On Wednesday, June 1, the SCA organized the first annual kickball game in order to support childhood cancer patients and survivors. The game was held in the gym with a $3 entrance fee and proceeds went to the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation.

To determine a winner, the kickball game was composed of a series of games played tournament-style. The first two rounds of games played were staff vs. students. The winners of each game would go on to play in the championship game. 

In the final game were the two underdog teams made up of Indy staff members. Staff team number one  pulled out with a win over the second staff team, winning the title for their fellow coworkers. It was a win in the end after all for the first team. 

Originally, the kickball game stemmed from a project given to students in SCA called the Impact Project. Junior Maddie DiLuigi was a driving force in helping to run and coordinate the event. DiLuigi explains how she and her classmates came up with the idea stating, “We wanted to incorporate the whole school somehow and make it a big event for everyone to get excited about.”

That is what they did. They created a fun environment for all to enjoy and donate to a good cause. Freshman Lilli Lubic participated in the game and contributed to her team by playing in the outfield. She also kicked for her team three times, including once with her shoe flying off into the crowd and generating a response from the crowd. Lubic says “I had a lot of fun while playing kickball. My team was really nice and I got to meet a lot of new people.”

Junior Megan Davies was on Lubic’s team, and although the end result wasn’t what they had in mind, the two girls had a similar experience with Davies recalling  “It was nice to be a part of something that is so impactful”

In the end, the goal of the fundraiser was complete and money was raised for the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation. The SCA plans to use their proceeds to purchase toys towards the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation’s toy drive.