February 15, 2010

House Day 2010

Category: Academy Headlines | Community News Headlines

Tags: Events, Lower Division, Middle Division, Students, Upper Division

Submitted by Sarah Ivie

Academy at the Lakes students and faculty had another fantastic day of fun on February 11, 2010, as they braved the cold morning and competed in several outdoor activities. This was the coldest House Day in the history of Academy at the Lakes. The event was kicked off with the usual “parade of colors” where members of each house (named after birds of prey) lined up according to height (tallest to smallest), marched and cheered around the back of the Wendlek campus, proudly displaying their newly created banners to show their house and school spirit.

This year’s competitions included the fire drill relay, hop sac relay, tire drag, 3-legged race, ‘Big Pants’ race, balloon pop, shoe match, frisbee zone throw, jump rope , wiffle ball, and a dodge ball tournament, to name a few. Students and faculty had a few quiet and warmer moments indoors during lunch time, followed by indulgence in word search games in ‘buddy reading’ fashion. The afternoon was filled with more friendly competitions and ‘House color-matching’ popsicles for refreshment. The day culminated in the usual House Tug of War, but this year‘s Tug of War was by age groups. Peregrine racked up the most points during the day and won the 2010 bragging rights. They had their ‘photo shoot’ on the hill and took their victory lap around the Wendlek field with much jubilation. Congratulations, Peregrine!! Proudly wave your red flag!!!