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By Sara I.
After the success of the individual Hungry Games in 2023, AISG’s upper secondary Student Council announced the return of the Hungry Games, taking place on March 5-7, as an exciting part of class competitions.
With involvement from the whole upper secondary, AISG competed in an intense 3-day round of tagging different advisories with spoons. The event brought a new level of excitement and anticipation as the first block ended, leaving everyone vulnerable to being tagged by students from other grades.
When asked about the decision to incorporate the Hungry Games into the class competition week, Jerry, the Student Council president, shared his motivation behind the choice. He shared, “Hungry Games is one of my favorite Student Council events. It was re-introduced by Student Council last year and was a huge success. Therefore, when I saw an opportunity to incorporate it again, I went for it.”
The upper secondary students enjoyed the change from individual to team competitions. Shunma, a junior, shared, “It felt like more people were on the same team which makes it less anxious when leaving the classroom. It’s also nice how the grade levels bonded together by working as a team.”
From Tuesday to Thursday, everyone was given a hit list with the names of the people in their target advisory. Each grade tried different strategies to find the people on their list. Jerry explained one of his favorite moments of the event, “One of the highlights was when we, seniors, camped the freshmen advisories on Thursday, however, the freshmen advisors worked around the rules and saved them.”
Once a student was tagged, they lost their tagging rights. However, this didn’t stop many students from continuing to participate in the games and help their grades win. Eric, a junior, explained, “After being tagged, I enjoyed being avenged in the games by becoming a bodyguard to help my grade win.”
Shunma, also, explained how people were helping their grades win in any way they could as she explains, “I know that there was one advisory in our grade that was having lunch in their classroom and those who were caught helped those who didn’t get caught to get lunch.”
The atmosphere of the Hungry Games was filled with energy and enthusiasm. Audrey, a freshman, explained, “The environment was very hyped up and a lot of people were participating. Everyone wanted to win and was competitive, so it was very fun.”
For upper secondary students, the Hungry Games offered a chance to meet new people and get closer with their advisories and grades. Jerry expressed his satisfaction of the event, stating, “Honestly, I’m really happy with Class Competition Week. The competition between different classes in Upper Secondary added to the school spirit and community bonding. This new school tradition will hopefully continue to build on and spark more competition and spirit.”
As the team version of the Hungry Games has ended, the individual Hungry Games are set to appear sometime in the near future this school year. The Student Council president shared, “The individual Hungry Games will be a lot more intense, as we will have it opened up to all secondary school students and faculty. I would love to see people sign up.”
Finally, for this year’s class competition Hungry Games, it was the class of 2024, the seniors, who took the win for the Hungry Games. The juniors came in second, the freshmen were third, and the sophomores came in last. Despite how each grade finished, the upper secondary students had spirit and new bonds were formed throughout the AISG community.
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