Making New Connections

By Alicia Lim

The seniors left for Senior Sneak last week on the 28th of August. It was a time for bonding, but did the seniors really bond?

Senior Sneak is a time meant for seniors to bond with the whole class and come out of it with a certain unity that the class didn’t have before. This year’s seniors had a once-in-a-lifetime experience that is one that they will never forget.

The way to Sneak was a very long bus ride, which had the seniors be close to each other the whole day as in the morning they had school too. It was two buses full of seniors singing their hearts out, and it was only the beginning. On the first day of Sneak, the seniors had a literal bonding experience as they were put into groups with their wrists and ankles bonded together. 

There was also a talent show in which they just found new sides of each other and literally just cheered their hearts out for each other. It was a time that the whole class will never forget as Heeeun Bang (also known as Big Chunky Bang in the talent show) said, "Sneak was like a box full of gifts - full of bonding, little adventures, and unforgettable memories with friends. Sneak was like a short but everlasting dream; it was a mini vacation where we all smiled, laughed, and cherished all moments. Sneak gifted me memories that I will always look back to whenever I miss my 2024 class. Thank you Sneak." 

In school most people would only hang around their friend groups more and it was true for the seniors but after the Sneak, the seniors got close to people not even in their friend groups. As Julia Jang said, “I really appreciated the moments that we had together, which made me get to know other classmates better.”

As we weren’t really a class that was united to begin with, the Sneak left us with unforgettable memories and people that we will never forget. The new sense of closeness and connection it brings definitely helped with the class synergy and made the seniors bond with each other like we never had before.