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Last Friday, 25 September, Dalat’s junior class spent
eight hours at SKTT (Sekolah Kebangsaan Tanjong Tokong) cleaning, repairing,
and painting its walls to benefit the community in Penang.
Christy Chow, a
member of the Junior Class ExCom, said “We chose SKTT as our Servathon
destination because the school was close, which means we could directly witness
our project’s effect on the community. Also, we thought it was a great idea to
do a service project in a place where Dalat already had connections, so that we
can strengthen our relationship with them.”
Each year Dalat’s junior class is
involved in a number of important activities, designed to honor the senior
class, serve the school community, and reach out beyond the school walls to the
local community.
The Servathon is a part of their
fundraising process that provides the opportunity for the juniors to help reach
their financial goal and to leave a positive and cheerful impact on the people
they choose to serve.
The
students raise money by finding one or more sponsors who will participate in
the Servathon by donating for hourly work or a set amount. For example, Darby
Kendrick requested for her parents, families she babysat for, her family’s
landlord, and other relatives to become her sponsors.
“They
we all very supportive of this idea, which motivated me to work more diligently
during the service project,” said Kendrick.
In order to increase
their efficiency, the juniors divided up the duties by assigning different
people at hallways, classrooms, doors, and exterior walls of the school. The
painting committee not only added colors to the gray walls but also added
mosaics and drawings as decorations.
According
to Hannah Buhr, the juniors worked with good spirits despite the heat and the
haze, because many students had already invested their time at this school
through the SKTT English Camp that happens at the beginning of each month.
“We had a lot of fun just being together
outside the school. We told riddles, jokes, and funny stories to keep ourselves
entertained and positive,” added Buhr.
Junior Class experiences like the Servathon allow juniors to bond as a class, as
they work towards a common goal. Their productivity and hard work will be paid
off the following year through their own senior trip, a long-standing tradition
of Dalat.
Photo Credit: Ning Kang Chia
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