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| Team OHA poses for a picture at the first Inter-Alumni Sports and Family Day |
In case you missed it: Old
Hilarians’ Association (OHA) hosted the first-ever Inter-Alumni Sports and
Family Day on Friday June 19th 2015. After a day of sun, competition
and comradeship, all in attendance considered the day at the Woodbrook Youth
Facility a resounding success!
The rivalry between alumni
preceded the Sports and Family Day by at least a week – through a social media
contest, which encouraged voting for alumni teams, by liking their "Follow
Your Alumni" pictures on Facebook and on Instagram (@interalumnisportstt).
St Francois Girls’ College Alumnae won this contest, and so earned bonus points
towards their Sports and Family Day total score! In addition to OHA and St.
Francois, the following teams represented their alma maters: Diego Sec Alumni,
QRC Old Boys' Association,
St. James Secondary Alumni,
Bishop Anstey High
School East and Trinity College East (BATCE) Alumni Association,
Presentation
College Past Students' Association, Presentation College Past Students'
Association, and Trinity College Alumni Association.
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| Volunteers at the Inter-Alumni Sports and Family Day |
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| Volunteers for the Inter-Alumni Sports and Family Day |
Hilarian Gabriella Sambrano was a
volunteer who assisted the executive with the execution of the
event. She noted, “It was an awesome feeling giving back to the Hilarian
community in whatever way I could. I had the pleasure of meeting Hilarians from
several eras and sharing memories of our time at school.”
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| Gabriella shares a 'selfie' with Ms. Lorraine Grandson |
“The most touching memory of the
event for me”, says Gabriella, “was observing the team spirit during the
events. Each team supported their team mates win, lose or draw.... Building a
sense of community among the various alumni, internally and with the other
alumni.”
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| Team OHA with the challenge trophy! Photo credit: Hilary Wyke |
The team representing Old
Hilarians’ Association showed their athletic ability and copped the 1st place
title, grand prize of $10,000 and the challenge trophy at this inaugural event!
Among several sporting activities, the alumni teams participated in a
‘Confusion Race’, where each team’s members stood together on a pair of ski
boards, facing opposite directions and clutching each other, they charged in
unison towards the finish line. Zahra Cupid, a Hilarian who participated in the
sporting activities noted, “I must say that I especially enjoyed the Scotchman's race. That was beyond hilarious and it had me dying of laughter on the grass! I
hope the races next year will be just as entertaining and more schools
participate so that it becomes a grander event."
Zahra thought, “The alumni teams
really displayed sportsmanship. So even though we were competitive, we still
had fun and supported each other. What surprised me in particular was how well
the [OHA] team worked together considering we did not really know each other
beforehand.”
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| Team OHA poses with St Francois, QRC and Diego Sec alumni groups. Photo credit: Hilary Wyke |
More pictures and videos from
the day's activities can be found on the event page.
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