by Megan Clark
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| Senior Kara Razzaboni salutes the fallen senior Mike DaCampo. photo by Megan Clark |
Have you ever
heard of The Hunger Games? Well, Monday marked the first day of the
annual Senior Assassins game, which many people on Twitter are comparing to the
infamous Hunger Games. At the end of
each day, the Senior Assassin Twitter page even tweets out pictures of the
tributes who were killed that day. Seniors
are being extremely cautious about telling people what their plans are for the
day and are trusting no one.
For only $2, seniors could sign up
to be in the game and all of the money collected during sign-ups will go to the
winning assassin. This year, 130 seniors
signed up to be in the nerve-wracking games, leaving the winner with a $260
pot. Senior and runner of the Senior
Assassins game, Joe Filardo, has a few ideas on who will win the games
altogether.
“When the game first began, I had
hopes for Andrew Murphy to win it all, but after what happened on Monday, I
think either Brianne Starr or Matt Riccardi will take the winnings,” said
Filardo.
Riccardi and Starr both got their
targets out of the game only hours after it started, marking them as the first
two to complete the first round of the game.
Riccardi “assassinated” his
target, Cat Gentile, Monday morning while Gentile was walking to her car to go
to school. This marked Gentile as the
first person in the games to be killed, and Gentile has mixed feelings about
it.
“Because I was the first one to be
out, I am kind of upset that I didn’t get to play and I think it’s just slightly
embarrassing,” said Gentile. “Although I
didn’t really get to play, I think it’s fun to watch everyone be so paranoid
while I can actually relax. I also enjoy
being able to help everyone get their targets without having to worry about
getting out.”
Seniors are on high alert and are
very cautious with whom they form alliances.
Many seniors can say that the biggest part of this whole game is to not
trust anyone and plan your day out beforehand.
This game can get very intense at times, but Kara Razzaboni is one
senior who believes that this game helps us have fun together and brings us
together as a class.
“I think that Assassins is a fun
thing for our class to do. I don’t
really feel like it literally brings us together because we are all treating
each other as the enemy, but I think it will bring us together when we tell
stories down the road. I think that it’s
one thing that every class should do,” said Razzaboni. “This game makes you very paranoid,
though. I personally am not very worried
considering that not many people know where I live or where I spend my time
outside of school and track.”
Staying low on the radar and keeping
your squirt gun with you at all times are some of the biggest things that
seniors can do to stay alive in this game.
Tonight
at midnight marks the end of the first round, meaning that if you do not get
your target out by midnight, you are disqualified from the game. Also, you cannot shoot your target on school
grounds between 6:30 A.M. and 2:30 P.M. or during practice for the school play
or for a sports team.
There are many rules, regulations and exceptions in this game, so make
sure to follow the Senior Assassins Twitter page, @WMHSassassins, for more
information. Remember, trust no one and
may the odds be ever in your favor.
*Senior
Assassins is not run or regulated by Woburn Memorial High School.
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