The time for teachers and students to battle one another for ultimate glory using a rubber ball is arising.

                The Jonathan Law High School Softball team is putting together a Dodgeball Tournament to fundraise money this season. It will take place the last day of CAPT testing.

                “I think it will bring out a lot of school spirit,” said Softball coach and Gym teacher Ms. P., who is very exited about the dodgeball idea. “It will be a lot of fun.”

                The tournament will be held in the gym with a maximum bracket of 64 teams.

Each team will consist of 6 players and it will cost $30 a team to join the tournament.

                Each player must be a student or teacher at Jonathan Law, and students will need a signed permission slip by their parents in order to play.

                “It will be the same kind of permission slip that the girls on Powder Puff had to sign,” said Paolini.

                The branches will randomly be drawn out of a hat. Each match will take up half of the gym until four teams remain. Then the last four teams will play full court.

                “It will be the ‘March Madness’ of Jonathan Law High School,” said Softball Captain and senior Christine A.

                The Softball team hopes to use the money raised in their end of the year celebration. At the end of each of their seasons, the girls go to a Bridgeport Bluefish game and rent out the picnic area.

                “There are so many banquets happening that it makes it fun to do something different,” said Paolini. “We like to end the year with a bang.”

                The students seem to appreciate the fundraiser as word quickly spread of the childhood sport.

                “I think it’s a great idea,” said senior Louis D. “They banned it when we were younger, and it will be nice to play it again.”

                Sign ups for the tournament will take place at the end of January. For those that don’t want to play there will be an admissions fee of two dollars so people can support their classmates and teachers.

                “Its one of the best games out there,” said senior Megan S. “I’m really excited that we finally get to play it in school.”

                As the word spreads, Paolini hopes this fundraiser will help out her team and bring the Jonathan Law Community together.

                “I hope that this becomes an annual event at Jonathan Law High School,” said Paolini.

                As the Dodgeball Tournament finds its footing the rest of the Law community scurries to find teammates, strategy, and a chance to go down in history as the first participants in a new school event.