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Day 4: Advisory rally recap

Published October 25, 2012

Classes continue to fight it out through cheers and basketball contests at the rally in the big gym during Advisory.

With the last day of Spirit Week approaching, the scores remain consistently close as the week-long competition continues.

Seniors maintain their lead, bringing home first in both the Slam Dunk and the girls’ shootout and second in the boys’ shootout.

The juniors, however, appear to be falling behind, tying with the freshman for third in the Slam Dunk Contest, taking third in the boys’ shootout and second in the girls’ shootout. The sophomores have finally picked up their pace and took first in the boys’ shootout, second in the slam dunk and third in the girls’ shootout.

The freshman bring up the rear, tying with the juniors for third in the Slam Dunk Contest and placing last in both the girls’ and boys’ shootout.

The finishing places for the three competitions can be noted below:

Slam Dunk Contest: Seniors, Sophomores, Juniors and Freshman (tie)

Girls’ Shootout: Seniors, Juniors, Sophomores, Freshman

Boys’ Shootout: Sophomores, Seniors, Juniors Freshman

Official scores for Thursday have seniors leading with 4525 points, followed by juniors with 3795 points, sophomores with 2620 points and freshmen 2315 points.

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    Senior Aubrey Dawkins shows off his skills during the slam-dunk competition scoring two out of three. [Photo: Cathy Rong]
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    Junior Nick Sullivan tries for the slam dunk during the after-school rally. [Photo: Cathy Rong]
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    Senior Annie Susco prepares for her basketball debut, exciting the crowd. [Photo: Cathy Rong]
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    Senior citizens (Seniors) cheer for their team mates for the slam-dunk competition. [Photo: Cathy Rong]
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    Freshmen Maddy Atwater scores the three-pointer during the after school rally. [Photo: Cathy Rong]
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    Juniors cheer from the bleachers during the Spirit Rally after school. [Photo: Cathy Rong]
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    From the Junior bleachers, pumped attendees cheer for their class. [Photo: Cathy Rong]
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    Two senior citizens a.k.a. seniors, watch the basketball competition from the floor and supporting their class. [Photo: Cathy Rong]
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    Sophomores, dressed up as greasers, are excited after they scored their first hoop. [Photo: Amanda Carlsson]
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    Senior Bria Vinceti huggs a friend after the senior victory in the slam-dunk competition. [Photo: Cathy Rong]
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    Seniors hold up their cheer for Aubrey after he wins the slam-dunk contest. [Photo: Cathy Rong]

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