On April 2, the freshmen class officers started an advisory Olympics competition, in which freshmen students competed with their advisories in activities including volleyball, kickball and trivia. Three weeks before the Olympics, the officers began planning the games.
“We thought that the Olympics would be great to bring the class together and have a fun time towards the end of the year,” freshman Javi Johnson said.
When planning activities, the officers sent out a form to the grade asking which activities would be the most interesting to them. The results revealed their top five choices: volleyball, basketball, trivia, dodgeball and kickball.
After selecting the activities, they began to figure out the scoring system, as there are an odd number of advisories. To make it fair, they decided to give one advisory a bye that would automatically give them a point. For the rest of the first-round matchups, the winner would earn two points with the loser earning none.
The class officers say they hope to build class spirit and advisory pride during these games.
“I would definitely say there is a lot of spirit and advisory pride going around,” Johnson said.
An Instagram account, @greenhillclassof2027, was created where the times, dates and videos of the matches are posted.
“With the Instagram, we are promoting a closer connection with everyone as they are seeing their peers and friends progress in the Olympics,” freshman Mahedhar Sunkara said.
Students from the freshmen class say they are enjoying these games as they feel as though they are creating a sense of unity within their grade.
“Advisory Olympics are bringing our advisory together as a group and community,” freshman Eliza Hark said.
Freshman Julia Deibert echoes this sentiment.
“We are all bonding through these different athletic events and working hard to win,” Deibert said.
While there have been some mishaps including scheduling and scoring errors, Sunkara acknowledged that the officers have been proactive in correcting these mistakes.
“We have been learning from our mistakes and just trying to get better,” Sunkara said.
The officers say they would like to incorporate other advisory competitions in the future.
“Having multiple smaller [competitions] through the year, like basketball and a mini quiz bowl, would be something fun to promote community,” Johnson said.
