So the school has a picnic every year on my birthday, or some would say, the date of Christ's ascension (40 days after Easter). Either way, this is a public holiday in Austria, and the school organizes a picnic in a park for the kids and parents and teachers.
This year we also programmed the Staff vs. Alumni basketball game into the festivities. And, as always, the staff won. The same thing happens every year. You get a few kids who talk smack about how they're going to beat their teachers at basketball. The teachers get the students to "bet" something (usually this involves shaving someone's head). And the teachers beat the students and shave the aforementioned head. It's great fun.
The day is a good time to hang out with kids outside of the classroom, meet parents, and enjoy some nice weather. When Mike realized that it was actually my birthday, he tracked down the bullhorn and made everyone sing Happy Birthday. Embarrassing, but fun.