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A Memorable First Year

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It was the last day of activity for the Cartoons Club. All mem- The committee members were a little nervous, but overall had
bers of the club gathered in the classroom. There were also good levels of confidence in their soon-to-be-held year-end
graduates and Cross, an ex-student as well as ex-teacher of closing party. After all, this was the Board Game Club’s first year,
the club returning to see off the club’s last day in 2019. since it was launched earlier this year as 2019’s sole new club.

As soon as the club’s teacher advisor, Mr.Yoo Yew Kien has
arrived, the club’s incoming President, Ally Soh, made an Being technically the first club that completely focuses on
announcement and extended a warm welcome to all. Briefly board games, apart from the chess club, the Board Game
after the address, all members proceeded with their annu- Club has definitely caused a stir. Even still, the club man-
al tradition of eating pizzas while enjoying the atmosphere aged to show that despite being different, it can still be part
of the music. They chatted enthusiastically, as it was the last of the school’s vast selection of clubs. The club was formed
time to meet other members in this classroom. They have thanks to the relentless efforts put in by its founding mem-
learnt much from each other and now it’s time to share their
laughter together. bers. Although the idea of forming such a club originally re-
ceived negative responses and doubts, it eventually turned
out great and was established with a total of 75 members.
Soon after the last piece of pizza vanished and with
stomach filled, members were seated as lights were put As the founding club President, Ng Wei Enn has always been
out, the only source of light was from the projector confident in the popularity and potential of the club. He always
overhead them. Reflected on the screen was a video has plenty of creative, wild ideas and great plans for develop-
showing the activities the members have participated ment, and made sure the activities were carried out in absolute
in and done throughout the whole year.
perfection. Although some of the carefully designed activities
didn’t work out as planned, he would still remain optimistic.
Next up, Teacher Yew stepped up to give a lengthy
speech. He expressed his gratitude towards the club His Vice President, Tin Wan Xuan, and the rest of the com-
and his hopes for the next year and the near future. mittee members were always there to give him support, and
Unexpectedly, he became teary-eyed while giving the hopefully, to remind him not to go too wild with his imagi-
speech, something that has not happened in past re- nation. As it was the club’s first year, they wanted to leave a
cent years. His sudden show of emotion also moved good impression; meetings were held before and even after the
the members, with some getting red in the eyes, too. club’s activities. It was not an easy job to gather everyone at the
same time, as some of the members have a second club to man-
After that, it was time for the parting gifts for age as well. Nevertheless, they still managed to pull through.
the graduates. There was a total of 14 Sen-
ior 2 and 3s, each having received a box that The club members play board games during club hours, which
spreads when opened, revealing its contents. are selected from an array of choices. At the start of the year,
Before the club members said goodbye, they
took a group photograph as a remembrance there was originally less variety of games due to the lack of
for this fruitful year. The farewell party was funds, and since most of the online-purchased board games
nearing an end. The members were all reluc- had yet to arrive, there were some misunderstandings and dis-
tant to leave, as they were all pretty attached satisfaction. The variety of board games have since increased
to the club. But alas, everything has to even- manyfold. They are also planning for new additions of board
tually come to an end. Though the Cartoons games for next year. It may be tough, having met with dif-
Club’s activities for the year had ended, they ferent kinds of adversity for the past one year, but the club
would still be able to constantly brush up R e p o r t e d b y : Th i a n Y i-M i n g S r1S cD soldiered on with great dignity. The Board Game Club will
Reported by: Thian Yi-Ming Sr1ScD
their skills and communicate with the fellow constantly improve and stay strong for many years to come.
members through more drawings.
Reported by: Thian Yi-Ming Sr1ScD

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