Holiday Dinner!

This past Sunday, First Hunt had their annual holiday dinner.  This Frist Hunt tradition is one of the most anticipated programs of the year.  Everyone on hall comes together to ensure the dinner is an enjoyable time for all.  Most of all, First Hunt would like to thank all of the parents who donated their time and resources to make this a great dinner.  Without your support, the holiday dinner would not be the great program that it is.

Hall Food and Explorer of the Week

First Hunt would like to thank Josh Icard and his family for providing the chips, cookies, and drinks Wednesday for hall food.  After hours of super-clean, the snacks were a great way to relax!

First Hunt would also like to introduce this week's Explorer of the Week, Andrew Peterson.  If you would like to learn a little more about him, you can read below!

Programs from the Week!

It has been a busy week on First Hunt, in terms of both work and programs!
One Tuesday, Peanut Butter and Jelly night participants assembled in Annex lounge and were presented with a multitude of different peanut butters and jellies. Most opted to go with the standard PB & J, but a few went the extra mile and made a double-decker sandwich.
Saturday, First Hunt took a trip to CiCi's pizza.  For a week filled with homework, tests, and projects, it was a great time to relax and talk with hall mates.
On Sunday, First Hunt had a gingerbread house building competition with Second Beall.  Everyone was divided up into two teams and given thirty minuets. Each team came up with their own two, unique houses to display to the judges.  Ultimately, the second team won!

CiCi's Pizza

 The winning houses!

The winning team!

Hall Food and Explorer of the Week

First Hunt would like to thank Matt Weaver and his family for bringing waffles and various toppings for hall food Wednesday!  The warm, crispy waffles and their toppings was a great snack which everybody enjoyed.

First Hunt would also like to welcome our newest explorer of the week, Noah Gavenus!  If you would like to learn more about him, feel free to read below.

Thanksgiving Break!

After three long weeks of work, the time for Thanksgiving break has finally come. First Hunt would like to wish all families a safe and happy holiday break! Enjoy the rest and non-PFM food while you can!

To celebrate the three weeks of hard work, Michael Newbauer bought Krispy Kreme donuts for all to enjoy. Thank you Mr. Newbauer and all that you do for the hall! The donuts certainly gave everybody a time to relax and enjoy their last night before break.

Enjoying the donuts!

Hall Food and Explorer of the Week

First Hunt would like to graciously thank Charlie Cheema and his family for providing the pizza for hall food yesterday. On a cold day like yesterday, the warm pizza really hit the spot!

First Hunt also has a new Explorer of the Week! This week's Explorer of the Week is Jacob Botros! If you would like to learn more about him, feel free to read below.

Hall Programs!

First Hunt has had a huge variety of hall programs this week! Just as a quick snapshot, Wednesday we had an amazing intramural dodge ball win! After 2 defeats, the win served to bolster everyone's confidence. Thursday night, the lounge was turned into a giant blanket fort. Comprised of chairs, blankets, and cushions, the fort was huge! Lastly, the juniors went to Chili's today for the First Hunt traditional junior lunch.

Hall food and Explorer of the Week

First Hunt would like to thank Kevin Parham and his family for providing ice cream and brownies yesterday. Despite the cold weather, the ice cream was a great snack!

We would also like to introduce our Explorer of the Week, Karl Widney. If you would like to learn a little more about him feel free to read below!

Explorer of the Week and Hall Food

 First Hunt would like to present Josh Icard as our explorer of the week! If you would like to learn a little more about him, feel free to read below.
First Hunt would also like to thank Uday Uppal and his family for providing hall food Wednesday. The Domino's pizza was great and gave everyone a much deserved break from studying!

Starting off the New Trimester!

Yesterday was the official start of the second trimester! From the comments around hall, everybody seems to be enjoying their classes. First Hunt Started the second trimester with a Call of Duty tournament and a relaxing meditation to ease into all of the new classes.
Hopefully everyone will enjoy second trimester and the great opportunities it provides!

Hall Food and Explorers of the Week!

Over the past few weeks, the First Hunt has been treated to Chick-fil-a, brownies and milk, and a spaghetti dinner. We would graciously like to thank the families of Nolan Hopkins, Noah Gavenus, and Jared Noble respectively for providing these meals. Without you all, the hall just might starve! 
We would also like to present our previous three Explorers of the Week! Our Explorers have been Uday Uppal, Will Duncan, and Chatham Ellwanger.  If you would like to learn more about them, feel free to look below!

Programs from the Week!

