Quidditch Mania Sweeps Through the Martin Avenue School

A fictional sport has come to life at Martin Avenue Elementary School, as students are playing Quidditch in their physical education classes.

The competitive sport from the “Harry Potter” books and movies, which uses scoops, hoops, puffy balls and brooms, has the entire school competing for points. Students in each class are broken down into four teams, or houses, and in each game, every member of a team is assigned a specific task. There are shooters, goalies, taggers, rescuers and seekers, and the latter are assigned to find golden snitches (yellow feathers) hidden around the gymnasium.

Physical education teacher Michael Weiner said this is the school’s first time playing Quidditch, noting that it combines exercise, teamwork and fun all into one activity. It has also energized students throughout the school, he said, as they wore their teams’ colors, made posters and eagerly awaited the daily announcement of the scores.

Photo: North Bellmore School District