| Tacitus | 28 Oct 2016 8:12 a.m. PST |
Today is an annual event at the high school where I teach. Every student and every faculty member is expected to be on campus today, but there are no classes in session. Instead, the four grade levels compete against each other in a variety of games and events, for pride and bragging rights. All are dressed in athletic clothing (or at least t-shirts and jeans), in class colors, faces and bodies painted in vibrant matching hues. Did any of you have a scheduled no-classes school day? If so, do you remember it fondly? Waste of time? |
| Waco Joe | 28 Oct 2016 8:23 a.m. PST |
I never had those when growing up (late 60s-70s). However both my boys had days like that, usually in the spring though. |
Shagnasty  | 28 Oct 2016 8:42 a.m. PST |
Never in my 31 years of teaching in high school. Everything sounds like fun except the face and body painting. That is very uncool. |
| Tacitus | 28 Oct 2016 9:00 a.m. PST |
Seniors just won the egg toss… |
 Editor in Chief Bill   | 28 Oct 2016 9:57 a.m. PST |
Nothing like that when I went to school… |
| jefritrout | 28 Oct 2016 1:27 p.m. PST |
In elementary school – yes. High School – not at all. |
| UltraOrk | 28 Oct 2016 8:48 p.m. PST |
it was always at the end of the year
called it Field Day. |
| Ed Mohrmann | 29 Oct 2016 4:20 a.m. PST |
Not in the mid 40's through '58…. |
| The G Dog | 31 Oct 2016 4:01 a.m. PST |
it was always at the end of the year
called it Field Day. Same here. Only in middle school though. Never did that in high school. |
| JSchutt | 01 Nov 2016 2:45 a.m. PST |
It was indeed called "Field Day." Fond memories. Pulled my ribbons from an old tarnished frame my Mother made to keep them safe after 53 years. Track and field events including a tug of war between grades marked the all day event with first, second and third place ribbons awarded. Not sure if such ribbons are given… or accomplishments celebrated anymore….
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| Old Wolfman | 17 Nov 2016 7:47 a.m. PST |
Don't remember it happening where I went to school. |
