When Rabbi Koslowe announced that the teacher-donated raffle would take place during the Middle School Purim festivities, a number of girls in the 7th grade had an idea. Knowing that Rabbi Koslowe would enthusiastically announce the name of the winner of each prize, they sacrificed their personal chances of winning for a greater cause; rather than writing their own names on the back of their tickets, they wrote, "COLOR WAR!"
Color War won one of Morah Shira's prizes. After some investigation, the selfless acts of the Color Warriors was exposed and plans for a class color war were immediately under way. During 7G's final assessment on Parshat Behaalotcha, Rabbi Koslowe came into the classroom and, to the astonishment of all of the students, broke out 7G Color War! The following class, 7G celebrated Color War as well as the completion of a packed Parsha by competing as Teams Miriam and Aharon in various trivia and creativity challenges. After displays of inspiring sportsmanship and application of intellect, Team Miriam won by a mere few points (given the end of Parshat Behaalotcha, Miriam really needed that win). Kol hakavod, 7G, for your beautiful camaraderie!
