On Thursday, October 17, 2019, students of SHSID experienced another successful Sports Meet. Even the weather turned out to be sunny and suitable for sports despite a forecast of rain.

First, each class marched along the track field and positioned themselves in front of the crowd. They then presented passionate performances for the audience, who seemed to love the show judging from their thunderous applause and high-pitched screams. As they performed, each class also presented their assigned topics.

After the students completed their march and performances, they cleared the stage for the teachers’ performance. Accompanied by the song Y.M.C.A., the teachers began their impressively choreographed dance celebrating the 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China. The crowd cheered and shouted; everyone was glad to see their favorite teachers out on the stage.

After this wonderful performance ended, it was time for the most exciting part of the Sports Meet—track and field competitions. The students competed in events such as 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash, 400-meter run, 1500-meter long run and 4 X 100-meter run, in which students competed against each other while representing their classes. The excitement spread through the audience as they roared for victory and yelled supportively to their classmates. Apart from running, there were track and field events like the long-jump, the high-jump, and shot put.

The SHSID Sports Meet is not only for student athletes, but for everyone. Many sports-themed activities were held for students and faculty to participate in. During the cheer leading competition, each class took turns to give their class performance on the stage and bolstered up student’s morale by conveying their unique class spirit to everyone. A blending of atheistic beauty and athletic values are presented to the audience, bringing a visual enjoyment to all students. Taking place on the soccer field, the dodge ball competition between students and faculty members brought joy to all students as they form a strong bond with their tutors.

The flag football game brought together many American football fans, both players and spectators. The competing teams fought in full strength to try beat the opponents, and the excellent sportsmanship and talent on display brought out the best representation of power and youth in the students. Besides, multiple varsity sport activities were presented by the corresponding school team and coaches: in the Badminton court，the audiences were given the chance to play badminton with experienced players, every of them excited to practice and show off their skills while in the tennis center the participants were introduced to the art of darts and getting to know the rules and facts of this fascinating game.

Through all these activities during the Sports Meet, students got to know more about various athletic activities they can participate in, established rapport with their teachers and enhanced their collaboration skills. Surely, the 2019 Sports Meet has already became a pleasant and fond memory for all students.

(Written by Daniel Shi, Sophia Zhu, Tianhao Hu Edited by Brian Brady, Tianyu Zhang Pictures by: High School teachers and students)