WATCH: Water Balloon Fight Soaks Whole Neighborhood
The Boroughs neighborhood has kept the end-of-the-school-year water balloon fight tradition going for 15 years
OUTSIDE CLEVELAND, OH -- The Boroughs neighborhood in Uniontown, Ohio is no stranger to water balloon fights.
Locals there have battled it out in an end-of-the-school-year water balloon fight for 15 years now, and we hear it's only gotten bigger and better.
The fight consists of about 5,000 water balloons, and contraptions like a slingshot that launches balloons 300 feet, and dozens and dozens of participants, said Suzette Marinchek. She started the water balloon fight about 15 years ago with her family (sons Logan, 15, Jacob, 17, and Brian, 20).
"It's my favorite day of the year," Marinchek said.
Parents and kids wait until the last North Canton school bus rolls in, and then all heck breaks loose. And it doesn't let up for about 25 minutes — until the last balloon is thrown.
Karen Kerr
8:31 am on Friday, June 1, 2012
What a fun video and story! Keep the tradition!
Annette G Lyall
3:14 pm on Friday, June 1, 2012
I watched that...lol... I was laughing so hard.
John Nutter
8:47 am on Friday, June 1, 2012
oh yeah cant wait till next year
Bob Ball
9:02 am on Friday, June 1, 2012
Thanks Morgan for showing the fun we get to have!
Morgan Day
9:28 am on Friday, June 1, 2012
So glad I got to stop out yesterday, Bob!
Morgan Day
10:03 am on Friday, June 1, 2012
And thanks for the great photos, Todd! Love the group shot.
Katie Miller
10:25 am on Friday, June 1, 2012
That is so awesome! Thank you for showing such a wonderful neighborhood tradition in NC. Really cool! (Nice bus driver too :-)
Donald Fleming
12:09 pm on Friday, June 1, 2012
An awesome thing now we can teach our kids that its cool to throw things at school buses! Balloons first rocks off an over pass next.
Gina
12:16 pm on Friday, June 1, 2012
You're reading to much into this.Chill...
jocey
12:52 pm on Friday, June 1, 2012
hi whts your name?
Marie
10:35 am on Saturday, June 2, 2012
The bus drivers motioned for the kids to throw the balloons at the bus. Glad our drivers are fun loving, kid friendly drivers that share in the fun of the day!
Michael Hayworth
10:45 pm on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
This is probably what promted the NC school district's letter today. Why would anyone think kids could have fun on the last day of school. Maybe this keeps the "fun" outside the bus. Would not want to tell everyone what we did where I went to school on the last day. Hey Leave those kids alone!
Gina
12:14 pm on Friday, June 1, 2012
That looked so fun!! Great idea, great spirit!! Happy end of school year..
Henry Rodighiero
12:31 pm on Friday, June 1, 2012
I find water balloon fights are A LOT more f-u-n if you freeze them the night before!?!
betty sikora
12:49 pm on Friday, June 1, 2012
Hey!!! Why haven't I heard about this in my 27 years at Greentown??? I want to be there next year!
jocey
12:54 pm on Friday, June 1, 2012
this girl got dum
Terra Davie
9:35 pm on Friday, June 1, 2012
Great story Morgan! Gotta love the happy stories!
Christina Weyrick-Cooper
7:57 am on Saturday, June 2, 2012
We used to live in the Buroughs. How did I not know about this?
Morgan Day
9:34 pm on Sunday, June 3, 2012
Kathy, your photos are great as well. Thanks for uploading them! You captured the slingshot much better than I did in my video!