Senior Transition Retreat

By Adelina Chee

On February 23rd, a normal weekday, seven seniors lined up by the wall at Flamingo Hotel to launch fruit loops from their noses. Meanwhile, the rest of high school attended their regular classes.

The event consisted of several informative sessions about transitioning after graduation. It started with lectures regarding a few topics; values, culture, faith, and relationships were some important subjects mentioned by the presenters. As the day progressed, some interactive activities were added which kept the class focusing a bit more.

The program included some activities such as the fruit loop challenge which determined who could get a piece of cereal further across the room with their nose. The mentos eating contest also provided some unusual entertainment. Another activity had participants swinging a tennis ball wrapped in a long sock around their head to display their spinning skills. The winner had to pull off the sock from the other person’s head. 

David Kilgo (12)—one of the two contestants—when asked about the showdown, replied with, “Yeah, it was a lot of fun, but Noah Lee’s rhythm was far better than mine so he deserved to win.” Although some of the activities seemed silly, each of them had an insightful meaning which connected to topics from the lectures.

Later on, after lunch at the hotel, the class had free time to explore the landscape and engage in other activities. Julien Goh (12) mentioned that his favorite memory was “going kayaking during the break because it was a fun experience with friends.” He also mentioned that the lunch buffet spread had a “nice selection, especially with the meat. The meat was good.”

Overall, the retreat brought some new memories and provided meaningful insights for the senior class to transition to their lives after high school.