The Academic All-State Annual Reunion began with food. The "Oklahoma Grill" menu, prepared by OSU's Celebrations Catering, consisted of beef, chicken, loaded mashed potatoes, grilled veggies, fruit, bar cookies--lemon, chocolate and blond--and the famous Cowboy Cookies.
The location was in the Starlight Terrace of the student union. The room had room for activities and games and easels with foam-backed photos of All-State Alumni and Boren Mentoring Initiative collegiate peer mentors. Hint!
Although tables were set up for all expected, as in previous years at OSU, attendees chose to crowd into two tables. As attendees drifted in, everyone made room. Twenty collegians attended, but some had to leave early.
Early in the event, conversation and eating
Chelsee Lee and Areli Villalobos
The other table's attendees introduce themselves to and meet those at table two.
Attendees are matched up by shoe style, in this case, open toe and covered toe. Then they broke into smaller groups of three or four.
1. Ask "who, what, when, where and why" of each person in order to tell the entire group later.
Areli, Leah Sander and Haden Glasgow
Josh Anderson (L) and Will West (R) listen to Sarah Oliver
Kate Sander (L), Bethany Niles and Breck Gillespie (R)
Craig "CJ" Boone shares his five with Maison Cook (L) and Amanda Bolinger (R)
CJ, Amanda and Maison
Breck (L), Kate and Bethany (R)
Leah (L), Haden and Areli (R)
Back in a circle, each member identifies the five w's of another person.
CJ, Amanda, Maison and Bethany
Maison, Bethany, Kate, Breck and Leah
Kate, Breck, Leah--counting the w's--Haden and Areli
Other activities in the circle include sharing the best advice and something new each learned. The answers were totally unpredictable.
Leah, Haden, Areli and Sarah
Areli, Sarah, Will, Josh and CJ
Josh Anderson (R) makes a point
The most unexpected response to something new learned was Amanda Bolinger's--the temperature of a cow's rectum!
Physical Activities by Team
1. Passing a Lifesaver with a toothpick while not using hands
Sarah and Haden
Haden and Areli as Josh (L) cheers and coaches
Oh no! The Lifesaver falls to the floor as Areli and Leah compete. Haden (L) and Sarah (with hands up) are totally involved in their team's success.
CJ has completed the pass to Amanda.
Strategy is everything. Amanda passes to Maison, who bent down to let gravity and elevation work.
Maison starts the pass to Breck.
Breck passes to Bethany.
Will prepares to pass to Josh.
Areli and Haden with Will looking on
2. With no hands, passing a tennis ball
CJ, passing to Amanda, starts for his team. Laughter inhibits peak performance! Breck (R)
Leah watches as Areli passes to Josh.
3. Pantyhose, orange and tennis ball race. Using hands or feet to move the ball or orange is forbidden. Yes, some cheated so the referee has to watch.
Maison (L) and Will (R)
Sarah's turn. Deciding technique quickly is challenging.
Sarah employs her hands in the air.
Is she using her hands?
Breck uses a swinging technique.
Areli
Amanda needed a hair tie.
Goal accomplished!
Leah moves forward quickly.
Kate
Kate using the swing technique
Fiercely, Haden swings with style and exuberance.
CJ's strategy
4. In a circle, each team has to join hands and pass a hula hoop. First use a larger hoop, then a smaller one.
Winning team for the night!
5. Moon landing survival activity--individual and team scoring
Team I on the floor
Team II at a table
6. Closing photo supporting the Oklahoma Coaches Mentoring Challenge, 2018-19, and youth mentor recruitment
In the photo and attending
OSU's 2018 All-Stater/Boren Mentoring Initiative Reunion, 20 students strong!
Sarah Oliver (2015, Ardmore) holding the sign in front.
Behind Sara, Haden Glasgow (2017, Geary), Will West (2018, Stuart); Areli Villalobos (2018, Ponca City), Bethany Niles (2017, Fairview), Josh Anderson (Tulsa Union, 2018) and Maison Cook (2018, Chisholm HS).
Back: Leah Sander (2018, Cheyenne), Craig "C.J." Boone (2015, Grove), Kate Sander (2015, Cheyenne), Breck Gillespie (2018, Oklahoma Union), and Amanda Bolinger (2018, Beaver).
Not in the group photo: Chelsea Lee (2016, Okmulgee), Emily Seiler (2018, Elgin), Madison Ellis (2014, Blanchard), Jacob Schoeling (2018, Verdigris), Kaustuvi Thapa (2017, Stillwater), Ashley Howard (2018, Purcell), Hallie Hart (2016, Chandler) and Cathy Mapes, two-year Boren Mentoring Initiative Mentor and sister of OSU graduate and All-Stater Courtney Mapes of Alva.
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