Friday Focus
Make today so awesome, yesterday gets jealous!
The Message is Clear...
VJ's visit was a day or two after SDSU's heartbreaking loss to Oregon and he was still on fire from it. Important note, VJ is a former SDSU staff member and is proud of his time there. The first thing he told the group was the names of the top six players on the SDSU women's team. He then told them what town in South Dakota each one of those girls was from. Next, students were asked to guess how many of Oregon's players were from the state of Oregon. It took the students some time, but they finally guess zero. He named off the other states and countries those girls were from. His point hit home with us. South Dakota can put together a team that can ball with the best of them and we didn't even have to leave this great state! He wasn't just talking about sports though. VJ did a great job of touting the educational institutions, both tech schools and universities businesses, and offerings across the state of South Dakota. His message for the students was "With all that you have access too here in South Dakota, imagine what you can accomplish!"
Even though I am a transplant to this state, I proudly tell anyone who asks that I am from South Dakota. Thanks to VJ, I have many more reasons to add to that list and so do our students!