Who will win 'The Gathering'?
 
    The Gathering, an all-day, sixth-grade activity based on the 
Stone Age, will be held Friday, October 10, 2008. The Storm Clan 
(Mr. Lemin's first hour class, led by Mrs. Goldman) won the event 
last year.

    Students are divided into twelve "Clans" and wear their tribe's 
color and/or emblem. It is exciting to watch them taking on 
their group identities: the Desert Clan in orange, the Fire Clan in 
red, the Forest Clan in green, the Glacier Clan in light blue, the 
Island Clan in tie-dye, the Mountain Clan in gray, the River Clan in 
dark blue, the Star Clan in white, the Storm Clan in black, the Sun 
Clan in yellow, the Swamp Clan in camouflage, and the Volcano Clan 
in purple. Many of the parent volunteers - who are greatly 
appreciated - also wear their student's colors.

    During 'The Gathering,' students play a variety of individual 
and team-oriented games linked to our study of prehistoric times. 
The basic theme of the Games is communication, cooperation, and 
competition. The morning games include 'Fossil Foods,' 'Critter 
Collection,' 'Nothin' But Net,' 'Oglish,' 'Pin the Tail on the 
Woolly Mammoth,' 'Mog's Magic Beans,' 'Bone Heads,' 'Hunting the 
Herd,' 'Top Dogs,' 'Art Attack,' and 'Dodo Dodgeball.' New this year 
will be 'River Rafting.' 

    The afternoon 'All-Clan' games include 'The Scrat 
Race,' 'Passing the Torch,' and 'The Cave Crawl.' An alternative 
game, 'Rockin' Roll,' is in planning stages.

    There are also demonstrations of skills such as archery, 
rope-making, petroglyphs, pottery, music, and basketweaving.

    The day ends with the announcement of the winning Clan.

    The sixth grade teaching team would like to thank the Deer 
Creek community, faculty, and administration for its continued 
support!

Mr. Lemin (also known as 'The Old One')

Previous Winners of The Gathering

October 2001 - The Fire Clan / The Sun Clan (tie)
October 2002 - The River Clan
October 2003 - The Mountain Clan
October 2004 - The River Clan
October 2005 - The Mountain Clan
October 2006 - The River Clan
October 2007 - The Storm Clan

October 2008 - ??????????????