Stormtrooper helps pupils beat first-day blues

May the Force be with you: A volunteer dressed as a Stormtrooper greeting Year One pupils in their classroom at SK Ayer Itam.

GEORGE TOWN: For this Storm­trooper, the mission was not to spread fear on behalf of the Galactic Empire, but to help Year One pupils beat the first-day blues.

Unhappy and fearful expressions quickly turned into smiles and giggles when a volunteer dressed up as an Imperial soldier from the Star Wars movies showed up at the compound of SK Ayer Itam yesterday.