Saturday July5th was a big day here at WFS. Last evening we held the 2nd Annual Counselor Draft. The campers organized themselves into groups of 4-6 boys in preparation for our upcoming field trip. They gave themselves a name and then made a list of several counselors they would like to hang with on the trip. They had a few days to work on this before the big event. A few of the names they chose brought on some laughs, The Suns, Purple Platypus', The Internationals, Rabbit Monkey's, White Whales, Cockapoos, Inter-Coasters, just to name a few.
First order of business though, was the morning meeting where Coach Alexander announced the winner of the July 4th events. Overall Florida took home the big prize. They had the most points. There were no individual "camper of the day" awards given today. Individuals, however, were awarded a shirt for their 1st place accomplishments in the event in which they competed on the 4th.
Saturday was a little stormy, so plan B went into effect early. What is plan B? Dodgeball of course! What a great way to spend a rainy morning... (if you're a boy)
Later that morning we were able to get in some individual instruction. Then it was time for lunch. After rest period the skies cleared and it was off to the outdoor pool for two teams and sign-up clinics for the others. We had our afternoon contests, dinner and then evening contests.
We had a big show down on the football field today. LSU matched up against Penn State. It was quite the barn burner with LSU coming out victorious in the last seconds of the game. As the two teams gathered on the field, coach talked about their great sportsmanship and pointed out a couple of guys that showed extra effort during the game.
Pizza was served in preparation for the draft which took place at Edwards Lecture Room located in Armfield Hall. The small teams assembled in their seats while the counselors gathered in the back. The chalkboard indicated the name of the counselor eligible for drafting and whether or not they were considered a "coaster rider". Coach Alexander announced that even if they were willing to ride a coaster, they could be drafted by a non-coaster team and that they should abide by their wishes and "deal with it!".
The teams had written their names on cards which Coach Alexander shuffled. He then asked Mrs. Lewis to "cut" the cards. The first card chosen turned out to be the team named, The World's Largest Leprechauns. A cheer came from the crowd as the group of campers ran down to the front of the hall. Whispering in Coach Alexander's ear, they made their choice. The #1 draft choice in this year's Counselor Draft was Ade Oyalowo! There were cheers of joy and sighs of dissapointment from the crowd. Apparently many of the teams had Ade down as their first choice. The night went on with cheers and jeers as teams were thrilled with their choices and dissapointed that their first and second choices were taken. It was a great way to close the evening.
Making their way through the downpouring of rain, the campers descended upon the dorms for showers, huddle meetings and bedtime. It rained a good part of the night, which is actually great. The fields need it and the cooling of the air will make for a good day on Sunday.