This has been a busy but fun week!  We had several, big hall programs this week.  After getting back from extended, we have the roommate game Tuesday night.  This game is a test of knowledge about your roommates.  With questions like, "what toothpaste does your roommate use" and, "which direction does your roommate face when sleeping," it is a tough competition.  The ultimate winners were: Zack Polizzi, Chatham Ellwanger, and Karl Widney of room 103!  On Thursday we had an Ultimate Frisbee game, the toughest one yet, against 3rd West.  We played well and won 9 - 8.  Finally on Saturday we had a bowling night! It was a great time for those who came to unwind from a long and stressful week.

 First Hunt (red) vs. Third West

 Bowling Night

Explorers of the Week

The weeks sure do seem to go by fast.  With just the blink of an eye, we have been through another two weeks of school!  Here are our previous Explorers of the Week: Mitch Rees-Jones and Stuart Wells. If you want to learn a little bit about them, take a look at their picture!

 Mitch Rees-jones

Stuart Wells

Programs From the Week!

This week, with the craziness of I-Week, First Hunt had many great programs.  Monday we had an ice cream party provided by Karl Widney for his birthday.  The ice cream was great and gave everyone a bit of time to relax and take their mind off of homework.  After a few small programs on Tuesday and Wednesday, First Hunt finally went to the IM soccer finals!  We sadly lost in the second half at 0-1, but we put up a great fight!  Friday night there was a movie night at midnight, Star Trek: Into Darkness.  After the rain delayed it, First Hunt, along with three other halls, had campus-wide capture the flag.  The game ended in a draw after two 45 minute games; hopefully next time somebody will be able to pull out on top!  Hopefully everyone has had a great week and looking forward to extended weekend, this weekend.  Enjoy your week!

 First Hunt braving it against Second Hill

First Hunt and Second Hill watching the game from the sidelines

Onto the IM finals!

After a tough game today with Third East, First Hunt will be moving onto the IM soccer finals!  We will be facing Second Hill tomorrow at 5:00.  Wish First Hunt luck on our, hopeful, progression to IM soccer champions!

Activities!

As all parents knew, this past weekend was Family Day!  Hopefully everyone had a great time with their family and learned about out great campus.  That evening, after all of the parent left, First Hunt had a pancake and movie night.  Everyone watched Now You See Me while eating great pancakes cooked by the RLAs!  Lastly, First Hunt had an IM soccer game today.  Thankfully we won, which means that we will be going to the semi-finals tomorrow!  Wish everyone luck!

First Hunt's Movie & Pancake Night

College Eve

Tomorrow is College Eve!  This is a time for everyone in the NCSSM community to learn a little more about the colleges that they might attend.  For seniors, it is a chance to get in good questions before you finish up your applications.  For juniors, it is a great way to learn about all the different colleges out there and the programs they offer.  College Eve will run from 3:30 until 6:30 tomorrow.  Any family members are more then encouraged to come out and learn about college possibilities as well.  All colleges attending are listed below.

Gaga and Hall Food

After a long day of learning, work, and studying, First Hunt took a break last night to go play Gaga.  As always, everybody thoroughly enjoyed themselves!
Everyone on First Hunt would also like to thank Dhru Patel and his family for providing hall food tonight.  Dominos Pizza hit the spot for everyone and was a great snack before getting back to work for the night.  Thank you for the food Patel family!

Paint Fight!

Today First Hunt had a great paint fight with 3rd Bryan and Reynolds 1E 2E 2D.  Everyone met at 1:00 and then the paint throwing commenced.  Fun was had by all who came!  Now the hard part is going to be getting all of that paint off!

First Hunt, 3rd Bryan, and Reynolds 1E 2E 2D

Lots of Stuff!

For this week, our Explorer of the Week is Kevin Parham!  If you want to learn a little more about Kevin feel free to read over his picture.  

First hunt would also like to thank those who have brought hall food recently: Parker Ellwanger's family for feeding the hall two weeks ago with McAlister's Deli nachos with their various topping, Jack Allen's family for providing us with Jimmy Johns before the break, and lastly Steven Tulevech and his family for providing the delicious cookies and milk this week!  Thanks to all for bringing hall food!

Lastly, congratulations is due for First Hunt and their amazing win over First Hill in IM soccer today!  It was a great game at 4-0, and afterwards everybody went to go grab a great dinner at the PFM.

Kevin Parham

Steven's delicious cookies!

