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F.W. Gross Staff Competes Against 5th Graders
Written by Steve Broussard
Friday, 05 September 2008
LET THE GAMES BEGIN, THE WHOLE STUDENT BODY WAS UNDER THE CRYSTAL BLUE SKY, TO ENJOY AN AFTERNOON OF KICK BASEBALL. IT'S ALL PART OF A WEEK LONG CELEBRATION OF OLYMPIC GAMES.
TODAY THE FACULTY, WILL COMPETE AGAINST THE 5TH GRADERS.
<"Well I'm the coach for the 5th graders, so I want my 5th graders to rock. We're all pumped up. The staff is all pumped up. So may the best team win.">Fred Soto\FW Gross Coach
FOR THE PAST 2 WEEKS THE 5TH GRADERS HAVE BEEN PRACTICING FOR THIS DAY. GETTING READY TO GO AGAINST THE STAFF.
TEACHERS GATHER IN A HUDDLE FOR LAST MINUTE STRATEGIES BEFORE THE BIG GAME.
THE GAME BEGINS WITH A LIVELY KICK BY THE 5TH GRADERS......BUT THE TEACHERS ARE JUST TO FAST IN GETTING THE BALL AND THE PLAYER IS OUT.
NOW IT'S THE TEACHERS TURN TO BAT........UH KICK THAT IS.....AND IT'S A LINE DRIVE....GOOD enough FOR FIRST BASE.
IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THE TEACHERS WERE ON A ROLL....GETTING HIT AFTER HIT.
BUT FINALLY THE 5TH GRADERS GET A BREAK AND ARE ABLE TO TAG ONE OUT.
THE GAMES HELP TO BRIDGE THE GAP EARLY IN THE SCHOOL YEAR WITH TEACHERS AND STUDENTS. THE FUN COMPETITION IS JUST ONE WAY TO DO THAT.
AND FOR THE LAST PLAY OF THE GAME, THE BALL IT PICKED UP BY A STUDENT AND HE CONFIDENTLY RUNS AFTER ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL JASON DIMMER......
FROM THE LONG SHOT, IT'S JUST HARD TO TELL IF HE'S SAFE OR OUT.
AH THE REF SAYS HE'S SAFE.
FOR THIS GAME, THE TEACHERS ARE THE WINNERS......5........STUDENTS 2.
BUT ALREADY, THE 5TH GRADERS ARE TALKING ABOUT A REMATCH.
