MEDIA ADVISORY
                                                                                   May 17, 2005

Contact:
Terry Hapney, Director of Communications
Office: (740) 351-3112; FAX: (740) 351-3179; Cell: (740) 352-5566
E-mail: thapney@shawnee.edu

To news directors, editors, producers, and reporters:

WHO:      Children of the Shawnee State University (SSU) Dr. Miller and  Genevieve Toombs Children Learning Center (CLC)

WHAT:     The annual track and field day

WHEN:     Tuesday, May 17, from 9:30 a.m. -11 a.m.

WHERE:    Held at SSU’s practice soccer field

HOW:        The 3 to 5-year-old students at the CLC will participate in an obstacle course and various field events that family members can watch, followed by a medaling ceremony (at 11 a.m.). Cindy Ferguson, director of the CLC, said that the center does not have first, second, or third place awards, but every student receives a medal for participation. Events also include potato sack races, long jump, football throw, and soccer kicks.

WHY:         “Everybody deserves to be honored for their best effort. The competitive world comes soon enough,” Ferguson said. She also said that the track and field events are a great way for family and staff members to view the children’s gross motor skills and see how the students interact in a group.

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