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21ster's and Quad Day
Posted by Josh Pemberton on Thursday, September 24, 2009
In the weekend just gone, one of the highlights of the Selwyn calendar took place - the annual 21ster's Ball. In years gone by, residents would stay at Selwyn for several years (my great-uncle, George Rolleston, stayed for six!) and 21ster's was a formal ball held to honour those turning twenty-one. In more recent years the norm has been to stay at Selwyn for only one or two years, so obviously not as many people reach this age while still at the College. However the title remains, and the ball (one of two we have each year at Selwyn) is by far the most formal and in my opinion, the best night of the year.
This year the ball was held at Larnach Castle, a stunning venue which was kept a secret until we had all boarded the buses to take us there. Full credit must go to Georgie Kevany and the rest of the SCSA Committee for organising the event which was an unqualified success. We enjoyed a classy meal, speeches from the Warden and SCSA President, presentations to the two 21sters (of which I was one) and live music from a Christchurch-based band. Once the ball ended the night had only just begun, with a $600 bar tab awaiting Selwynites at 10Bar in the Octagon.
The next morning we awoke to beautiful weather and a gourmet champagne breakfast, care of the Selwyn catering staff. We were allowed to drink in the College's quadrangle and most residents spent the day lying in the grass or on couches, recounting the night's events and generally chilling out, still dressed in the previous night's finery. A portable swimming pool appeared from somewhere and was immediately put to good use.
It was a very quiet College by about nine o'clock - there was a collective sense of exhaustion and everyone was pretty much ready to get into bed by that point, if they hadn't already. 'Quad Day' as it is known was a great end to a succesful weekend, and my only regret is that I won't still be in the College to experience it in 2010. Fingers crossed for a fine day for Selwynites again next year!
On a side note; elections for the 2010 SCSA Committee are taking place on Saturday. Campaigning has begun, and James Wright will have his take of things on his blog later on tonight at http://selwyn.ac.nz/blog/james
This year the ball was held at Larnach Castle, a stunning venue which was kept a secret until we had all boarded the buses to take us there. Full credit must go to Georgie Kevany and the rest of the SCSA Committee for organising the event which was an unqualified success. We enjoyed a classy meal, speeches from the Warden and SCSA President, presentations to the two 21sters (of which I was one) and live music from a Christchurch-based band. Once the ball ended the night had only just begun, with a $600 bar tab awaiting Selwynites at 10Bar in the Octagon.
The next morning we awoke to beautiful weather and a gourmet champagne breakfast, care of the Selwyn catering staff. We were allowed to drink in the College's quadrangle and most residents spent the day lying in the grass or on couches, recounting the night's events and generally chilling out, still dressed in the previous night's finery. A portable swimming pool appeared from somewhere and was immediately put to good use.
It was a very quiet College by about nine o'clock - there was a collective sense of exhaustion and everyone was pretty much ready to get into bed by that point, if they hadn't already. 'Quad Day' as it is known was a great end to a succesful weekend, and my only regret is that I won't still be in the College to experience it in 2010. Fingers crossed for a fine day for Selwynites again next year!
On a side note; elections for the 2010 SCSA Committee are taking place on Saturday. Campaigning has begun, and James Wright will have his take of things on his blog later on tonight at http://selwyn.ac.nz/blog/james
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