Posted by Ksenia
The last few day of May always seemed very odd to me. There is no homework, no tests, nobody cares about reports but still everyone studies much harder then during the rest of the year. People often miss classes but not because they were on a great party last night but because they prefer to follow their own revision program in the library. Library, revision, past papers - those are the key words for the end of the spring term. Really, if nobody forces people to work but they still do - there must be some very important exams coming up! Why don't we always have this enthusiasm for learning? It would make our lives much easier ... But we are not looking for easy solutions anyway!
Even though everyone is so busy the fact that May Ball is coming soon just could not be ignored. The ball is always associated with the end of the year - and this time it also reminds me that's my last year at Bellerbys College. But there was no time for sad thoughts - on the 22nd of May we all get our dresses out (which we discussed so many times before) and went to college anticipating something very special (surely between those two were hours and hours of preparation for most of the girls!).
This year's theme (every time it is different) was Venetian masquerade - so we all have to bring our masks. Here the public opinion separated exactly in two - some absolutely loved the idea but others imagined how silly we all would look like on the pictures (which are always made in huge quantities on the ball and this year is not an exception!). I and most of my friends were in the second group so we prefer to carry our masks around, however you may see that we decided to take several pictures with them to have a laugh in future.
Even though I did not particularly appreciate the idea of the masquerade I really liked how Bellerbys was decorated - obviously I rather prefer to see a mask on the wall then on my face! There was so much to do during this few hours so I was constantly running around the college - that's just some of the top priorities - see the performances by our most talented students (singing and dancing this year was better then ever), take lots of pictures with all of my friends and members of staff, dance in the exam hall and of course eat some of the traditional chocolate fountain (May ball is just impossible without it!!!)
When at 11 o'clock the celebration was finished in college we all took our coats and the party continued! Everyone went to the hotel which is just a few meters from the college - some students rented a conference hall there and invited a DJ from London - the music was great so there was lots more dancing to do!
After midnight people who didn't have enough fun decided to move on - and one of the Brighton's lounge was already waiting for us! Here we stayed until nobody could move any longer and then we finally took a taxi and got home. It was a long night but definitely one of those we will never forget! That was very lucky that we all had an extended weekend in front of us - on the 25th of May it was a bank holiday Monday, so we all had time to sleep, look, exchange and discuss the photos and even study (how good and responsible we are!) before the new week commenced.
On the 27th of May there was another big event (well, at least for A-Level students) - the award ceremony. Mr Addison and Mr Corcut said some very nice and inspiring words (including that we are the best group that our Vice Principal have seen during his entire career) and wished us lots of luck in the oncoming exams. Then the best students were awarded prizes. I was very pleased to see a few of my classmates to get the awards including the principal award, best economics student and special librarian award. I was also very happy to receive the best science student award even though I think there are many talented students in our department who are probably better in science then I am.
I have barely noticed how the rest of the week went by as books were completely filling my life. But on Friday afternoon I could not resist the gorgeous weather that once again came to Brighton and went for a walk with my friend who came from London. She has previously studied A Levels in Bellerbys so it was fascinating for her to see everyone in college and talk to her old teachers. We had a great time on the seafront talking and drinking frappuchino (have I told you that I love Starbucks? Sure I had - if not I am telling it now!).
Most of the Saturday was also spend on the beach - me and several of my friends took our books and were hoping to study but not we were not too successful as the sun, the sea and a company of your great friends may be very disruptive. That is why (and also because I got sunburns - as usual!) I decided to stay indoors on Sunday. Hope you all are having great time and taking most of your summertime - I have to wait for 3 more weeks until the exams are finished and then I will definitely join you!
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Posted by: benjamin nkandu | 17 September 2010 at 02:15 PM