Here are the photos from the 2nd Annual Spring Carnival event hosted by Student Ambassadors!
We couldn't have done it without our friends from the Mat-Su Carbon Crew who ran the snowcone machine. Thanks David!
Your snowcones were a hit on this VERY warm March afternoon.
The minute-to-win-it games were the same as last year, just in case you've been practicing. The final winners are posted at the end of this blog. You've earned yourself a sense of achievement and pride in your perseverance to be the best!! Congratulations!
If you were one of the students who just walked past our festivities in the atrium and wondered, "What are they doing?" Well, you should have stopped to find out and have a little fun! But, if you didn't, then you can check out these pictures to see what you missed.
The hardest game was the cup flip.
A very few brave contestants tried obsessively until they managed to flip a cup on to one of the bottles. Kudos to you! And once you had one, then getting another didn't seem so impossible.
The most dangerous game was the Pencil Grab.
This game of quick reflexes created an occupational hazard for the Ambassadors standing behind the table. It was inevitable that pencils would go flying at some point, which is why we chose not to sharpen them!
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| Overhand method. |
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| Underhand method. |
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| I'm not sure this is a method, but I think he'd make a good salsa dancer! |
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| This is the Director method...it didn't really pan out. |
The Pencil Flip took finesse.
Our champion from last year was waiting in the Atrium when we arrived to set up. It didn't take long for him to reclaim his title of best pencil-flipper, though he swears he didn't practice. Though others figured out the technique, no one came close to his 31 pencils in the cups!
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| On his way to a new record! |
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| Alexandra was working up a sweat collecting the fallen pencils on this game. |
The most popular game was the Dice Balance.
This game was easy in concept, even easy in practice, but not in mastery.
Dice balance attracted the most die-hard competitors who continually tried to one up each other with the odd-shaped and itty-bitty dice. This is a great one to try at home!
P.S. the record holder on this game is yours truly...but of course there's no photo to prove it. You'll just have to take my word for it. :)
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| Check the cool concentration and the odd-shaped dice technique! |
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| This contestant managed to catch the dice as they toppled. |
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| Most of the time, dice tumbled everywhere and we had to search for them. |
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| I love the look of satisfaction! This is what Spring Carnival is all about. |
Here's the final winners!
Thank you to everyone who stopped to have a little fun and make this event another success!
This is what Mat-Su College Student Ambassadors love to do!!
I've had a great time being a Student Ambassador these last two years, but this is my last event. I will be graduating in May with my B.A. in Environment and Society and moving on toward a career in Environmental Education. I've had a fabulous time serving my fellow students and my local community.
I wish you all the best in your academic and personal endeavors!
Lindsey Shelley