Summary of OSCARS Preparations:

As a grade representative of G12 within the SGA, I had the opportunity to help organize OSCARS, OSC’s prom. The initial start of the planning process was pretty rough. A Lot of our preferred venues were not available, and we had a budget problem. The DP grade reps, including myself, Eloise, and Pep were in charge of decorations for OSCARS. 

 

The theme of OSCARS was old Hollywood. We brainstormed decorations that would fit under the theme. Our first idea was a red carpet. We organized with the venue providers to get a red carpet to have on one side of the room. We also thought about balloons. The issue of environmental impact was raised and we tried to replace the balloons with paper lanterns. However, we could not find any paper lanterns in Colombo that could arrive for the event in a week. We also negotiated with the venue providers to give a basic flower arrangement on each other’s tables in addition to black tablecloths and chair covers, with gold ribbons. And the final decoration we decided on was a senior’s card. Zoe was in charge of the senior poster, which was not completed in time for use at OSCARS, however, I used the photos of the G12 members for the senior card. I designed a card that fit the theme of Hollywood but also represented each of the 20 seniors. I got 30 of the cards printed out at a print shop near my house, called Leaf Next Day Print. 

 

On the day of OSCARS, Saturday, I sent the designs to the print shop at 8 am, attended the OSC open day at 10 am, then collected both the balloons and cards at 2 pm, and DP grade reps and EXCO at 3 began to set up the OSCARS venue. OSCARS began at 7 pm, and ended at 10 pm, besides minor details such as the senior board, OSCARS turned out successful. 

 

Learning Outcomes: 

#2 Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skills in the process.

#3 Demonstrate how to initiate and plan a CAS experience.

#4 Show commitment to and perseverance in CAS experiences.

#5 Demonstrate the skills and recognize the benefits of working collaboratively.

 

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