| Michael Robinson poses with young fans at this year's Student-Athlete Shadow Day. |
Shadow Day Feature Story
2006 Blue-White Game Program ticket information.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., April 19, 2006 - Students from 22 Central Pennsylvania elementary and middle schools visited the University Park campus today to participate in Penn State's Ninth Annual Student-Athlete Shadow Day.
Forty-two students and 32 Penn State student-athletes participated in the event.
Student-Athlete Shadow Day provides area youth with an opportunity to experience a portion of a typical day for a Penn State student-athlete, as well as tour University academic and athletic facilities. Each student was paired with a student-athlete and attended at least one class, had lunch at the McElwain Dining Commons, and toured various buildings and facilities on campus, including the Pattee and Paterno Libraries, the Penn State All-Sports Museum, HUB, Beaver Stadium and the Morgan Academic Support Center for Student-Athletes. Some of the students took in a typical strength and conditioning session.
Student-Athlete Shadow Day is one of several activities Penn State student-athletes have participated in related to the 19th Annual National Student-Athlete Day.
Among the schools represented by students today were: Baker Elementary, Bellwood-Antis, Claysburg-Kimmel, Corl Street Elementary, Curwensville, Dickey Elementary, East Freedom, Ferndale, Foot of Ten Elementary, Lamar Township, Liberty Curtain, Lock Haven Catholic, Loyalsock Township, Martinsburg Elementary, Mill Hall Elementary, Osceola Mills, Park Forest Middle, Philipsburg, Roaring Springs, Renovo Elementary, Sugar Valley Elementary and Woodward Elementary.