St James holds biannual Sports Day

By Cedrina Norlaila A. Clark

The Chief Guest, Pg Hj Metassan (standing on the box stand) is given the honour of lighting up the ceremonial sports touch

Red House is the champion of the Marching competition

Cheerleaders cheering their team. 

St James School in Jalan McKerron, Kuala Belait held its biannual Sports Day 2003 last Saturday April 26 at the Mumong Sports Complex. Pg Hj Metassan bin Pg Hj Jumat, Assistant Director of Co-Curriculum Department, Ministry of Education was the chief guest at the event. Even though it rained for several minutes during the event, the spirit of the participants were not dampened. The rain fuelled more excitement and challenges to win the Champion House Trophy.

The event showcased a lot of interesting activities. The opening ceremony received a lot of praises, as it resembled major sports event like the SEA Games and the Olympics with high flying flags and torch run.

The torch run was led by Hj Mohd Firdaus bin Hj Derius who passed it on to the next house caption waiting on the track. Tina Osman, a leading female tennis player in Brunei, carried the final torch run.

Pg Hj Metassan was given the honour of lighting up the ceremonial sports torch.

The cheerleading competition being the last event drew the most crowd, as every spectator was delighted to watch the acrobatic and dancing skills of the students.

The audience stayed till the last hour to watch it as it was worth the wait. The lively music, the synchronised and graceful movements of the Blue House Cheerleading Group won the nod of approval from the board of judges.

Another event worth watching was the Marching Competition where all the Houses with members ranging from 6 years old to 16 years old marched in solidarity representing their house colours. Every house resorted to various gimmicks such as using colourful balloons, wearing caps and carrying flags. Red House was declared as the champion in the Marching Competition.

The Yellow House dominated the athletic event but early games such as football and tug of war placed them in second position. Hence the overall house champion went to the Blue House.

The school principal, Cikgu Haji Abdullah bin Othman thanked all staff and parents who volunteered to help for the success of the school's biannual Sports Day 2003.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin