SENIOR 2017 DAY 2017 SPORTS DAY SENIOR SPORTS
The day starts as a crisp Friday morning, a sort of premonition for a good day ahead for me. Upon arriving, I saw many people mingling around, some warming up, some already on the track practising. Just as a student of Tenby, I felt a deep sense of pride for my fellow students who were working so hard to support their own house.
Our day started with the most tiring event: the 1500m race. As soon as the starting signal sounded, everyone took off running. Everyone had burst into a complete run right off the bat, which surprised all of us in the stands. A pleasant surprise it was, though. We had started yelling as well, some calling out the runners’ names, some just calling out our house’s names. Smiles painted our faces as the rising sun painted the scene with a pleasant glow. After our brilliant runners had finished, and the medals given out, the track events started as well.
As the announcement called for participants for the track events, a flood of people trailed down from the stands and towards the far sides of the track. High jump, discus, javelin, shot put, long jump - these are the events people normally overlook due to them not even being able to see the events happening from the stands. Which is why I would like to shed more light on them. The teachers in charge of each event give the students a briefing on the proper postures and ways of handling the javelin, discus and shot put, I see the complete concentration on their faces as well as determination. Even though this was a competition between houses, the camaraderie between our different houses was very clearly shown through participants of different houses discussing tactics, tips and tricks to achieving the best results they can. There was also a very strong sense of good sportsmanship as there was no one who showed any signs of being a sore loser.
There were many races happening but the one most of us were excited about was the staff race. Each house had a team of four teachers racing a short relay. As we watched, we laughed and cheered as well due to the hilarity of our teachers in headbands with ribbons, an afro, a moustache and face paint. After all the events had been completed we all sat twiddling our fingers, waiting for the final results. The air felt completely tense even when we tried to relieve it with empty chatter. As a voice booms over the amplifiers, everyone’s attention is captured. The houses were announced from last to first. Tigers came in fourth (no surprise there), Phoenix came as the third, cheers rang out again. As we all sat tight in our seats, the Dragons were announced as second. At that exact moment, Falcons went absolutely insane. We jumped, screamed, yelled in triumph. Thus, ended our Sports Day. As well as the Form 5’s and Year 11’s final Sports Day we could participate in together.
Yap Li Yan (& Muhammad Daniel) 5