Talon Games: the Survival of the Fittest

Yeorin Yun

On Thursday, April 13th, the StuCo committee hosted their last event, called The Talon Games, for the 2016-17 school year. Over ninety high school and 8th grade students got into groups of eight to form a district to participate in this second annual challenge. The Talon Games, which adapted the Hunger Games’ theme of survival, turned out to be a great success. All twelve districts were represented.

On the day of the event, the majority of the districts’ players showed up in matching colors. Among districts one to twelve, district eleven stood out for its players’ outfits. Teddy Zimmer (11), Gavin Zimmer (9) showed up in legitimate camouflage soldier uniforms and toy guns, while Daniel Munson (12) painted his face black and white, along with shaving his hair into a Mohawk, to boost team spirit.

The school has never been busier and lively thanks to the Talon Games. Students competed in stations; those who weren’t in stations were constantly running around to avoid being “killed.” As the event drew to a close end, Miss Emily Grad, the equivalent of Katniss Everdeen, called the players back to the arena to start a surprise sock wrestling tournament at the “Cornucopia.” Before the game proceeded, Miss Grad called Ashley Seung Ju Kim (10) to the center. The audience then watched the asking of Bena Mauger (12) unfold. Taken by surprise, Kim accepted Mauger’s flowers and asking sign, saying,  “yes, I will go to JSB with you.”

Of all the stations, the wrestling tournament was the most hectic and fun. Sheldon Ang (12) expressed his thoughts about the game, “I think our squad killed it out there. Though Hasung lost in his second round, he sure did well. Who knew he could beat Dominic, the martial arts master?”

Once the event ended, StuCo diligently worked to wrap the night up by cleaning the stations. StuCo members’ hard work into making the Talon Games event fun was evident. Many students left the game with satisfactory looks on their faces.

Regarding his position as PR in StuCo, Woo Young Chung (12) said, “It’s been a great year of dressing up and being in charge of lit announcements. Hopefully, the new PR carries on my legacy for the next school year. Cheers.”