In Beommul Middle School, there are many big events in May. One of th

▲ Tug of Wall

In the first part of the competition, students played 'Shall We Dance.' Each class prepared music and choreography for about two minutes, and they showed their performances to panels and students. For this event, students had practiced for more than two weeks. 

After that, the first-grade students played the game, 'Group Jump Rope.' Before the Athletes Competition, the first-grade students had prepared for this event for a long time. There were nine classes in the first grade, and they were divided into two groups, A and B. Each group progressed in the game, and the winner in each group advanced to next the round. Then, four groups went to the next round. They competed with each other again, and the final winner was determined. 

The next event was for the second-grade students. they played 'Group Jump Rope,' too. To progress in the game, the nine classed were divided into two groups. This game was almost the same as the game which the first grade played, but it was a little bit different. The first-grade students just went into the rope, jumped one at a time and came out from the rope one by one. However, the second grade jumps the rope in a group. They all went into the rope, and they started to jump. Then, the last class was the winner. The third-grade students played 'Tug of Wall.' They already did preliminary match before the Athletes Competition, and they only played the finals in the day. Before the preliminary match, each class' president picked up a number, and they made a list of matches. After the list came out, each class played games one week before the day. After the process, only two classes were left for the final match. Then, they played in the finals. Then, four representatives from each class came out and played 'Relay.' They played only the preliminary before lunch, and they played the finals after lunch. After lunch, the finals progressed, and 'a Three-Legged Relay' was held with each class' homeroom teacher. The teacher picked a number, and the student who has the number in the class played the game with his or her homeroom teacher. In the game, two competing teachers and student tied their one leg to each other, and they ran together.

Many students enjoyed the Beommul Athletes Competition, but there were pros and cons. As the feature of the Athletes Competition, all students become closer to each other during some games. Moreover, students did not want to study in that day, so they became free from the stress of studying. However, there were some shortcomings in Beommul Athletes Competition. According to the third-grade students in Beommul Middle School, it was too hot in the end of May, and they always played the same event, so it was too stale. If we checked the timetable of Beommul Athletes Competition, all students played the same games every year. Because of these things, students felt boring during the event. The second-grade student in Beommul Middle School said that all of the students are waiting to change the event in the Athletes Competition to have fresher and more unique things, and they wanted the management to install more tent to avoid the heat of the sun in the next Athletes Competition.

It is a good idea to hold Athletes Competition to solve the stress of the students. However, to make this event better and funnier, it seems that it is hard to not change the event in the Athletes Competition and to make a better place and background for the competition is somewhat hassle in the part of the management.