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"Bolt For The Win: Yellow House Takes Eagle Games Title for First Time Since 2017" by Lora Choi

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After a full day of non-stop house games, Team Bolt finally broke an eight-year losing streak last Friday, taking home the Eagle Games championship for the first time since 2017.

The games ran all day long across campus, mixing 9th through 12th graders into the four houses: Bolt, Quake, Blaze, and Wave. From morning to afternoon, our small groups competed in everything from Pictionary to Captain Chicken (which is literally just captain ball, but played with a squeaky rubber chicken).

Before the day even started, all of Bolt got together to write chants and figure out how to get everyone hyped up. Co-leading my small group with Haram Jeon (12), our main goal was making sure no one felt left out. But the push for cross-grade connection stretched far beyond our team.

"Normally I wouldn't be able to have this connection due to the age difference, but through the games we were able to have fun and work together as a house," said Wave leader Jaewon Kim (12). "It was nice that I was able to lead while also connecting with them, as I would probably want the same if I was a freshman or sophomore. Overall even if we weren't able to win it was a really good experience and I hope that the underclassmen in my team think the same as well."

That mix of grades was honestly what made the whole thing work. It forced us out of our normal friend groups and had freshmen and seniors cheering for each other during every single match.

We definitely had our fair share of rough losses alongside our wins against Quake, Blaze, and Wave, but we kept our energy up right through the final round. Winning the whole thing was the biggest highlight of the day, especially since Bolt hasn't won since we were back in elementary school.

Taking home first place was huge, but getting to actually talk and hang out with people across every grade level made the long day totally worth it.

Bolt Senior Leaders

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