By Michael DeMuro \u201827
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One of the newest and most exciting events at Wyoming Seminary is Senior Assassin. It has quite a few similarities to Elimination, which is played in the winter with stickers. The main similarity is the premise; in both games, each player receives a target, and the main goal is to be the last player standing. Senior Assassin, however, only involves the senior class, and players are armed with water guns instead of stickers. Additionally, Elimination can only be played during school hours and only on campus. Senior Assassin is the opposite, and can be played anywhere besides campus during the school day. Players can remain safe by wearing goggles or pool floats, except for certain days which are called purge days.
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Senior Assassin has had a huge resurgence in the last few years and has massively increased in popularity. SEM began playing this game last year, run by students. It was a massive success last year, and the graduating class greatly enjoyed it. Following last year\u2019s success, the game is being played again this year, run similarly by a group of students. The main organizers are Sara Williams \u201826, Julia Williams \u201829, Stella Ruiz \u201828, and Hannah Maakestand \u201827, each covering different roles, necessary in order to make this game as fun and fair as possible. As for how the game is played, each player has their different strategies. For example, contestant Emily Marino \u201826 shared \u201cbecause home is so far away in Bloomsburg, I don\u2019t think many people are willing to drive to my house to get me out so I try to get off campus as quickly as possible.\u201d Other creative strategies included using lower classmen as spies to learn information.
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So far, the senior class is having fun. Ryan Finlay \u201826 especially put up a fantastic performance in the game, snagging several eliminations. Many feel that this game brings their class closer together and brings people who are usually more introverted out of their shells. As RJ Gernhardt \u201826 noted, \u201cSome people don\u2019t interact with everyone, so it definitely makes them have to talk more.\u201d
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After another successful year of Senior Assassin, it most definitely seems like it will be a new tradition that will be carried on for hopefully several years, giving seniors another highlight to look back on later in their lives.
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