Irinah trumps all athletes. Can you feel the heat?

 I remember the silence. I could hear each and everyone’s heart beating as we walked together to the field. “What if we don’t win?” mumbled one of our Irinians. I looked around, our faces painted with the colour of our soul, the colour of unity, the colour of victory, the colour of Irinah.

               On the 17^th of March 2014, Kolej Tuanku Jaafar held its annual Athletics Inter-house Event. This is not just a friendly match; it’s a test of determination and teamwork. Events started off and soon, Irinah girls dispersed to their assigned events. In every event, you could tell that it was going to be a tough one or a definite walk in a park. Irinah girls were focused and nervous at the same time. Some were chatty and others just kept really still, fixated on the gold medal.

                Let’s rewind back, Irinah had a rough start to athletics for instance, late try-outs and due to the severe haze, practices were constantly cancelled. Each day passed and gradually the girls were starting to get worried- no practice, no confidence, right?

                It was mostly a neck to neck competition, so close that everyone held to the end of their seats. Quickly, one by one the events passed. Despite the lack of confidence, Irinah girls put up a tough fight. You can almost feel that power as Irinah girls ran for their relays, the cringe on their faces, the crowd roared louder and louder as every runner catches up towards the finish line.

                Well, here’s a summary of what happened. Gold medal here, gold medal there, a few silver and a few bronze medals, lo and behold, Champions for Athletics 2014 for both seniors and juniors were IRINAH! Ah, now, the cherry on top. We’ve got our own record breakers, Jennifer to break the school record in long jump and 100m race. Not enough? Our 4x4oom relay team, (Vincy, Kahlen, Raihanah and Celina) are now the new record holders. Irinah’s own pride and joy.

               The emotions were overwhelming! Lastly, lower sixes were given the responsibility of managing our athletes from day one an I’ve got one thing to say, not only is it just about choosing the best athletes, it’s about bringing the house together when we’ve been divided.

                You say Irinah. We say “Irinah dynamite, don’t mess with Dynamite!”

 

 

 

Written by Ili Nadia Azizi

 

Nadzarinah Entertains

For the first time in KTJ, the recently concluded Saturday night event on 8^th February marked the successful collaboration between Nadzaruddin House and Irinah House in putting together a variety of stage performances. Under the combined name of “Nadzarinah”, two months of practices and rehearsals finally paid off as the KTJ community praised and complimented the students for their entertaining performances. There was certainly no lack of laughter and excitement as the 'Nadzarinians' delivered a myriad of interesting performances which included the Phantom Dancers, an acapella performance, a staging of sophisticated dance choreographies by the Forms Four, Five and Lower Six students, and an Elvis Presley-themed romantic comedy musical by the Upper Six students.


Without a doubt, the Nadzarinians achieved their goal of entertaining the audience who clapped along and let out encouraging cheers in response to the performances. More importantly, the success of the event was indeed a demonstration of the strong bond and co-operation within the KTJ community.

 

 

 

 

By Sabrina Hallman