Staff and students stretched in the gym during Flex in preparation for the annual students versus staff basketball game as part of the National Honor Society (NHS) tradition on Friday, April 25.

Consisting of student and teacher volunteers, the annual students versus staff game is a tradition that brings energy to the student body as Advanced Placement (AP) exams approach. NHS recruited student athletes and NHS members alike for the team of students, and sent emails to teachers with a volunteering form for the staff team. In addition to a few basketball coaches, other teachers such as AP Calculus AB teacher Mr. James Cox also played for the staff team.

“I thought [the game] was great,” Mr. Cox said. “I loved watching it; just the cheering and screaming brought a ton of energy. Mr. Walker got that dunk, and [everyone screamed].”

The game itself was a success. The strong offenses of each team and the roar of the students whenever someone scored all led to an exciting victory by the staff, who prevailed 29-18. The NHS officers hope that this tradition will continue bringing awareness to other NHS events.

“[We wanted to host] the basketball game because it was a recognizable event and we wanted people to associate NHS with fun events like this,” NHS Secretary Prima Changwatchai ‘25 said. “[We want] more people to attend our important major fundraiser events in the future.”

The NHS typically hosts many events during the school year, including the Powderpuff football match and the annual Warriorfest. The student versus staff basketball game is one of these annual traditions, and since NHS was unable to host their traditional major events, they wanted to end the year with the annual game.

“[We] felt like it would be fun for everyone to see students compete against their teachers, coaches, and assistant principals in a chaotic setting,” Changwatchai said.