St. John's Red Storm Mascot Johnny Thunderbird turned 2 years old on Friday, September 16, and that night the campus was abound with birthday celebrations for him. The evening kicked off with a special poetry edition of Java Johnnies weekly coffeehouse. Although I had class during the time of coffeehouse, I was able to attend the RedZone birthday-themed soccer pregame BBQ afterwards. While there, I got to enjoy STJ cupcakes with friends and got to wish Johnny a happy birthday for the first of many times that night! I then played in the Pep band for the Men's Soccer game versus Indiana University; even though neither of the teams scored that night, everyone still had a great time cheering for the STJ team and the birthday bird.
At 10pm, the party shifted from Belson Stadium to Carnesecca Arena, where the main event of the night, Johnny's 2nd birthday party, was held. Students put on party hats and danced along to a giant projector screen connected to an Xbox Kinect, climbed and bounced around in inflatable obstacle courses, and even rode a mechanical surfboard (my favorite), all in honor of our favorite mascot!
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| Johnny's STJ birthday cupcakes |
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| Me at the BBQ in front of the giant inflatable Johnny with friends Sarah (left), whom I met at the Wellness fair, and Shina (middle), whom I met earlier that day. |
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| Me with a group of friends and the Birthday Bird at the soccer game |
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| Me hanging ten on the mechanical surfboard in Carnesecca! |
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| Me, my friend Claire (left), and my other friend Sarah (right) wearing our party hats at Johnny's Birthday Party |
Quite a fun idea celebrating the birthday of the college mascot. Looks like it was quite an enjoyable party and you guys had a lot of fun. We will be celebrating our college’s anniversary next week so we’re excited for it. All the students and faculties are working together to organize an amazing event at one of the venues in Chicago.
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