AMKSS Secondary 1 Orientation Campfire 2016
AMKSS Secondary 1 Orientation
Campfire 2016
The sun set over the premise
of AMKSS while the spirit of excitement and expectation rose among the
secondary one students on 14 January. The orientation campfire was about to
begin.
Slowly and in cluster, the
parents of the secondary one students strolled into the school as invited
guests and was greeted by the enthusiastic parents of the Parents Support Group
(PSG) selling drinks and light sticks. This is just one of the many projects
that the PSG organize to raise funds for the school.
That evening, the new parents
were invited to witness their children enjoying the campfire as well as getting
to know one another.
At 7.30pm sharp, Mr Tom Chan,
our principal, gave an introductory speech to the students and parents. Shortly
after, he declared the start of the campfire by lighting the fire. Once the
fire was ablaze, it was immediately followed by an army of roar and cheer from
the students. The student leaders then led the students into a series of cheers
like ‘sec ones are you okieee …’. The response, enthusiasm and cheers were
spontaneous, lifting the evening into a high climax.
The evening took another
climax when the student leaders led various groups into a cheer war. This was
fun to watch as various groups ‘fought’ their way to win the fight.
When the ‘war’ was over, we
realized that it was 2 hours later. How time flies. Next, the students were
given their supper and they get to meet their parents and orientate them around
the school premise. This was where the touching and heart-warming moments began
where we saw students hugging their parents, some in tears, some in cheers and
some were overwhelmed by the spirit of the night.
15 minute later, the students
gathered back at the open ground where Mr Chan declared the campfire officially
over as the fire dimmed into the darkness of the night. Reluctantly, the
students bid farewell to their parents and proceeded to their classrooms to
retire for the night. And we were sure there was more fun and laughter after
lights out.
Next morning, the students
woke up to the chirping of the birds and was greeted by a hearty breakfast.
This was followed by a series of workshops to equip the students for a new
phase of their student life. At noon, the orientation camp was finally over.
As the students departed and
dragged their weary feet homebound, they were filled with gratitude and
anticipation of what is to come for the next 4-5 years. From the bottom of our
hearts, we know that every young lady and gentleman of AMKSS is now ready to face
a new challenge in secondary school. And
surely, we know without a shadow of doubt that every AMKsian always strive for
the best!
