Lest We Forget - 11.11.2010

In Flanders Fields the poppies blow,
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below

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Today is Remembrance Day, and to pay our tribute to the fallen soldiers not only from Canada, but around the world, Victoria Park joined in the minute of silence at 11:00 A.M. The last WWI veteran passed away earlier this year, but his memory - as well as that of his comrades - will live on.

The assembly was held during first period - Computer Science. My class went with the 10th graders because we are technically a Grade 10 class. (Students in the regular stream do not have the opportunity to take ICS until Grade 10.) It was much shorter than I'm used to, but nevertheless amazing in its own way.

Before we got called down to the assembly, Mr. Arkin showed us a model answer for the program we started to write on Tuesday. I...must fix mine.

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We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders Fields.

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After that, we got into partners and tried to create model answers for each of the test questions. Alisha and I paired up, but we only got to question two before they called us down. When we came back, we got to question four.

Soon Mr. Arkin took up all the answers. I felt more and more depressed as he continued on, because I was sure I lost a large amount of marks due to stupid mistakes. (And I thought I did well! Gah...I shouldn't be so confident...) Then again, when I got my test back... I'm not satisfied with my mark - I'm sure I could have done better. But the good news is that Mr. Arkin will give us tests more frequently, which means more marks that contribute to our final mark.

On an ending note, I didn't use "in which" in the title of today's blog post because, well... Remembrance Day is important, and I want to stress the fact that we shouldn't forget about the soldiers who fought for our freedom.

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Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders Fields.

- Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae

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11.11.2010

Lest we forget