Onondaga Central
This year Onondaga had a memorable and enjoyable Spirit Week. Below are the results from the Pep Rally and contest from throughout the week.
On Wednesday there was the Talent Show where students and staff sang various songs, danced or played guitar to show off their skills. Then on Thursday, there was the Hypnotist which is when 18 Seniors were hypnotized to say or do things in a comical way. On Friday besides the Pep Rally, there was a presentation from the SECNY Tiger Branch (school credit union) and a presentation regarding the Positivity Project. In the Tiger Branch presentation, the students who work there gave compelling reasons to become a members which include: the Tiger Branch’s convenient location, receiving $5 for opening a savings account, receiving a $10 Target gift card for opening a checking account, receiving $35 for signing up for direct deposit, the opportunity to support receive one of five $1,000 scholarships, supporting your schools and helping your school gain donations from SECNY through the SEED Program. The SEED Program is when people take out a loan they can designate the school district they live in so the district receives a portion of the profits donated back to them from SECNY. Students, staff and those in the community can become members. The Positivity Project presentation was about following character traits associated with the Positivity Project which includes honesty, courage, perseverance, love, kindness and hope to name a few. In the presentation, students learned about the opportunity to join Character Education which works to implement the Positivity Project and find ways to help people. School Spirit Contest: The sophomores won the School Spirit Contest by having the highest percentage of students wearing each theme for on the Spirit Days Monday-Friday. Pep Rally Recap: The Pep Rally was kicked off by Camille Mason singing the National Anthem and Zach Johnson singing the alma mater. This was followed by Athletic Director Mr. Czarny announcing each winter sports and the team standing along with giving an update about the success of each winter sports team. To find more information about how Onondaga’s winter sports finished you can read the Winter Sports Recap in this edition of the Tiger Prowl. Hungry Hippo: At the Pep Rally, each of the five varsity sports teams participated in Hungry Hippo. This game involves someone pushing someone out on a scooter while holding a laundry basket. They must use the laundry basket to scoop ballons back to their area. Whichever team had the most ballons in their corner when all the balloons were out won. The girl’s volleyball won Hungry Hippo capturing 66 balloons, just edging out the wrestling and hockey team, combined as one team, who had 65 balloons. OCS Trivia: Class advisors along with two selected students in grades 7-12 competed against each other to see who knows the most about OCS. There was a portion of multiple-choice questions and a one-word answer portion. Every question answered correctly a team gained 1 point and every question answered incorrectly caused the team to lose 1 point. Teams had to wait until the question is completely read to buzz in. The results are below: 7th Grade: 2 points 8th Grade: 2 points 9th Grade: 5 points 10th Grade: 3 points 11th Grade: 3 points 12th Grade: 6 points In a hotly contested trivia contest, the Seniors just barely won. In the double-overtime- on the second tiebreaking question the Seniors defeated the Freshman. To play for yourself you can find the questions in this edition of the Tiger Prowl. Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Boys Basketball: The boys basketball team and the girls basketball competed in two games of Knockout to see which team is the best at shooting. In Knockout your opponent is eliminated when you make a shot and they miss. The boy varsity basketball team beat the girls in two consecutive games. To conclude the pep rally, Jesse Hill spelled out TIGERS! Blood Drive: On Monday, March 2, Onondaga hosted their Spring Red Cross Blood Drive. Student Council planned this Blood Drive in March since it was between Winter and Spring sports, allowing more students to participate.
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