Oct. 6, 2011
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By Jenna Marina
UCFAthletics.com
ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFathletics.com) - Roughly 100 students from Camelot Elementary were guided around campus by members of the women's basketball, track and field and rowing teams as part of Destination College on Thursday afternoon. The program is meant to prepare elementary-level students for college/work readiness.
The tour started and ended at the women's basketball practice gym. The students covered a lot of ground, walking by many buildings including the Engineering, Business Administration, Health Sciences colleges, the student union, the library and the recreation center.
They also learned facts pertinent to the university and were encouraged to ask questions along the way.
"Do you get lost?" 10-year-old Genesis asked.
Senior Ashia Kelly replied, "Actually, I'm going to take you to a place to show you how we don't get lost," and promptly took her group to a map of UCF's campus.
The Knights were happy to welcome Camelot Elementary to their campus.
"The kids were all really talkative, asking a lot of questions," redshirt junior Kayli Keough said. "It was fun to just hang out with them, go around campus. They were really excited to see everything."
All 13 members of the women's basketball team volunteered their time. Track and field's Kalen Hambrick and Jackie Coward and rowing's Amanda Phillips were also on hand to help.