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 * Poseidon VS. Athena **

This last month here at Greek God Middle School has been intense. There are two teams that are debating for the school's mascot. On one side of the goditorium, there is the one, the only, Poseidon, the god of the sea. On the other side of the goditorium, the wise wonder herself, Athena. The war between these two candidates has been intense. Obviously, Poseidon wants the mascot to be a powerful shark, while Athena wants it to be a wise owl.

First though, I need to give you background info on what started this battle. The school had ballots for the students to choose which mascot they wanted. Unfortunately, the two mascots were tied, so they reached the conclusion that they would have a rematch. So, the two candidates thought of ways to get people to follow them. They had rallies, speeches, and passed out items to persuade them.

And so, they had the next debate a week and a half away from the first one.This time, Athena won and Poseidon //demanded// a rematch. So again, they decided on a second rematch. So again, they decided on a second rematch. So again, the competition between the two candidates became tense. For another straight week they gave away free items and made promises. Finally, another debate was held in the goditorium.

In the second rematch, Poseidon won and since he had asked for a rematch, Athena asked kindly for another rematch and allowed it. This next vote would determine the winner and what the school’s mascot was going to be. The final showdown was to be at the end of the month, which was in a week from that day. Never in the history of the school have they ever witnessed a such intense and hard cored battle between two candidates.

That week, the two Olympians pushed it to their limit. They worked day and night working on posters, speeches, and gathering supplies to give away. They were determined to win their opponent and advertised whenever possible. Of course, there was no need since the whole school had heard the news and had already finished taking sides. Followers of the two teams were already warring amongst themselves. The day of the votes, the school was as tense at it has ever been. When they were about to announce the winner, the whole school was holding their breath that you could hear a pin drop. And so, the principal let go of the suspense by declaring Athena the winner. The school went into cheers and Poseidon was furious. He lost the votes 1224 to 1226 and swore revenge on Athena. So this is the tale of how the Greek Gods Middle School’s mascot became the owl and how Athena and Poseidon became rivals. (Epilogue: The whole debate ended at 4:00pm and the story continues with mohammed’s.) Great Job! 25 out of 25