Mr. Kaye's School of Basketball Coaching
Mr. Kaye taught us to set a ball screen facing the opposite way than we traditionally would in order to cut to the basket easier, what was this type of screen called?
A back screen
This rare pitching feat is what it is called when a pitcher goes the entire game without letting a single player from the opposing team reach base in any way.
A Perfect Game
What was the last stop in our trip? This city is known as the city of steel and heavily inspired Wiz Khalifa's song "Black and Yellow"
Pittsburgh, PA
Ms. Chan was the fs gym teacher at YM. What other gym teacher was she constantly being rumoured of flirting with and potentially even sleeping with?
Mr. Kung
This movie which we watched together featured breakout actress Inde Navarrette and Curry Barker and became one of the most popular movies of the year.
Obsession
After hoisting up a 3-point shot, Mr. Kaye would yell these three words at the shooter to increase their chances of an offensive rebound
"Follow your shot!!!"
This Toronto Blue Jays Legend was known for his famous Chicken Wing home run celebration while rounding the bases
Edwin Encarnacion
Free Show!! While eating at a restaurant, we lucked into some open mic karaoke. What was the name of the song that me and Olan performed a duet in?
Empire State of Mind
This student joined our school in Grade 12 and started playing ball with us occasionally. It was rumoured that he was involved in a fight and was suspended from Don Mills. What was this student's name?
Cameron Ardy
Funny How?? This movie which Boris played for us at his place once features Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci and was directed by Martin Scorscese. Known as one of the best movies of the 1990s it essentially killed the Mafia trope and showed some of the harsh realities associated with it.
Goodfellas
What type of layup did Mr. Kaye teach us and urge us to use with a defender chasing us down
The "Power Layup"
When playing in his first career game for the Raiders, Olan Ndikumana hit for a single on the first pitch he saw. Which part of the outfield did this ball land in?
Left Field
At Domino's Pizza, we all gave a nickname to check the progress of our orders. What was the nickname the employee wrote down for Olan?
Black North Face Jacket
Which French teacher was rumoured to have been a stripper before going into teaching?
Ms. Pandurevic
This movie was my introduction to Chadwick Boseman, a biopic about Jackie Robinson and his playing days for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
42
Mr. Kaye glazed this computer science student who many of us believed probably shouldn't have been on the team. However, Mr. Kaye doubled down and started him in the Vanier tournament despite him not doing much.
Vedant Gupta
The Philadelphia Phillies also blew a 3-1 series lead in the conference championship in 2023 but received way less clowning than the Oklahoma City Thunder. Who was the team that came back on them and advanced to the World Series?
The Arizona Diamonbacks
While browsing at Burlington Coat Factory, the prices were so low Olan considered buying jerseys in bulk and reselling them back home. Who's jersey was he considering buying?
Joel Embiid
The infamous rumour involving Jahmoi and Raheem also involved a girl two years older than us that Olan frequently saw at LA Fitness. What was her name?
Stephanie Ruben
This movie directed by Christopher Nolan and featuring Harry Styles depicts three different stories at once that are all related during a time of war. Boris loves it, but Aabid hates it. What is this movie called
Dunkirk
During tryouts for the Senior team, Mr Kaye was excited to see Hum Tak "Daniel" Su trying out for the team. At the beginning of tryouts, Mr. Kaye asked him this question in front of everyone that didn't exactly pertain to basketball skills.
"Has your English improved?"
The Chicago Cubs finally ended the longest championship drought in sports history in 2016. How many years did the drought last?
108 years
On the Saturday of our trip, we stopped to catch a Navy vs. UAB college game. Navy outscored UAB 31-6. What was the name of the UAB Quarterback?
Jacob Zeno
Ms. Delanghe was hands-down the biggest fs teacher at our school. Which male science teacher was she rumoured to have slept with?
Mr. Xeroulis
This movie starring Rob Schneider that we watched at Aabid's place represents the misfits and how they all come together to play baseball to beat some bullies. What is the movie called
The Benchwarmers