MSHS Fiesta 2007

Interview

2007-04-11T06:41:00.000-07:00

**EXCLUSIVE!**

Interview with Brandon (President of Student Council)

Q1: What are your thought/views about the learning fiesta?
A1: It is definitely a fun an enriching experience; unlike any we have ever had in school before.

Q2: What are you selling?
A2: There is a lot of varieties, inclusive of marbles, books, printers, CDs, figurines, magic cards etc.

Q3: How are your sales?
A3: Relatively poor, only the marbles are receiving good sales.

Q4: Is competition stiff?
A4: Yes, obviously, that is why business is poor isn’t it.

Q5: Is it easy to sell your goods?
A5: No, the classroom is rather rowdy and disorganized. Furthermore some of the items are not appealing enough to attract the students.

Q6: What values do you think such events inculcate you with?
A6: Well, I would think that it helps us to practice the 3Rs and at the same time, promote our ‘entrepreneurship’.

Interview with Mrs Tan-Chin (HOD Humanities)

Q1: What are your feelings about this event?
A1: -No Comments-

Q2: What is the purpose for organizing such an event?
A2: It helps to promote the 3Rs. Furthermore it provides people with an alternative to dispose of their unwanted goods at a profit, and at the same time, encourage them to protect the environment.

Q3: Would there be more of such events?
A3: This year is a trial. It is the first inter-departmental event in Maris Stella. And based on the response, we might experiment in subsequent years with different integrations.

Interview with Ms Joanna Lee (Organizer)

Q1: What are your feelings about this event?
A1: Its fun and lively, and not to mention entertaining.

Q2: What is the purpose for organizing such an event?
A2: To encourage recycling and to allow students to make a profit from the sale of the second hand goods in the process.

Q3: Would there be more of such events?
A3: That would be dependent on the response from this fiesta. If its receptive, there most likely be one next year.

Compiled by Glen, Zhenghui
Photos by Zhenghui

Lower Secondary

2007-04-11T06:29:00.000-07:00

Lower Secondary

Secondary 2 at the Shaw Hall

The students from lower secondary set up their stores in the Shaw Hall and the TK Low hall. The students sold different kinds of things like old story books, small ornaments, T-shirts, toys, magic cards and so on. The most common products were books and magic cards which were both very cheap. Some stores also sold posters and magazines which attracted many students. There was a particular store which sold second-handed keyboard and DVD player.

As compared to the upper secondary pupils (Sec 3 and 4), the lower secondary students were much more enthusiastic. They set up their stalls and displayed the items they want to sell neatly and were even shouting and screaming to people to purchase their items. They went all out to sell their goods and this can be seen from 1D, whom actually had students going around the school giving out leaflets to encourage people to patronize their stall. Moreover, there were students who took their products and walked around the school, hoping that someone would buy the item from them.

~He's having a wonderful time!

By Shi Yan & DeWei

E-Trivia

2007-04-10T06:38:00.000-07:00

E-Trivia

The last major event hosted on that day included an interactive E-trivia activity. This was an inter-class competition, whereby students would be granted the opportunity to roam about the school, seeking the various checkpoints to answer a quiz. And the team that was able to submit his answers first would be the eventual winner.

From the contestants in my class who participated, namely Joseph lye, Sitthichai, Chong yan and Quan Jie, all of them felt that the E-trivia helped them to be better able to relate with the 3Rs, endowing them with knowledge on how to conserve and protect the ecosystem.

By Glen Ang

Teachers

2007-04-10T06:37:00.000-07:00

Teachers' Booth

At the teachers’ booth, there were large crowds. Some might contemplate as to whether they were there to buy stuff or just make fun of the teachers as they ‘plead’ for people to purchase their items. But the teachers indeed lived up to the role, selling all sorts of unnatural items. Mr Goy frantically tried to sell of his Levi’s Jeans and new branded clothes to students who were willing to pay for them.

On an interview with the teachers, namely Ms Joanna Lee and Mrs Tan-chin, they found the activities to be very fun and entertaining. Furthermore, they were in consensus that the main purpose for such an even is to raise students’ awareness of the 3Rs and also to allow them to exercise the 3Rs for their own self-benefit (which is through the profits earned). And when asked if such events were to be organized again, both came to the conclusion that if this event is successful, then there is nothing to stop them from organizing another one.

By Glen Ang

Upper Secondary

2007-04-10T06:33:00.000-07:00

Upper Secondary Booth

“It is an enriching experience!” that was the general comment made by most students and teachers alike on the first ever Marist Learning Fiesta. The learning fiesta comprised of various stores of second-hand goods being sold at reasonable prices. At some stores, bargaining was the only interaction between the store keeper and the patron. Certain classes took the opportunity to exploit the situation, tapping into some of the latent talent of their classmates, devising humorous and not to mention attention-seeking methods of drawing attention to their stores. In particular would be 4 Joseph, which depended on candid personalities in their class to dress up in the clothes that were to be sold and using their bodies as live ‘mannequins’.

From what I gathered from the lower secondary, the main sales include CDs, VCDs, Shirts, Jeans, Bags, Magic cards, posters, jackets, belts, magazines (e.g. reader’s digest, First etc.) and even stationary.

For the upper secondary students, creativity was obviously more apparent. Not only were unorthodox methods such as music used to draw crowds, but the items sold were more appealing. For example, at secondary 4 Ignatius, there were sales of candle holders, keyboards (where did that come from), game controllers, warcraft CDs, photo frames, X box games, porcelain figurines and many more. An interview was conducted with the President of the school council, Brandon Chia. He says, “Such events are fun as they provide an enriching experience (standard statement, “Are Marist that boring?”), furthermore, competition is tough as business is relatively poor. This is also due to the poor organization and lack of coordination amongst the students.”
~Candle Holders for Sale!

Of course, with all the positive comments, there bound to be certain negative feedback from unsatisfied patrons. From 4 Charles, a particular individual by the name of Jian Hong commented, “The stores are so disorganized and the items sold are so unappealing. How can they expect anyone to buy things especially since we are unable to view the items in the first place?”

By Glen Ang