Friendly competition was the norm at Iola Recreation Department’s spring break Sports Day in the Community Recreation Building at Riverside Park. a few more than half of the 30 kids who designed up came to play dodge ball and paddle baseball, suing wiffle balls and pickleball paddles with gym items (baskets, blue lines) standing in as bases.
The rivalry was more intense during snack time, when one half of a table, dominated by McKinley Elementary students, debated the other side, populated by Jeffersonians, about whose principal was funnier and whose teachers were better. No ultimate winner was chosen as conversation moved on to Internet safety, especially when using social networking sites.
Although most of the kids were in second and third grade, a handful maintain their own sites, they said, supervised by their parents. Others are banned form the pages until 16, while a few more can look over the shoulders of older siblings, but not interact themselves.
In all, not a one was displeased with their day of activity.
“I signed up to get away form my mom for at t least a couple of hours,” McKinley second grader Allie Utley said. Her third grade school mate Katie Weide said for her, it would be her brother.
Mason Swanson said he was very pleased to be playing sprits instead of at home, where “my mom is peeling the walls in preparation for painting.” If home, he’d probably have to help, he noted.
His mom will use tomorrow’s movie day at the park as another opportunity to continue the remodel, he said.
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