the gauntlet discussion

Orientation was on Monday, everyone has been at the Academy for about two days. So isn't that about the perfect time for the first competition?

On Wednesday Night (Thursday morning), sirens blare throughout the dorm rooms at three in the morning, and a voice over the speakers tells everyone they have three minutes to get dressed and be outside or they are disqualified. Students that are disqualified receive a "--" on the first competition, which means an entire month of punishments.

Once outside, instructors walk back and forth collecting attendance from those who were able to line up outside in the allotted three minutes. Those who didn't make it outside are now locked inside the dorms for the duration of the first competition. Once all attendance has been collected, one instructor steps forward to give the instructions for the competition.

"If you haven't figured out out yet, this is the first of many competitions you'll see during your time here at Ainsley. This one, like the Gauntlet, just so happens to be a race. Your goal during this test is to have the shortest time as possible, but know that if you take longer than 2 hours to complete this competition, you will be disqualified.

The first 5 students to have the shortest times on record receive personalized training for 1 week, which will assess their current abilities and give them a leg up on what needs to be improved upon. They will also get a head start on the next competition. Students 6-10 will receive 3 days personal training, with no head start in the next competition. Any other student who finishes the race will receive nothing -- except for the students who come in anything less than 25th place, those lucky few will have one week of punishments but no other penalty.

Rules of the race: anyone wearing shoes, you can go ahead and leave those here. You must be back at this spot in under two hours, with four rings. The rings will fit around your arms, so it's suggested that's where you keep them while running. You will find these four rings on the different parts of the Academy -- One will be in the Wave Pool, the others will be in the Fountain on East Campus, the Gazebo on West Ainsley, and the last ring will have your name on under your picture in the Gallery to be found in the Library.

You cannot take other people's rings, you must go to all four of these spots to retrieve your own.

If you find yourself injured, unwilling to participate, or unable to finish in under two hours -- you will be disqualified. Punishments for those students will be 2 weeks.

Rankings will be posted tomorrow in the Gallery, where you will find your placement, racing time, and punishment/reward if any.

1. Hartley Marsen [1:31:29] (with glasses)
2. Ophelia Rycon [1:35:34
3. Daniel Moss [1:35:59]
4. Joelle Bronte [1:45:45]
5. Mitchell Raemer [1:46:43]
6. Pierceton VanKent [1:46:50]
7. Dae Jheon [1:47:55]
8. Karaline Reath [1:49:22]
9. Micah Raemer [1:49:30]
10. Abigail King [1:49:45]

11. Sophie Coleman [1:49:57]
12. Zachariah Beckett [1:50:03]
13. Cleo Spynn [1:51:04]
14. Lyca Delacroix [1:51:10]
15. Alice Bell [1:52:56]
16. Reiza Salcedo [1:52:59]
17. Jamison Augustus [1:53:01]
18. Angel Castellano [1:53:17]
19. Nathan Delacroix [1:53:45]
20. Lincoln Knafe [1:54:00]
21. Wyatt Lassiter [1:55:55]
22. Amancio Klassan [1:55:59]
23. Brytson Escot [1:56:04]
24. Xander White [1:57:00]
25. Ebiza Grey [1:57:33]

26. Nora Greene [1:58:28]
27. Cassandra Harris [1:58:57]
28. Isabelle Svensson [1:59:00]
29. Ivy Soung [1:59:04]

Disqualified
Bonnie Cook [--Didn't make it outside within 3 minutes]
Finnegan O'Neal [--Didn't make it outside within 3 minutes]
Rowan Kings [--Didn't make it outside within 3 minutes]
E'Mai Lukus [--Didn't make it outside within 3 minutes]
Kaneki Cudrow [-- Didn't make it outside within 3 minutes]
Althea Darcy [-- Didn't make it outside within 3 minutes]
Juliet Donovan [--Race incomplete due to injury]
Sorin Choi [--Race incomplete due to injury]
Marie Valdez [--Race incomplete due to injury]
Audrey Brook [--Race incomplete due to injury]
Charize Byion [2:01:03]
William Holland [2:05:39]
Artemis Lennox [2:06:46]
Victor Silva [2:12:12]
Andrakas Lars [2:13:22]
Arkula Lyons [2:32:42]
Lucretia Payne [2:33:32]
Jorrel Erocke [2:34:43]
Ashlyn Tinsley [2:36:45]
Jax Karnus [2:40:12]
Lucy Paldo [3:26:21]

Meeting Monday for first training session in the lobby of the training center: Hartley Marsen, Ophelia Rycon, Daniel Moss, Joelle Bronte, Mitchell Raemer

Meet Friday for training session in lobby of the training center: Pierceton VanKent, Dae Jheon, Karaline Reath, Micah Raemer, Abigail King

Meeting Monday for punishment instructions in the Menagerie at 8am: Bonnie Cook, Finnegan O'Neal, Rowan Kings, Charize Byion, Nora Greene, Cassandra Harris, Isabelle Svensson, Ivy Soung, Juliet Donovan, William Holland, Artemis Lennox, Victor Silva, Sorin Choi, Andrakas Lars, E'Mai Lukus, Kaneki Cudrow, Althea Darcy, Arkula Lyons, Lucretia Payne, Jorrel Erocke, Marie Valdezm, Ashlyn Tinsley, Jax Karnus, Lucy Paldo, Audrey Brook