Red & Blue Teams

History

The Red-Blue color competition is a long-standing tradition at Buckley. It began in 1938 with the first Red-Blue Field Day and has continued to this day. The Red team has won the yearly competition 40 times and the Blue team won 34. Students in grades 5-8 compete in various athletic contests such as soccer, basketball and “fun” games throughout the school year to earn points for their team. The competition culminates with a track and field meet in June called Field Day. The winner of Field Day as well as the yearly competition is announced at the annual Red-Blue Athletic Banquet.

Students are placed on either the Red or Blue team starting in the First Grade. If a family member has been on a team in the past, that child automatically is placed on that team to continue the family’s tradition at Buckley.

Upper School students elect Red-Blue captains in September. Boys and girls from each respective team and grade level are elected by their teammates to fill these important leadership roles. Captains are responsible for leading their teams during Red-Blue Spirit Day in October and guiding them throughout the rest of the school year in the various athletic contests. The captains are also instrumental in planning their teams’ participation in Field Day. The eighth grade captains final task is to give the “end of the year” speech at the Red-Blue Athletic Banquet.

Red-Blue Yearly Competition Results

1938	Red	1963	Blue	1988	Red
1939	Red	1964	Red	1989	Red
1940	Blue	1965	Blue	1990	Red
1941	Blue	1966	Red	1991	Red
1942	Blue	1967	Red	1992	Blue
1943	Blue	1968	Red	1993	Red
1944	Blue	1969	Blue	1994	Blue
1945	Red	1970	Blue	1995	Blue
1946	Red	1971	Blue	1996	Blue
1947	Red	1972	Red	1997	Red
1948	Red	1973	Blue	1998	Red
1949	Blue	1974	Blue	1999	Red
1950	Red	1975	Red	2000	Red
1951	Red	1976	Blue	2001	Blue
1952	Red	1977	Blue	2002	Red
1953	Red	1978	Red	2003	Blue
1954	Red	1979	Red	2004	Red
1955	Blue	1980	Red	2005	Red
1956	Blue	1981	Blue	2006	Blue
1957	Blue	1982	Blue	2007	Red
1958	Blue	1983	Red	2008	Red
1959	Blue	1984	Blue	2009	Red
1960	Blue	1985	Red	2010	Blue
1961	Red	1986	Blue	2011	Red
1962	Blue	1987	Red	2012	Red

Total: Red 41 Blue 34

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