HAMILTON, N.Y. (4/7/10) - The Colgate Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) will sponsor an all-sport Adopt-A-Classroom event at Hamilton Elementary school on Friday, April 9. A total of fifteen athletic teams will be paired with 17 classrooms, from Pre-K through fifth grade.
The school-wide event will begin with a pep rally at 1 p.m. before the classes pair up with their team. Each Colgate team is responsible for creating an activity for their classroom with some teams planning out skits or reading to the students, while others may talk with their students about bullying and how to prevent it. SAAC has also worked to create Adopt-A-Classroom t-shirts for the event which will be given to all participating Hamilton students as well as Colgate student-athletes to wear on Friday.
“As Friday draws closer, we are all getting more and more excited about going down to Hamilton Central for our Adopt-A-Classroom event,” stated SAAC co-president and member of the cross country and track and field teams, senior Suze Fortkiewicz. “Two years ago we held a similar event and I don't know who had more fun, the student athletes or the Hamilton Central students! This is going to be an awesome event to get everyone pumped up for the end of this year's Raider season and also a great lead in to our efforts both on and off the field for next year!”
Many of the Colgate Raiders’ athletic teams have already built relationships with the students as regular visitors to Hamilton Elementary school. Most teams are assigned to a specific class of their own and often participate in gym class activities or readings with this class throughout the year. Teams will be paired with their regular classrooms on Friday with the exception of the spring sports which have games or events on Friday.
Up next on the SAAC schedule is this year’s Springcoming lacrosse game which features the Colgate women’s lacrosse team and the Florida Gators women’s lacrosse squad. The game is scheduled for Sunday, April 11 at noon and will feature half-time events such as Pro’s vs. Joe’s as well as other prizes and giveaways.
Don’t forget to check out the
SAAC blog later this week to hear from the student-athletes themselves about their activities and experiences at the Adopt-A-Classroom event.