Day 365/365

     For my last day of the challenge I got to hang out with some Saginaw elementary school students who are piloting an after-school fitness program called 'Kids Run the Nation.' I was having a pretty crappy day yesterday, so getting to hangout with them for a bit and seeing how much fun they were having did make me feel a bit better. It also finished this project off on a high note!

Day 361/365

     Friday/day 361 I covered a school assembly hosted for the Frankenmuth elementary, middle, and high schools. The assembly was held so that Detroit Lions kicker Jason Hanson could come and talk to the students about nutrition, and how important it is to make healthy choices, even when you're young. Hanson seemed like a pretty down-to-earth guy, making jokes about how he was sure he was boring everybody and making a point to get all of them involved.

Day 290/365

     The one assignment I had on Thursday/day 290 that wasn't basketball-related was a fun one. A local middle school here in Saginaw won a $50,000 grant through a national competition. The theme for the school's campaign, (and what the school plans to put the grant money towards), was computers on wheels, or COWs. The school's principal dressed up as a cow everyday for over a month as her and one of the school's teachers held up signs encouraging students, faculty, and everyone they know to vote for their school. White Pine Middle School came in first out of 2,500 schools nationwide; deservedly so I'd say.