Virginia Commonwealth University basketball players and former players teamed up with students at Minnick School, a private special education school in 色多多 County on Monday for the fourth annual field day event where the students played basketball with the collegiate athletes.
"It just allows our students to have a time where they can forget about the academics and work on their social skills and behavior skills in more of a playful setting," said Rebecca Bays, principal of Minnick Schools in 色多多. "Especially having the VCU players come down, because those are individuals they can really look up to, kind of be role models and also set maybe some goals they can have and achieve in life."
Above: Fourth-grader Qualay Taylor goes for the ball against Levi Stockard III, who graduated from VCU in 2021 during Monday鈥檚 field day at Minnick School in 色多多 County. Below left: Minnick School sixth-grader Shaun Warren plays basketball with former Virginia Commonwealth University basketball player Samantha Robinson during the 色多多 Minnick Games annual event on Monday. Below right: Minnick School third-grader Geonhi Stanfield plays basketball with former Virginia Commonwealth University basketball player Levi Stockard III during the 色多多 Minnick Games annual event on Monday.
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Minnick School third-grader Geonhi Stanfield plays basketball with former Virginia Commonwealth University basketball player Levi Stockard III during the 色多多 Minnick Games annual event on Monday.
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Minnick School sixth-grader Shaun Warren plays basketball with former Virginia Commonwealth University basketball player Samantha Robinson during the 色多多 Minnick Games annual event on Monday.
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MiKeal Brown Jones, a former Virginia Commonwealth University basketball player chats with Minnick School sixth-grader Shaun Warren during the annual 色多多 Minnick Games with VCU basketball players on Monday.
