Science Teachers Rachel Busch and Sarah Rodenwald planned a day full of Mole Equinox-related fun for their chemistry classes on Monday.
Every year since she started teaching at BHS, Rodenwald has celebrated Mole Day, which is October 23, with her classes. With block scheduling, that left second semester chemistry students without a day to celebrate Moles.
So this year she decided that the Mole Equinox, which is six months after Mole Day, would be the perfect way to give second semester chem students their Mole Day. Busch, who currently teaches Arts-Infused Chemistry, excitedly joined in the day of fun by thinking of activities for her classes.
Some of the activities the two teachers came up with were mole-shaped cookies and milk (or molk); tattoos; Mole jokes; and Mole movies and songs. They played pun games and a Periodic Table game where the point was to create words out of element symbols. There was also Chuck a Mole (students threw stuffed moles as far as they could), Mole in the Hole (like tossing a bean bag into a hole), and Pin the Nose on the Mole.
“I really liked the games,” said Sophomore Anton Raduechel. “I liked Mole in the Hole the best. I almost fell over like every other time I tried to throw it. It was bad, but fun. I thought it was awesome to celebrate Mole Day. I know a lot of teachers who would have been like, ‘Hey it’s Mole Day! Alright back to your book work.’ The fact that Busch set up all these games made it really fun.”
In Busch’s classes, students competed in Mole in the Hole, Chuck a Mole and a coloring game for points. The girl and boy with the most points were crowned Mole King and Queen during the Mole Coronation.
The Mole King, Sophomore Elijah Nelson-Anderson enjoyed the experience. He felt like a King with his subjects while wrapped in the thick Homecoming coat. He based his winning on his throwing technique during Chuck a Mole.
“I learned that watching other people fail helps you throw a really light cloth mole better because I learned from what they did wrong. I just had to throw it sideways, no one thought to do that I guess, but it worked.”
The Mole Queen, Sophomore Tayler Greger, was excited to receive her plastic, silver crown with purple ‘gems’. It was only slightly awkward with all the people staring.
“To be Mole queen was kinda weird because everyone was watching me and the ninth graders in Mr. Anderson class had to sing to us while we were crowned. I was embarrassed. Then we had to walk down the hallway after the bell rang and everyone was staring, but it was fun. I wore the crown for the rest of the day until I got home. I really enjoyed the whole day.”
