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Preparing for Senior Sneak

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By Christopher Jang

There are a lot of important dates to cover this time of the month: the August SAT (27th), Merdeka Day (1st), and arguably the most important date in between, Senior Sneak. Notably, as the first international trip since Dalat "reopened," a lot of stress, questions, and excitement has been surrounding this long-awaited day. 

"Good," Dominic Cheang (12) the senior vice president responded to his expectations for Sneak. The senior ExCom and its sponsors sacrificed months of time and effort in logistics and communication to finalize this special privilege. Due to SOPs, international travel, and the largest class to travel, Ms. Claudia expressed, as one of the organizers for this Sneak, "It's more work overall, [we have to sort out] valid passports, visa, SOP, permission slip, insurance..." and the list went on for another minute or so. When asked about the fruits of all this work, Ms. Claudia elaborated, "The whole objective of Sneak is for the senior class to bond for their final year." 

However, Senior Sneak doesn't mean all-work-and-no-play for the sponsors. "ExCom organizes many of the activities... [the sponsors] will have fun too, we will enjoy [the Sneak] too," Ms. Claudia added regarding the pressures on the sponsors to supervise 64 students travelling outside Malaysia.

For the Class of 2024, currently raising money towards their future Senior Sneak, Yeon-soo (11) feels optimistic to also travel internationally with her class. "I kind of want to go to Thailand, because I like Thai food," commented Yeon-Soo. Although, she did note the side benefit of the current seniors going on sneak, saying she was happy to avoid a herd of flamingos (pink-shirt seniors) utilizing their senior privilege at the lunch line. For next year's senior class, I wish you all the best that there will be no Covid 2.0 to cancel your Senior Sneak. 

As for the seniors in the middle of a 12 hour bus ride, Darryl Dwumfour (12), famous for his ability to sleep, commented, "I'm tired; my knees hurt," 2 hours into the long journey ahead. As an important opportunity for our class to bond, let it be known for future reference that a good rest is step number 1. 

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