Centre College invites local girls to Sports Day Centre College invites local girls to Sports Day Registration is underway for the fifth annual Girls Sports Day at Centre College. The college invites all area girls who are ages 6 to 13 to participate in the event, set for Saturday, March 4, in Sutcliffe Hall and the adjoining college gym. The event, which will run from 1-4 p.m., will include training in sports skills. Participants will get acquainted with Centre athletes and learn how each of them came to be active in sports.
All participants receive a T-shirt and are eligible for door prizes.
Students who qualify for school lunch benefits may have the fee waived by having their school counselor sign the registration form. The forms are available in all Danville area elementary schools and the Centre athletic office. The college requests that interested girls complete the forms by Wednesday, March 1. Women and Girls in Sports Day is celebrated throughout the United States every year in late winter. The purposes of the celebration are to encourage girls to participate in sports, to educate girls and the general public about the benefits of sports, and to use female athletes and coaches as role models.