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I submitted this TalkingCock.com-esque news article (c.f. the names) for a Year 3 assignment because I could not remember the details of the event. Evidently, my teacher was unimpressed.

HIGH SCHOOL CONVERTED INTO PLAYGROUND!

NUS High holds Games Day

>> By Perry Lam in NUS High School of Mathematics and Science

Clementi, 27 May – The prestigious NUS High School took a break from the hectic school schedules and celebrated the end of a semester by holding a day for fun and games, just ahead of the June holidays, at their newly-opened $55-million campus.

Instead of staying in their classes, students were scattered around the school, enjoying themselves. Some represented their houses in various games. Those who were not involved as participants or helpers were allowed to wander around and form gaming groups.

It was an entertaining spectacle for a visitor, especially the inter-house contests. There were comical errors yet amazing saves in the badminton hall, an 8-1 thrashing of Fibonacci house by Nobel house in a football group stage match, and various other sports were played: netball, captains’ ball, international chess, Chinese chess, basketball, among others were conducted simultaneously around the school.

After the 1-8 defeat, Fibonacci goalkeeper Weir Wong Sha Rong told this reporter: “We got beaten by Fleming 1-2 and Faraday 0-4 already, and Nobel needed the goals to progress if Faraday beat Fleming. So I decided to set a new school football record for 15-minute matches.”

Nobel striker Yew Loo Ser added: “We knew we were going to thrash Fibonacci with our star players Aziz and Goh back. Fleming is rubbish, Faraday will whip the intestines out of them and let us enter the final.” He later refused to comment after Fleming house – by shackling top scorer Wee Si Kor – shocked Faraday 1-0 and qualified.

Even the school entered the fray, screening sports movies in the Theatrette.

“Tomorrow is the last day of the semester! I have endured 6 months of school and I am so excited!” said student Wei Longlong as she stared at the screen.

Her friend Betty Ng Ge Ren cut in: “I only got small things to do… prospect of 28 days no stress overjoys me!”

Day One of competitions mostly ended by 10am. Students roamed the compound until noon, when they could return home – and judging by their countenances, in high spirits.

Past noon, the school was largely deserted save for a few pockets of board game or card-playing students, mostly in corners of the school library. There were still some of them late in the afternoon, and Fu Lei Ne explained why they did not wish to go home: “We’re foreign scholars, our home here is the hostel… it’s just across the field. Besides, what can we do back there?”

So it was of little surprise when, earlier in the morning, the students had arrived in a bright mood.