by Peter B. Parker
July 29th, 2019. It’s the middle of summer. Students at LEAD Minnesota have been hard at work in their mock legislative sessions. And many students wish for a competitive outlet through which to release tension. That’s why LEAD staffers Nathan Metzler and Jaclyn Haak have organized an outdoor event tomorrow at 1:00 PM.
“I am very excited. This is always the highlight of the week.” Nathan Metzler told the LEAD Examiner in an interview, “All the students will be involved. We’re going to seperate you guys all into teams, each with its own team name. Then the teams will compete against each other in the various games until one of the teams wins the Sports Challenge.” This hour-long “Sports Challenge” will take all six teams through the three games, pitting them against each other in groups of two. Staffer Jaclyn Haak, who was heavily involved in the planning of this event, elusively summed up the event in a single warning, “You may get wet.”
Staffer Shaohannah Emery explained that the three game types will be Capture the Flag, Water Balloon Spoons and Ultimate Frisbee. In Capture the Flag, she elaborates: there will be two teams who must defend their own turf whilst also attempting to steal the enemy’s flag. A “jail rule” has been instituted as a penalty for getting tagged in the opponent’s zone. The “Water Balloon Spoons” game is a modified version of the popular card game “Spoons” with a water-soaked twist. The last, but certainly not least, game on the agenda tomorrow is Ultimate Frisbee― the infamous camp game. In Ultimate Frisbee, the players must follow football-esque strategies to efficiently maneuver around the field and escort the frisbee to the goal line.
The staffers have been hard in their efforts to make LEAD as exciting as possible. It is because of this that LEAD requires all students to attend the “Sports Challenge.” Fun is mandatory here at LEAD Minnesota.
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