Amongst the young boys, the schoolyard consisted of three different seasonal games, the most popular of which was the winter game appropriately named "Kings of the Ice". This game was named after the Nintendo game "Kings of the Beach" in the winter of 1990. The game would take place on a massive patch of ice behind the portable caused by the weather that North Public School had during the winter months. The children would stand around the ice patch and then attempt to cross to the other side without getting hit by another kid. This required impeccable timing and grace. There were never really any winners, however, the less blood one had lost during the event, the better.