The Signal Hill Alumni Choir’s (SHAC) 40th-anniversary celebrations continued on May 31, with its Sports and Family Day. The Buccoo Integrated Facility, home of the signature Tobago goat race, was the venue for the games, which got off the mark at 4 pm.
After two days of rain on the island, the sun shone gloriously, matching the joy and energy that filled the air as participants filtered into the venue, a media release said.
[caption id="attachment_1089836" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Turbo Turtle was a slow grind as this SHAC team member moved tentatively towards the orange cone. Competitors had to carry the cone on their backs as their shell. Once the shell fell off you had to return to the starting position and begin again. After completing the first leg, the competitor must then return the cone to the starting line crawling backwards. -[/caption]
The invitational evening featured diverse groups/communities from Tobago participating for prizes and bragging rights in novelty events against host team SHAC. Competitors incuded Charlotteville Folk Performers, RBC Redemption Sound Setters, Signal Hill Alumni Association, Signal Hill Senior Comprehensive School Class of '98 and SHAC offspring, led by SHAC’s Kenesha Dennis and expertly facilitated by Active Hype, a subsidiary of DosFit Studios, of Sherwood Park.
[caption id="attachment_1089835" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Charlotteville, seen here in pink, won this event called Kriss Kross. In this game, everyone jumps together and someone at the front pulls the cloth. No one must be off the cloth at any time as the team tries to advance to the finish line. -[/caption]
Teams were asked to send out participants before being told what event was on the card and that itself caused laughter, as often people were not necessarily the best fit for the event. For example, when game master Jevan Carrington called for teams to send out their “sexiest man,” no one could tell that event would be Hot Pants, which required competitors to put on a pair of shorts without using their hands, the release said.
[caption id="attachment_1089832" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Game master Javon Carrington, front, third from left, with whistle, and the active hype game stewards who hosted the novelty events for SHAC’s 40th anniversary sports and family day, at Buccoo Integrated Facility on May 31. -[/caption]
Then there were Drunken Waiters, Family Chop Sticks, Twinzees, Nailed it, Sugar Stick, Blind Banana, and Tug-o-War with a twist. For the younger ones there were events like musical hoops and head-shoulder-knees-toes-bottle.
This was a first-of-its-kind event for SHAC as hosts. Members came set on winning. But despite valiant efforts and an unbeaten run, including eventual victory in the tug-o-war competition, SHAC had to settle for second place overall. The very impressive Charlotteville Folk Performers copped first place, coming with determination to win from the first whistle.
[caption id="attachment_1089829" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Wriggling and loo
