St. Bernadette Students Have Fun at Field Day

For the last 35 years, students at have looked forward to the annual Field Day.

It's a day where there are no classes, only fun and games.

This year's Field Day was held Tuesday, and it was full of laughter and fun. The students had friendly competition in events including a scooter obstacle course, potato sack races, 3-legged race, water pass and bed race.

Physical education teacher Terry Dindia, who organizes Field Day, said she usually chooses the games each year, but did something different for Tuesday. She got together the eighth-grade team captains, gave them a list of 100 games, and let them talk it over and choose the games.

In addition to the games, students ate lunch together with their teams. After lunch, there was a tug-of-war competition and the awards ceremony.

What makes Field Day special, said first-grade teacher Debbie Chinchar, is how it brings the entire student body together.

"Teams are made up of students from all the grades K through eighth," she said. "The older students help the younger students. The younger students learn from the older students. It's a great spirit building event."

First-year principal John Stipek was enjoying his first field day.

"It's good to see the excitement," he said. "We're building a family."

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