by : harvey kilmete
THE COLLEGE OF MICRONESIA HAS A NEW GYMNASIUM . IT IS VERY BIG AND NICE. WHEN I FIRST GOT INSIDE IT, I WAS VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT BECAUSE I SAW THINGS IN IT THAT WERE NEW TO ME . IT OPENED ON THE 7TH DAY OF MARCH 2002.THE OPENING WAS WELL DONE AND THE OPENING BASKETBALL GAME WAS BETWEEN THE C.O.M STUDENTS AND THE POHNPEI ALL- STARS. THE C.O.M TEAM WON THE GAME BY TWENTY TWO POINTS .
STARTING ON THE 9TH OF MARCH, TWO DAYS AFTER THE OPENING, THE STAFF IN THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT HAD A TOURNAMENT FOR THE STUDENTS. THE STUDENTS OF THE COLLEGES, BOTH NATIONAL AND POHNPEI CAMPUS, PLAYED IN THIS TOURNAMENT . THERE WERE TEAMS FROM CHUUK (WHITE), YAP (RED), KOSRAE (GREEN) POHNPEI (BLUE), PINGMOK (BROWN) AND POHNPEI CAMP, (PURPLE). EACH OF THESE TEAMS WORKED THEIR VERY BEST TO MAKE IT TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP SO THAT THE TEAM WHO MADE IT TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP WOULD BE THE FIRST TO PLAY IN THE NEW GYMNASIUM. ALL THE TEAMS, FROM VOLLEYBALL AND BASKETBALL PLAYED WELL. FOUR TEAMS MA\DE IT TO THE PLAYOFFS ; YAP, KOSRAE, POHNPEI, AND POHNPEI CAMPUS.
INSIDE THE GYM, THERE IS ENOUGH SPACE AND PLENTY OF CHAIRS. THE LIGHTS ARE BRIGHT AND THE FLOOR IS SMOOTH. PLAYING IN THE GYM IS VERY COMFORTABLE AND NICE. ALL OF THE STUDENTS ARE VERY HAPPY TO PLAY IN THE GYM. NOWADAYS STUDENTS LIKE TO GO DOWN TO RECREATION BECAUSE IT'S THE THE BEST PLACE TO BE DURING FREE TIME. THE GYM IS SO CLEAN INSIDE AND IT IS HOPED THAT THE STUDENTS WILL KEEP IT THAT WAY SO THAT EVERYONE CAN PLAY IN A NICE CLEAN, NEW GYMNASIUM.