Rainy Skies at Track and Field Day

Joseph Leech

On the morning of Wednesday, November 25, Dalat students bustled onto the outdoor basketball court, each student wearing clothes according to his or her team color. Red, blue, green, and yellow clothes and flags mixed together in the big pile of students. Many students radiated excitement as they waited for the buses that would take them away from classes and to fun and running.

As students arrived at the stadium, the sky began to show signs of the coming of a big storm. Within a half hour of arriving, the rain started to fall and it seemed it would almost be impossible to complete the events. Students and teachers crowded under the stadium roof in order to avoid the rain. Time passed and the rain continued to fall giving the impression that it would never stop. However, after an hour of downpour, the rain finally stopped and the skies cleared allowing Track and Field day to continue.

Throughout the rest of the day, students competed ferociously in order to win points for their teams. As students competed in events, many of their fellow teammates cheered them on and supported their colors. Mr. Roylance, even though he was supposed to be an unbiased announcer, cheered the Red team’s competitors and even carried the Dragon’s massive flag into the stadium. Students of every team screamed on their companions as the finished the last leg of the race or as they leaped through the air.

Throughout most of the day, Yellow was in the lead, while Green was in second. Towards the end, it seemed certain that yellow had the win in its back pocket. As the last races were being run, many of the Yellows were already confident that they had won. However, Green fought hard during the last events, not willing to give the win to yellow. After the last event, everyone was amazed to see that Yellow was no longer seated on the top, but Green had taken its spot.

At the end of the day, all the Dalat students, tired and sweaty, loaded back up into the buses. During the ride back, the Green students in particular were in a good mood, while many Yellows were still bitter about their loss. However, other than a few bitter Yellows, everyone was happy and ready to get showered and clean. Track and Field was still a fun day, no matter who won or lost.

Isaac Chan (12) summed up the day by saying, "Track and Field was still a great day even if my team lost. It was a blast just to hang out with friends and to compete."