Athlete's Banquet

On June 5th Sulli athletes of all grades were treated to an athlete's banquet full of games, food and music! I was one of the athletes, so I had the pleasure of going to this event. Unfortunately I was unable to take pictures, but searched photos from google will help me show you the things that were there at the fun-filled event.

First of all, the food was great! It was a carnival-styled day with hotdogs, snow cones, ice cream sandwiches and popcorn. Mr. Pederson was a cook along with lots of kids either volunteering or helping out with their leadership class. Athletes and their guests/friends were given tickets to claim food and made lines as such. The food was good, but the piece de résistance were the games!

Unlike previous years, this banquet really was aimed at the whole carnival-type atmosphere. There were a couple of throw-the-ball games as well as a slap shot game where players had to hit the puck their hardest and their speed would be measured by a radar gun. But the best of these games were the big three, inflatable castles that took up the large gym and the small gym!

First up, in the middle of the large gym, the Jousting Area. Two people would be sent into the ring, would
put on helmets, stand on either the red or blue small pedestal, then try to knock the other off. Most people took part in this since it was the biggest "crowd drawer" in the large gym (people watching would cheer on the people jousting) and the whole thing basically looked like this (this is not from our school by the way) :




Now, during the video you do see the ladies slow down. But that's because you get so tired when doing this! As someone who did this in the banquet, I can proudly say that me and my friend did get crazy tired after jousting. (I won by the way.)

The other big game in the large gym was the Bungee Race. Two players on each side of the game wore vests with a bungee cord attached to it. They were given either a red or blue velcro pad and the object of the game was to beat the opposing player to the end of the bouncy track and put their velcro patch the farthest away from the start while the bungee cord pulled you back. This game was difficult for some since the bungee cord was a bit tight, but it was fun to take part in nonetheless.

Finally, in the small gym, there was possibly the most popular game in the banquet! The Slug-Fest. In a bouncy castle, partners would receive GIANT, padded boxing gloves to hit each other with. There were no other objects of the game. Just a minute and a half, you and a friend, boxing with foam gloves. People outside would cheer you on and you and a friend could laugh at each other. The only rule was to only hit with the gloves, which everyone happily obliged.

The banquet, in my opinion, was a HUGE success and a ton of fun for each and every athlete. With good food, nice music playing in the background from someone's (probably Mr. Vaughn's) ipod while having a good time, it was a great wat to end the athletic year.





Sources:
Hot dogs and snow cones:
http://img1.etsystatic.com/000/0/6978522/il_340x270.344158365.jpg
Jousting arena:
http://www.rascalscastles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/inflatable-gladiator-joust.jpg
Jousting video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L86sdz-3GnA
Bungee race:
http://www.greatinflate.com/images/bungee_run_jpg.jpg
Slug-Fest:
http://www.incredijump.com/images/boxing_ring.jpg