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Post Date: 07-March-2017

SPC 165th Anniversary Carnival 聖保羅書院一百六十五周年校慶嘉年華

The 165th Anniversary Carnival was held on 11th February 2017. The following article, written by Mr. Alex Wong, one of our English teachers, allows you to relive the festivities of this jovial event.

In celebration of the 165th Anniversary and to raise funds for St. Paul’s College Foundation, a carnival was held at the College on Saturday, 11 February, 2017, bringing together, from both the Primary School and the College, current and former students and their parents, teachers and friends for a day of fun and excitement.

The last of a series of celebration events, the Carnival commenced with an opening ceremony officiated by members of the College Council, honorary members of the Foundation, our primary and secondary principals and other distinguished guests amid sounds of cymbals and drums and the mesmerizing spectacle of lion dancing on stilts. Throughout the day, magic shows, clown acts, musical performances and song dedications infused this special occasion with a sense of conviviality and community.

Aerial images captured by a camera-equipped toy drone hovering over the school showed a campus adorned with game stalls of the most vibrant of colours, echoing the theme of Carnival. Young children and their parents, all in high spirits, could be seen lining up waiting patiently and full of anticipation for their turn at the games specially designed for them by different classes and school clubs and manned by both students and teachers wearing official outfit of equally vibrant colours. There were so many visitors that some stalls, both games and food, were so popular that it was not always easy to tell where one line ended and another began.

Besides performances, the programme of the Carnival also featured a number of craft workshops in the covered playground, such as a leather key ring workshop and a Korean bean paste floral arrangement workshop, which conspicuously drew large crowds. In the main entrance lobby, countless photos were taken by admirers of the SPC Lego campus; in the school hall, spontaneous shouts and giggles of joy could be heard emanating from lucky winners of top carnival prizes and collectors of anniversary souvenirs available from the Foundation, the Parent-Teacher Associations, and the Alumni Association.

The Carnival was a day of great fun, a day where visitors and hosts who shared the same heritage were reunited, and a day where our legacy was passed on to the next generation of students. This fun and exciting day concluded with a renewed sense of belonging to the College, made all the stronger as selfies were taken, meat pies and muffins were enjoyed, and the laughter of children was heard.


為慶祝聖保羅書院成立一百六十五周年，學校於二○一七年二月十一日(星期六）舉辦校慶嘉年華，學校中、小學部師生、家長及舊生積極參與，各界來賓友好蒞臨慶賀，共度歡樂而饒富意義的一天。

是次校慶嘉年華的主題為「盛放」，寓意聖保羅書院學生均能作多元發展，盡展才華，綻放百花齊放的魅力。校慶嘉年華開幕禮於上午十時假學校操場舉行，由校董兼聖保羅書院基金會主席鄭卓生博士、中學部校監龐元燊律師、小學部校監關恆生先生、蘇以葆主教、 中學部源迪恩校長、小學部麥志豪校長、前小學部校長陳陳慕珍女士、聖保羅書院基金會秘書何桂明女士、嘉年華統籌陳志超老師及李嘉煒老師擔任主禮嘉賓。

開幕禮以精彩的醒獅表演作序幕，瑞獅在主禮嘉賓點睛後，一躍而上梅花樁，表演一連串高難度動作，最後吐出對聯「百年樹人，千載傳承」，寓意聖保羅書院將繼續秉承優良傳統，作育英才。

活動當日設有多個特備節目，包括小丑魔術表演、高蹺巡遊、音樂表演等。場內共設二十九個由各社、學會及班別精心設計的攤位遊戲，另設多個有趣吸引的工作坊，包括魔術、沙樽、皮匙扣刻名、卡通素描、手繪指甲、面部彩繪及沙畫彩繪等。

從「航拍機」所見，場內色彩繽紛的攤位及佈置，配襯工作人員鮮麗的工作服，加上絡繹不絕的來賓，令整個會場充滿活力與生氣。大人、小孩均興奮雀躍地輪候攤位遊戲或購買小吃，上下操場內，人龍處處，熱鬧非常。為配合嘉年華的主題－－「盛放」，師生合力為不同形態的花卉貼紙塗上色彩，張貼於禮堂的玻璃窗上，以藝術作品展現聖保羅學生的多元才華。至於禮堂內，不時傳來抽獎處中獎幸運兒的歡呼聲，而聖保羅書院基金會、舊生會及家教會亦於禮堂內發售各式各樣的紀念品，所得收益會用作支援多項為學生提供更完善學習環境的計劃。

禮堂外的學校入口大堂亦吸引無數鎂光燈，主角是一名舊生為紀念學校的悠久歷史，而以近五萬塊「樂高」積木砌出的學校校舍。模型更砌出學生於校園的生活點滴，如在球場踢「西瓜波」、倚在課室門外與同儕談天說地等栩栩如生的情景，圍觀者均讚嘆不已。

是次嘉年華，讓來賓、家長、校友及師生再次聚首一堂，感受聖保羅大家庭的溫暖，而「聖保羅精神」與「兄弟情」就在這一片洋溢著愉悅的氣氛中薪火相傳下去。