This 2025-2026 school year, Scheck Hillel’s annual Color War was filled with spirit and competition. With a theme inspired by the movie Trolls, students were divided into four teams: Pink (Poppy), Green (Branch), Blue (Biggie), and Yellow (Smidge).

The first night of Color War began with an “Erev Color War” Arvit service and the reading of the Megillah in the cafeteria. After dinner, students attended an exciting DJ party in the gym.

The first day consisted of games, competitions, and celebration, including a game show and carnival on the field and another Megillah reading in the gym. Later on, teams competed in many thrilling events, including tug-of-war, sumo wrestling, and air mattress races. The first day of color war concluded with a dunk tank, water games, and the highly anticipated powdered color fight.

On the final day of Color War, teams rotated through sports and activities throughout the morning. Events included kickball, ping pong, trivia, catapult building, art, rock wall climbing, and laser tag. The day ended with the final ceremony in the gym. Each team presented a Dvar Torah, creative artwork, lip sync performances, and team videos. These performances displayed all the pillars of this year’s color war: simcha, shalom, tikkun olam, and bitachon.

Throughout the competition, the Pink team stayed in the lead. However, the Green team made a surprising comeback from last to second place. In the final standings, Pink placed first, Green finished second, Blue took third, and Yellow placed fourth. By the end of the week, Color War once again proved to be one of the most exciting traditions of the school year. It is a tradition not only defined by competition, but also by unity.