Field Day

CGI Field Day, also known as the CGI Barbecue, is an annual event, generally occurring at the start of the year, in which each department competes in intellectual and athletic events to compete for the glorious field day trophy. Field Day is planned by the Department of Internal Affairs, with one member running the majority of the event; in 2014 this was Briya Gardner and in 2015 it was Jonah Skeen. The winner of the 2015 Field Day was Global Action.

Department Responsibilities
Each department must wear t-shirts of a matching color. The color of these t-shirts is a hottly contested topic, and every year, tension typically arises with the colors pink, blue, and purple.

Department members are also tasked with making department cheers. Most departments come up with these cheers the night before, whereas other departments use up weeks in preparation for their event. Media Department in particular does not accept defeat, and will often use up department time to practice choreography in the classroom.

Controversies
During the 2013 Field Day, The Health and Wellness Department was announced as the winner of field day to the shock of literally everyone. Even members of the H&W Department adorned confused expressions and could be heard gasping and whispering incredulous remarks, such as "really?!". After a swift point recount by the teachers, Media was awarded it's rightful prize, and members of H&W conceded their brief position on top. Members of the State & Local Department filled with rage, and preceded to sue the field day committee the following year.

Almost every year, a department cheer is leaked, resulting in tension between departments as well as heated threats of a lawsuit.

During the Fall 2015 field day, many departments were disqualified from events for allegedly cheating.

Cancellations
In order to run field day, a certain number of students must fill out the field trip form for this event. Before field day, teachers will be constantly reminding students to hand in their forms so that field day can be run. Field day was canceled in 2012 for this reason. Field day 2014 was canceled because of bad weather but was run in the fall the same year.