Stissing Mt High School - Pine Log Yearbook (Pine Plains, NY)

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REPEATS AS AG-DAY CHAMPIONS On Ag day, October 2nd, the mighty juniors, dressed in green, their class color, marched from the homeroom on to the playing field, stopping only once to gather around Mr. Alonge’s green Mustang to cheer along with the song “The Eye of the Tiger.” From our attitude and our triumphant march, everyone out there knew that the juniors had arrived. Although confident, we unfortunately weren’t confident enough as we went into the volleyball and soccer games. The junior volleyball team won the first game easily, but then the seniors got tough and won the next two to make it to the finals. Meanwhile, the soccer playing seniors went on to beat our weary juniors, 4 to 2. Even two losses to our arch-rivals weren’t enough to dampen our spirits, as the egg tossers of ’84 went on to win two of the three categories. Ag day was in full swing. The freshmen were our next opponents, in softball. The handicap that they were given was too much for the juniors, as the freshmen won that one. Next came dart baseball, and the freshmen took that one also. Coming off two losses in a row, things didn’t look too bright, but then we brought in the “men.” The tug-of-war team beat both the sophomores and the seniors to bring in important points. Then came the event that the juniors are famous for, the Relay Race. As always we easily took the event, enthusiastically cheering for our team and classmates. We were second to the seniors in the bike race and a big first in the frisbee throw. By now the events were over. Tensely we awaited to see who had won the sportsmanship award. In the competition itself, the seniors had beaten the juniors by a score of 66 to 58, and the sportsmanship award was the only way remaining that the juniors could win. We did everything we could think of to prepare ourselves, including making a giant gymnastic pyramid. Finally it was announced. The juniors had won! Mr. Alonge was then carried off the field amid hugging, cheering, and free sodas for all! 13

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n Ag Day started off with class meetings and was followed by the first event of the day, dart baseball. For the 7th grade the start was a good one as they beat the 8th grade in the event by a score of 10 to 6. With each event worth seven points for the winners but only four for the losers, the 7th grade found themselves with a lead that was to be short lived. When the second event, softball, was over, the score for the day was tied at 11 to 11. Volleyball and the egg toss followed. The 8th grade won in volleyball and the 7th in the egg toss keeping the score tied for the day at 22 points for each grade. ClfiSS: ’ ..pf 37 However, the relay race fol- lowed, and that was the last that the 7th grade saw of the 8th. The score now stood at 29 to 26 in favor of the 8th grade class and the closest the 7th grade would be for the rest of the day. The tug of war, frisbee throw, and soccer events followed. When they were over the 8th grade held a commanding lead of 50 to 38. There was no way that the 7th grade could now win as the last event of the day took place. The event was the bicycle race, and despite a game effort on the part of the little ones, the 8th grade was able to win taking a 57 to 42 victory for the day s competition.