Mr. Peter Amidon ’90 Bengal Games today This year’s event took place on Friday, March 31 for an afternoon of friendly competition to earn money for local charities. Our youngest pre-kindergarten students participate on Team Orange and serve as ‘spirit spies’ who award special spirit points for those most spirited on campus. Students participate in games such as trivia competitions, obstacle courses, egg drops, engineering projects, and timed puzzles to earn points. This is a time for older students to give back to the GDS community by encouraging and nurturing our younger students. This is one of the many advantages to attending a PK-12 school. Lower School Director, Gillian Goodman, stated, “There is no greater joy for our youngest Bengals than to spend time with Middle and Upper School students. Being with the ‘big kids’ makes our Lower Schoolers feel important, and the older children serve as outstanding role models for them. Watching the cross divisional groups work together to solve problems and give back to the community is priceless.” If you have had the privilege of participating in Bengal Games then you know: Everybody Plays! Everybody Wins! The Red Team earned $965 for Triad Health Project. The Red Team is supported by Lake Jeanette Orthodontics & Pediatric Dentistry. Triad Health Project provides emotional and practical support to individuals living with HIV/AIDS and to their loved ones. The Green Team earned $989 for the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. The Green Team is sponsored by The PC and MacHelp Centers. The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF) is the worldwide leader in funding research to cure Type 1 Diabetes, an autoimmune disease that strikes children and adults suddenly and lasts a lifetime. The Blue Team earned $987 for Greensboro Urban Ministry and is sponsored by Southeastern Orthopaedic, Murphy Wainer Division. Greensboro Urban Ministry provides crisis intervention and emergency services through the basics of food, shelter, and clothing to individuals and families. The Yellow Team earned $979 the Heifer International and NPR and is sponsored by Greensboro Day School teachers. Heifer International’s mission is to work with communities to end world hunger and poverty and to care for the Earth. NPR works to create a more informed public through partner stations.   The Black Team earned $982 for Hospice of Alamance and Caswell Counties. The Green Team is sponsored by Fairystone Fabrics Incorporated. Hospice of Alamance and Caswell Counties provides comprehensive, compassionate care to persons who have a limited life expectancy measured in months rather than years. They also provide home health care services and counseling for children and adults. t GDS Magazine | 25