Have you ever felt like someone was watching you? For the players of the 2016 LHS assassin game, it’s a feeling that is encountered almost everyday. Assassin is a student organized water tag game played amongst juniors and seniors.

“Basically you get a target every two weeks and in order for you to win the game you have to assassinate your target with water,” senior Ben Ahumaraeze said. “But if you are assassinated by the person that was assigned to you, you’re also out.”

The object of the game is simple and the rules are just as simple. In order to complete an assassination and move on to the next round, you must hit your target with water in some way within the two week window provided without being assassinated yourself.

There are some restrictions for where you can assassinate. Assassinations cannot occur anywhere on school property at any time, at school organized events, at work, school sporting events such as school football games, or at church. These rules require players to get creative on ways to get their target out.

“Sometimes it’s hard if you don’t directly know your person,” junior Kate Turnage said. “So then you have to use your connections and people you know to be able to figure more out about your person.”

The assassin game was first introduced to LHS last year. It was organized by now senior Emily Azpell, who was inspired to start the game due to its success at other schools.

“I started it last year because it was such a success at Park Hill South and it looked like a lot of fun,” Azpell said.

The success quickly spread and the game became a massive hit here at LHS.

“It just brings people together in different ways and it’s a lot of fun to sneak around and talk to people to find out more information,” Turnage said.

The initial success from last year helped make this year’s assassin already a huge success with over 140 people signed up to participate. The large amount of people makes for a lot of fun, but can be challenging to organize.

“I have a pretty big spreadsheet with over 140 people in it and it can be difficult to make sure every single person knows the rules,” Azpell said. “I also have to contact every single person and tell them who their target is. That first day where I send out all of the targets is pretty stressful because if you forget someone then you have to redo every single one.”

If you have the skill and determination to be the last one standing in the end and become the LHS assassin champion, your effort does not go unnoticed. Not only do you get the title of LHS assassin champion, but you also receive a cash prize.

“To play you have to give two dollars and the winner will receive all of the entry money. They usually win about 200 to 300 dollars,” Azpell said.