By Maddy Gaillard – Staff Reporter 

The Jonathan Law Student vs. Staff Basketball Game made a successful comeback this spring.

As the first Student vs. Staff game in years, there was a lot of excitement surrounding it. The event was a fundraiser for the senior class.

“It’s important to hold fun events to get back to seeing ‘kids being kids,'” Principal Mr. Darcy said. “Events like this also allow students and staff to gain more trust and strengthen our school spirit as a family.”

Many students were very excited to play in the game.

“It was way more exciting than I expected,” Freshman Zach Croce said. “I certainly didn’t expect people to cheer for me as much as they did.” 

There were many great moments that happened during the game that brought back the normal feel of school. 

“My favorite part of the game is when I hit a three and when Zach scored the layup,” sophomore Chris DeProfio said. 

Because of COVID, the process of setting up the game was different than previous years. 

“This was the first in-person school sponsored fundraiser that Law hosted since the beginning of COVID,” Vice Principal Mr. Hoggatt said. “It was really important to hold this event to try to get back to a ‘normal’ school year.”

The Student Section definitely added more excitement to the game and made it more fun for the viewers and players. 

“My favorite moment would have to be when I finally made a basket and the crowd went crazy because I had missed so many other shots in the game beforehand,” Croce said.

Hoggatt said the crowd affected the game. 

“I thought the best part of the game was the student section,” Hoggatt said. “The energy and excitement they showed for the players and faculty was awesome. We have the best student body around and it was great to be a part of that.  My own sons are still talking about the game and can’t wait until next year to come back.”

The game was a productive fundraiser for the senior class. 

“The senior class officers and advisors planned the event once we got the ‘green light’ to hold it from the district”, Darcy said. “This allowed us to have fun and move forward without the need for further covid restrictions.”

Overall, it was great to see students and teachers compete like how it was before the pandemic. 

“It was fun to play in front of all of the students and be able to finally do fun activities like that at school again,” DeProfio said.