Eagle Games

By Caitlyn Chan

For the past week, it has been pouring rain each morning, making our campus wet and slippery for outdoor activities. Despite all the prayers, it still rained on the morning of our seniors’ last Eagle Games. 

Every year, Dalat High School hosts the Eagle Games, similar to an elementary school sports day but consisting of station games rather than regular track and field events. The teams consist of Wave, Quake, Bolt, and Blaze, all in coordination with the colors blue, green, yellow, and red. Each year, the winning house will bring back a trophy shaped like a wave (which could be biased) with their house name written on it and have bragging rights for the rest of the year. 

Today was finally the day that we, the class of 2025, were group leaders in each group within our houses, which meant responsibility and a weight on our shoulders to fight for that trophy. To continue the tradition, every house had their juniors and themselves covered in their respective color paint. This year, we had people go all out, dying their hair red and even covering their entire face with blue face paint, lifting our house color spirits. 

As we began with our house cheers, the reigning champions, Wave House, went first with a SpongeBob-themed cheer, shouting, “WHO LIVES IN THE PINEAPPLE UNDER THE SEA?”, “WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE!” Next, we had Quake House with their annual rumbling of the ground and people falling, portraying that an earthquake had occurred (which won 2nd place). Bolt House came in strong with a catchy tune and cheer, shouting, “OH, IT’S COLD IN HERE, THERE MUST BE SOME BOLTS IN THE ATMOSPHERE!” Last but not least, we had the biggest surprise of the Blaze House, dressed in aprons and using kitchen utensils in their robust and confident cheer: “Cooking you all!”(which won them 1st in the cheer). 

In this year’s selection of station games, it seems Mr. Van switched a few things up and introduced new games while retaining some of the crowd's favorites. 

One of our Wave group leaders,  Liv Gohan (12), says, “My favorite game was the blindfold obstacles. It was a new game this year, and I thought that it really challenged your teamwork and coordination as your guide had to give you really specific instructions through the course.” 

Aside from the new games, Annabelle Fan (12) says her highlight “definitely has to be the hole-trap game. It was my first year doing it successfully with my team once and twice (while singing the ABCs).”

All in all, Eagle Games this year was a success, as many students enjoyed the balance of outdoor and indoor activities that required all types of skills to win. It may have poured rain for most of the day, but at least we know it was God’s plan for the rainwater to push Wave House members to stop the ground from rumbling, block lightning strikes, and extinguish all fire.