NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.– This 12 months’s VolleyRock Festival introduced campus alive with continuous vitality, nice meals, and loads of Titan spirit.
From the second college students arrived final Saturday, it was clear that one among Westminster’s favourite fall traditions wasn’t nearly volleyball — it was about group, pleasure, and making recollections that can final properly past the evening.
Outside the gymnasium, the competition environment was unimaginable to overlook. Inflatable bouncy homes and impediment programs had college students diving, sliding, and laughing like children once more. Lawn video games had been scattered throughout the lot, making it simple to leap into the enjoyable with associates or strangers. The entire house felt like a carnival constructed only for Titans.
The meals was one other large draw. Each particular person was given a meals voucher for the BBQ tent, donuts and occasional, and most significantly, Rita’s. The scent of meals wafted via the air, giving the occasion a street-fair vibe. It was the right break in between actions or earlier than heading inside to catch the volleyball motion.
And then, in fact, there was the raffle. Students clutched their tickets tightly all evening, hoping for his or her quantity to be known as. Smaller prizes, such as present playing cards and Titan gear, bought the gang buzzing. Still, the thrill reached one other stage when the grand prizes had been introduced: a brand-new PlayStation 5, received by senior Angelena Ukega, and an iPad, claimed by sophomore Connor Brenneman. The fortunate winners had been met with loud cheers (and possibly somewhat little bit of envy) from the gang.
SGA member Camri Andrews defined that regardless of these unbelievable prizes, “We still have around $1,000 left over in the budget, next year they might have even more big prizes!”.
But the center of VolleyRock was the volleyball match. The gymnasium was packed, and the vitality was electrical, with college students competing to assert the money prize. Every serve, spike, and dive introduced loud roars from the gang. The matches had been fast-paced and intense, with groups leaving all of it on the courtroom. Team “X” completed in 3rd place, with every participant being awarded $50. Team “G’EM UP” bought the $100 second-place prize whereas the Track group was topped Kings of the courtroom, taking dwelling $150 per particular person.
VolleyRock 2025 proved as soon as once more why it’s one among Westminster’s most beloved traditions. Between the enjoyable exterior, the meals and prizes, and the high-energy competitors inside, the evening captured every thing that makes being a Titan particular.