Sports make our lives more exciting and competition fills us with vitality. On November 17th, the opening ceremony of the First Sports Festival was held at the Affiliated School of Jinan University for Hong Kong and Macao Students .
Remember the new Olympic motto, “Faster, Higher, Stronger and Together” is the commonly agreed vision of our globe. To echo the Olympic Games that took place this year, the First Sports Festival of ASJ is themed as “ASJ's Olympic Legends - Race and Sports”. Nearly 500 ASJ teachers and students from different countries and ethnic groups gathered together to take part in this grand competition.
During the opening speechof the First Sports Festival of ASJ, Chief Principal Mr. Cheng King Leung further illustrated the concept of ‘Sports Rising Stars Program’. Mr. Cheng believed that Sports activity will provide students with the vitality of ‘fortitude, earnest and perseverance’. Students will not only win prizes, they will also gain experience and vision.
In order to achieve that, the school will take full advantage of it’s fifteen-year continuous syllabus, implementing the ‘Sports Rising Stars Program’ philosophy by conducting game based physical education activities according to the recommendation from international teaching professionals in the preschool period; by exposing students to different sport programs in the primary years; by cultivating specialized athletic skills in the junior high school years.
During the opening ceremony, classes representing differentethnic groups performedeach group’sculture, costume anddance with their characteristics. The performance reflected strong cultural self-confidence and national identity of ASJ students.
Coming to us is Class1, Grade 10, who are dressed in Bouyei ethnic minority’s traditional costumes and have confident smiles on their faces. They are good at study and sports, except for learning, they do not forget to strengthen their physique and sprinkle the sweat of youth on the field. I hope they will achieve excellent results today!
Facing the sun's brilliance and striding in order, what is coming to us at this moment is the Class2, Grade 10, which symbolizes the culture of the Zhuang ethnic minority. Look! The students are full of energy and in great shape. Hope they can show their highest level in the sports competition without regrets.
Towards us comes the class1, grade 9. They represent is the She ethnic minority.The people of the She nationality sing and dance, often visit relatives and friends with folk songs and worship ancestors and totems with dance. Next, please enjoy the dance performance of the she nationality brought by Class 1, Grade 9.
Coming to us is Class 2, Grade 9 . Look! They are dressed in Mongolian ethnic minority’s costumes and white Hada. They are taking a forceful and neat pace, with optimistic and confident smiles on their faces. From their firm footsteps and smiles, we believe that they will certainly become a beautiful scenery on campus.
Now here comes the grade 8, They are full of energy and never give up. They have vigorous vitality, tenacious will, steady faith, and then please enjoy the Gaoshan ethnic minority dance they bring to you.
Let's welcome grade class 1,grade 7. This is an enthusiastic and energetic class. The all-round development of morality, intelligence, physique, beauty and labor is their goal. This time, together with their homeroom teacher Chen Weiqi, they will bring us the Tibetan ethnic minority "Zhaxi Dele". Hope you can feel their enthusiasm from this unrestrained dance!
Now coming head-on is Class 2, Grade 7, a class full of vitality and never giving up. At the same time, they are also a hospitable class, and they hope to be friends with the whole school. Today they bring Dai ethnic minority dance, which we can enjoy together.
Now it is the representative team of Class 1, Grade 6, and they are dressed in Dong ethnic minority costumes. The sky allows birds to fly, the sea leaps with fish. They firmly believe that sweat-soaked smiles will be crystal clear; they firmly believe that as long as they work hard, everything will become a miracle. They will work hard in the sports competition.
Now comes the representative team of Class 2, Grade 6,which represents the ethnic Russians. Do not give up is their principle, tenacious struggle is their belief. They believe that where there is a dream, there will be the possibility of success!
With different styles and high fighting spirit, here comes the class1,Grade5. We can see that they represent the Yao ethnic minority Their neat steps are showing their winning ambition. They believe that they can achieve themselves better, aiming at higher, faster and stronger.
Look, here comes the Class 2, Grade 5. They represent Tu ethnic minority! Listen, their slogan is so exciting. We Believe that they can make brilliant achievements!
Now, G4 is walking towards us with confident faces and vigorous steps. The ethnic group they represent today is Korean ethnic minority . Facing the gorgeous sunshine, enjoying the gentle breeze, G4 are holding their heads high with full spirit. I believe you will let your dreams fly with spread wings, showing your own charm on the track and field.
Facing the autumn wind and brilliant sun, G3 athletes came. They walk in neat steps and raise confident faces. Today they represent the Xinjiang Uygur ethnic minority It is a positive and optimistic collective, “healthy and happy, harmonious development” is their purpose. Come together for this united class!
Here comes the grade 2 they represent the Bai ethnic minority. The 11 children in grade 2 are 11 little stars shining in this collective family. Grade 2 is a vigorous collective which takes effort to become outgoing and active.
The grade 1 students represent the Miao ethnic minority. The grade 1 students are full of energy and vitality. In this competition, they take "friendship first, competition second, they will enjoy the first sports meeting since entering primary school. Everyone will work together to create wonderful memories.
Look, there are sixteen bright stars coming towards us. The ethnic group they represent today is the Hui ethnic miniroty. This is a pure, innocent, united and dynamic team. Listen, how loud their slogans are; look, how brilliant their smiles are. They are the cutest people in the playground!
Now let’s welcome those closest to us, the parents. They are the most important individuals in our lives – helping with our growth and supporting us throughout our lives. Let’s give them a warm round of applause and thank them for their contributions.
Now it’s time to welcome the guides of our academic lives – the staff. Students, please remember: their faces are full of love for us; their confident footsteps help show us the way to success. Let’s give them a warm round of applause.
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