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Serving Once Again

Shannen Leong On Friday, 22nd August, the junior class served the Penang community in Servathon. Knowing how tired they would be, the seniors took over the junior class store for the day. As the bell rang marking the start of X-block, a bunch of students from elementary up to high school queued up in front of the store. The crowd was overwhelming for all the seniors as it was their first time working in the store since last semester. It took the seniors some time to adjust themselves to this familiar environment. The candy, drinks, and freezie-side of the store was really busy but the junior class made it manageable beforehand by organizing the freezer really well so it was easy to find each freezie flavor. Despite the huge crowd, Jung En (12) still greeted each customer with a smile as she passed them a freezie. The juniors also started selling ice cream cones this year and that tripped the seniors up. Even though the ice cream was frozen and difficult to scoop, both ...

Servathon: Making a Difference

Rosie Shin Holding the boxes of gardening tools and paintbrushes, the juniors waited in front of the white tables at school. Excited murmurs buzzed around them as they listened to their sponsors’ instructions. Catching every single word flowing from the sponsors’ mouths, the juniors could not stand still at the thought of finally starting their class project. As a tradition, the juniors create an event at the start of the year in which they participate in activities to serve the community: Servathon. Through the class Servathon, the juniors raise money to reach their specific goal for Senior Sneak. On this special occasion, they have the rare opportunity to skip school and instead ...