On Feb. 19, seniors received an email from Head of Upper School Tracy Bonday regarding a certain senior game which shall not be named, and it was made clear to students and parents that “Trinity Preparatory School does not endorse, condone or sanction this game. To our knowledge, no part of the game is being played on campus, and we would not allow it to occur.”

  Seniors were quite upset that the certain senior game, which shall not be named, could no longer be continued, or talked about around campus. However, senior Nick Saraiva, who seemed to be in the running to win this certain senior game, found out the dark truth. 

  “I was extremely depressed when I found out I could no longer go after my fellow senior peers with pool noodles, it was a constructive way to get my anger out,” Saraiva said. “But then one day at school around 5 p.m. I saw Dr. Bonday chasing Mr. McGimsey with a pool noodle. I have never been so shocked.” 

  The truth is that administrators and teachers banned a certain senior game, which shall not be named, on campus and around the school, because they were playing the game themselves and did not want anyone or any distractions interfering with them being able to chase each other. 

  “Look, I am super competitive,” Bonday said. “I needed seniors to stop playing this game so I could efficiently hide on campus and in nearby locations and not have my cover blown.” 

  The stakes of this faculty game are much higher than the previous senior one. Whoever wins not only gets $5 but most importantly, gets a special chair in the upcoming Sankar Science building balcony. 

  “When I heard what the prize in this game was, I immediately joined and gave up everything else I had to do,” math teacher Eric Schneider said. “For my first pool noodle attack, I dug a hole for 2 days after school hours, going from under the rock into Mr. Kersten’s room so I could sneak up on him one morning.”

  This game has taken over the faculty, causing many of them to take extreme actions like Schneider and even betraying some of their closest friends. 

  “Mrs. Grenz planned a whole girls trip for me and her just to get me out,” science department chair Romina Jannotti said. “We have been close friends for several years, but watching her pull out the noodle in the middle of the perfect Bora Bora beach is something I will never forgive.” 

  However, what surprised students, faculty, and administrators the most was not the lengths people went to win but who was crowned the winner. 

  This past weekend, math teacher Beth Wehr was crowned the winner of the game which shall not be named. She won the prestigious award of $5 and a blue lounge chair on the Sankar Science building balcony by chasing down Schneider. 

  “I was just driving when I looked over to the left and Ms. Wehr was driving extremely close to me,” Schneider said. “I sped up to get away with her but she started chasing me down at full speed, jumped out of the driver’s window, broke into my window while still driving the car, and got me out. I have never seen someone so agile. I hope she is planning on trying out for the basketball team next year.”  

  When Wehr was asked about what caused her to go to such great lengths to win the game, she had a seemingly simple answer. 

  “I wanted $5 to buy my diet coke,” Wehr said. “I was willing to give up anything to get a permanent blue plastic chair on the balcony. There is literally no greater honor.”