Be Colonel

November 17, 2009 • 5:31 pm • POSTED BY Gina Kent

On a recent (COLD!) Friday night, we traveled to Brodheadsville, PA  to surprise an unsuspecting high school senior with a visit from the Wilkes University Mascot, the Colonel, as part of their Be Colonel campaign.  The scene was very “Friday Night Lights”:  Pleasant Valley High School was battling their rival Stroudsberg High School in the final football game of the season.  At the end of the first quarter, the Colonel hit the bleachers with an entourage of Wilkes University cheerleaders who launched t-shirts and rally towels into the rowdy crowd of student fans.

The focus of all this attention?  Jordan Borger,  an all star PVHS softball and field hockey player who was recently accepted to Wilkes.

Though clearly shocked, Jordan was all smiles when she heard the announcer shout her name and realized the spectacle was in her honor.   She was surrounded by excited friends and cheering classmates as the Colonel presented her with a bag full of Wilkes gear, including her very own Colonel Bobblehead, and a box of soft pretzels.  Pleasant Valley went on to beat Stroudsberg 28-7.

The Pocono Record liked the stunt so much, they interviewed Jordan about her experience:

http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091117/SPORTS/911170316

Thanks for being such a good sport Jordan!  Welcome to Wilkes!