By DEVYN LANSDEN, Editorial Editor
This past weekend was eventful.
Usually, I like to have a relaxing weekend. But Saturday was filled with being around people all day, doing things I love to do, talking about Northwestern and taking pictures.
Family Day for Northwestern and the 5K for the Alva Mural Society was Saturday. I was up bright and early for the run to take pictures for the Northwestern News.
I stayed around and watched the artists develop their murals. I went and visited with each artist. My favorite mural was the one on the Exotic Heatwave building.
It is very detailed, and there is a sun on it that looks like it is actually glowing.
But both murals in the Downtown Square have bright colors, which I loved.
The weather was perfect that morning so I stayed, watched the artists paint and enjoyed the weather.
Because I am a member of the Northwestern Scholar Ambassadors, I help with events like Family Day, Ranger Preview and Spring Showcase.
Saturday, I had a jam packed schedule. It was so great to see so many people register for Family Day.
I got to see a lot of people I know from Beaver. Even parents who came for tours with their kids over summer remembered me, and I got to chat with them.
I was with all of my great friends that whole day.
I sat at the registration table with my fellow classmate Kaylea Brown.
We greeted every family who walked through the door. The registration started at 12:30 p.m., and the actual event before the game started was at 3 p.m.
The whole two and a half hours was full of conversing with people and being around other NSA members.
Before the event for Family Day started, we had to set everything up for it.
We got the cups with information about Family Day, information about the mural festival and what time the tailgate and football game started.
Ethan Sacket is the adviser for NSA. This year is his first year, and he is doing a great job.
He is really trying (and succeeding) to have NSA members do great things for Northwestern and the community of Alva.
There were drawings for giveaways for people who attended the event. Then it was time to go to the football field where we had a tailgate ready for the students and their families. It was at 4 p.m., and we served the families burgers and hotdogs. It was such a happy day because everyone was excited to be there.
I helped with the tailgate until about 5:45 p.m., and then I went to take pictures of the game.
Along with my friends Laney Cook and Jara Reeder, I got a great spot to take pictures of the football players running out of their tunnel before the game started.
I was taking pictures for the Alva Review-Courier, too.
I got to see my pictures in another newspaper; it was exciting.
I got some great pictures for them and then I took some for the Northwestern News.
Overall, Saturday was a busy but happy day.
Seeing all of the families in the Student Center and in the stadium was a great and exciting feeling.
It makes me appreciate being a student at a great school like Northwestern.
We are all friends and family here.
