House
Singing 2016!
As the first two weeks of term
progressed, house singing became the
two words which, when combined, brought ambivalent feelings to many. As was the
norm, hours-long practice sessions wormed their way into our everyday
schedules, and the common room became an exceedingly familiar place to all as
we gathered there to sing ourselves hoarse. All this was but for one goal, a
goal towards which returning students especially showed particular favor:
reclaiming our the trophy.
This fortnight was not without its
ups and downs. It takes much tenacity and perseverance to coordinate such a large
group, with everyone showing varying degrees of enthusiasm. Inevitably,
tensions sprang up and smiles grew worn. Halfway through, however, came the day
when our wonderful, wonderful upper sixes sat us down and reconciled our
differences in a moment that touched our hearts – even though they had done no
wrong, they promised to try to make house singing a more enjoyable experience
for all. And with that came the acknowledgement that for this to be an
enjoyable experience at all, each and every one of us had to play our part in
making it one.
And we did.
The day of the grand event itself was
a flurry of activity – after school, everyone went straight to preparing, with
long queues awaiting our in-house makeup artists and hairdressers. Then came
our time to shine.
The six minutes onstage practically
breezed past. Every move we had to perform was drilled firmly into our heads, from
Dog Days are Over to Wings to Can’t Hold Us – and we gave it our all. For those few minutes, facing
only the audience and their expectant stares, we couldn’t tell how well we were
doing, couldn’t hear how loud we were or see how synchronised our dance was.
All we could do was believe in the many, many practice sessions before this,
because in the end those scant six minutes onstage were just a small part of
house singing. What really mattered were the hours we spent together as a
house, singing together, learning to dance, trying to harmonise, working on
props to 2 am – and the laughter, tears and close friendships that this
fortnight had brought us.
During the performance came our
signature special effect: the powder. Maybe a little too much powder this time,
but the cheers from the audience were worth it. After that, in an unexpected
turn of events, we came together once again as a house to scrub the stage clean
with tissues, jackets, and even the props – now that’s house spirit!
We are proud to accept second place this year,
and after coming third the previous year, 
A
big thank you to the Upper Sixers for putting in so much effort!
The Irinah Fam Bam!
Written by,
Eu Xuen (L6).
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