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Sharks in Dalat’s Pool?

By Anonymous
Amanda Goh

On Thursday, March 3, 2016, the seniors and the sophomores gathered for a fun-filled evening. Before the seniors leave for university, they wanted to spend time with the underclassmen and get to know them better.
            “Inviting the sophomores over for a party couldn't have been a better idea. The two classes that seemed very segregated were united, and I found myself making new friends in no time,” said Peter Lee (12).
            The party started off with a game of capture the flag: water balloon version!  We split into two teams and began to go into battlefield mode. The game started off with both teams glaring at each other and taunting one another to cross the forbidden line. Rather than defending the flag, one of the teams was having a civil war. Evan Chinn (12) and Sheng Ting Yang (12) decided to pour water and soap all over their teammates instead of on the enemies. Fortunately, seniors like Calvin Thompson (12) tried his best to protect the flag by using the water sprinklers to his advantage to distract the other team. Despite the terrible failure of one team, everyone was having a blast and did not want to stop playing; we became kids again.
            After an hour of Capture the Flag, we went to eat some creative snacks made by the Senior Excomm. There were goldfish, fruits, chips, and blue Kool-Aid.
            We then headed to the pool to watch Jaws. Some did not want to get wet again and sat outside of the pool while some jumped right in to the pool to get the full effect. Before the movie started, everyone got comfortable with his or her floaters, life jackets, and friends. “This is going to be so scary,” exclaimed Sunny Kim (12). When the shark scenes came on, trolls like Joel Halbedl (12) would grab onto a poor victim’s leg to scare them.
            The night ended with Mr. Steinkamp thanking the sophomores for joining the seniors. Everyone left the party with genuine smiles on their faces as compared to the awkward ones at the beginning. It was definitely a night to remember. “I really loved spending time with the seniors! We bonded well and had a great time. I especially liked how we watched Jaws in the pool. That was a really cool idea!” said Areeya Kunawaradisai (10) at the end of the party.


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