Racing to the finish line

By Sarah Lu on May 31, 2019

Victory is ours

Wonjin Ko, sophomore, Evan Lin, sophomore and Tommy Zheng, sophomore celebrate their first place victory during boat races on May 24, 2019. There were a total of nine teams that participated in boat races, and their team was the fastest. “Building the boat and then testing it to see if it works, that was pretty fun,” Ko said. Ko’s team used a lot of duct tape and spent around 12 hours building their boat. Sarah Lu/Prowler

Focus

Griffin Stepler, senior and Thomas Kitchell, senior, look towards the wall as they concentrate on paddling faster. Stepler and Kitchell’s boat’s name was “Free Shipping,” relating to Amazon Prime. “I was just feeling ecstatic the whole time, a mix of surprise and excitement that we were able to go forward. We were on top of the water, which is more than we could’ve ever asked for,” Stepler said. “Free Shipping” was built with the purpose of the bottom half coming off during the race, which it was successful in doing. Sarah Lu/Prowler

Behind the scenes

Tyler Zielinski, senior, asks Kyle Yasui, senior, and Sean Price, senior, how they feel about their boat race. Yasui and Price won the second heat of boat races with their boat, “Codfather,” but it capsized during the final heat. Boat races were made a school event three years ago, with the purpose of being “a fun event for students to put their creative minds to work and make something to test their skills and have fun while doing it, and to get the whole school involved to watch a really hilarious event,” Katie Rose, senior and boat races event planner, said. Rose organized for there to be tacos, shaved ice and a performance by a school band, Zack’s Friends. Sarah Lu/Prowler

Paddle away

Nina Almaoui, freshman, and Anna Li, freshman, paddle towards the wall in their boat, “Jaws” during the final heat of boat races. Originally, Almaoui and Li were not one of the top three finishers, but their boat was still intact after their first race, so they advanced to the final round. “We just put our all into it and really it turned out to be a positive experience and really fun with the whole background cheering us on,” Almaoui said. “Jaws” ended up placing second out of the nine teams that participated. Sarah Lu/Prowler

Men overboard

Daniel Xu, senior, Gaurav Dhirar, senior, and Samuel Liao, senior, swim with the remains of their boat, “Tesla Model H2O,” after capsizing. “Tesla Model H2O” was built similar to a canoe, very long and thin, but this strategy did not work for the team. Despite this, the event was still very fun. “That surprise factor of waiting until that moment to see whether or not it’s going to work is really what it’s all about,” Dhirar said. The idea of making the boat like a canoe was Liao’s. Sarah Lu/Prowler

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