Tourney of the Hoops!
Welcome to March Madness! This year we will be going straight from March Break into our big Spring Fundraiser that supports our teachers and students!
Our goal for this fundraiser is $50,000. This money is crucial to our school’s budget. Literally keeping lights on and salaries paid.
During Spirit Week each grade level will be racing to see who can reach their grade level goal of $5,555 first. We will be offering fun incentives each day for the class who gets the most pledges from the day before!
Since there are approximately 50 students per grade we need each student to think of their individual goal as being $111!
How do I register?
Go to www.givebutter.com/tourney26 and click DONATE or use the donation form on the right (below on phones).
Click DONATE, or select an amount and select your grade in the ‘credit team/team member’ drop down field.
Check out as per usual.
(YOU DO NOT NEED TO TIP GIVEBUTTER! Select ‘Other and enter $0.00)Have 2 students? Go back to Step 2 and Repeat.
SHARE the Fundraiser Link (See Step One) and watch your grade levels exceed their set goals!
Q: What is Tourney of the Hoops?
A: It’s a day for students to get together and play a uniquely Evergreen game, Capture the Hoops.
Q: What is Capture the Hoops?
A: The game was invented by former Evergreen Teacher, Chris Weaver and has remained a staple of the third grade experience ever since! At one point we had such a devoted cadre of Capturers that families gathered to play the game at area parks on the weekends!
It became a tradition for Third Grade to play the game on Friday afternoons and remains so to this day.
There have been some evolutions in the rules through the years, but you can think of it like Capture the Flag, but with hoops not flags. There are many hoops, not just one per team, and the game is played in the round across four quadrants with a free space in the center affectionately named Coney Island at some point in recent history.
Q: My student is in Kindergarten/First/Second Grade! They won’t know how to play!
A: Capture The Hoops is a bit much for K-2 Kiddos. We teach them Hoop Based Team Building Games to ensure they also have a fun and safe day that’s not overwhelming!
History of the Hoops!
The game was invented by former Evergreen Teacher, Chris Weaver and has remained a staple of the third grade experience ever since! At one point we had such a devoted cadre of Capturers that families gathered to play the game at area parks on the weekends!
It became a tradition for Third Grade to play the game on Friday afternoons and remains so to this day.
There have been some evolutions in the rules through the years, but you can think of it like Capture the Flag, but with hoops not flags. There are many hoops, not just one per team, and the game is played in the round across four quadrants with a free space in the center affectionately named Coney Island at some point in recent history.
Highlights from Last Year’s Games
