By Joseph Newman
"The Turkey Trot has been going on for about 10 years," Mrs. Crystal Schneider said.
The race usually involves 25 teams and each team has 4 or 5 individuals. The price has still yet to be determined for admissions. The prices might end up being the same as last year’s.
"We still have yet to hash out the prices; we don’t know what will happen," Schneider said.
The events of the race are never known until the day of. The Competitors’ goals are to outwit and outperform their opponents. The games require the competitor to think with an open mind in silly events.
These events are to test ones physical abilities and mental abilities. The individual must solve a clue and do what it says to do.
"We had to use a softball in a sock to hit a basketball around," said junior Morgan Bohanan
Individuals who are having difficulties with the clues can call the "King or Queen Turkey."
The King or Queen can give easier hints or slightly solve a clue, but he or she cannot directly give the answer.
"Students have to act pretty clueless to get help with a clue," said Schneider.
This being the second year for Mrs. Schneider to "run the show" has been difficult. Mrs. Schneider has been trying to get plans figured out with the other school. She has recently been talking with Eisenhower High School’s Outloud members to try and figure out if the turkey trot will be combined this year. This would make a tremendous difference for returnees from last year - whose majority consisted of Eisenhower students.
"We had to eat a cherry berry frozen yogurt with sardines," junior Morgan Bohanan said, whose team consisted of three Eisenhower students: Mikala Thomas, Marrissa Stubbs, Meggan Craig, as well as two Goddard students: Gabriella Casenove and Bohanan.
If one is a competitive person or just someone who wants to have a good time, he or she should join and participate in the fun. And if he or she has any questions, be sure that he or she talks to Mrs. Schneider before the end of October.
