Cross Country 2017

On the 4th of March 2017, the Interact Club of WMSKL(I) organized it's annual cross country event themed 'Charity Miles, Radiant Smiles' in Lake Garden from 7am till 11am. The purpose of this event was to collect as much donations as possible and to donate them as a sign of appreciation of how grateful we are of what we have. To spice things up this year, we added a special category which is the relay where teams of 3 would be running the course. By joining this category, each team member is only require to run 2km instead of the usual 6km run. This was to cater for those students that would prefer to run shorter distances. 

The students were reminded to reach the venue before 715am whereas the Interactors were required to be there by 6am sharp to do our preparations for the course. The students were asked to sit according to their classes to take attendance while those participating in relays were told to sit separately. The event started off with the singing of the national anthem followed by the Interact Song. Morning exercise was conducted right after a short speech by our Principal, Mdm Chia. 

After that, the flag off for each category took place. The Interactors were specifically placed at each stations to ensure that the students would not take the wrong route and also to encourage them as much as possible. 

After every participant arrived back at the meeting point, the prize ceremony for the top winners of each category began. After that, our Guest Of Honour, Rotarian Hardeep Singh was invited to give his speech and it was indeed an inspiring one. 

After the dismissal of all the students, the Interactors stayed back to ensure that the place was clean. This event was a huge success due to the overwhelming support from all the participants and also the hard work put in by the teacher advisors and Interactors of the Interact Club of WMSKL(I).Special thanks to Int. Kelly Goh and Int. Nigel Lee for coordinating this event!

Cross Country 2016: Be Their Clarity, Run For Charity

Our annual cross country was themed "Be Their Clarity, Run For Charity". There is a deep meaning that lies behind this sweet theme: "Be Their Clarity" means to be a helping hand to the ones in need and to make sure that they can live an easy and happy life, and "Run For Charity" means to put one foot in front of another and at the same time raise funds for the needy. This meaningful event was held on the 27th of February at Lake Gardens, Kuala Lumpur. The event started at 7:30am and ended around 10am (very much due to the organized flow of event that day). The event started off by a speech from our principal Mdm. Chia Loy Tian, then our very own Interactors emcees took over and it was proceeded by morning exercise.

On the morning of the event, our very own Interactors and teacher advisors arrived as early as 6:00am and began unloading the lorry, setting up tents and arranging all the necessaries (food, equipment, sound system etc). As the day got brighter, more and more students arrived. They lined up in each of their classes in an orderly manner and their homeroom teachers took the attendance. We were very humbled by the presence of our guest of honour, President Rotarian Hardeep Singh who came at 7:15am to officiate the event. After the national anthem, Wesley anthem and Interact song have been sung, followed by a prayer by the school Chaplain Mr. Oliver Wong, our Principal Mdm Chia gave her speech.

As usual, a short morning exercise session was led by our Interactors. At 8:40am, we flagged off our first batch of participants - U15 Girls, followed by it were the U15 Boys, U18 Girls, U18 Boys and finally the parents, teachers and ex-students category. This year, the route of the race increased to a distance of 5km, and there were 27 stations in total. Two Interactors were placed in every station, accompanied by a teacher to act as an energy booster and to make sure the participants were going to right way and were safe. Some stations were water stations so that no one got dehydrated during the run. Even though the route was extended by at least twice of last year's, the participants managed to finish everything by 10am! How impressive! Refreshments were served back at the gathering point.

Then, President Rotarian Hardeep Singh gave his speech, followed by the prize giving ceremony. Prizes were awarded to the top 10 winners of each category and top 2 for the teachers, parents and ex-students category. The highest donors for Cross Country were also given prizes such as iPad minis, victoria secret perfumes, Adidas sports bags, hampers et cetera. Around 10:45am, our Community Service Director, Int. Koay Tze Ni gave her speech of gratitude to the participants and Interactors. Students were dismissed at 11:15am and the Interactors proceeded with cleaning the compound.

Thanks to everyone's generosity and support, all 1006 students managed to collect a magnificent amount of RM100,000.00. We would also like to thank our very supportive sponsors for sponsoring us be it goods or cash so that our event could succeed. Last but not least, we would like to take this opportunity to thank our very own members for working non-stop to ensure the smooth-running of this event, not forgetting our teacher advisors - Madam Norhayati, Miss Lavanya as well as Mr Kenneth, thank you so much!

Enjoy some photos from the event.

Cross Country 2015: Spirit of Service

We had our annual cross country themed "Spirit of Service" on the 28th of February. The event was held at Taman Tasik Permaisuri, Cheras from 7.30 AM - 11.30 AM. However, the event ended early as the participants took less time than expected to finish the course even though it was longer and harder. The event was kicked off with an opening prayer by Mr. Daniel Gan followed by a speech by our beloved principal, Madam Chia Loy Tian. After her speech, Interactors Chan Wai Hao and Joseph Lim led the participants in morning exercise.

After the morning exercise, the participants were flagged off with lower sec girls being the first followed by lower sec boys then upper sec girls, upper sec boys and lastly parents, teachers and ex-students. Each group was flagged off in 5 minute intervals.

After all the participants completed the course, the prize giving ceremony was held. Prizes given out this year include handphones, watches, polaroid cameras and many other goodies. Following the prize giving ceremony, Rotarian President Elect, Mr Hardeep Singh gave his speech and it was followed by a speech by Community Service Director, Int. Bryan Bin.

Rotarian President Elect, Mr Hardeep Singh giving his speech

Community Service Director, Int. Bryan Bin giving his speech

The money we raised for the event was generously donated by students, teachers and companies. We would also like to thank our generous sponsors Zalora, Redtone, Paradigm Mall, Visa, Dutch Lady, LT Lim & Associates, NoteWorthie, Partnership, TAGO, Areca Capital, The Body Shop and Chimera. Proceeds from the event will be donated to various charities.

All the participants had loads of fun running the long course and were rewarded with kuihs and chocolate milk sponsored by Dutch Lady which were given out at the gathering point. After that, body soaps sponsored by The Body Shop were given out to the participants. Everyone including teachers, students, ex-students and Interactors enjoyed themselves thoroughly.
To view more pictures from the event, feel free to check out the Facebook album here! :)

Our cross country shirts are back on sale! If you'd like to purchase one, don't hesitate to contact any Wesley Interactor with your size, quantity and color! Alternatively, you could also comment on our Facebook post or tweet us @wmsinteractclub.

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A big thank you once again to everybody who made this event possible!
Viva La Interact
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