The Simcha of Adar Continues: HANC High School’s Surprise Color War 2026

The simcha of Adar doesn’t end with Purim. HANC HS students were gathered for a Shushan Purim Chagiga when Color War 2026 was announced.

The teams this year were revealed to be Blue, representing ora. and Black, representing simcha.

After a commencement speech by Rabbi Eli Slomnicki, the students participated in teamwork activities, including collecting pom-poms throughout the school, tic-tac-toe relay races, spike ball, chess and more.

Players from both teams went head-to-head in a thrilling basketball tournament, with their respective teams cheering them on from the sidelines.

The morning of the finale began with insightful shiurim followed by a school-wide game of musical chairs, and the closing ceremony, featuring exhilaratingly choreographed STOMP performances by both teams, student-written poems, and funny student-produced commercials for imaginary Shark Tank products.

After all the points amassed by each team had been tallied, the entire school sang Acheinu together.

The students waited in suspense before it was announced that the Blue team had won and would have their team name engraved on a WWE-style belt to be displayed in the school long after all team members have graduated.