Spirit Week 2025 has officially begun with Slimy Fish Toss and Jello Eating kicking off Monday’s events! While these are the first events for the week, every point matters, as Slimy Fish Toss competitions for the A and B teams are each worth 125 points, along with Jello Eating competitions’ 250 points. Due to weather conditions, the two competitions took place at the Red Gym instead of the fields.
Slimy Fish Toss consists of pairs tossing a Vaseline-coated shark back and forth, increasing distances for each round. For Team B, juniors Wynne Ay ’27 and Karrington Colon ’27 got first place, taking home 50 points for their grade.
Ay said that she was “feeling absolutely electric” after winning first place.“I’m so excited to have a good start to Spirit Week,” she remarked.
The seniors came in second place, followed by the sophomores and freshmen in third and fourth place, respectively.
For Team A, the Underclassmen got their redemption. The freshmen and sophomores both received first place from a tie, giving them each 43.75 points. The seniors finished in third place, and the juniors got fourth place after a disqualification.
Sam Karatas ’29, part of the winning pair from the ninth-grade team, said participating in the event was “really fun” and he “couldn’t believe [they] tied with the sophomores.”
The next competition of the day was the Jello Eating Contest, where one contestant from each grade would attempt to eat as much jello as possible in 45 seconds, while being cheered on by a fellow classmate “hypeman.” This was 15 seconds shorter than previous years, with a full minute to consume the jello. The leftovers in each pan would be weighed, and the winner with the smallest difference in weight would be victorious.
For the first time in many years, the freshmen came in with a first-place finish. Not too far behind them were the juniors in second place and the seniors in third place. Last but not least, the sophomores came in fourth place.
Twelfth grader Jaiwant Singh ’26 was one of the contestants, and he said he felt “terrible” after the competition. “I hate jello, and now I hate it even more,” he remarked.
Nolan Youssef ’28 is a sophomore class officer and is deeply involved in Spirit Week planning. He had very strong opinions on his team’s performance in the two competitions.
“I’m generally just not too happy about my grade’s performance this year because we are currently in last place, but hopefully, for future events, we can do better,” Youssef said.
