Dodgeball and Firefighters Highlight Freshman Field Day

The freshmen-senior field day brought together both grades for some fun in the sun on Aug. 25.

  • Freshmen Riley Weaver and Laila Foy stand by while freshman Diane Hisle balances on two scooters.

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  • Senior Afton Fennewald prepares to throw a ball during the freshmen vs. senior dodgeball game.

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  • Seniors Allie Weinrich and Eden Griffith dance together in the circle drive.

    PHOTO | Kelly Nugent
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  • Senior Amanda Seitz eats a popsicle outside while waiting for a fire truck to come and spray the students.

    PHOTO | Lanie Jones
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  • Senior Amaya Adams reacts to hitting the birdie during a badminton game.

    PHOTO | Lanie Jones
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  • Senior Ann Huff swings a hula hoop around her neck during field day.

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  • Senior Bailey Runchey laughs while while eating lunch with her maison.

    PHOTO | Lanie Jones
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  • Freshman Kate Van holds a tail while playing “Pin the Tail on the Donkey.”

    PHOTO | Meg Schwartz
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  • Senior Caroline Mollerus and Director of High School Library and Media Services Jenny Campbell guide senior Bridget Roudebush during a “Pin the Tail on the Donkey” game.

    PHOTO | Lanie Jones
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  • Social Studies teacher Jenny Brown-Howerton does a variation of the Warrior I pose during the yoga class.

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  • Freshman Brynna Dow smiles while watching the seniors perform last year’s Sion Olympics dance.

    PHOTO | Lanie Jones
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  • Senior Caroline Mollerus poses for a picture next to a carnival game.

    PHOTO | Lanie Jones
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  • Senior Catherine Dehaemers jumps in the water while a fire truck sprays students.

    PHOTO | Lanie Jones
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  • Senior Chigozie Okuagu dances to the song “Crank That” by Soulja Boy.

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  • Freshmen Annie Gordon and Abby Karl dance to the song “Caroline” by Amine in the circle drive.

    PHOTO | Lanie Jones
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  • Dancing to the song “Steal Her Man,” members of student council seniors Chigozie Okuagu, Mary Evans and Melissa Hamilton perform a choreographed dance.

    PHOTO | Lanie Jones
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  • Freshmen Anna McQueeny, Paxton Misemer and Keely Schieffer position themselves to start the freshmen vs. senior dodgeball game.

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  • Freshman Emma Grojean guides freshman Devon Becker during a game of “Pin the Tail on the Donkey.”

    PHOTO | Lanie Jones
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  • Freshman Olivia Pope and Lizzy Morales play a game of “Match the Ducks.”

    PHOTO | Lanie Jones
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  • Senior Ella Anstoetter laughs while plotting her next throw during a dodgeball game.

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  • After winning a competition, senior Emilie Connors holds a hula hoop in the air.

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  • Freshman Olivia Pope laughs while giving a thumbs up in a fireman’s jacket.

    PHOTO | Lanie Jones
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  • Freshman Addie Vance cheers while riding a scooter board.

    PHOTO | Lanie Jones
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  • Freshmen Abbie Wagner and Averi Myrick play a game of badminton against seniors.

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  • Freshman Anna Donnelly sits in the middle during a game of “Parachute.”

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  • Freshman Ainsley Skomal helps freshman Katelyn Brinkman put on a tattoo.

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  • Freshmen Anna McQueeny and Mia Legato laugh during a conversation.

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  • Freshman Emma Grojean laughs while playing a game of “Parachute.”

    PHOTO | Meg Schwartz
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  • Freshman Julia Hughes talks with Athletic Director Kate Pilgreen before the freshman vs. senior dodgeball game.

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  • Freshmen Anna McQueeny and Emily Bukaty pose for a picture.

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  • Freshmen Lia Concannon and Kennedy Ruark are shocked by Concannon’s tattoo.

    PHOTO | Lanie Jones
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  • Freshman Julia Hughes watches in awe at the water being sprayed over the circle drive.

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  • Freshman Keely Schieffer tries to keep her hula hoop up.

    PHOTO | Lanie Jones
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  • Senior Jameson Tobin laughs while attempting to hula hoop.

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  • Seniors Jameson Tobin and Mary Katherine Barrett look at the senior field day shirt.

    PHOTO | Lanie Jones
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  • Freshman Jane Oltjen laughs after hula-hooping.

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  • Senior Joileeah Worley dances while watching a game of badminton.

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  • Senior Karolina Rooney laughs while under a parachute.

    PHOTO | Lanie Jones
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  • Seniors Kaitlin Dervin and Kate Sullivan yell at Athletic Director Kate Pilgreen during the freshman vs. senior dodgeball game.

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  • Seniors Melissa Hamilton and Kate Sullivan react to the water being sprayed on them.

    PHOTO | Lanie Jones
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  • Senior Kathleen Tushaus laughs while trying to teach other seniors a dance.

