Battle for the Hilltop: Day 1
Monday 2/10
Welcome to Day One of Battle for the Hilltop 2024-2025. The theme was movies, with Boston donning Western outfits, Hoffman dressing as animated characters, Rowe wearing sci-fi costumes, and Porter dressing as action/thriller characters. Today’s final score:
- Rowe (590 points)
- Porter (504 points)
- Boston (495 points)
- Hoffman (480 points)
We started the day with Wordle, Cup Stacking, and a Toilet Paper Race. The Wordle event ended with Rowe in first place, finishing in about six minutes. The Cup Stacking event in the Student Center was an event that everyone enjoyed, not only from those who but also from those who watched. There were a few fumbles, but Team Hoffman’s Jake Blackburn had the fastest time of 4 and a half seconds. In the Toilet Paper Race, many different strategies were utilized, with some people rolling the paper back and others pulling the cup towards them first then rolling the paper.
During X-block, several events took place across campus at varying times In the gym, the dodgeball game was one of the biggest spectacles. Students from all grades watched and participated throughout the game, cheering on their team and biting their nails as participants dodged. Basketball was another big event many people participated in. In Walker, Sabrina Wang from Team Rowe won the Spelling Bee with the word: loquacious. At Movie Recreation, Team Boston reenacted a scene from The Social Network, while Rowe performed a scene from American Psycho, and a member of Team Hoffman produced a monologue from Tangled.
Today was a fun and memorable start to Battle for the Hilltop. Tune in tomorrow for Day Two!