The Asian Heritage and Perseverance Assembly

The Asian Heritage and Perseverance Assembly

By: Tanraj Dulai

 

On Friday, June 3, 2016, Earnscliffe Senior Public School held a double assembly to recognize Asian Heritage month, and celebrate their character trait of the month: perseverance. At this assembly, there were 8 amazing performances by Earnscliffe students. There was 1 demonstration by BBASS, 5 Asian heritage performances, and 2 perseverance pieces.

BBASS is a group of grade 8 students that get together to practice turntablism. The students that put on a mind blowing sound performance were Dj Kk, Dj Willis, Dj Siren, Dj Aliyah, Dj Z, Dj Crossbones, Dj Phantom, and Dj Lightspike. They focused on explaining what scratching discs was really about, and hoped to spark the interest of current grade 7 students to join the club for next year.

The Asian heritage month performances included a Tabla (traditional South Asian drum) piece by Anikate, a Bhangra dance using a “sapp” and “khunda” by Jason, a bollywood dance by Marva, Olivia, and Vrinda, and traditional Hindi dance by Preya. To top off the entertainment, students showcased different clothing types from all over Asia.

a perseverance poster made by the class 7F5

To display their character trait of the month, perseverance, the students of 8M1 presented a skit that drew on famous quotes that revolved around perseverance. One of the quotes used was by Albert Einstein, “It’s not that I’m so smart; it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” The final performance was a dance number choreographed by Taaliyah and Tyniqua, and it was performed by 7F5 as a class.

Overall, students seemed to enjoy the performances put on by their fellow classmates through vigorous clapping and cheering. The positivity and support that these students show for one another really represents their school spirit and livelihood. Go Eagles go!