'They’re a blueprint': Kuumba Olympics kick off with buoyant Opening Ceremony - Evanston RoundTable

'They’re a blueprint': Kuumba Olympics kick off with buoyant Opening Ceremony - Evanston RoundTable

As the fourth and fifth grade participants in Friday night’s Kuumba Olympic Games strained at the tug-of-war rope, the purple team fell to the ground. Though it seemed hopeless, the group’s sixth and seventh graders cheered from the sidelines, shouting “Get up” and “Keep going!” The purple team got back to its feet, putting in a valiant closing effort despite losing the four-way race to the orange team. When asked his reaction to losing his bala…