The Big Splash, ESPN College Game Day, and Homecoming!!

Above: Day 1 of "The Big Splash", in which the freshmen learn that Day 1 is also the Last Day!
Below: Senior Scotty McClellan shows off his Cow Truck

What a Weekend!!! Captain Kapala let the cat out of the bag after a painfully tough interval day on sheep hill, breaking the news to the freshmen, to collective sighs of relief, that they did not, in fact, have a 15 and 20 km time trial the following (Homecoming) morning.

What they did have was a home baked and griddle-fried breakfast spread including veggie and cheese scrambled eggs, fresh raspberry muffins, and wheat waffles with maple syrup: fuel for the long day of cheering ahead!! Everyone decked out in their purple and gold, they headed to the football field to catch a bit of the game-day fever: ESPN was airing live, and had a huge-screen TV set-up so that everyone could see what was being aired ( and hopefully catch a glimpse of their own face in the crowd!)

Above: Fif, Caleb, Ali, Maddy, Aubrey, Mark

The ski team, nordic and alpine, had a combined four cars set up at the tailgate - including Scotty McClellan's hand crafted Cow Truck, gold horns gleaming in the early morning sun.

There was, overall, more grilling and eating and hooting and hollering ( and kazoo playing?!) than football watching, as the game was not too close a match. The end score was 20-0, and all Williams fans left the game with full bellies, sun tanned faces, hoarse voices, and overflowing pride.

Above: Sam Kapala, Gabby Joffe, Morgan Goodwin

Happy Halloween!

Another fun evening of Pumpkin Carving at the Fisher-Kourajian household! First the selection of pumpkin, then the selection of teams, then the plotting of design, followed by the cutting open and scooping of slimy innards (the reward being the fresh pumpkin seeds that Barb roasted and supplied us as energy while we worked), and then the careful tracing, carving, and sawing of design.
The Finale was when everyone set their pumpkins on the porch, lit the candles, and stood back to marvel at the glowing orbs of orange!
So who had the best design??
Well, the competition was fierce while the designing and cutting was going on, but everyone forgot about the top artistic honor as Barb dished out her homemade pumpkin pie topped with real whip cream . . . . We were all soon grinning wider than toothy jack-o-lanterns!!!



Maddy: totally absorbed in her art.

Nattie and Ali sample the medium



The team stands on the Coach Fisher's porch, with their mastery lit up before them.