Story by Maddie Hunt
Peninsula College’s Pirate Pete, along with student nickname “Pirates” were created by the very first Associated Students Council in 1961.
The College’s homecoming event came to be known as “Pirate Pete’s Week” in the mid ‘60’s. Since that time, the College has hosted it as an annual spirit week.
The purpose of a spirit week is to direct people’s focus to whatever sport is currently in season (in this case, basketball), as well as encourage school pride, said Rick Ross, associate dean for athletics and student life.
This years Pete’s week events were planned by the ASC’s VP of Programing, Paige O’Dell, and her programming team composed of Trent Warren, Emilee Greve and advisor Jeremiah Johnson.
Tuesday the 9th’s inflatable jousting had a steady flow of participants, but wasn’t as popular as other inflatable games brought in the past.
On Wednesday the 10th, a good-sized crowd gathered in the PUB to watch the annual “College Cuisine Food Eating Contest,” which was won, for the fourth time, by Fred Robinson.
Thursday brought roughly one hundred students and community members to Matt Baker’s stunt comedy show in the Little Theater.
Friday evening, about eighty students participated in the Blacklight Dodgeball game in the Gym.
The college had its biggest crowd of the year at Saturday’s basketball games.