    PHOTO | Lanie Jones
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  • A Kansas City Fire Department Firefighter sprays the freshman and senior classes with water.

    PHOTO | Meg Schwartz
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  • Assistant Principal for Student Life has her face painted with glitter by senior Julianna Alaman-Hayes.

    PHOTO | Meg Schwartz
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  • Seniors Livy Wood and Ella Anstoetter smile at a video on Wood’s phone.

    PHOTO | Kelly Nugent
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  • Seniors Lucy Voysey and Bailey Runchey run during a game of “Parachute.”

    PHOTO | Meg Schwartz
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  • Senior Mandy Mayer smiles while clapping along to a song.

    PHOTO | Lanie Jones
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  • Senior Margaret Maschler smiles with relief while being sprayed with water.

    PHOTO | Meg Schwartz
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  • Senior Mariah Lynn screams while being drenched in water.

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  • Senior Mary Evans runs after throwing the parachute in the air.

    PHOTO | Lanie Jones
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  • Senior Afton Fennewald smiles as water is sprayed on her while eating a popsicle.

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  • Senior Kate Sullivan closes her eyes as water is sprayed on her.

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  • Seniors Megan Breckenridge and Allie Weinrich laugh while dancing.

    PHOTO | Lanie Jones
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  • Senior Meghan Frerking laughs while playing “Parachute.”

    PHOTO | Lanie Jones
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  • Senior Melissa Hamilton puts her hands up after being soaked in water.

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  • Freshman Jayden Runchey laughs while dancing to a song on the athletic field.

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  • Senior Paige Shankland helps put a tattoo on freshman Averi Myrick.

    PHOTO | Meg Schwartz
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  • Freshman Lulu Mathews has her face painted with glitter.

    PHOTO | Meg Schwartz
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  • Freshmen Bella Aquino, Grace Steyer, Daniella Gomez, Lia Concannon and Heaven Butler pose for a picture with carnival themed props.

    PHOTO | Lanie Jones
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  • Senior Sarah Schaffer laughs while hula-hooping.

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  • Seniors Sarah Hogan and Ally Crumb laugh while playing “Parachute.”

    PHOTO | Meg Schwartz
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  • Senior Sarah Totta smiles while holding a yoga pose.

    PHOTO | Kelly Nugent
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  • Seniors Sydney Crawford, Ellie Chaffee and Bailey Runchey scream as water is being sprayed on them.

    PHOTO | Meg Schwartz
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  • Looking out onto the soccer field, senior Stella Lilek watches a game of kickball.

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  • Senior Sydney Crawford runs while playing “Parachute.”

    PHOTO | Lanie Jones
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  • Freshman Dillan Elmquist helps put a tattoo on Freshman Violet Tumlin’s face.

    PHOTO | Meg Schwartz
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  • Senior Tierney Manning laughs as she spins around on a scooter board.

    PHOTO | Lanie Jones
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  • Freshman Aprille Castaneda grimaces with freshman Aly Heffner while playing “Cornhole.”

    PHOTO | Lanie Jones
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As the first full week of school comes to a close the annual freshmen-senior field day commenced in the peace garden, circle drive and gym. Featuring a theme for the first time ever, this year’s carnival based field day had activities that consisted of traditional games such as cornhole, ring toss and a football throwing game. Winners could win prizes such as slap bracelets, ankle bracelets and pencils. Other new activities included badminton, a tattoo station and giant Jenga.

“I loved all the activities. There was always something to do,” senior Melissa Hamilton said. “It’s so weird thinking that we were all freshmen just four years ago. I can’t believe how fast time has flown by.”

For the first time, t-shirts were given out to both classes. The senior’s shirts said “leading with compasSION” while the freshmen’s said “compasSION is catching” on the front as well as “light the fire” on the back. The freshmen-senior field day is about “beginnings and ends” according to head freshmen class sponsor Lisa Lauck.

“It’s a celebration of the beginning of the 4 year journey that the freshmen are on,” Lauck said. “Both are kind of going through this exciting transition and that’s why we put them together, the wisdom of the older and the excitement of the new kind of invigorates everyone.”

The first ever field day yoga class was held and many students from both grades participated in the gym. Later, the seniors played the freshmen in both kickball and dodgeball. The day finally wrapped up with popsicles and getting drenched by the fire department, who brought their trucks to spray water on the students.

“The firetruck coming was a cool way to end the day. It gave a chance for people to cool off after yoga and kickball,” senior Mariah Lynn said.”It gave me another opportunity to have fun with my new maison freshmen.”

The field day welcomed the freshmen with various activities while encouraging the freshmen to make friends within their own grade along with the seniors. For many, the day was action packed and full of lifelong memories.

“I thought field day was super fun. I really enjoyed playing kickball against the seniors and making new friends,” freshman Jayden Runchey said.