Field Day for Everyone
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Field Day. What does it remind you of? Is it the taste of sweat, or the way the air flows through your hair? Either way, it is the smell of competition. The exhilaration as you run down the track to beat your fellow classmate, or the three-legged race where you and your best friend pair up to win. Either way, that day was one to remember and it is coming to DHS on October 14.
Nicole Granath, vice-president of the Community Council, has gotten the new plan approved this month.
“Anyone can participate. Everyone will have the opportunity to enjoy field day,” Granath said. “I am confident that this field day will be the model for many successful field days to come.”
Field day will occur during the extended lunch periods which will run for one hour. This will give everyone time to have their 25- minute lunch and 35 minutes of field day events.
“It is a fun break from regular school work.” freshman Miguel Corte-Real said.
This year students are free to select their own events and do much more than stand on the sidelines watching a select few compete. Teachers may also participate.
“Field day is open to anyone who would like to participate and competition will be on an individual basis between friends, it will promote a greater sense of school unity,” Granath said.
“I hope they have a longest football throwing contest so I can show off my canon,” junior Chris Carmody said. Though there may not be a football throwing contest, there will be multiple activities including a three-legged race, sack race, 50m dash, hula hoop marathon, dizzy bat race, and more. This is a time to grab a friend and win all the events possible or race a rival for bragging rights.
Senior Sean Gill had one word to say about the newly revised field day event: “Cool.”
Organizers are confident the day will function smoothly because there will be many Community Council and faculty members manning each activity. With a constant flow of students on and off the field, there will not be a problem and plenty of space for the events.
In addition, there will be more than enough room for students to wait in line. “It is going to be successful. There has been a lot of thought and planning gone through by the Community Council Members. And it is a good way to generate school spirit while avoiding some problems in the past,” freshmen class adviser Lynn Brown said.
It is a day to relax because it is during the week of homecoming. Students can now take time to eat instead of rushing to class. There is no need to worry about missing school work because all classes are shortened three minutes to fit the schedule.
Win or lose this hour will offer a nice alternative to the usual lunch break and former field days that kept the fun restricted to a select few athletes – this year everyone can play.
