This past Wednesday I attended the English Literary Contest Awards Ceremony. Our class group was there in support of three of our classmates who got recognized for their participation. The awards given were distributed into the following categories: essay, poetry and short story. In general, the activity was good and mostly organized. It began with an introduction and then it was followed by a presentation with tips on how to improve as a writer. They exhorted aspiring writers to enter in literary contests, seek mentors and read contemporary fiction or poetry, among other things. The tips given were really nice and I found they were very helpful if you’re someone who is interested in that area.
After that, came my favorite part of the whole activity. The university's Tuna band performed a few songs and it was great as always. I never get tired of seeing them preform and I enjoy listening to the music they play. When they finished their part, it was time to present the winners of the competition and hand them their awards. One thing I noticed during this part was that most of the winners were girls. Every time one of the winners would get called to go onstage the people in the audience clapped very loudly. It was pleasant to see that many of the people in the audience were the parents of student who were being recognized. All of them were there in support of their children, beaming with pride and joy. I was happy to see my classmates get acknowledged for their participation. The activity ended right after that with the whole group of winners being photographed onstage.
In short,
this was the first awards ceremony of any sorts that I’ve attended in college
up to now. It was brief and precise but very enjoyable. I think it is important
to do activities like this more often, where students are recognized for their
literary creations. There are many with great creative minds and immense
potential who need to be heard.
You are very right in the fact that students should be recognized for their literary creations, and I for one hope I have another opportunity to participate in a contest no matter how terrifying the thought is. We should not limit our creativity and should instead strive to pursue it and make sure that it reaches and inspires other people.
ReplyDeleteThis was a excellent summary of the event. i could not agree more with what you are saying. I especially liked when you talked about the Tuna, the way you described the mood of the event and how you described the feelings the people of the audience had for the winners and participants.
ReplyDeleteI think the tuna was a nice touch too, it was very enjoyable. Also, recognizing the students for their efforts is great motivation as many people don't even know they have a talent to share, which is when talents get spoiled. Something interesting was that they gave pointers to people who were interested in writing, which is great, since a lot of people would not seek this advice on their own.
ReplyDeleteIt was my first award ceremony of any sorts that I’ve attended in college too! It really was a beautiful ceremony where as young writers got to be recognized by their passion in writing. I like your observation in that many parents came as moral support for their child. The tuna, as you said, did it again with their awesome music and show.
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