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Michael D. Chason Director of Public Relations ABAC 30 -- 2802 Moore Highway Tifton, GA 31793-2601 Phone 229-391-5055 Fax 229-391-5056 mchason@abac.edu

IMMEDIATE JANUARY 5, 2006

FIRST ANNUAL SPIRIT WEEK JANUARY 11 - 18

TIFTON - The first annual Spirit Week at Abraham Baldwin College will take place from Jan. 11 – 18 to enhance the school spirit of the college.

Each day a variety of activities will be held for the student body. All club presidents and advisors are encouraged to get club members to participate in as many events as possible. The club that attends the most events at the end of the week will receive an award.

The first day of Spirit Week on Wednesday is Club Pride Day with a pep rally at 5:30 p.m. in Gressette Gym. Thursday is Green and Gold Day. Show the school colors as the Fillies and Stallions take on Middle Georgia College beginning at 5:30 p.m. in Gressette Gym.

Friday is Camouflage Day. A “Welcome Back to Campus” concert will be held in the dining hall at 7:30 p.m. sponsored by the Campus Activities Board (CAB) and WPLH Radio. The concert will feature Echovalve, an alternative rock band originally from the Atlanta area and PSG, which stands for Personal Satisfaction Guaranteed, a reggae and alternative band from Tallahassee, Fla.

No events will be scheduled over the weekend in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.

Events will resume on Jan. 17 with Street Painting beginning at 3 p.m. on Perimeter Road, followed by a Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance in Howard Auditorium at 6 p.m. Spirit Week will conclude with a second Green and Gold Day when ABAC plays Atlanta Metro on Jan. 18 in Gressette Gym. The Fillies game begins at 5:30 p.m. followed by the Stallions at 7:30 p.m. The culmination of the week’s activities will end with a Spirit Week Dance immediately after the games.

All events for the first-ever Spirit Week are sponsored by the Student Government Association and the Spirit Week Committee.

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