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Billy email MADBillyD@aol.com on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 9:30:55 PM
The day had arrived.
You could tell by the trash talk in the halls. The students painted their faces at lunchtime. The teachers closed the books on their wardrobe plans.
There was only one thing left to do Friday afternoon.
Play the game.
For the past 20 years, Lewis and Clark Middle School, has held a friendly yet competitive basketball game between a team of teachers and staff members and the boys top-level basketball team.
The annual game is a chance for students to have fun with their teachers and bond with one another, said Susan Toohey, Lewis and Clark's vice principal.
"I think this game unites the students with a common interest," Toohey said. "And it gives them a chance to see their teachers interact as real people."
Seventh-grader Laurie Jordan sang the national anthem.
No student team has ever beaten a staff team, Toohey said.