By Jonathan Richter

On Thursday, September 26th, El Capitan hosted its first ever clash of the classes, allowing students in each class to battle with each other in a variety of games. There were seven games designed to test the students in many different ways, ranging from musical knowledge to class coordination to athletic ability. The environment was tense as the whole school piled into the gym, ready to cheer on their respective classes.

The first game was known as “Red Light, Green Light Lay-Ups”. Three students from each grade had to do a basketball lay-up while stopping and going with the music. The first grade to make it through all three students was the winner. The juniors won the event thanks to Tallen Holm, Porter Holm, and Moroni Musser. The second game was a food relay race. Each grade level had to pick five participants that had to eat a donut, multiple saltine crackers, take a bite out of a lime, chug a soda, and eat a packet of baby food. The seniors won this challenge with the help of  Kanyn Nez, Nate Williams, Wyatt Quinton, Nemo Tapoof, and Ray Fischer. In the third game, one student from each grade was chosen to navigate through an obstacle course while balancing a ball on a cone. Junior Tallen Holm, recorded the fastest time, beating the next contender by seven seconds. The fourth game was a volleyball variant called “Pip, Squeak, and Wilbur.” The seniors squeaked out a victory with the stellar performance of Ashlyn Hammon, Ray Fischer, and Allyssa Hammon.

The seniors took the next game, a football toss, thanks to Aryck Hammon and Bryant Hammon. But the juniors struck back in a game of musical chairs thanks to the determination of Ali Bateman. Finally, the classes competed in their last game,” Name that Tune.” The juniors and sophomores tied, correctly guessing five songs each. With all of the points tallied, the juniors came out on top. The classes at El Capitan look forward to competing again, once each quarter, for bragging rights.