Monday, Feb. 29 marked the first ever Clash of Classes at WJ. Clash of Classes pitted the four classes against each other in a number of fun events. While this event divided the grades, it united everyone with one goal: to raise money cancer. This goal proved to be a success.
Initially, senior and SGA vice president Siavash Ebrahimi was nervous about the event because it was the first time it was held.
“We really had no idea how the event would turn out,” Ebrahimi said.
He added that he believed that Clash of Classes was a huge success, and an event that people enjoyed very much.
“I think a lot of people liked the fact that everyone was engaged and how it was a whole competition between classes,” he said.
SGA Sponsor Rainer Kulenkampff was also cautious going into the event.
“I really didn’t know what to expect because this was the first time we’d ever done this event,” Kulenkampff said.
Despite his cautious attitude going into the event, like Ebrahimi, he was very happy with the results.
“It worked out very well,” Kulenkampff said.
The events included soccer, dodge ball, tug of war and a relay race. Many people were excited to participate in the event, and the fact that it was for charity made the prospect of Clash of Classes even more appealing. Senior Danielle Moss, who participated in dodgeball, expressed her enthusiasm for the event.
“Usually dodgeball is a gym [game], it’s not really a sport that we have in our school, and I thought it was really fun,” Moss said.
During the event there were money jugs designated for each class, and whichever class jug was filled with the most money, would get the most points.
“That was a way we could bring our competitiveness out but also raise money for the cause,” Moss said.
Seniors earned the most points through the money jugs with 100 points, and freshmen donated the second most amount of money, which allowed them to receive 50 points.
Moss thought that the fact that the event was for charity helped get the students fired up to participate.
“Knowing that it was for a good cause kind of brought our playfulness out and kind of brought our competitiveness out” Moss said.
After the event was over, the seniors took home the most points with 450, juniors ended with 300 points, sophomores earned 60 points and freshmen collected 100 points.
Although he felt the event was successful, Ebrahimi felt some things could be changed for upcoming years.
“Next year maybe [Clash of Classes] should be at the beginning of the year rather than towards the end to get people excited for Pennies 4 Patients,” Ebrahimi said.
Overall the event was a hit which, according to Kulenkampff, generated over one thousand dollars.
The Leadership class ultimately hopes that Clash of Classes will become a tradition at Walter Johnson High School in the years to come.
