One Stuart Hall tradition that has remained constant is intergrade competitions. Last Wednesday, all the grades faced off, showing their athleticism and prowess in games of dodgeball, hula hoop and tug-of-war.

The dodgeball victory went to the sophomores, but it came down to the wire with the defeat of the impressive performer Aaron Toy-Lim, who later showed his hula hoop skills in the next competition.

The second event was the hula hoop. The competition came down to a showdown between Toy-Lim and junior Oliver George, with the crowd watching at the edge of their seats to see who would drop first.

“Oh my gosh, at one point when it started dropping they started spinning even faster. I kind of thought they were showing off,” said senior Leo Mercado, referring to the skill of both Toy-Lim and George.

Ultimately, George pulled out the victory for the juniors. Nonetheless, both finalists gave an impressive display of skill to last that long with the hula hoop.

Tug-of-war was where the seniors finally shone. In the first round, the seniors faced the juniors and the sophomores faced the freshmen. In the finals, it was the seniors vs. the sophomores. The seniors won in less than 30 seconds. “That senior vs. sophomore was not really a fight,” Mercado said, hoping maybe next time to see juniors vs. seniors.

Tallying all the points, there was no clear winner. Instead, there was a three-way tie: freshmen 0, sophomores 1, juniors 1 and seniors 1. May the next competition be just as exhilarating!