Let the Games begin!

By Abby Brooks, ALex Rihacek, & Julia Dukaj '23

This year, the Student Council broke the beloved tradition of rigging the Spirit Games for seniors to win. But, to be fair, the juniors entered the games on Friday with a huge lead. The sophomores trailed behind in second, and the freshmen were in third. This left the seniors in a solid fourth place…

The first event was an obstacle course, where the sophomores won against the freshman in the first round. But an upset occurred in the second round, when the win was taken away from junior Elizabeth Hepler, for popping a balloon with her foot rather than her butt. A rematch occurred that ended in a win from the seniors. This moved the seniors into the final round, where they ultimately lost against the sophomores.

Following that excitement were several rounds of trivia on topics ranging from teachers and Regina itself, a quick round of Bubble Soccer, and then onto a spirited game of Guess that Tune Disney Edition. The juniors may have been victorious in Teacher Trivia and Bubble Soccer but the Seniors kept them on their toes with wins at Regina Trivia and Guess that Tune.

Then it was time for musical chairs, the highlight of the Spirit Games. While there weren’t any fights this year, the juniors were, once again, snubbed by rule-breaking... The would-be winner, Angelina Moraccini, had pulled the single remaining chair towards her once the music stopped. And because of this, the sophomores won. Afterwards, in the teacher’s round of musical chairs, Ms. Frikken showed her strength and scored a win for the seniors.

And last but not least, the 4 grades competed in a game of tug-of-war. In a shocking turn of events, the freshmen beat the sophomores not once, but twice! Then, the senior tug-of-war team, composed mainly of the powderpuff team’s offensive line-women, easily took down the juniors.

To end off the fun on a positive note, there was a dance off between 4 teachers, one from each grade: Mr. Mayer for the freshmen, Mr. Sabo for the sophomores, Mrs. Sankiewicz for the juniors, and Mr. Totten for the seniors. All whipped out their spontaneous moves, and at one point there seemed to be a dance off between Mrs. Sankiewicz and Mr. Totten! The Spirit Games then ended with the Juniors anticipating their 7peat for next year, bonding in a huddle. Beat Marian, Bulldogs!

All in all, the Spirit Games were a spectacular event that truly showed the camaraderie within each grade. Congratulations to the juniors on their win!