To raise funds for the Children’s Cancer Foundation, a group of classes came together to organize the Colours of Hope Carnival on NY’s premises. So on 17th April, the last school day of the week, NY’s atrium was turned into a mini carnival ground that hosted an after-school crowd of carnival-goers. They were treated to classic carnival games and a good old-fashioned carnival must-have; cotton candy!

The classes that organized their respective game booths invested their time in good props, catchy names and prizes. 0810’s “Whack-A-Mole” game booth caught much attention due to their reproduction of the classic arcade game Whac-A-Mole. Members of the class would take turns being ‘human moles’, surfacing through holes made in a huge board.

0810’s “Whack-A - Mole” booth

Other familiar carnival attractions – hoop toss, can-hitting and more, were spotted around the atrium. There was even a tarot-reading booth where customers could ask any questions they wanted and get a reading from the chirpy Mademoiselle La Rouge (Rachel, 0911). Teachers and students alike had their fun and at the same time, knowing that the money they paid for the games would go towards supporting the Children’s Cancer Foundation.

Can-hitting!

The main attraction of the carnival however, was the well-loved Dunk Tank! Whenever the time came for a teacher to make his or her way up the Dunk Tank, practically the entire carnival crowd would take a rest from the booths and surround the tank to watch teachers get dunked or to dunk their teachers and friends. Occasionally, the teachers themselves dunked their colleagues! Screams of laughter resonated within the atrium whenever a teacher made a splash and every failed attempt was followed by exclamations of disappointment.

Mr Mark Lim smiling at a foiled attempt by a student to dunk him.

The Dunk Tank wasn’t the only water game. A portion of the parade square was converted into a water-war zone. Students armed themselves with water guns and grabbed ‘water bombs’ to get each other wet. It was a good way to have fun with friends after an entire week of school.

The carnival-crowd lasted all the way until the last teacher was dunked and the carnival was officially over. However, the memories of the carnival will surely stay with many for much longer. (:

This interview is brought to you by Hillary Liow and Yue Hui Ting