Welcome Week: Wednesday Features Rootin’ Tootin’ County Fair

Posted August 27, 2014 / Last updated August 28, 2014

The student council continued Welcome Week festivities Wednesday with a Wild, Wild West-themed County Fair that featured an old-fashioned dunking tub and a bean bag touchdown toss.

At Wednesday’s Welcome Week lunchtime activity, senior Foster Moreau hits the bull’s-eye and Coach Gino Giambelluca is a fraction of a second from experiencing a dunking.

Both pursuits elicited a wide-range of dramatic reactions from Blue Jays of all grade levels. Biting tongues and grimacing while putting some English into the throw seemed to be common expressions found on the faces of the Jays who wandered around the County Fair, which was held in the Traditions Courtyard.

Of course, there were plenty of smiles and laughter, especially when teachers hit the water in the dunking tub. The faculty’s good sports who participated in the dunking — and they all got wet, but not cold since ice cubes were excluded — were Mr. Matt Firmin ’10, Mr. Rolando Lopez, Mr. Rob Weiss ’87, and Mr. Gino Giambelluca.

Blue Jays of all classes, from pre-freshmen to seniors, are experiencing a wild western Welcome Week, with each day bringing a new adventure at lunchtime:

Monday – Big Brother/Little Brother Lunch (View the Photo Gallery)

Tuesday – Oregon Trail Obstacle Course (View the Photo Gallery)

Wednesday – County Fair (View the Photo Gallery)

Thursday – Mechanical Bull Riding

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Welcome Week, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014

At Wednesday's Welcome Week lunchtime activities, senior Foster Moreau hits the bull's-eye and Coach Gino Giambelluca is a fraction of a second from experiencing a dunking.
Freshman Cooper Arnold is the picture of concentration as he tosses his bean bag towards the opposite football field.
Freshman Daniel Sentilles comes close, but doesn't score a touchdown.
Pre-freshman Fred Washington hit the bull's-eye but not hard enough to dunk Mr. Rob Weiss '87.
Freshman Max Elvir just misses his target.
From right field, senior Ben Hess always finds his cutoff teammate, but hitting the bull's-eye on a dunk tub proves more difficult.
Pre-freshman Gregory Nielsen throws his best stuff... and misses.
Senior Jourdan Crane, with a Twinkie delicately wedged between clenched teeth, is focused on the bull's-eye...
... Jourdan Crane suddenly realizes his sponge cake might be an impediment to his fastball and asks reticent freshman Quinn Fuentes if he'd mind protecting it so he could toss one last ball at Mr. Weiss. Crane still missed but he readily got his Twinkie back.
Senior Dan Edmund, who from 1st base can squarely hit a catcher's mitt at home plate, strikes out on the dunk.
Freshman Patrick Schwing knows his throw is on the money...
... And theology teacher Mr. Rolando Lopez climbs back on the ladder for another dunk.
Junior Gregory Fortier whacks the bull's-eye, sending Mr. Matt Firmin '10 into the tub.
Gregory Fortier's "hit" on Mr. Firmin brings smiles all-around, even from the dunkee's colleague, Mr. Chris Bowes (right), co-moderator of the student council.