Medical

* Jehangir Hormusjee Ruttonjee (律敦治), Founder of Ruttonjee Hospital and the Hong Kong Anti-Tuberculosis Association * Dhun Jehangir Ruttonjee (律敦治), Former Chairman of Hong Kong Anti-Tuberculosis and Thoracic Diseases Association * Albert M Rodrigues (羅理基), Founding President of The Federation of Medical Societies of Hong Kong * Woo Pak Foo (胡百富), Former Medical Practitioner and Member of the Urban Couvncil of Hong Kong *

Leong Che Hung Edward Leong Che-hung (, born 23 April 1939, Hong Kong) was the non-official member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong. By training a physician, he graduated from Queen's College, Hong Kong, the University of Hong Kong as Bachelor of Me ...

(梁智鴻), Former Chairman of the Hospital Authority of Hong Kong

Legal

* Leo d'Almada e Castro (廖亞孖打), Former President of the Hong Kong Bar Association * Woo Po-Shing (胡寶星), Founder of Woo Kwan Lee & Lo *

Woo Pak-chuen Woo Pak-chuen (; 10 January 1910 – 30 April 2008) was a prominent politician and lawyer of Hong Kong. He was former Unofficial Member of the Executive and Legislative Council of Hong Kong. From 1972 to 1973, he was the Senior Unofficial Memb ...

(胡百全), Former President of the Law Society of Hong Kong *

John Joseph Swaine Sir John Joseph Swaine, (Traditional Chinese: 施偉賢爵士, 22 April 1932 – 7 August 2012) was the President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong from 1993 to 1995. A barrister by training, Swaine was an appointed and unofficial m ...

(施偉賢), Former President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, Former Chairman of the Hong Kong Jockey Club * Peter Nguyen Van-tu (阮雲道), Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court * Peter Cheung Chak Yau (張澤祐), Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court * David Leung Cheuk-yin (梁卓然), Former Director of Public Prosecutions

Business

* José Pedro Braga (布力架), Former Chairman of China Light and Power Company * Lee Quo Wei (利國偉), Former Chairman of Hang Seng Bank Ltd and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited * Simon Lee Kwok Yin (李國賢), Former Chairman of the Sun Hing Group of Companies * David Li Kwok Po (李國寶), Chairman & Chief Executive of The Bank of East Asia, Limited *

Ronald Arculli Ronald Joseph Arculli, GBM, GBS, CVO, OBE, JP (; born 2 January 1939 in Hong Kong) is former chairman of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, Non-official Members Convenor of the Executive Council of Hong Kong (Exco) and a senior partner at ...

(夏佳理), Former Chairman of The Hong Kong Jockey Club *

Abraham Razack Abraham Shek Lai-him GBS JP or Abraham Razack (; born Razack Ebrahim Abdul; 24 June 1945) is a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (Legco), representing the real estate and construction industry in a functional constituency se ...

(石禮謙), Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong * Vincent Lo Hong Shui (羅康瑞), Founder and Chairman of Shui On Group * Jeffrey Lam Kin Fung (林健鋒), Member of the Executive Council and Legislative Council of Hong Kong *

Dickson Poon Sir Dickson Poon (; born 19 June 1956) is a Hong Kong businessman in the luxury goods retailing sector. Poon is the executive chairman of his Hong Kong based and listed company Dickson Concepts (DCIL), which owns companies including Harvey Nic ...

(潘迪生), Chairman of Dickson Concepts (International) Limited *

Martin Lee Ka-shing Martin Lee Ka-shing (born 1971) is the co-chairman of Henderson Land Development, a property developer in Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited. Personal life Lee was born in Hong Kong. He is the younger son of Lee Shau Kee ...

(李家誠), Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Henderson Land Development and Henderson Investment Limited

Other professional industries

* Li Fook Shu (李福樹), Co-founder of the Hong Kong Society of Accountants *

Li Fook-Wo Li Fook-wo, CBE, BS, MCS, Hon. LLD, Hon. DSSc, FCIB, FHKIB, JP (26 September 1916 – 4 July 2014) was a Hong Kong politician and banker. He was the Chief Manager of the Bank of East Asia, his family business, and also unofficial member ...

(李福和), Former Chief Manager of Bank of East Asia *

Luke Him Sau Luke Him Sau (Chinese: 陸謙受, Pinyin: Lù Qiānshòu; 29 July 1904 - 23 January 1991; also known as Luk Tsang Shau, 陸增壽) was a Chinese architect who practiced in the early and mid twentieth century. During the late 1920s, Luke was one ...

(陸謙受), Founder of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects * Edward Ho Sing Tin (何承天), Group Chairman of the Wong Tung Group of Companies * Dennis Lau Wing Kwong (劉榮廣), Chairman of the Association of Architectural Practices

Sports

* Peter Wong (黃興桂), Former coach of HK First Division football teams including Eastern A.A. Football Team, South China and Tsuen Wan * Leslie Santos (山度士), Former Hong Kong National Football Team member

Performing arts

Joe Junior Joe Junior (born Jose Maria Rodrigues Jr.) is a Hong Kong English pop singer from Macau who as active during the 1960s in Hong Kong, 1960s. He has since been in a number of Television Broadcasts Limited, TVB drama series in the 1990s and 2000s ...

(羅利期), Actor *

Jan Lamb Jan Lamb Hoi-fong (; born 28 January 1967) is a Hong Kong DJ, singer and actor. Lamb is the elder brother of Jerry Lamb and younger brother of singer and radio personality Sandy Lamb. He formed a comedic musical duo during the late 1980s with f ...

(林海峰), DJ of Commercial Radio Hong Kong * Alex Fong Lik Sun (方力申), Singer, actor and TV game show host * Wilfred Lau Ho-lung (劉浩龍), Actor and Singer *

Andy Leung Ho Tsun "Andy" Leung (born 20 October 1990) is a Hong Kong windsurfer Windsurfing is a wind propelled water sport that is a combination of sailing and surfing. It is also referred to as "sailboarding" and "boardsailing", and emerged in the la ...

(梁釗峰), Singer * Alfred Hui Ting Hang (許廷鏗), Dentist and Cantopop singer *

Terence Lam Terence Lam Ka-him (; born 3 September 1991) is a Hong Kong composer, singer-songwriter, and record producer. Lam had a musical interest at a young age, having started to learn playing the piano when he was four or five years old. He attended ...

(林家謙), Singer

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Joseph's College Declared monuments of Hong Kong Catholic secondary schools in Hong Kong Secondary schools in Hong Kong Lasallian schools in Hong Kong Educational institutions established in 1875 Mid-Levels 1875 establishments in Hong Kong Boys' schools in Hong Kong

History

Founding of the College (1875-1880)

Robinson Road (1881-1917)

The Kennedy Road campus (1918- )

Campus

Staff

Class structure and curriculum

Extra-curricular activities

Sports

Scouting, Red Cross and St. John Ambulance

Music

Information technology

Motto, badge, and rally

Notable alumni

Government

Academic and education

Medical

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Business

Other professional industries

Sports

Performing arts

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