Edmond Memorial High School’s annual Swine Week is nearly over, but students still had another round of laughs during Thursday’s Game Show assembly in which teachers and students alike competed.

Like every assembly, it started with a rendition of the national anthem, this time performed by the EMHS historical jazz band. Afterward, the annual Swine Week spirit clinic performed two cheers with the EMHS cheer team and a dance with the EMHS pom team. 

The first game of the assembly was a parody of “Family Feud,” a popular TV game show where contestants are asked questions, and the most popular answers from a survey earn them more points. Contestants at EMHS played five rounds of questions, and whoever lost would have to drink a smoothie made with unusual ingredients like hot dogs, mayonnaise and cottage cheese. Most of the questions were opinion-based, for example, “Who is the best teacher at Memorial?,” “What is the best drink place?” and “What is the best kids show?” The girls won, earning four points, and the boys lost with one. The blender was not functioning, so the boys ended up eating unblended hot dogs with cottage cheese as a punishment instead. 

Next, Swig the Pig, EMHS’ Swine Week mascot, and Spike the Bulldog, EMHS’ official mascot, came out to the stage to do a sing-off, similar to “The Masked Singer.” Multiple judges rated the performance, and later a money run was conducted to determine the winner. Swig the Pig was revealed to be Olivia Hamlin and Spike the Bulldog was unmasked as Cannon Bushman. 

After that, a blind dating game entertained the audience. In this game, senior Madison Vance was blindfolded, and one boy from each grade, including her boyfriend, senior Riley Kelly, came out to answer questions about her.  For each round, Vance had to choose her least favorite answer out of the contestants, and the person she eliminated had something dumped on his head. The person who knew her best and the winner was Kelly, who then used the opportunity to ask Vance to go to prom with him. 

Following this game, Oklahoma History teacher and head tennis coach Leslie Futrell and social studies teacher and track coach Tyler Sergent came out into the spotlight to play a game in which they asked each other pointed questions, and if one of them refused to answer, they had to eat the spiciest chicken wings available, similar to the show “Hot Ones.”

“I did not know what questions to expect but figured they would be somewhat controversial because that is what students want to hear,” Futrell said. 

The controversial questions asked included “Who is your least favorite coworker this year?,” “Who is your least favorite principal to work with?” and “Would you rather wear an Edmond North High School shirt for the rest of the day or eat a hot wing?,” in which Futrell showed her EMHS pride by eating the hot wing. 

The assembly continued with another game of questions, but this time with freshman principal Carrie Higdon and her daughter Cameron Higdon. If one of them refused to answer, they would be slapped on the face with a tortilla while they had water in their mouths.

“I was glad I was able to go against my mom because it is now one of my favorite memories I have made here during my time at Memorial,” Cameron said. 

Then, students were once again asked to open their hearts and wallets for a money run, so that, if over $50 was raised, assistant principal Evan Chada had to eat one of the hot wings. While that was happening, four students had to bob in tubs of uncooked macaroni and cheese to find two of the four objects hidden using only their mouths. The student body managed to raise the $50, so Chada ate three hot wings. 

Swine Week at EMHS might be almost over, but students can still have fun. These assemblies provide students with entertainment, but on top of that, the money raised goes to those who need it most. 

Contact Noelia Ocampo Resendiz at [email protected]