September was a very tiring month due to the large number of activities going on in school as well as the stress on academics and completion of assignments. Even with all the different academic stresses i still managed to take part in a few activities, make plans for a fundraiser to be held for the Cleft Palate organization and practice my guitar.
Sports Day
This year sports was organised a little differently than it was last year. Even though the sports were still the same, the older grades were all grouped together which gave each house a good opportunity to put up a strong team for each sport. There was also a swimming competition at the end. I took part in all sports except for swimming because by the time the swimming competition begun i was very tired.
First was Volleyball which is a sport i have never really played before but i tried it in order to develop a new skill. At first i was unable to do anything right but after a few plays i started understanding the basics of playing the game properly and even scored a few points.
Next we moved on to football, kickball and basketball doing well in some and not so well in the others. I played very game i could and was dedicated to earning the blue house some points. Basketball was the hardest because i was completely worn out by the time we got to it but the team managed to muster some spirit and play all the games and score some baskets.
After all the days activities were done the blue house was declared second overall which was a proud moment for all us seniors in the blue house.
After-School Activities
Given the option of playing football after-school, my passion for the game prevents me from choosing some other extra-curricular activity in the given time. Therefore this semester me and some of the other seniors decided to start exercising our football skills to get over our summer laziness and improve our game in anticipation of the upcoming SAISA. The tournament was still a long way away but we were determined to put up a championship winning performance this year and so we decided to get a head start on our fitness and training. So we stayed back after school 2-3 times a week and also on went to school for community football on saturday's. There were many boys who showed up ranging from grades 8 to 12 which made going for practice worthwhile as sometimes we would play a proper match of football and at other times when there were more of the younger students we would concentrate on our passing and precision skills instead of tackling.
Community Service
From the very beginning of the semester we knew our goal was to organize a successful fundraiser in order to be able to support the children affected with the Cleft lip and palate disorder. We also decided that this year we would visit the children at the hospital regularly in order to get closer to our cause and understand it better. Unfortunately the children are too young for us to be able to interact with them however the hospital did let us visit them and see the patients we would be helping. I called the doctor and arranged the trip which would occur on a weekday in September. Once Mr.Pradeep ( Our supervisor) and I had made all the arrangements for the visit we focused all our attention on planning the fundraiser. It was my idea to hold a battle of the bands concert in order to raise funds because I felt like it was something that had not been done in our school recently. I also felt like this event would draw a large crowd and enable to raise the funds we required. I knew it would take a lot of collaboration, planning and hard work in order for us to be able to pull off such a large event. I was however up to the challenge to develop my organisational and leadership skills and see to it that everything went according to plan and we achieved our goals. At this point there were still many decisions to be made and therefore our CAS sessions were spent in group discussion about the event.
Founder's Day Assembly
For the founder's day assembly we were requested to put together a band and a performance as the final event of the assembly. Camie, Skylor, Maisoon and I decided to perform the song Hero by Nickelback and we only had about a week to practice. We stayed back after school almost every day of the week in order to rehearse and we showed perseverance and commitment to putting up a good show as well as worked collaboratively with each other and were willing to accomodate for everyone's needs for things like duration of rehearsals etc. We worked well together as a band and our first performance went quite well. This was the first time i performed on stage with a complete band in this school and so it helped me develop my skills as a lead guitarist for a band.
The rest of the month of September was dedicated to academics as we had the extended essay deadline at the end of September. I still managed to practice guitar in any spare time i found or as a tool to relax after a long day of school and academic stress.
Sports Day
This year sports was organised a little differently than it was last year. Even though the sports were still the same, the older grades were all grouped together which gave each house a good opportunity to put up a strong team for each sport. There was also a swimming competition at the end. I took part in all sports except for swimming because by the time the swimming competition begun i was very tired.
First was Volleyball which is a sport i have never really played before but i tried it in order to develop a new skill. At first i was unable to do anything right but after a few plays i started understanding the basics of playing the game properly and even scored a few points.
Next we moved on to football, kickball and basketball doing well in some and not so well in the others. I played very game i could and was dedicated to earning the blue house some points. Basketball was the hardest because i was completely worn out by the time we got to it but the team managed to muster some spirit and play all the games and score some baskets.
After all the days activities were done the blue house was declared second overall which was a proud moment for all us seniors in the blue house.
After-School Activities
Given the option of playing football after-school, my passion for the game prevents me from choosing some other extra-curricular activity in the given time. Therefore this semester me and some of the other seniors decided to start exercising our football skills to get over our summer laziness and improve our game in anticipation of the upcoming SAISA. The tournament was still a long way away but we were determined to put up a championship winning performance this year and so we decided to get a head start on our fitness and training. So we stayed back after school 2-3 times a week and also on went to school for community football on saturday's. There were many boys who showed up ranging from grades 8 to 12 which made going for practice worthwhile as sometimes we would play a proper match of football and at other times when there were more of the younger students we would concentrate on our passing and precision skills instead of tackling.
Community Service
From the very beginning of the semester we knew our goal was to organize a successful fundraiser in order to be able to support the children affected with the Cleft lip and palate disorder. We also decided that this year we would visit the children at the hospital regularly in order to get closer to our cause and understand it better. Unfortunately the children are too young for us to be able to interact with them however the hospital did let us visit them and see the patients we would be helping. I called the doctor and arranged the trip which would occur on a weekday in September. Once Mr.Pradeep ( Our supervisor) and I had made all the arrangements for the visit we focused all our attention on planning the fundraiser. It was my idea to hold a battle of the bands concert in order to raise funds because I felt like it was something that had not been done in our school recently. I also felt like this event would draw a large crowd and enable to raise the funds we required. I knew it would take a lot of collaboration, planning and hard work in order for us to be able to pull off such a large event. I was however up to the challenge to develop my organisational and leadership skills and see to it that everything went according to plan and we achieved our goals. At this point there were still many decisions to be made and therefore our CAS sessions were spent in group discussion about the event.
Founder's Day Assembly
For the founder's day assembly we were requested to put together a band and a performance as the final event of the assembly. Camie, Skylor, Maisoon and I decided to perform the song Hero by Nickelback and we only had about a week to practice. We stayed back after school almost every day of the week in order to rehearse and we showed perseverance and commitment to putting up a good show as well as worked collaboratively with each other and were willing to accomodate for everyone's needs for things like duration of rehearsals etc. We worked well together as a band and our first performance went quite well. This was the first time i performed on stage with a complete band in this school and so it helped me develop my skills as a lead guitarist for a band.
The rest of the month of September was dedicated to academics as we had the extended essay deadline at the end of September. I still managed to practice guitar in any spare time i found or as a tool to relax after a long day of school and academic stress.
