The sophomore Student Council officers are once again holding advisory Olympic games, a tradition started last year, after receiving positive feedback from participants. Games such as dodgeball and basketball are returning, however, the competition will also see a few changes.   

The advisory Olympics are competitions where sophomore advisories compete against each other in various games including basketball tournaments and trivia competitions.   

The sophomore officers have been planning the Olympics for the past few weeks and have received feedback from the class about what worked well last year and what they needed to change.   

“It felt rushed and unorganized [last year], and we really wanted to mitigate that this year,” sophomore Valentina Rojas said.   

Last year, the Olympics took place in April during a two-week period where students would participate in games during Hornet block and advisory time.  

This year, sophomore officers have decided to host the games during the advisory period on green days to increase the number of participants and supporters during the games. Additionally, they decided to host the games throughout the whole year instead of just during a two-week period.   

“We are trying to move the timing for the less popular games and games in general into advisory time to incentivize participation,” Rojas said.  

The Olympics will feature a bracket-style competition where advisories can earn points throughout the entire year.  

“There is going to be a point system depending on how far you get into the tournament and individual events,” sophomore Mahedhar Sunkara said.   

Last year, many of the competitions within the advisory Olympics were related to sports. This year, Sunkara says there will be more non-athletic competitions such as trivia and Pictionary games for students to participate in.  

“There are kids who obviously do not like the athletic stuff and we are trying to make it more inclusive by having more academic and arts-based competitions,” Sunkara said.