The end of senior year brings many exciting and memorable opportunities for students, including senior assassin, a thrilling game students have been looking forward to since the beginning of the year. Each competitor is assigned to a person they have to eliminate by the end of the week by shooting them with a water gun or else they are out. The students are protected from their assassin if they are wearing a floatie that is visible or if they are wearing goggles. The senior assassin winner receives a prize of 415 dollars.
Senior students participating in senior assassin have been visualizing ways they can be the last one standing. Many people participating in the game have siblings that have also taken part in this game, which has helped them understand the rules of the game and has built up a lot of passion inside of them.
“I’ve been looking forward to this since last year. My brother had a lot of fun with it, so I’ve been planning and developing keys to success. I anticipate being one of the last people standing, and I will do whatever it takes to achieve glory,” added senior Christian Luke.
While there are many people who pay 5 dollars and don’t take the game seriously, most change their daily routines, to be able to be victorious. The amount of passion this game brings to the seniors is palpable.
“It’s going to be very difficult for somebody to get me out because I don’t plan on leaving my house without a floatie or goggles on. The only way I would get out is if someone sneaks into my bedroom and unleashes on me, but even then I might be protected,” stated senior Michael Machiran.
There is some confusion on rules within the game, sparking conflicts amongst players on what is allowed. For instance, people who are going on vacation during the game will be difficult to eliminate, but there is no rule outlawing it, leaving tempers flaring.
“I’m going to be out of state for the first few days of the event so I should be safe for a while. Some people think it is cheating, but there are no boundaries so I think it is allowed,” commented senior Jackson Berry.
Since so many people are participating in the game, a purge will be taking place at the end of every week. During a purge any player can be eliminated by anyone, not just a person’s target, and protection does not work.
“The purge is going to be a thrilling situation. I’ll be going on the prowl, tracking down people like lost sheep, punishing them quickly and advancing onto the next helpless senior. Unfortunately, being that active during a purge will make me very vulnerable. I’m going to rely on my elite track speed and suspicious ability to surprise people,” said senior Shan Azamy.
As the game continues only the elite will be left. The last person standing will have all the glory and pride. A game of this magnitude is sure to leave many people disgruntled by the results.
Senior assassin finally came to an end on April 25th, when Kole Costello knocked Jack Coughlin out after his baseball game and mischiefly got Jackson Berry.
“I knew I was going to win from the start and knew if you don’t believe you won’t receive. I felt like I was a lion in a pack of gazelles,” senior Kole Costello said.
Costello wants to leave a legacy behind and for the ones taking on this competition next year, he wants to let them know, “be the victor not the victim.”