Magdalene Ko

Pictures by Phoebe Zhang heck out her account phobtos

2 is off to an e citing start with the frst gym rally in years. With games and dances, this Pok mon themed rally garnered the support of all grades. heers echoed around the gym as everyone cheered for their class. Each grade represented a pokemon, with Freshman yellow as Pikachu, Sophomore green with Bulbasaur, unior red as harmander, and Senior blue as Squirtle.

Being inside allowed for leadership to have more control, as well as providing seating space for everyone. It was easier for students to see what was happening from the bleachers, instead of all grouped together on the feld. According to emi Palamo , this year s co ally ommissioner, “I thought this rally went really well and in my opinion it was the best one so far, especially because it was in the main gym”. Many students mentioned that they enjoyed the rally in the gym more than the previous outdoor ones, especially since most have never e perienced one before. It defnitely has a different energy to it, especially when everyone s screams reverberate throughout the gym.

Starting off with a fun video from leadership, where class council members waged a pokemon battle, the freshmen then followed up with an e plosive dance. Won by the uniors, the frst game was a live version of hungry hippo, with students sliding out on carts and grabbing foam balls with baskets. A beautiful dance from LMP came after, which led into the second game. This time, Sophomores took frst, in which students had a relay to shoot baskets and fip cups. Everyone was then amazed by the group of teachers who participated in a surprise dance, led by AP Ding. In the fnal game, representatives from each grade participated in a -point shootout.

Although the uniors ultimately claimed the rally stick, everyone had an enjoyable week. The outfts on Trainer Tuesday, Who s That Pokemon Wednesday, and Team ocket Thursday were all creative and on theme. This rally sets a fun tone to the rest of the year, with Winter Formal coming soon and Prom in the distant future, not to mention more rallies. A big thank you to leadership and Ms. Dove for putting in so much hard work to provide a week of fun for us