StuCo Bonding: Hawaii Escape Challenge!

Ready...Set...Escape! Have you ever been stuck in a situation and had to work with other people to fix it?  Well on Saturday, September 9th the HIghlands Student Council experienced the Hawaii Escape Challenge at Pearlridge Uptown for themselves!!  Everyone had to work together to find out how to get out of their rooms within the time limit of 1 hour!  We got to choose from 3 different escape rooms: The Diamond Heist, The Virus, and the Nuclear Launch! There were 3 separate rooms we needed to figure out how to get into and out of.  Each room was filled with dozens of different puzzles we needed to solve in order to find other clues, riddles and even secret passageways and rooms!  Even though we didn’t make it out in time -- we were only a puzzle and a half away from making it out successfully -- we still had an amazing time and it was an awesome team bonding experience!!  We learned how to work together in stressful times, and under time limits, how everyone reacts to harrowing situations, who takes more of the leadership role when we have a time limit to work on something, and that communication is the most important part of a team…  Would you ever like to try an escape room with your friends and family?  Do you think you’d be able to make it out in time?!? I can’t wait to see what other fun and adventurous team bonding field trips we’ll get to go on next!!!  Skyla, Student Government Vice-President