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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.Canfield Village Middle School students cheer on both students and staff at the school’s annual Students Versus Staff Basketball Game.
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.A Canfield Village Middle School staff member takes a shot during the school’s annual Students Versus Staff Basketball Game on March 10.
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.Members of the Canfield Village Middle School seventh- and eighth-grade boys basketball team waited their turn to take the court at the school’s annual Students Versus Staff Basketball Game on March 10.
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.A member of the Canfield Village Middle School girls basketball team launches a shot as members of the CVMS staff look on during the school’s annual Students Versus Staff Basketball Game.
By ABBY SLANKER
Canfield Village Middle School hosted its second annual Students Versus Staff Basketball Game on March 10. In front of a standing-room only crowd, members of the seventh- and eighth-grade boys and girls basketball teams took on members of the CVMS staff in a battle for bragging rights.
CVMS home economics teacher Angela Alexandrides and CVMS Principal Judd Rubin coordinated the event.
“This event has a great atmosphere. It gives the students a chance to see our staff in a different light and it’s a lot of fun for everyone. And it provides a bit of fun before the students start their state tests soon. We built off last year’s successful game and will continue the tradition here at CVMS,” Alexandrides said.
The event also offered a 50/50 raffle with members of the school’s student council helping to sell tickets. Concessions were also available, with CVMS staff members donating items and students manning the booth.
According to Alexandrides, all money raised at the event will go back into the school.
“The money raised tonight will go to the middle school and stay in the building. It will be used for things the staff or students might need throughout the year,” Alexandrides said.
To start the game, the seventh-grade girls took on the staff for 10 minutes of play, with the eighth-grade girls following. The seventh-grade boys then took the court for 10 minutes of play, with the eighth-grade boys following, having their turn against the staff.
At halftime, the staff was up one bucket. To start the second half, the seventh-grade boys and girls combined to go against the staff and then the eighth-grade girls and boys joined forces to battle the staff.
After a hard fought contest, with a back and forth score, the CVMS staff came out on top of the competition.