#603 The 114th Sea Olympiad

The 114th Sea Olympiad took place today somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean.

The Diploma Sea (faculty, staff, and lifelong learners) started out big by winning the first of 27 Olympic events: the Sea Chant competition.

Give me an F.  F!
Give me an F.  F!
Give me an F.  F!

Diploma-SEA, diploma-SEA
From east to west we all agree!
Bachelors, Masters, Doctors, too!
Diplomas crush the likes of you!

Diploma-SEA, diploma-SEA
From east to west we all agree!
When you play us, think it through:
We give grades to the likes of you!

Diploma-SEA, diploma-SEA
From east to west we all agree!
Mid-terms, quizzes, papers due:
Diplomas crush the likes of you!

Diploma Sea also won the trivia and scrabble competitions.  And we came close in spades, spoons, and spelling bee.

But the most fun event to watch was the Balloon Smash.  That's Kelly in the black shirt paired with Sarah in the pink competing against a tall pair of students from the Yellow Sea while on the right, two astronauts await their turn.  The object is to protect the green balloon tied to Kelly's leg and pop the red balloon tied to their opponents.  After much laughter and shenanigans on a moving ship, the Yellow Sea squeaked out a victory.

The first place team, the Mediterranean Sea, wins the right to disembark first in Fort Lauderdale.

Yours in the Olympic spirit,
Mary