Thursday, October 8, 2009

I-Games 2010 Logo Determined

By Emma R.

One fall morning when the students of Mr.Guenther’s class came in the classroom they saw a t-shirt on the board. One the shirt was a picture of an ant holding a torch. In the background was the skyline. Two-thousand sixteen read the bottom. Kids questioned what are we going to do with it and when?

Later on in the day Mr.Guenther told the class that there would be a logo contest! The kids of the class could submit logos then the class would vote. The class was very excited 15 out of 24 students tried to win, but only 3 made it to the finals. The finalist where Hannah R., Olivia T., and Ryan N.

Once more it was voting time. This time the winner got the pride of having their t-shirt displayed at the Invertebrate Games, and another free t-shirt. When everyone was done voting the winner came out to be Ryan N.! Ryan was very happy.

The logo will be used at the Invertebrate Games, held at North Pointe Elementary in Spring 2010. To learn more information go to www.invertebrategames.com. Be there (I-Games 2010) to see Ryan’s t-shirt!

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

A Logo Without a Backbone

by Megan T.

On Friday September fourth, 2009, my teacher Mr. Guenther announced that we were going to have a competition to see what the logo would be for the games that we are putting on. The games are called the Invertebrate Games.

The Invertebrate Games are like the Olympics except with invertebrates of course! One of the students says that they want to have the Invertebrate Games because they want to get invertebrates a positive reputation so they can go to Washington D.C. and attempt to make an invertebrate a national symbol.

Mr. Guenther said that two kids with the names of Megan and Ashay were to make a logo since they were done with their tests early. Megan made a logo where the ant is playing for the reds against the butterflies. Since the Igames would be taking place near Cincinnati. And Ashay made one where the ant was playing for the Bengals, for the same reason as Megan.

Later that day Mr. Guenther said that everyone else would be make o ne for home work that was due that next Friday. The assignment was not mandatory.

On September 11th there were a total of 15 different logos, the finalists were Ryan N., Olivia T., and Hannah R. and all of their logos were exciting and interesting. Ryan’s had a worm and an ant racing at the Igames. Olivia’s had a bee playing basketball on the front then an ant surrounded by smaller ants on the back. And Hannah’s logo had an ant with invertebrate games souvenirs, with food and drinks ready for the games to begin.

My guess is that the finalists were very thrilled but just to make sure I asked for their input. Hannah said she wa “happy and that she hopes that she wins!" She was also "surprised and honored that the class picked her logo.” When I asked her how she felt when she was chosen, and with the same question Olivia said, “I feel good to be a finalist of all the good logos and I am hopeful that I win.” And Ryan said, “I was a little happy.”

Later that afternoon, Mr. Guenther told us the winner that would have created our official logo and the winner of an invertebrate games t-shirt. The winner was……. Ryan! I bet that turned his a little happy to a lot a happy. Oh no look at the time I’m late for the invertebrate games. I gotta buzz off. Hope to catch you at the invertebrate games!!!