CELEBRATING SLAS’S BACK TO SCHOOL BASH
BY PILAR PASCUAL
The Back to School Bash (B2SB) was held on Saturday,
September 24th, 2016 at Shanghai Livingston American
School (SLAS). The B2SB is a special day where all
students, teachers, and parents get together to
celebrate returning to the school routine. The event
began at 12:00 PM and ended at 4:00 PM, but for those
who wanted or needed community service hours, the
set up time was at 9:00 AM and clean up finished at 5:00
PM. The B2SB was a great day for most of the school,
although some may disagree.
Ms. Marta Saludes, the Spanish teacher at SLAS, enjoyed
the B2SB very much. “It is a great event to welcome all
families and build bridges between teachers, parents,
and students so that there is a friendly environment for
all of us,” she explained. She then added, “this year’s
B2SB was a great success, thanks to the great weather
and amazing activities, where all school departments –
Japanese, Korean, and International – were able to
participate!” Ms. Marta liked this year’s B2SB very much,
and she thinks next year’s B2SB will not be able to live
up to this year’s.
At the B2SB, people from many different countries, with
various cultures, had the chance to socialize and spend
the day with each other. People from all different ages
and races got to share a in this special occasion. Even
though everyone was tired and bored in the morning,
they did not regret coming to school on a Saturday after
all. Outside restaurants, like Blue Frog and Mexico Lindo,
came to sell their food. Also, many vendors, like Renaud
Air and Atlantis Resorts, came to do some marketing
about their companies in order to sell their products.
The event finished at 4:00 PM and everyone came to the
conclusion that it was actually a pretty good day, thanks
to the awesome weather, the fun activities, and the
astonishing performances.
Although some of the people who attended the B2SB
loved it, there were some others who did not enjoy it as
much. Jack Joo, a 9th grade student at SLAS, explained,
“All I did was play basketball, and the activities that the
school offered were not interesting to me.” He then
clarified, “However, I liked having an event like this
because I got to meet my friends on Saturday and I could
hang out with them.”
The Back to School Bash is an event that helped the SLAS
community connect with one another. People excited
about this event, like Ms. Marta, enjoy helping the school
to make the best out of this type of special occasions.
However, not everyone loves it as much, but that is all
right because everyone spent a charming day with each
other. SLAS’s staff and students look forward to the next
Back to School Bash!
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