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Athletics Day Slideshow

Recently the students at Springston School participated in their annual Athletics Day. A great day was had by all! Morgan and Kachina created this iPhoto slideshow of some images from the day.

Tsunami

Samoa was once a place where holidays dreams came true. The water was glistening in the blazing sun, warm and refreshing. The sand was warm between your toes, tickling you as you walked down the beach.

All this changed in one day. Tuesday the Island turned upside. The water was sucked out to sea, then suddenly came rushing towards the village of Samoa, where the people where happy and helpful.
  
I started to run to higher ground yelling at others on the way to do the same. Some people followed but others where already gone, swept out to the sea. We stayed at the the top of the island, for what seemed for ages. Some people where starting to walk back down to their village homes, looking for what was left. Barely anything was untouched by the tsunami. I started to go and look for my belongings, but nothing was left. It was all out at sea. As I gave up looking for my belongings, my friends came round the corner looking scared, but still pleased to see me. They had survived with only a few cuts and bruises.

After we knew we where all here, we started to ask devastated villages if they wanted help finding belongings or loved ones. They where happy for us to help, but we didn't find anyone. A few hours later we gave up and went to the rescue centre to get some of what was left, food. We felt better, but still devastated at what had happened to the island only a couple hours ago.

Evening was coming and we where starting to get cold and hungry. The Red Cross had only just arrived and only had enough food and clothes for some of the villagers. They offered us some food and a blanket each, but we refused to take it. The other villagers needed more than us. They had gone through more than us.

As night dawned on us, we settled down in the rescue centre and tried to get some sleep after what had happened to us. Villagers who lost had their family and friends cried themselves to sleep.

By Hannah D

Tsunami

As I look down at the brown, upturned, ocean floor sweeping away the village I start to worry about my beloved friends and family. Wondering if they are under water or if they are still alive.
Most of the frightened villagers up on the hill tops with me are watching the tsunami wave destroying our gorgeous town. The huge tsunami wave has got up to 6 meters high we think.

The week ahead, or even months is going to be an extremely, long clean up.

By Libby

Tsunami

I was on a 'Paradise Island' called Samoa. The water was glistening in the blazing sun.
In one movement the ground started rumbling. I was terrified. The water was sucked out to sea then it came rushing towards the village. I started to run to higher ground, screaming at people to do the same. We stayed there for ages. After a while people started to look for their love ones.

A Moment in Time - disaster drama

I was lying on the beach sunbathing with my friend when I took my sunglasses off to find my sun-hat.  That's when I saw it.

It was huge and it was coming straight at us. I jumped up and started yelling as loud as my lungs would let me.

"Tsunami.  Come on get up you lazy buffoons!" I yelled. Then we ran and ran to the highest hill we could find. The hill was packed with people. 

When the tsunami came it brushed our feet and when it was over everyone started walking to the civil defence center that was set up in the small town of Springston. 

A Moment in Time - Disaster Drama

We were packing to go to Sumner Beach and Max the dog was trying to pack his scrumptious bone.

As we drove to the beach we saw some seals and stopped to make to take some pictures. “Look at the size of that wave,” gasped Grandma. I looked through my camera. A giant splash of blue had covered it. We were so frightened that we sprinted up to the nearest high ground.

Once the tsunami had passed we were frightened out of our wits. Max pulled on his lead and my hands were so limp that I let go instantly. “Come back Max, come back,” I yelled at the top of my voice until I collapsed into the dirt.