Welcome Week: Tuesday Features Gobstopper Launch in Will Clark Field
Welcome Week 2013 continued on Tuesday, August 27 with Willy Wonka promising buckets of candy and chocolate in a Gobstopper Launch in Will Clark Field.
Blue Jays of all classes, from pre-freshmen to seniors, will experience a sugary sweet Welcome Week courtesy of Willy Wonka and the Student Council, with each day bringing a new adventure:
Monday – Candyland in the Student Commons
Tuesday – Gobstopper Launch in Will Clark Field
Wednesday – Alumni Jambalaya Feast
Thursday – Milkway Maze
Galleries
Welcome Week, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013
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Seniors James Licciardi, Austin Aucoin, and Christopher Dupré launch a gobstopper (otherwise known as a water balloon) to waiting Blue Jays who will catch them.
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Andrew Martin and Kevin Mickan launch their gobstopper.
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Seniors Gus Cannon, Mark Veals, and Reuben Hogan launch a gobstopper.
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Blue Jays scramble to catch the magical gobstoppers.
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Trey Aucoin, Jordan Tufts, and Jonathan Blanchard.
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Junior Peyton Markey, Jonathan Blanchard, Collin Burgess, Trey Aucoin, and Jordan Tufts.
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Jonathan Blanchard leaps to catch a gobstopper...
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... and makes the catch.
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Blue Jays attempt to catch the last of the flying gobstoppers as the activity comes to a close.
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Willy Wonka (better known as senior Jorgé Abadin) brings candy and addresses the Blue Jays gathered at the Welcome Week lunch activity.