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Let the Games Begin

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 By Kate Lee

September 14th, 2023. It was the day of the Eagle Games, hosted by Dalat on campus for all high school students, to take a short break from school and have some fun. 


What is Eagle Games? It is a day where the entire high school comes together, separated into teams and houses of Wave, Quake, Bolt and Blaze. Each and everyone of us, dressed according to our house; loyal and patriotic and bringing the spirit of competitiveness and just simply having fun. 

Eagle Games gives the opportunity to connect with peers from different grades and also gives the seniors the chance to lead a group with different types of people. The games were designed in different ways to participate intellectually, artistically, athletically, and many more. It teaches us the importance of working together as a team with many sets of skills. It also comes with the perks of getting to know our peers more, thus, creating a bond that will set us closer to each other for the year. 

“It was really fun,” said Wonhoo Shin (9). “It feels as though when you have to work together with people you don’t really know, and winning as a team, as a whole house, it feels like you’re coming together.” Wonhoo expresses how he felt winning his first Eagle Games as a freshman. 

We first started off with our team chants according to our houses, then went off as the games began. To top it off, we wrapped the day up by competing to see who had the best house chant. Though the scores were really close this year, Wave won the house chant, boosting them up as champions of the 2023 Eagle Games. Coming up as runner ups were Bolt, then Quake, lastly, Blaze. 

As Drew Worten (12) said, “It feels great, it feels amazing! Especially if it is our senior year, it’s like an accomplishment. I honestly didn’t think we’re gonna win. I thought we were going to get second, but we got first place.” Drew was one of our senior leaders for the house of Wave. He led not only his team, but his entire house with passion, dedication and commitment. 

Last but not least, we can all agree that one of the biggest highlights of Eagle Games this year, other than just simply participating on this day, was to dunk our friends, and of course, Mr. Uzzle, our high school principal. And with that ends the short week with a great finish with more to come throughout the year. 

*Photos by Jason Knutson

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