Project Northstar Picnic

Here are the photos from today's end-of-the-year picnic for the students and their tutors. I was put in charge of sports for all 70 of the kids who came, ranging from 1st grade through 12th grade. We played football, soccer, kickball, and... my personal favorite... frisbee. (It's the ultimate.)

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Putting on our name tags, getting ready. This was perhaps my youngest athlete.








Warming up. This one had a cannon for an arm. He had me stretching out for passes.








Cooling off. There was definitely PLENTY of food at this thing, and these kids could just pack it away in Kobayashi-esque fashion.







The football game. The little kid in the gray shirt on the left has the ball. (I remember this play. No one expected them to hand it off to him, and he almost ran it in for a touchdown.) I'm in the back right in the blue shorts with the whistle in my mouth playing referee.






Group shot after the games. These were my two star football players. I love the "blue chip prospect" t-shirt. I think I may look as exhausted as I felt.







In the van on the way home. After four hours of sports they either slept or listened to my iPod. You can't see some of them because they're laying on the seats.