There+&+Back+Again+-+a+possible+house+activity

Here is a draft of a possible house activity that I have been thinking about for a few decades. Let me know what you think.

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which may be more updated than the cut and paste below:

** There & Back Again ** = House Competition =

When: A Saturday in spring 2011, sunrise to sunset. Some might spend 10 minutes on the activity, others 12 hours.

Where: The Ozaukee Interurban Trail (OIT) starting at County Line Road just west of Green Bay Road and meandering through the length of Ozaukee County.

Who: Members of the USM community: Students, Faculty, Staff and Families. Even though this is a house competition, non Upper School faculty, staff and families could add their individual scores to the house of their choosing.

This is a new concept in racing in which contestants run, bike, walk, jog, skateboard, roller blade or stroll varying distances ranging from the minimum of 1 mile to a maximum of 62 miles (The OIT is 31 miles long). Contestants set their own mode of transport, pace and distance. There are also bonuses for travelling in a group, performance art or community service along the way.

The Ozaukee Interurban Trail (OIT) is a 10 foot wide asphalt path that passes through Mequon, Thiensville, Cedarburg, Grafton, Port Washington and Belgium. No motorized traffic is allowed on the trail, but at some points you have to use streets. There are many beautiful parks and restaurants along the way.

Everyone must start and finish the race at the 0 mile marker on the north side of County Line Road. At the start, you get a racing form, map and travel guide. You must also declare the group you are travelling with if you choose this option. You can start anytime after sunrise, but must return by sunset (exact times will be on the racing form when the date is chosen).

POINTS

a. Walking, running, jogging, strolling, skipping X 10 b. In line skating, roller blading, skateboarding X 8 c. Biking X 5 If you use a combination of the above, you apply the lowest multiplier to your distance. You may leave the trail for various breaks and activities, but these detours cannot be added to your total distance. Some of the mile and half mile posts are missing on the trail. You will have to keep travelling north until you find one, or turn around and use the highest marker you passed. The minimum distance is one mile based on the first marker at ½ mile. This is located just north of the bridge over Trinity Creek. Bikers are asked to walk their bikes when travelling south from the bridge.
 * 1) DISTANCE: Everyone will get points for the distance they travel. The OIT has mile and half mile markers. Note the highest marker you reach and double it (there and back again). Then you multiple that by a factor depending upon how you travelled:

1st place ring: 100 points and 4 points per member 2nd place ring: 50 points and 3 points per member 3rd place ring: 25 points and 2 points per member 4th place ring: 10 points and 1 point per member The key and ring do not have to be carried by one person, but may be relayed amongst members of the house. No interference from other houses is allowed against the key or ring bearers. Key and ring bearers get a bonus point for every mile they carry it.
 * 1) HOUSE RINGS: Each of the four houses will be given a small bike locking ring in their house color with the corresponding key. The night before the race, all four rings will be locked to a pole around mile marker 31. The keys will be given to each of the four house chairs, and they will entrust them to someone in the house, most likely a bicyclist. The key is used to unlock the ring, and key and ring are raced back to mile marker 0. The rings score two kinds of points depending on their finishing order: A fixed amount and a bonus for each member of the house participating in the race.


 * 1) PLACING: The first 100 people to cross the finish line at mile 0 get points based on the formula 101 – their place. So first place gets 100 points, second place gets 99, and so on until 100th place, who gets one point. People after 100 get no points for place. Once you cross the line, you may not return and cross again.


 * 1) FELLOWSHIPS: These are groups of people that start and finish the race together. At the start, they must sign in their fellowships with an official. They are allowed to separate over the course of the race, but must finish together to get the bonus. Finishing together is defined as crossing the line within a minute of each other with sequential places (if they are still in the top 100). The fellowship bonus is a number of points equal to the number of fellowship members that you finish with, up to a maximum of 12 points. The bonus is given to each member of the returning group. Any subset of the original fellowship is allowed. There is no limit to the number in a fellowship, as long as they all start the race within a minute of each other and sign in together.


 * 1) ADVISING GROUP BONUS: This is given in addition to any fellowship bonus. You get one point for each member of your advising group that you finish with, even if you did not start together.


 * 1) PERFORMANCES: There are many beautiful places to stop along the trail. If you feel so moved, you can earn up to 12 points for a performance of two to five minutes. It could be a song, story, poem, anecdote, dance, guitar jam, musical number, juggling, disk golf, bowling or whatever inspires, moves or educates your audience. You get a number of points equal to the size of your audience, which may or may not be your fellowship, up to a limit of 12. The number of performances that can count for points is 3, giving a maximum or 36 points for performances. Audience members do not get points.


 * 1) COMMUNITY SERVICE: If you find or plan something to help out the community along the way, have a witness outside the race sign your racing form. Take the number of minutes of service and divide by three (20 points per hour) up to a maximum of 60 points (3hours) for community service. No double dipping, that is, you cannot use this service for your USM requirement.

THERE AND BACK AGAIN 2011 RACING FORM Name _ Keep this form with you for the whole race and turn it in at the end to the official.

House: (Circle one) ACADEMY ARROW CREST LEDGER

__ Start time: _____ Finish time:__ ___

POINTS:

Circle mode of travel: a. Walking, running, jogging, strolling, skipping X 10 b. In line skating, roller blading, skateboarding X 8 __ c. Biking X 5 = __
 * 1) __ DISTANCE: Mile Marker ___ X 2 =


 * 1) HOUSE RING BONUS: 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4

Were you a key/ring bearer? If yes, how many miles

Did you cross the finish with the ring? 100, 50, 25, 10


 * 1) PLACING: 101 – ___ (your place) =__ __

__ Name of your fellowship: __
 * 1) __ FELLOWSHIPS: Number of others in your finishing group (max of 12) __


 * 1) ADVISING GROUP BONUS: One point for each member of your advising group that you finish with: __


 * 1) __ PERFORMANCES: 1 point per audience member up to a max of 12 per performance and a max of 3 performances __

__

__ divided by three = (round to the nearest whole number. Max of 60 __
 * 1) __ COMMUNITY SERVICE: Number of minutes of service __

Signature of non-race witness

GRAND TOTAL THERE AND BACK AGAIN 2011 FELLOWSHIP FORM __ Name of Fellowship ____Start time__

List members under their respective houses. If you run out of room, cross out and relabel a different column. Any number can join a fellowship at the start, but you can only count up to 12 other members of your fellowship at the finish. Each person can only count toward one group bonus, and your name will be crossed out on this list as you finish. This form must be filled out at the start of the race and is kept with the race official.

ACADEMY ARROW CREST LEDGER