During Snow Week, one of the many events held was powderbuff. Guys in any grade were able to sign up and join a team to play at this event. This was the third year that powderbuff has been held at OHS and it seems to be pretty popular. 

This year, it was held in the OHS main gym from 7:30-9:30 p.m. on Feb.12. Teams paid five dollars to join, and spectators paid one dollar to watch. Each team consisted of six players and had to choose one teacher representative to coach their team. They got to dress up however they wanted with a theme. The game was played like a regular volleyball game with a single elimination bracket. Seven teams signed up. 

The team “The Notorious D.I.G.” showed up looking fierce in all black and won the championship. Junior Nolan Ginskey from the team says, “It was what we all expected to do but victory is always sweet. All the off-season work paid off.” 

There is so much behind the scenes in planning these activities. The student council works very hard to plan the Snow Week events while also keeping the week fun for students and staff. They allow students to go to fun events that are not usually held throughout a normal school week. 

Senior Kali Clausen said, “Snow week has been a tradition for Owatonna Senior High School for quite some time now. That being said, we try to keep the events somewhat based on tradition. The events such as the medallion hunt, powderpuff, family feud, and crush have been around ever since I was a freshman and have continued to show great involvement with the student body.” 

Events throughout the week involved a coronation pepfest on Monday to start the week, an adaptive floor hockey game on Monday night and Family Feud on Wednesday night. Between the dress-up days throughout the week and all the events, Snow Week is a great way to break up the long winter.