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"The Influence of Influenza" by Ivan Chan

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Fall break is like charging your phone at the end of the day for most Dalat students. With a well-deserved one-week break marking the end of the first quarter of school, most students either spend time with family or with friends on impact trips. 

For athletes, however, it is a different story. With ACSC around the corner – the biggest tournament of the season – teams often use this precious time to give one last push, make final adjustments to their teams, and make the most of the one-week break. At least that was expected to happen. This year, disappointingly, things took a turn for the worse. 

“Dropping like flies” was what Jayron Lee (9) used to describe the Varsity Boys Volleyball team as he found out that friends and teammates started falling victim to influenza. Unfortunately, the Boys Volleyball team was not the only one affected by this. It seemed that after all the varsity teams made their trip down to ISKL, a considerable number of people across all the teams felt sick (not necessarily with influenza) and missed school entirely. 

As fall break rolled around, it did not look bright for a few people. Jaden Lee (12) sorrowfully stated: “All I did was doomscroll in the hotel room because I was sick whilst my parents were traveling in KL.” Just like the popular saying: The light at the end of the tunnel is just an oncoming train. 

Samuel Yeoh (12), the Varsity Volleyball star, fell victim to influenza at the start of fall break. The timing couldn't be worse; as ACSC crept closer, he was forced to skip practices to avoid passing this sickness on to his teammates. After eventually attending the last practice, he managed to cough up a rough summary of how his break went: “For practically the whole break, I had no one to talk to other than my parents and my sister, and I couldn't practice volleyball.” 

ACSC for the boys volleyball team this year carries slightly more significance as it is the year the team will bring back the third championship in a row. That said, it is natural to question the productivity of the practices that have been hosted to support the claim. 

Eventually, the end of fall break rolled around and most members of the team have somewhat recovered. Having endured the few torturous days of recovery, it somehow seemed that this has pulled everyone together, and ignited a spark in a group of boys hungry for a victory. A spark that will undoubtedly fuel the Boys Varsity Volleyball team to a threepeat. 

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