A game students at Penn-Trafford High School have been playing is the game of Assassin, a game that students have been playing for many years.

     The game is played with water guns. Each week a team of two is sent a person to “assassinate” or shoot an opposing team with a water gun.

     Players can do this with any means necessary such as blocking cars in, showing up at people’s houses, catching them out of school, etc.

     There are some rules, though, such as you cannot shoot your targets at school, work, or sporting events. Also, no damaging property unless it’s your own. 

    Currently, the game is run by seniors Liam Hileman and Easton Ritter. 

     “We both manage everything and everybody week to week whether it is collecting prize money, calling close calls or coming up with a weekly bracket,” Hileman explained.

            This year senior Dominic Morelli and his partner Xavier Sloman woke up at 4:30 a.m., got breakfast and were going to get their target but missed their chance.

     “We got our target when she was walking to her car leaving school and we hid on the side of her house,” explained Morelli. “It feels great to know that I’m still in and I want to see how long we can last”

     On the other hand, sophomore Micheal Dinapoli, a second-week assassin that got assassinated, is somewhat happy it’s over for him.

      “I was walking up my sidewalk and someone was hiding around the side of my house. It felt good getting out because now I don’t have to hide and I can go places without worry,” explained Dinapoli.

Hayden Inman, Photography Manager