The crowd was roaring with encouragement as everyone gazed at the two determined students standing on the stage in the school center. “Rock, paper, scissors, shoot!” The students shout. Everyone was silent for a second. Then, the winner started to cheer and smile while everyone clapped and screamed.
This all happened on April 26 when the whole Middle School watched students from each grade fighting for their chance to win the Rock Paper Scissors tournament. The first game in the final was Mikaela Montanaro in grade eight vs. Evelyn Walsh in grade seven, and Walsh won. The second game was Amelia Learner in grade eight vs. Grace Barnacle in grade six, and Learner won. Now Walsh had to go against Learner to see who would win!
After one game against Aurelia Peterson Rajalingham in grade six, and one game against Amelia Learner in grade eight, seventh grader Evelyn Walsh won the grand prize. The prize received by Walsh was a glove covered in gold glitter that was supposed to give you good luck in a Rock Paper Scissors game.
“It was really about pure luck,” Walsh said. “I didn’t have a strategy; I was mainly guessing.” Evelyn’s opinion was shared by much of the middle school. Many people thought that it was mainly luck.
There was a big variety of ideas about the tournament from students. Eighth-grader Chase Moran said, “It was fun to compete in, but it was more directed towards the fifth and sixth grade.”
Fifth grader Jonas Costanza said, “It was fun to try something new this year.” He said that Rock Paper Scissors was a great game to play because there were no advantages in the grades.
“It was very fun to compete in,” sixth grade Claire Cohan said. “It was also fun to watch the final four.”
Director of Student Life Mr. Payson Bullard said that the activity had to be something that every grade would find entertaining and competitive. “It was a fun way to build spirit,” Mr. Bullard said.
