Halloween Read

Today, the Golden Eagles read to the students at Ruffner Elementary. We have been doing the Halloween read for the past seven years. Every year our players receive as much joy as the elementary students do during this community activity.

We spend approximately 45 minutes reading to the students. The Ruffner students and the Golden Eagles share stories, smiles, and laughs. We love the curiosity of the young mind.

Here is some of what transpired:

Student Y asked Katy Arick and Lisanne Comeau if they knew his aunt who played for Capital High School. Katy asked, "Well, what is your aunt's name?"

Student Y thought a moment before responding, "Auntie."

When the teacher asked what her real name was, Y said, "Auntie is her real name."

When one class was asked by Katy and Lisanne what they were going to be for Halloween, most of the girls responded that they wanted to be princesses or Tinker Bells. Student G said, "I'm going to be a devil 'cause that is what my dad calls me."

The teacher responded, "Well, your dad is just kidding with you, right?"

Student G said, "No, he really thinks I'm the devil. He tells me that all the time." This got the entire class smiling.

Julianne Smith had the opportunity to read to a class where one of the young girls gave her a card of Jason Williams explaining that he was her uncle and that she was going to be a basketball player too. Later on in the class, she had several students who wanted attention and started telling her about their broken legs. Apparently one little boy's brother had three broken legs at once.

Lindsey Kentner signed autographs in her classroom because they all believed she was famous. When she attempted to leave, she had to spend several minutes sharing hugs with the youngsters before they would allow her to depart.

When Caress Williams and Tarenna Dixon asked the kids if they got lots of candy for Halloween, they were told yes. When they asked if the kids would share, all of them said yes except for one young girl in the back who emphatically shouted, "No way." Apparently, she had earned that candy and was not going to share with anybody.

One of the students asked Tarenna if she was actually wearing house shoes to school. When Tarenna realized she was caught, she informed them that they were Michael Jordan house shoes. The students all agreed, then, that wearing those house shoes to school was okay.

It was a great day for both the students at Ruffner and the Golden Eagles.