Five members of the Penticton Vees hockey team paid a visit to Similkameen Elementary Secondary School’s elementary school students as part of the school’s “Raise a Reader” program on Wednesday, February 12.
Team members visiting the school included Cody Depourq (#19), Matt Serratore (#12), Christopher Rugus (#28), Shane McColgan (#84), and Jack Ramsey (#15).
The boys were on hand for a question period followed by a short session of reading to various elementary school classes.
SESS students had a lot of questions:
- Who is your favourite team?
- How many sticks have you broken?
- What’s your favourite colour? (blue, naturally)
- How nervous do you get before each game? (pretty nervous)
“That’d be my dream,” answered Cody Depourq, forward for the Vees, to a question as to whether he wants to play in the NHL. “It wouldn’t matter which team I played for, just to make it to the NHL would be my goal.”
The Vees have spent the past few weeks visiting various elementary schools in School Districts 53 and 67 as part of the “Raise a Reader” program.
During their visit to SESS, the Vees also engaged in a game of floor hockey with elementary school students, had lunch with them and signed autographs.