On Aug. 29, students attended a few meetings and then participated in the Olympic color games, which were organized by Student Council. High-school students were divided into 12 color teams and played six games: PVC marble pipe, extreme dodgeball, water balloon toss, Sponge Bob, chariot race and Jenga.
High-school teachers wait their turn to introduce themselves to the students. (Rebecca Waterson)
High-school teachers line up, introduce themselves and explain what they teach one by one during a meeting before Olympics. (Larkin Barnard-Bahn)
Senior emcees Aidan Cunningham and Jaelan Trapp commend senior Emil Erickson for putting on a shirt after he walked on stage without one during the "What Not to Wear Fashion Show." (Rebecca Waterson)
History teacher Sue Nellis, right, introduces the new chemistry teacher, Victoria Conner, middle, to sophomores during their class meeting in the chemistry room while Conner's fifth-grade son plays on his DS. (Jacqueline Chao)
Senior president Avi Bhullar gives an announcement before kicking off the Olympics. (Bri Davies)
The red and black teams face off in a water balloon toss. (Rebecca Waterson)
Yellow and green teammates rush to collect balls in a game of dodgeball. (Rebecca Waterson)
Members of all the color teams gather in the Olympic Village to take a water break. (Annya Dahmani)
Freshman Christopher Wilson, junior Howard Wang, freshman Rebecca Waterson, sophomore Kyra Lafitte, junior Jack Grieve, teacher Dan Neukom and freshman John Snyder watch senior captain Adam Dean pulls a block from his Jenga tower as his teammates anxiously watch. (Héloïse Schep)
Freshman Bri Davies and senior Alexa Mathisen participate in the water balloon toss while sophomore Jack Christian and new AP computer science teacher... watch. (Benett Sackheim)
Senior captain Emil Erickson celebrates after beating the red team in the PVC marble race. (Benett Sackheim)
Seniors Austin Talamantes and Mary Jane Garcia, center, lead a team cheer after beating the navy team at the PVC marble race. (Chardonnay Needler)
During a dodgeball game against the blue team, junior Miles Edwards walks towards the back of his side after capturing a dodgeball. (Katia Dahmani)
Captains of the yellow team, senior Adam Dean, sombrero, and junior Reggie Fan, baseball hat, argue with teacher Jane Batarseh about their team's score during a 10-minute break halfway through the Olympics. (Katia Dahmani)
Freshman David Situ and junior Carlos Nunez wobble towards the finish line in the chariot race while attempting to balance a toy on Nunez's back. (Bri Davies)
Junior captain of the orange team Amalie Fackenthal advises freshmen Jackson Margolis and Max Kemnitz during their chariot race against the red team with sophomore Meg Grieve. (Jacqueline Chao)
Junior Carlos Nunez places a brick on the Jenga tower during a round of Jenga while freshman David Situ watches. (Benett Sackheim)
Gabriella Foster, assistant to the head of high school, answers sophomore Harrison Moon's question about his class schedule. Throughout the day, students received their class and elective schedules from Foster. (Jacqueline Chao)
Dean of student life Patricia Jacobsen gives students the combinations to their assigned lockers and hands out planners. (Allison Zhang)
