Our School Wide Event

One of the first tasks we were assigned in class was to create a school wide event with our group. My group included Charlotte, Amara, John, Phillip and I. We decided on the first day to use the Powder Puff idea and develop it into a Girls tournament and a Boys tournament flag football event on October 6th. This event will be fun for students and faculty because it allows them to spend a Sunday afternoon being active. Even though not every student will participate in a team, many others will come to watch this event. We wanted to use this date because it was early in the fall term, and the weather would still be nice enough to hold an event outside. Additionally, we wanted to choose a date separate from the ones other groups chose in order avoid competition. There will be teams of 6 with the possibility of substitutes, and they will play for 15 minutes with a running clock. In order to make the event move faster, we decided to split the football field in half and have two teams play on each side. One of the more difficult parts of planning this event, is being aware of the small details that must go into the event. For example, we knew that we had to get flags for the teams but were initially unsure where or how to get them. After talking to Mr. Hendrickson to get the event and use of the field approved, he suggested that we talk to Mr. Collins to get certain items we needed such as flags, the PA system and water jugs. After planning the initial details and rules of the event we needed to announce and promote the tournament as much as possible. In order to do this we plan on using lunch announcements, the firstclass email, talking to people around campus and in the dorms, and by putting up posters in popular areas like the Simon Student Center, Ford Hall and dorms. I believe that as soon as teams are organized, our group will have a successful turnout and it will be an enjoyable event for the students and faculty of Mercersburg.