Extended Weekend

We hope all members and families of First Hunt enjoy the first extended weekend of the year!  Remember to get lots of sleep, eat food that is not from the PFM, and enjoy your time off.  First Hunt will be awaiting everyone's return Monday!

Tijuana Flats

Today, for a quick dinner, First Hunt went to Tijuana Flats!  Tijuana Flats is a new Mexican restaurant on 9th street that offers great food and deals, like "Two Taco Tuesdaze."  At only $4.99, everybody was able to get two tacos, chips and a drink, which everybody's wallet and stomach thoroughly enjoyed.

The two tacos and chips.

Hall Activities!

This week First Hunt did a variety of hall activities.  The week started off with a time-capsule program.  For this activity, everyone sat down and wrote letters to their future selves, about their goals for the year, current thoughts, and really any other interesting facts to remember at the end of the year.  These letters will be a great read at the end of the year to see if everyone has lived up to their expectations!  Tuesday, there was "Three Men On a Couch."  This game, a twist on two truths and a lie, was great fun and allowed everybody to learn about one-another's summer.  On Wednesday and Thursday there was gym day and soccer practice for Intramurals.  Near the end of the week everyone on First hunt was asked to fill out a board on the great things that everyone did over the summer.  Lastly, on Friday First Hunt held its first IVIZ!  An IVIZ is a two hour time period where everyone on campus is invited to come on hall and hang out in their friend's room.  It was a great time for all and everyone on campus was able to see how great of a hall First Hunt is!

 Christopher Yuan's letter waiting to be opened at the end of the year.

The board of summer adventures.

Hall Food and Explorer of the Week

Last week HT Slaughter's family provided the hall with a delicious snack of Krispy Kreme doughnuts and milk that was sure to not disappoint! The hall would like to thank HT and his family for providing such a sugary-sweet hall food!

One of the programs First Hunt also does is "Explorer of the Week."  This program allows hall members to get to know members of the hall better.  Questions are asked at the beginning of the year and each Wednesday a hall member's picture is posted with those questions answered.  Last week's explorer was Anshul Subramanya.  For this week, the explorer is Dhru Patel.

Anshul Subramanya

Dhru Patel

CiCi's Pizza

Today, to take a break from studying and homework, First Hunt went to CiCi's Pizza.  As per usual, there was the competition to see who could eat the most pizza.  With the reigning champion, Zack Polizzi, not able to show up to defend his title, the championship goes to Parker Ellwanger!  Regardless of who ate the most, the pizza was refreshing and everyone left full.  Now time for everyone to get back to their homework for Monday!

Club Fair and T-Shirt Signing Dance!

Yesterday was NCSSM's Club Fair.  This was a time for everyone on campus to get a good look at all of the clubs offered at the school.  With too many clubs to count, there is certainly something for everybody. With everything from theater, dancing, food sampling, to science bowl, these clubs are a great way for everyone to explore and find something that they enjoy!  Yesterday was also NCSSM's annual T-Shirt Signing Dance.  For this dance, students have a plain white t-shirt and decorate it with their hall logo.  Everyone then goes to the gym to have their shirt signed by whomever they wish on the campus!  First Hunt has a tradition of taking a picture before they go, which can be seen below.  This dance was also a great time to meet people that might not have otherwise been known before!

 NCSSM Club Fair

First Hunt

Convocation!

Tonight was NCSSM's 34th convocation! After a great first day of classes, First Hunt and others across the campus dressed up to listen to Sharon Letchworth, an NCSSM alum, speak about her success in life. One of her focus points was how important NCSSM was and the key role that it played in her life. Afterwards, everyone headed over to the gym for cookies, drinks and of course the tradition of taking convocation pictures!

 First Hunt

 Steven and Mitch

Karl, Jack, Zack, and Chatham

Juniors, Seniors, and Boards!

Yesterday, after long and informative meetings, the juniors and seniors played ice-breaker games with our brother hall, Second Hill.  Among the games played were NCSSM classics such as; human knot, entourage, stinger, and in my neighborhood.  The games were fun for all and throughout we were able to learn more about each other.

On hall, First Hunt has been awarded, "best theme board" on campus.  For this board, each member of First Hunt had their picture put into one of the five groups; Mountains, Space, Frontier, Jungle, and Ocean. Congratulations to the RLAs on such a great board!

Lastly, welcome back to all remaining seniors.  Now that everyone has moved in we have our full hall of 35! Now our adventure as First Hunt, the best hall on campus, can begin!

Some of First Hunt and Second Hill untangling their human knot.

First Hunt's theme board.