{"id":15270,"date":"2012-08-03T09:11:02","date_gmt":"2012-08-03T14:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=15270"},"modified":"2014-09-23T08:32:16","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T13:32:16","slug":"pre-k-olympians-willie-price-lab-school-hosts-games-in-the-grove","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/pre-k-olympians-willie-price-lab-school-hosts-games-in-the-grove\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-K Olympians: Willie Price Lab School Hosts Games in the Grove"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_15272\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/WPstage1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15272\" class=\" wp-image-15272 \" title=\"WPstage\" src=\"http:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/WPstage1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/WPstage1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/WPstage1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/WPstage1-580x326.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15272\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coach Ashley Freeman congratulates students Ruby Chavis and twin brothers Fin and Liam Percy during the Willie Price Olympic Games awards ceremony. UM photo by Andrew Abernathy.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 On the same day that superstar swimmer Michael Phelps picked up his first individual gold medal of the London Olympic Games, four dozen 3- and 4-year-olds received gold medals on the Grove stage during the first-ever Willie Price Olympic Games.<\/p>\n<p>Coordinated by the Willie Price Lab School at the University of Mississippi, the students spent the last six months training for the event during their physical education classes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been playing tennis with them for about two years already,\u201d explained Ashley Freeman, Willie Price PE coach. \u201cWhen we decided to host our own Olympics, we researched fun events for the students to learn and compete in.\u201d<!--more--><\/p>\n<!-- index.php -->\n<div\n\tclass=\"ngg-galleryoverview ngg-ajax-pagination-none\"\n\tid=\"ngg-gallery-3d36ee6431d6ef71f185483d7334635f-1\">\n\n    \t\t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-0\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/willie-price-olympics\/dsc_0895.jpg\"\n               title=\"Jackson Herrera takes one last big leap during the obstacale course event during the Willie Price Olympic Games. 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UM photo by Andrew Abernathy.\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/willie-price-olympics\/dsc_0920.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/willie-price-olympics\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc_0920.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"50\"\n               data-title=\"Willie Price Olympic Games\"\n               data-description=\"Fin Percy takes aim during the foam javelin event during the Willie Price Olympic Games. 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UM photo by Andrew Abernathy.\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/willie-price-olympics\/dsc_0935.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/willie-price-olympics\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc_0935.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"51\"\n               data-title=\"Willie Price Olympic Games\"\n               data-description=\"Howard Hyneman brought his own gold medal to compete in the foam javelin competition at the Willie Price Olympic Games. UM photo by Andrew Abernathy.\"\n               data-image-slug=\"willie-price-olympic-games-3\"\n               class=\"shutterset_3d36ee6431d6ef71f185483d7334635f\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"Willie Price Olympic Games\"\n                    alt=\"Willie Price Olympic Games\"\n                    src=\"http:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/willie-price-olympics\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc_0935.jpg\"\n                    width=\"250\"\n                    height=\"200\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/willie-price-olympics\/wpstage.jpg\"\n               title=\"Coach Ashley Freeman congratulates students Ruby Chavis and twin brothers Fin and Liam Percy during the Willie Price Olympic Games awards ceremony. UM photo by Andrew Abernathy.\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/willie-price-olympics\/wpstage.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/willie-price-olympics\/thumbs\/thumbs_wpstage.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"52\"\n               data-title=\"Willie Price Olympic Games\"\n               data-description=\"Coach Ashley Freeman congratulates students Ruby Chavis and twin brothers Fin and Liam Percy during the Willie Price Olympic Games awards ceremony. UM photo by Andrew Abernathy.\"\n               data-image-slug=\"willie-price-olympic-games-4\"\n               class=\"shutterset_3d36ee6431d6ef71f185483d7334635f\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"Willie Price Olympic Games\"\n                    alt=\"Willie Price Olympic Games\"\n                    src=\"http:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/willie-price-olympics\/thumbs\/thumbs_wpstage.jpg\"\n                    width=\"250\"\n                    height=\"200\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Pagination -->\n\t<div class='ngg-clear'><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Three classes from the pre-kindergarten school represented different countries participating in this year\u2019s summer Olympics, including the United States, England and Italy. The students competed Thursday morning in six events: an obstacle course, relay races, tennis ball shot put, foam noodle javelin, long jump and tennis.<\/p>\n<p>Willie Price teachers led the events and junior UM baseball player Brett Huber carried a ceremonial Olympic paper torch during a \u201cWalk of Countries\u201d down the Walk of Champions path in the Grove. More than 20 parents also showed up to root for their little Olympians during the games.<\/p>\n<p>After the games \u2013 and a quick picnic \u2013 each student climbed the awards podium on the Grove stage to receive his or her own gold medal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHosting our little Olympics was a great way to encourage our students to be active, learn new skills and develop a new appreciation for the Olympics,\u201d said Angela Rutherford, Willie Price director. \u201cIt\u2019s also a great way to bring the parents in for a few hours and have fun. Who knows, we may have seen a future Olympian in our games!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Part of the UM School of Education, Willie Price Lab School is a pre-K facility licensed by the Mississippi Department of Health. It has served the LOU community for more than 40 years. The school\u2019s programming focuses on child development, and students must be 3 years old by September 1 of the year of enrollment.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on programs in the UM School of Education, go to <a href=\"http:\/\/education.olemiss.edu\/\">http:\/\/education.olemiss.edu\/<\/a>. To view more photos from the Willie Price Olympic Games, visit the school\u2019s Facebook page at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OleMissEdSchool\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OleMissEdSchool<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 On the same day that superstar swimmer Michael Phelps picked up his first individual gold medal of the London Olympic Games, four dozen 3- and 4-year-olds received gold medals on the Grove stage during the first-ever Willie Price Olympic Games. 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