At approximately 3:00 pm on the 29th of November, 2007, an earth tremor shook the walls of Marian Academy. No one expected the peaceful afternoon to be interrupted by the unexpected tremor as everyone was busy with examinations that were being conducted in some classrooms.There were panicked cries and screams as students rushed down the stairs and onto the tarmac, this was the emergency plan when the school’s alarm was sounded. This happened seconds after the tremor.
As the students arranged themselves on the tarmac, most started to dramatically share their experiences with each other, some questioned each other of what had happened and others stooped on the ground, probably recovering from what had transpired.
The teachers and prefects are to be commended on the way they helped to arrange the students in their lines. The students were then asked to sit by the principal, Sister Marie.She commended the students on their prompt, immediate response to the alarm. Sister Marie also commended the Primary students, who, at the time of the tremor, were seated in the hall, but even when they were asked to evacuate the hall, during the tremor, by parents and guardians, they remained seated together, which was the best thing to do at the time, according to Sister Marie.
After a few added remarks made by the principal, she dismissed the assembly of students by saying the evening prayer. Some students returned to their classrooms to finish off their examinations while others left for home, still a bit shaken up from what had occurred that afternoon.
By Geetanjali Deonarine
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