Clubs and Societies
The school offers a lot of sports, societies and uniform units for students to join. There are currently thirty-three societies, fifteen uniform units, and more than twenty-two sports offered in the institution. Among these sports and games are water polo, golf, badminton, basketball, soccer, football, table tennis, international chess, Chinese chess, rugby, volleyball, softball, hand ball, squash, and bowling. The uniform units include Scouts, The Michaelian Military Band, The Michaelian Chinese Orchestra, Teenagers Cadet, St. John's Ambulance and more. The scout troop of St. Michael's Institution is numbered 02 Kinta, which is combined from the former 24th Ipoh and 29th Ipoh Scout Troops. Every year, there are scouts who successfully achieve the prestigious King's Scout Award Award (equivalent to the Eagle Scout Award).
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But are fended off with clubs and knives ...”
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