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12. Terrace Review — Wednesday , June 1; 1988

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OUTRAGEOUS)

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Last Thursday was MOGA
Madness. That's the Most
Outrageous Group Activity —
an event designed, developed
and organized by Canadian
school students. It’s an exciting
and challenging contest open to
all high schools in the country
who try to dream up the most
outrageous “idea they can to
compete for the national title.

Two Terrace schools caught
the ‘““Madness’’ fever and it was
a day to remember. Caledonia
Senior Secondary School decid-
ed a tug-o-war on a soccer field
of jello and whipped cream
might be fun, and Thornhill
Junior Secondary came up with
“The Great
Stomp’’.

Caledonia’s event was truly
messy affair with four teams
competing. The primary strategy
seemed to be a quick kick of the
foot to send the abused dessert
into the face of the opposing
team.

That strategy may have
backfired for some contenders
however, because the move left
several with one-foot drive —
not sufficient footing on the
slick surface. And once a team
was down, the victors took great
delight in dragging them
through the full length of jello,
whipped cream, grass and dirt.

Just to add to the fun, several
non-competing students had
water pistols and forestry pumps
to soak their least favorite team.
This didn’t make a lot of dif-
ference however — it was rain-
ing. .

Thornhill’s event can only be
described as pandemonium.
Two hundred and forty stu-
dents, with a helium filled bal-
loon tied to each ankle, were
turned loose in the gym. The
idea was to stomp out each
other’s balloons under near riot
conditions.

Ten minutes were allotted for
the event and music was includ-
ed to set the pace. However,
once it began, sanity was tossed
to the wind, shrieking students
ran in mad circles, and the music
was lost in the din. It was great
fun.

According to Thornhill Junior
Secondary teacher Linda Lee,
the whole idea of MOGA
Madness was begun and is
organized each year by students.
“My only job was to ask them
what they wanted to do and then
just keep an eye on them,”’ said
Lee. ‘The whole idea was
leadership and they did a good
job. They’re really responsible
“kids.”

She said of the hundreds of
Canadian schools who par-
ticipated that day, each will be
sending a report, photos and
possibly a video to be judged by
a group of four students from

Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia and
Ontario.

The most outrageous event
will be determined by using a
formula of 55 percent for
originality, outrageousness and
enjoyment level, 25 percent for
continuous high intensity activi-
ty for 10 minutes, and 20 percent

for the percentage of the school.

body participating.

The Thornhill Junior Seconda
Stomp”, was definitely an “outrageous” a
event was lost in the din as 240 teenagers wi
circles trying to stomp out each others balloons.

ry entry in

io MOGA Madness “The Great Pacific Balloon
ffalr. Music that was intended to accompany the
th balloons tied to thelr ankles raced In mad
Supervising this portion of the gym floor is.

teacher Daryl “Mr. Cool” Anaka.

Pacific Balloon |

The losers of this tug-of-war were literally whipped — and jelloed. Caledonia students found their MOGA
Madness event a slippery affalr as teams tried to out-pull one another on a footing of jello and whipped cream.
Once a team went down, they were dragged heartlessly through the mess.

First prize for the most
outrageous costume at
Thomhill Secondary went
to Nell Boutilier during
“The Great Pacific Balloon
Stomp”. Boutelier won a
$10 gift certicate for the
Pizza Hut. Second prize
went to vice principal Scott
Corp while third went to
student Marty Elsner.

Softball
playoffs

Several minor softball playoff
gamies are coming up this week-
end.

Terrace Peewee girls will be in

zone provincial playdowns at

Telkwa Saturday if Smithers
enters a team. On Sunday at
Telkwa, the Terrace Powder
Blues Bantam girls are scheduled
to meet Smithers-Telkwa Com-
bines in a best-of-three series.
Sunday in Terrace, it’s Midget
division playdowns at Riverside

. Park. On the boys’ side, Prince

Rupert vs. Kitimat in a best-of-
three with games slated for 9
a.m., | p.m, and, if needed, 5
p.m. For the girls, it’s Terrace
Northstars vs. Hazelton in a
best-of-three at 11 a.m., 3 p.m.
and, if needed, 7 p.m. The Mid-
get finals are for B.C. Summer

‘Games berths only.

The Kinette Club of Terrace meets the second Wednes-
day of every month at 6:30-p.m. Anyone interested,
please call Donna Mclsack at 638-1974.

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