A memorable anniversary kick-off ceremony

by 3D  Leung Kwan Pui Ryan

21^st December 2012 was Valtorta College's 35^th Anniversary Kick-off Ceremony. All students and teachers were glad on that day.

The starting time of the ceremony was 9:20 a.m. Some parents were invited to attend it too. At the beginning of the ceremony, our school supervisor and guests held a ribbon cutting ceremony, which symbolized the start of the celebration. After cutting the ribbon, the screen above the stage showed a count-down slide of 10, 9, 8... and then the program started.  The audience all took a breath in anticipation of the performances to come.

First, the school orchestra performed three songs. They had trained hard before the ceremony. It was great! Then, the second performance was a shadow puppet show, which is a form of traditional Chinese entertainment. A story about Chinese history was told; it was interesting. After that, the dance club performed a jazz dance. Their dancing was beautiful and stylish, and their costumes were very attractive.  Altogether, it was a very festive atmosphere.  I enjoyed the music as it was a Christmas song, combined with a popular Korean song “Gangnam Style” to form a medley.  As for the birthday greetings, many schoolmates, teachers and even the pop star, Kay Tse said “Happy Birthday” to our school.

Then, Campus TV showed a touching and meaningful video which linked all the performances up. Next, the magic club performed an amazing show which for me was the highlight of the ceremony.  All of us were in a 'hyper' mood. We enjoyed the wonderful atmosphere very much. However, of course the ceremony came to an end after all those amazing performances, and all students, teachers and guests clapped loudly. The 35^th anniversary ceremony ended in a burst of prolonged applause.

We really did appreciate the excellent show! Thanks to all of the performers for their hard work preparing for it, and the excellent teamwork of all the students involved! I look forward to seeing our successful 40^th anniversary ceremony!

35th Anniversary Kick-off Ceremony was a 'must-see'

                                                                            by 3D Chau Pok Man, Bosman

Last month, our school held an extremely important event – the 35^th Anniversary Kick-off Ceremony. This year’s ceremony was especially meaningful, and involved all of us: teachers, students and even non-teaching staff.  Our school invited many guests to join our ceremony, for example, our school supervisor, Mr Chan and parents of F.1 to F.6 students.

On that day, the Student Association prepared many awesome shows to entertain us. First, there was a ribbon cutting ceremony. Our school supervisor, principal, teacher representatives, Chairperson of Parent-Teacher Association, and Chairperson of the Student Association went to the stage to cut the ribbon which started the ceremony. The audience clapped happily.

Suddenly, music started – it was the hit song of the year, “Gangnam Style”. When the curtain rose, we saw the members of our school’s Dance Club. They wore beautiful costumes. The club has won a lot of prizes in external competitions. They re-designed the moves of the song and performed it in a jazz form.  Their performance was outstanding and amazing. Every move was perfect. I think no team could do better.

After the Dance Club’s performance, it was the turn of the wind band. They performed a Christmas song which was excellent! They made no mistakes. When we listened to the music, you would feel the atmosphere of Christmas and follow the beat!

The next event was the shadow puppet show which was performed by Form 5 students who are studying Visual Art. They supported the little paper puppets with bamboo sticks to control their moves. They performed some stories chosen from Chinese opera. Although we didn’t know the name of the story, we still enjoyed the show very much.

Then, here came the stop-motion animation! It was my favourite part. Stop-motion animation doesn’t mean everyone stops moving. It means the performers use one shot ('freeze-frame') or a few shots to do the whole animation; they use one scene as one shot, like taking a series of photos and sticking them together. You may still see people moving, or not; you could see some incredible action through the animation. For example, you could see the 'mime artists' give the illusion of moving while they were sitting on the floor! The F.4 students thought of many creative and interesting actions to perform.

Finally, the ceremony came to an end. Every performer stood at the front of the stage thanking us all. We stood up and clapped long and loud. After we stopped clapping, the music for the school song started. Everyone sang our school song in high spirits. We were sorry that the ceremony had ended but we still had happy faces because we were celebrating our school’s 35^th anniversary.

“Happy birthday, VC!”