The Class of 2010 Ring Committee put on a fireworks show yesterday evening.
"The Hokie Bird is an identifying aspect of Tech," Conaway said. "There are also a bunch of downtown buildings that are surrounding the Hokie bird. The background is the Appalachia mountains -- all elements that our class will remember of their times here at Virginia Tech."
The Hokie bird also has a remembrance ribbon and one of the buildings in downtown Blacksburg has 'Beat UVA' written along the side. Up in the sky there are eight stars to represent the eight students from their class who were lost and will never be forgotten on April 16th.
The middle section includes aspects from athletic events at Tech. "The North End Zone of Lane Stadium is what everyone thinks of when you think of going to football games," Conaway said. "Cassell Coliseum and other sports aspects are on the ring that capture sports teams' success."
Above the North End Zone section, "ACC" is written with the fighting gobbler to its right. Above that is the engineering school, and below the field is the Class of 2010's motto in Latin. Cassell Coliseum is also on the ring, and next to the North End Zone. Scattered around the field is a soccer ball, basketball, and softball.
The bottom section includes different parts of campus and landscapes that the Ring Committee felt encompassed the Class of 2010; it will showcase the Cascades, Drillfield and Duckpond, Conaway said. The right side has the gazebo from the Duckpond, and the Drillfield is in the center. On the far left are the Cascades with the Class of 2010's logo etched into the stone.
Many of the juniors were incredibly happy with the results of the rings. Biology major Justin Beckett was impressed with the rings. "I thought the rings were really symbolic and meaningful to our class with what we have encountered so far," Beckett said.
Art major Cheri Hawkins was also very impressed and anxious to purchase her ring. "It's really emotional to know that we are part of the tradition. They put in a lot of really important stuff and everything was relevant. They worked well with their space," Hawkins said.
Balfour Company from Texas is manufacturing the rings for the Class of 2010 and has had representatives working directly with the Ring Committee.
"The rings have lots of tradition that only Tech students would understand ... I wasn't sure about getting a ring but now I want to get one, and I can't wait to show it to people," Hawkins said.
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i'm glad the event was wonderfully incredible, but living in main egg i wish i knew there would be fireworks involved. to be quite honest, i was startled for most of the night.
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That's a fabulous photo! Will there be a photo gallery of the fireworks display?
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They put SII in the stands of North End Zone. There's Stick It In on the ring! Why can't we do this cheer at games again?
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I'm pretty upset that "BeaT UVA" is on there. It's tacky and doesn't represent the Hokie Spirit.
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Beat UVA is the best thing on that ring! It's very hidden, it's not the focus of the ring. I'm very happy they put it on there.
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To those who say putting "Beat UVA" on the ring is tacky, I'd like to direct you to ALL of the military academies who chant "Go Army, Beat Navy" "Go Navy, Beat Army" etc. It's not tacky and it goes in line with some of the stuff that we've experienced and hope to continue to experience in our years here at Tech. Sports-wise we've encapsulated VT football, an event that every week of the fall brings just about ALL of us together, into a 1/4 finger sized picture. We've included Beating UVA, Key Play, the ACC, Stick it in controversy and more. This ring is perfect and I honestly couldn't be happier with how it was portrayed. I'd like to thank to ring committee and congratulate them on a job well done.
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Beat UVA has been on our class ring for years. This is nothing new.
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It was well advertised that there were going to be fireworks, for those of you living on campus. Perhaps you need to do your part and take time to find out what's going on around campus! :) The ring is wonderful! I love it, the "SII", Beat UVA, the subtle ways that they remembered April 16th, and the keys for "key play!"
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<a href="http://www.pskiller.com/">Photoshopped</a>? People often claim that picture is photoshopped. I would like to learn about this... I am looking and looking and have two good eyes.... what exactly are you referring to and why? If you really would like to learn to recognize photoshopped pictures, pskiller.com can help you.
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