Runathon (starting at 6:30am, whoever wanted could race from the school, to the border of Guatemala (~1.25miles) and back) Each person who completed the race would get 5 points for their team and winners would be given extra. I told some girls that I would walk it with them, but I literally was not aware of my alarm clock until about 6:40… oops… I felt so bad. I owe about 4 girls a coke or slushie or whatever they want. They were okay with the compromise.
House cheering contest (which whole team could cheer the loudest) Orange did not take a place.
Lime and bucket relay (kind of like running suicides, but each time you run to a line, you have to grab the lime that’s there and put it in the Styrofoam bowl at the starting point) Orange won 2nd place.
Slow bicycle race (opposite of a fast bicycle race) Orange did not place.
Tug-a-war (pretty self explanatory) This was the most pathetic event for our team. We had 1 larger student, but it seems that the ‘random’ draw was not so random, because we got all the shrimpy stick kids in the school! When watching the other teams compete, they at least all had some competition, but within one tug, our team was GONE!! It was kinda funny despite not winning any points for our team.
Ghost relay (a member from each team runs across the gym to their designated bowl that was filled with flour. Each time the reached the bowl, they could blow hard once. The objective was to be the first to blow all of the flour out of the bowl faster than the other teams.) This was really fun to watch! We won 2nd place for the boys and 3rd for the girls.
Trivia (a member from each ‘house’ takes a quiz in 3 minutes and tries to get the most correct) One of my 2nd form boys won the competition, but orange did not place.
Baby bottle drinking contest (who can drink out of a baby bottle the fastest) It was funny when the most macho guys in the school refused to do any other event but this one! Drinking from a baby bottle is a lot harder than one would think! For one round, it took about 5 minutes to finish… and there were two rounds (boys and girls). During the boys competition, a couple of the boys cheated when they bit on the nipple of the bottle. As MC I had to announce that it was not allowed, but it was hard to say in an appropriate way. If I were talking to mature adults, I would have said something like, “You cannot bite on the nipple. All you can do is suck,” but of course high schoolers would NOT be able to handle that! I said something like “you cannot bite on the bottle.” Something that could not be taken too wrongly. Orange won 1st place for the boys and no place for the girls.
Obstacle course (they had to start by doing quick feet through tires then somehow get around ropes that were tied between picnic tables, hop over 2 huge logs that were resting on the picnic table benches, then crawl under the football (soccer) nets) All of that was a lot harder than it seems! This was my favorite event to watch! It was frustrating, though, because my orange team kept the lead every time until they got stuck in the net. GAH!
Hotdog eating competition (whoever could eat 5 hotdogs the fastest) This was disgusting to watch, but so disgusting that you just couldn’t look away, and as photographer of the day, I had to document it. By the 5th hotdog, there were 2 boys who were neck and neck. They were both gagging and trying to choke down the dogs. OH GROSS! Just thinking about it makes me sick to my stomach. Our team member was so psyched about it, but when it came down to it, he was just not a fast eater! By the end, he said he was in it to enjoy the free food. Orange did not place.
Greasy pole (they greased a 40’ wooden pole with lard and put $50 at the top. Whoever could get it first could donate the money to the charity of their choice.) This was ridiculous! We had to cancel the event because of how dangerous it was! I don’t know who came up with the idea, but it was dumb! We started the competition then realized how dangerous it was after teams starting building pyramids with like 6 or 7 kids standing on top of each other. (4 on the bottom to build a base then they would stack up) RIDICULOUS! I don’t know what they did with the $50. I think I might suggest Ms. Shelby’s Travel Foundation… I hope they go for it!
At the end of the day winners were announced and out of 8 teams, orange came in 6th place. A pretty big accomplishment for my shrimpy team of twigs!
While there were breaks between the games, I did jump rope with some students (the kind where lots of people jump into a long rope), which was fun! We linked arms and then all jumped in at the same time. We only succeeded once at it. We used the rope that was used for tug a war, so it was really thick. One guy jumped in just a second too late and was tripped by the rope- it took him out by the feet and he went DOWN! It was so funny! He had a good sense of humor, so he took it pretty lightly.
During lunch, I hung out with my 2nd form girls and taught them a couple of games. The one they liked the best was ninja! I thought they would think it was silly, but they were totally into it- even some of the ‘popular’ girls who care a lot about how they look! It was so fun!
Tomorrow (well, today (it’s 1am (after Fun Day, I came home at about 4 and took about a 5 hour nap, so I’m not too tired now))) begins exams. I get to proctor a 2nd form English exam. I am so excited to walk around a classroom for 2 hours to make sure no one is cheating.
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Here are a few of the 277 pictures I took from today:
Me with my some of my 2nd form girls at lunch.
The baby boys.
This is at the part where I started gagging.
Green team tug-a-war.
Two students about to begin the obstacle course.
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