Goal is to give students a fun and safe day to enjoy activities with their classmates

Watertown Public Opinion
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The Watertown Middle School closed out the 2022-23 school year by holding the annual WMS Arrowfest on Friday, May 26.

This is the third year of the event, which wasn't held in 2020 and 2021, according to WMS counselor Jason Buechler. The goal is to give students a fun and safe day to enjoy activities with their classmates.

Students are free to walk around and choose any activity at any time.

Students play some Spikeball during the Watertown Middle School Arrowfest on Friday, May 26, 2023.
Students play some Spikeball during the Watertown Middle School Arrowfest on Friday, May 26, 2023.

Buechler said the student council and staff work together to develop activities so that there is something fun to do for everyone.

This year's activities included anime design and coloring, board and card games, karaoke, phot booth, scavenger hunt, bingo, making ice cream, Pictionary, 9 square, crossnet, cornhole, Spikeball, Radar Run with the Watertown Police Department School Resource Office, South Dakota National Guard and MRE's, vehicles and other activities.

Students play some crossnet during the Watertown Middle School Arrowfest on Friday, May 26, 2023.
Students play some crossnet during the Watertown Middle School Arrowfest on Friday, May 26, 2023.
These students participate in one of the activities during the Watertown Middle School Arrowfest on Friday, May 26, 2023.
These students participate in one of the activities during the Watertown Middle School Arrowfest on Friday, May 26, 2023.
A student completes the radar run with the Watertown Police Department school resource office during the Watertown Middle School Arrowfest on Friday, May 26, 2023.
A student completes the radar run with the Watertown Police Department school resource office during the Watertown Middle School Arrowfest on Friday, May 26, 2023.
South Dakota National Guard reps were on hand during the Watertown Middle School Arrowfest on Friday, May 26, 2023.
South Dakota National Guard reps were on hand during the Watertown Middle School Arrowfest on Friday, May 26, 2023.
Students play some board and card games in the library during the Watertown Middle School Arrowfest on Friday, May 26, 2023.
Students play some board and card games in the library during the Watertown Middle School Arrowfest on Friday, May 26, 2023.
Students line up for the ice cream making activity during the Watertown Middle School Arrowfest on Friday, May 26, 2023.
Students line up for the ice cream making activity during the Watertown Middle School Arrowfest on Friday, May 26, 2023.
Students play bingo during the Watertown Middle School Arrowfest on Friday, May 26, 2023.
Students play bingo during the Watertown Middle School Arrowfest on Friday, May 26, 2023.
Students play some cornhole during the Watertown Middle School Arrowfest on Friday, May 26, 2023.
Students play some cornhole during the Watertown Middle School Arrowfest on Friday, May 26, 2023.

This article originally appeared on Watertown Public Opinion: Watertown Middle School students close out school year with Arrowfest