Dalat International School: Senior Scribble

Esther Kim With the start of the second semester comes the beginning of the track and field season. This year, over 60 student-athletes kick-started their first week of school with a series of time trials. On Wednesday, January 16, the students faced the infamous mile run. On Thursday, the 18 th , they pushed through with field events (shot put, javelin, discuss, and high jump) on Upper Field. Finally, on Saturday morning, the 19 th , the athletes drove to City Stadium to record times for their sprints (100m, 200m, 400m) on a real track.  Blood, sweat, and tears were evident during all of these days. Most of the students were exhausted for the week, and a few were injured in the process. Nonetheless, each person who had become "rusty" over Christmas break was able to loosen up for the PSAC tournament the following week--Thursday and Friday, January 24-25, to be more exact. The PSAC tournament includes four other international schools across the island: Uplands, T...

Sarah Lee There was a sense of dread and excitement in kicking back the comfortable covers of the blanket to get ready for school on Wednesday, 16 January 2019. It signified the end of the winter break, which meant no more staying up to watch TV shows or sleeping in late. There was a buzz in the air, as the high school students of Dalat started filing in to find their new lockers. As the Harbor started filling up with kids, you could hear excited squeals of friends reuniting and catching up with how their break was and whether they were dead or alive. Students got busy catching up with each other before gathering to the Vintage Chapel for the assembly. For some students, coming back to school from winter break signifies the near end of the school year. For the seniors, however, it signifies the end of their high school career and the quickly approaching reality of graduation. When asked about how she felt about it being the last semester, Elisabeth Kilgo (12) said, "O...