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Susan Oh

“Class of 2017, you guys are the heroes now. We can’t wait to see how you are going to leave a mark as the school year goes on,” Teddy Zimmer (11), the drill instructor of the night, proudly announced as the night ended.

After coming back from an unforgettable week of Sneak, seniors only had one thing to look forward to this quarter: the After Sneak Dinner. The After Sneak dinner is one of the greatest traditions Dalat has continued. The event is solely planned, prepared, and presented by the junior class. To the juniors, it is a great way to see and practice for another big event they have to present at the end of the year: JSB.

Thrilled, all the seniors gathered around the outdoor basketball court and waited for six o’clock to hit. They tried to figure out what the theme was by looking at the invitation the juniors had handed out the night the seniors arrived back from Sneak. Was it a murder mystery? Taken? Narnia? Could it be Mean Girls? No one could really get a hold of the clue. Then when the clock hit six, while everybody was still busy talking, Josiah Brake (12) quietly reminded the sponsors that it was time.

The whole class made their way down to the chapel, and the first thing they saw was Teddy Zimmer and Adrian Nonis in their military uniforms looking sharp. The class had to wait for another three minutes before the doors opened, and the fun night began.    

The theme of the night was ‘Superheroes.’ The chapel was decorated with posters of Marvel heroes, the tables were decorated with little superhero logos, there were coloring papers on the tables, and the famous superhero songs were playing in the background. Each senior even had his own superhero poster made. Along the side of the walls, there were game stations, each representing qualities a superhero must have. For example, Twister was agility, human jaw sting was strength, and the game of Chubby-Bunny was communication.
The night began as our class president, Jarrod Chang, was declared kidnapped by Tommy Han, the junior class president. Our goal for the night was to save our president but before going to the rescue, the senior class had to train. The rest of the night consisted of fun games, amazing Mexican food, and crazy photo booths. In between the acts, the junior class surprised us multiple times by lipsyncing and dancing to Disney’s classics, such as “Be A Man” from Mulan and “Zero to Hero” from Hercules.

“We had a really fun time preparing this for the senior class. Personally, my favorite part while preparing for the night was when we had to practice how to be sassy for ‘Zero to Hero,’” said Rainbow Chan (11), who was in the entertainment committee. Everybody could definitely agree that the performances were one of the highlights of the night. The senior class is now more looking forward to JSB!     


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