Student Council Bidding Farewell to 2011 …Welcoming 2012

Celebrating the end of 2011, the student council at Houssam Eddine Hariri High School organized a small event to cherish the moments of the past year as they welcomed 2012 with ardor and optimism. Students from Gr. 12 prepared a video that highlighted all the events of 2011 on international, national, and school levels; ranging from the Arabian revolutions to both Ajaltoun and AMMUN conferences. The student body also enjoyed the talent show that included dances and singing performances of beautiful songs and melodies. And in an effort to get all students to participate, some of the council members prepared games; one of them was “Family Feud” which was based on surveys prepared by the students themselves. Everyone was laughing and arguing lightheartedly as they debated the answers to the game. The other part of the event consisted of students reciting poems and speeches they themselves wrote; the poems were filled with hope of happiness, prosperity, and reform for the New Year. Also to add meaning and zest to the event, the alumni of previous years also took their turn to reflect on their school years addressing the students with great passion and maturity to enjoy and cherish their every moment in school. Their speeches could not help but add more meaning and intensity to the event. At last, the snowball piñata exploded with everyone cheering for the New Year as they cut the cake celebrating their last day in school in the year 2011. And at last as Charles Lamb once said, "Of all sound of all bells... most solemn and touching is the peal which rings out the Old Year."
Lara Houshou – Grade 12
(Photography by Sami Sabbagh – Grade 12)