The districts demonstrated their class spirit, the tributes survived the messy pep rally arena and over $21,636 was raised during the annual HOG Week games, which was themed after the Hunger Games.

“I couldn’t believe it,” HOG Committee Head Karen Cruz said. “I thought we would be very close to our goal, but never did I think we would actually surpass it by more than $6,000.”

The goal of raising $15,000 to get Make-A-Wish recipient Daniel L. Hicks, Jr., to Disney World was met and exceeded according to the announcement at the closing ceremony on April 14.

“I have never seen a school do so much to raise money,” Daniel’s mother Ester Hicks said. “The way everyone just pulled together to do this just amazes me.”

Daniel, who was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma at 2, has been cancer free since Jan. 23.

“(He) really enjoyed the experience,” Ester said. “He loved all the attention he received. He just kept giving everyone high fives.”

Cruz said she is proud to have been able to organize HOG Week.

“This year everyone was really into it and gave it their all,” she said.

The seniors won Battle of the Classes with the sophomores in second place.

“Class competition was fierce,” Student Council Sponsor Heather Colburn said. “We haven’t had that kind of class competition before. It was fun to see them just give unselfishly.”

Ester said that she was amazed at how much the students were able to raise.

“We are so excited to be going to Disney World,” she said. “We haven’t given it much thought (to) what else (we will) do.”

Colburn said there are always things to improve on before the next games.

“Every year you have new officers and new ways of thinking, doing and making things better,” she said. “We are going to try to incorporate some different events maybe at lunches. We are hoping that we will be able to have it closer to Spring Break.”

Student Council and the HOG Committee Heads didn’t know the final amount until it was announced to the school at the end of the last ceremony.

“I’m so thankful to everyone who made this happen with us,” Cruz said. “I’m proud to be a Wolf.”

Colburn said that she wants HOG Week to be more than just an eventful time in students’ high school experiences.

She said, “My hope is that when they look back on this that they remember who they gave to and not just that it was a fun week.”