Mitchell students win Washington Capitals online contest
Students at Walter J. Mitchell Elementary School were named winners last month of the Washington Capitals "Rock the Red" online pep rally contest. The sports organization sponsored the contest to gain support from local schools for the Stanley Cup playoffs.
More than 25 schools from Washington D.C., Virginia and Maryland submitted photos of students displaying support for the team. Mitchell teacher Corey Specht submitted a photo of the entire fourth-grade class spelling out the word "Caps" on the school's playground. There were 32,000 votes submitted online for the contest and the Mitchell photo received 11,107 of those votes.
As winners, the school received a Capitals pep rally of their own on Friday, April 18, at the school. The rally was emceed by Capitals broadcaster Steve Kolbe and featured the team mascot, Slapshot the eagle. Kolbe also presented the school with a set of street hockey equipment, donated by the team, a team-signed jersey, t-shirts and goody bags.
The project was organized by Specht and Mitchell teachers Jimmy Morton, Elizabeth Loeper, Tiffany Gardner, Robert Schmidt and Janet Flaherty.
Pictured above is Walter J. Mitchell Elementary School teacher Corey Specht, left, and the Washington Capitals team mascot, Slapshot, right. Slapshot and Capitals broadcaster Steve Kolbe visited the school on April 18 as part of the team's "Rock the Red" online pep rally contest.
