South Tampa Young Life hosts color war
South Tampa Young Life hosted the color war for all current and new members of their youth group on Sept. 9 from 7-8 P.M. on the field on Davis Island.
“I have made so many friends through Young Life,” junior Kendall Braswell said. “It’s always a lot of fun and a good way to meet new people and try new things.”
Over a hundred people from freshmen to seniors of different South Tampa schools attended the event. Freshman Bailey Goodnight attended the event.
“I’m very excited about my first year in Young Life,” Goodnight said. “The color war was a lot of fun and I’m looking forward to more in the future.”
Young Life is a national religious organization that has a branch in south Tampa. The program reaches out to middle and high schoolers and the goal is to promote leadership in the community and to add a religious aspect to their lives.
“This is my second year doing the color war,” senior Fiona Schrager said. “It’s always been really fun, but now it’s really special to me since I’m a senior and this is my last year.”
Young Life hosts various annual events such as the color war throughout the year, for example the South Wind weekend camp for high schoolers on Nov. 1-3.
“I usually go to church with my family,” junior Emily Varsalona said. “But it’s nice to have something like that that I can enjoy with friends.”
Members of Young Life attending the event wear white shirts in preparation for the color war. How it works is that every participant gets two or three bags of different colored powder, and when the leaders say “go,” everyone rushes towards each other, throwing the colored powder everywhere.
“The color war is a really good thing to bring people together,” senior Katie Sparks said. “I really enjoyed meeting new people and having fun.”
The goal of the event is for Young Life to attract new members to join their youth organization. Senior Andres Mattuat has been a part of the South Tampa Young Life organization for three years.
“At first, I didn’t really have that many friends that were doing it,” senior Andres Mattutat said. “But looking back this has been one of the best parts of my high school experience.”
