Stakes are high, and the 6th graders are finally ready for the event they’ve been preparing for all semester. IT’S EGG DROP! Each year, the sixth graders take time out of their advisory to get ready for the egg drop. The egg drop is an event where students have to protect an egg so it does not break when it falls from the FWPA roof, where Mr. Genzlinger drops them. Students use things like cotton balls, cardboard, popsicle sticks, and foam to keep the egg safe.
For many students, the egg drop is one of the most exciting events at FWPA. It was started by Mr. Genzlinger, who came up with the idea of putting sixth graders into groups where they work together to make a build together. He started the event to, “encourage people to create social connections with people other than their friends.” This goal was a clear success to him, as he said, “I think the egg drop was overall great for student growth. Some of the quietest students branched out to communicate with their teammates.”
Tymofii Chesnokov used the famous Pop-it toys and cotton balls to help protect his group’s egg when it landed. He said he was pretty nervous his egg would break, but after the egg landed safely, he was relieved. “It took a lot of ideas to make it, and it was fun to watch it drop,” he recalled.
Mei Gibson used balloons and a foam box to protect her egg. Her group put balloons around the egg so it would fall slower. “I was nervous to see if it would crack because we hadn’t tested it, but I was surprised to see the egg perfectly fine. It was nerve racking but fun to watch,” she stated.
In this year’s egg drop, Mr. Genzlinger noticed many students used balloons and parachutes to slow down their egg. His favorite design consisted of balloons that had Seahawks logos on them to support the Seahawks in the Super Bowl.
The egg drop is a tradition at FWPA that brings students together and helps them work as a team each year.
