News and Events
Welcome Back Week
August 24-29, 2008
Students, faculty, and staff enjoyed a variety of events to help kick off the new school year.
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Play-Doh Party
August 25, 2008
On the first day of classes students channeled their inner child and made shapes and characters out of Play-Doh.
Jenna LaPointe '09 spends a few minutes creating the ever infamous Play-Doh character: a snake.
Kelli Canada '10 is intent on creating a miniature pair of shoes.
Erin K. O'Hare '09 fashions herself a small elephant.
Dan DeMarco '09, Jenna LaPointe '09, and Insley Smullen '11 make creatures and socialize with friends between their first classes.
Quickly following suit, Jake Deal '10 makes himself a snake to match his shirt.
A fire breathing dragon!
Joe Rittenhouse '12 is secretive about what he's creating.
Rachel Fisher '11 decides what to make with her ration of Play-Doh.
Oreo Stacking and Free Cookies
August 26, 2008
Students, faculty, and staff competed against one another in an Oreo stacking contest. They were awarded with a wide variety of free cookies and other exciting prizes.
Scattered trails of crumbs and broken cookies could be found yards away from the Casey Academic Center steps.
Chelsea Crum '09 impresses herself with her stacking skills.
Groups of students delight in the wide variety of free cookies.
Chris Harvey '09 makes the day's most important decision.
Faith Erline '09 looks happy with her chocolate chip cookie.
Tim Danos '10 races against the clock in the stacking competition.
Brian Bucher '12 tries his luck with Oreos.
Kim Strahan '09 has her own Leaning Tower of Oreos.
Teamwork is a useful tactic to Alex Lating '12 and Emily Hudson '12.
Twister! and The Big Picture
August 27, 2008
Participants blew off first-week of classes steam by playing Twister! and dancing to Washington College's own The Big Picture.
Trevor Willians '08, lead guitarist of The Big Picture, shows off his skills.
Brooks Long '08, impresses the crowd with his vocals.
"Washington College's Pride" The Big Picture play for students and staff at the Student Events Board event Twister & The Big Picture.
While the event was advertised as The Big Picture and Twister, some students, including Arielle Brown '09, Hester Sache '09 and Chris Todd '09, chose to dance instead.
Director of Student Life jared halter and SEB Co-President Chip Hiden '09 discuss The Big Picture's much disputed volume levels.
Jake Deal '10 keeps the beat as The Big Picture's drummer.
WC alum, Brooks Long '08 ends the set with style.
Free Ritas!
August 28, 2008
Students enjoyed free Rita's Italian Ice and received no-strings-attached cash for sporting their favorite athletic t-shirts.
Students gather in back of the CAC while enjoying free Rita's during SEB's Spirit Week.
Chris Todd '09 displays the dollars he gave his peers, in addition to the free Rita's, for wearing a sport shirt.
Kelli Canada '10 feeds Chelsea Crum '09 a bite of her Cherry Water Ice.
Harper Owens '11 directs the way to the free delicious treat.
Chris Todd '09 aggressively consumes mango water Ice after serving others.
Harper Owens '11, Piper Owens '10, Meaghan Moxley '11 and Marissa Babnew '10 pose happily, with Rita's in hand, in front of SEB's "Welcome Back" banner.
Jacqueline Melvin '11, Ryan Coulson '09, and Chris Todd '09 deliver service with a smile to their peers.
Students gladly receive free Rita's Italian Ice from Tim Danos '10 and Ryan Coulson '09.
Will Bruce '09, Chris Todd '09, and Nouria Bah '11 give Fatima Ouzzig '08 a taste of Rita's.
Chris Todd '09 hands Chris Phipps '12 and Will Hargreaves '12 a dollar each for wearing sport t-shirts before offering them free Rita's.
Friends Tracy Spielberger '11, Grace Holland '11, Krystin Jansen '11, and Kate McKelvey '11 eat Rita's and enjoy each others company.
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