Got G.A.S.?

The North Penn gymnasiums were filled with G.A.S (Games, Activities, and Sports) this past Tuesday night as a way to encourage students to get active. Students of the North Penn High School were invited to come out and enjoy a night of games, activities, and sports before spring break.

The range of activities that students could participate in were endless, for one could find a different activity around every corner. Some activities offered were badminton, pickle ball, table tennis, rock wall climbing, volleyball, Just Dance, basketball, dunk competitions, and yoga.

Despite having over 3,000 students, North Penn always finds a way to bring its many different individuals together. Students, whether or not they were athletic, enjoyed rounds of competitive events while building fellowship with their peers.

“It was really fun being there with all of my friends and the different games were also fun. It felt good just to mess around and laugh,” shared sophomore Aarti Boghara.

Not only did this event bring students together, it promoted a healthy and active lifestyle for them.

“I think that is affects them in a positive way. Any time we get such a diverse group of students out and being active and not sitting at home or going to wing night or whatever they do on Tuesday night is great,” explained North Penn Health and Physical Education teacher Mr. Jonathon Fluck “This started out as a way to showcase the great activities the Phys Ed department does and it has kind of morphed into kids coming out here and being active for three hours. Some kids showed up at six and are leaving just now at nine and it’s been awesome.”

Like usual, North Penn’s sports lobby was full of bright faces eager to accomplish something. Instead of sitting on the couch, many students came back to the high school to spend their first night on break in the loving company of their North Penn family.

“It was a great turnout! The second year we did it we had over five hundred kids we’re hoping to get back to that in the coming years, but I’m happy with all the kids that came out and kind of enjoyed being active right before spring break,” said Fluck.