Bittersweet farewell for principal

Chew (middle)shaking hands with her students duringher retirement ceremony at SMK Convent Butterworth in Penang. — Photo: MUSTAFA AHMAD/The Star

STUDENTS, teachers and staff members of SMK Convent Butterworth in Penang badefarewell to school principal Chew Saw Hwa, 60, who retired after being at the school’s helm twice in her 35-year career.

Many parents of students as well as members of the school’s parent-teacher association also showed up in school to say goodbye to Chew.