Webutuck students celebrate end-of-year field day

WEBUTUCK — The Webutuck kindergartners, armed with sunscreen and bottles of cool water, held their annual field day on Friday, June 10.Family and friends were invited to watch the youngsters compete in individual and team events.The most exciting event of the day by far, based on the excited squeals that accompanied its announcement, was the water balloon toss. Each class was given 10 balloons and the last class to have un-popped balloons was deemed the winner.That event appeared to be just as much fun to lose as it was to win. The students congratulated each other on good catches, but they were just as delighted to watch the balloons pop and to play in the water.Other events during the morning included the tug of war and a 50-yard dash. Toward the end of the event, the classes competed against each other in the Loop the Hoop event, which required the students to move a hula hoop around the circle of their linked hands without letting go of each other.The first-, second- and third-graders had been scheduled to hold their field day on Thursday, June 9, but because of the extreme heat and threat of dangerous storms, their field day was postponed until Monday, June 13.The field day events, which are typically held in June, signify the end of the school year and the start of summer vacation for the students.

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