Lushington Day

Since I have last updated the blog we have had two very significant events at Hebron School. The first was last Friday, March 9. It was the Triathlon. Teams of students in the various standard levels were formed. One member of the team was the designated swimmer, a second member was the designated runner, and the third member was the designated cyclist. There were "spare" members for each team as well. The event started at the swimming pool with the swimmer swimming two lengths of the pool before clambering out and setting the runner off. The runner had to go down a set of steps and then down the driveway to where the cyclist was waiting. Once the runner crossed the line on the driveway the cyclist shot off down the hill to the Big Pitch and navigated around the course. Once the cyclist had completed the course it was back to where the runner was waiting on the driveway. The runner then ran back up the driveway to the pool. Once the runner had crossed the line the swimmer was back in the pool for another two lengths and the process was repeated as many times as possible within the given time limit. Both my wife and I sponsored students who have yet to claim the amount!

Saturday was Lushington Day. This started bright and early in the morning with breakfast outside. Tables had been set up with Indian and Western breakfast. It was serve yourself and eat as much as you wished. At 9 h 00 the boys assembled on the big Pitch in teams. All the boys from Middle School to the end of Senior School participated. There was a mixture of students of all ages on each team and there were 12 teams in all. Teams rotated through football, volleyball, and Frisbee football at fifteen minute intervals. The picture to the right shows, from left to right, the score-keeper, the time-keeper, and their assistant! The schedule was arrange so that each team had a 15 minute break between contests. At the end of the morning the points were tallied and a winner was announced.

Lunch was also held outside. This time the buffet table was placed in front of Lushington Hall. The food was absolutely delicious! There was a great choice of food - much more than usual and we all sat around enjoying the meal and the view. During the afternoon the various age groups had time at the swimming pool. The afternoon swim was interrupted by "High Tea!" Wow - I couldn't believe my eyes. Many of the staff had spent hours in baking a colorful variety of baked goods which were pleasing both to the eye and to the pallet. We had been issued tickets for 3 "cakes" and once all had gone around once we were able to go back for seconds. It was a most mouth-watering experience.

Supper, also buffet style, was on the Big Pitch. People sat around the huge bonfire and enjoyed the meal before participating in a "Barn Dance" organized by one of the staff. It was great to see how the boys entered into the spirit of the evening and had such a great time. All through the evening "smores" were available. Once the festivities were over, our boys, the Standard 12's, were in charge of the clean up. This was quite an operation as we had to sweep[ up the hay which had been put around for the Barn Dance and put it all back into the back of the Tempo. We had only "borrowed" the hay from a nearby school.

The day was well-organized and everyone in the school community had a good time. Sunday was really a "day of rest" in every sense of the word!

On Monday, our day-off, my wife and I joined some friends for lunch up at King's Cliff. We sat outside in a covered terrace and enjoyed a wonderful meal of lamb and fresh vegetables. I had carrot soup as the starter course and finished the meal off with a Creme Caramel! So delicious!!!

On Wednesday my PD group, the Standard 13A class, did the school assembly. They were wonderful as they recounted their own stories of God's faithfulness and also did a humorous skit showing God's faithfulness to Noah. I am very proud of everyone one of the students in 13A. Well done!