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"ISKL Trip of Frustration and Fun" by Marcus Lee

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“I’m so tired, bruh,” yawned Ivan Chan (12) on a chilly Friday morning. The boys and girls of the varsity volleyball and soccer teams boarded the bus at a crisp 7:30 am for a long bus ride ahead to ISKL. Every team there had spent months preparing for a tournament like this, some with high expectations, others believing their time at ISKL would be rough. 

The bus ride was pretty calm, even on the usually rowdy boys' bus, because everyone was eager to catch some sleep before the tournament. Once the buses touched down, everyone scrambled out to check out the enormous ISKL campus, with the two free hours they had. For the volleyball teams, the first day went well, with both teams going undefeated over two electrifying games. The soccer teams, however, didn’t share the same success, with the boys' team suffering rough losses, while the girls' team managed to pull away with a win and a loss. 

The suffering of the soccer teams, unfortunately, didn’t end there, because while the volleyball teams managed to get some dinner and fun at the mall, the soccer teams had to go straight to the hotel after their late games, forcing them to order in some food, which, sadly, for some didn’t even come. Even worse, the boys’ star player and captain, Yanoah Tamminga (12), had suffered a minor knee injury, ruling him out of the rest of the tournament.

When all the teams were settled in, some of them got to relax and talk, with the boys' volleyball team getting to call their coach, who had flown to the US for a wedding. 

“Don’t do anything dumb,” Mr. Riffey told the team crammed into a small hotel room, and they took it to heart, making sure they got enough sleep for the early 8:30 game the next morning. 

The next morning, the teams made their way back to the school, and while some secured wins, others suffered losses, with results similar to the first day. The boys volleyball team had come to KL with expectations of winning gold. In the first bracket game, they faltered and lost to the eventual champions, UWCD, forcing them into the third-place game, which they later lost as well. Sadly, none of the teams managed to secure a medal, and each came back in low spirits. Although everyone was tired, they still had a long bus ride ahead, reaching home in the night. 

"Although we didn't place as high as we wanted in the tournament, the team bonding and fun that we had is what really mattered in the end," Josh Lacap (12) said, reflecting on his time at ISKL. That weekend had been a long and hard one, but it seemed that everyone still had a lot of fun. 



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