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Welcome to National High Five Day!
Each year on the third Thursday in April, we observe National High Five Day. This is a fun day where you can “High Five” everyone that you see.
HOW TO OBSERVE
Use #NationalHighFiveDay to post on social media.
HISTORY
In 2002, college students at the University of Virginia, Conor Lastowka (San Diego, CA), Sam Miotke (Corvallis, OR) and Wynn Walent (New York, NY) together created National High Five Day, an unofficial national holiday.
The National High-5-A-Thon For Cancer Research:
http://www.nationalhighfiveproject.org/
SU News
A Tribute to Pearl Washington (lacrossetribune.com; O'Connell)
There wasn't much space left to stand in the park when we got there. We were lucky to be standing behind a group of kids we had by five, six inches each. Everyone was there for the same reason: to see Pearl. No last name needed. Pearl was coming to play in a summer league game, and that meant a big crowd and few seats — only hot cement.
Dwayne "Pearl" Washington was the latest one-name neophyte in New York's basketball circles. He was waiting to start his sophomore year at Boys & Girls High School in Brooklyn. You knew which one he was as soon as the layup lines started.
That was Pearl.
He passed away Wednesday at 52 after fighting cancer.
"The first year I coached we had a scrimmage against Boys and Pearl and it was ridiculous," said Ron Naclerio, the coach at Cardozo High School who has amassed a city-public school record 748 victories. "The next year we thought we could hang with them. Pearl was one of the guys who kids were mesmerized to be with him on the court. There were other great guards in New York his senior year like Mark Jackson, Kenny Smith and Kenny Hutchinson. They didn't have the fanfare and the following."
Pearl became a high school legend in New York City. He starred in the PSAL and packed crowds were at most Kangaroos games.
"He had a fabled high school career and his nickname made him even bigger,'" said longtime New York high school basketball talent evaluator Tom Konchalski. "If I had to have a Mount Rushmore for Boys High School it would be Sihugo Green, Lenny Wilkens, Connie Hawkins and Pearl. There is no accomplishment that big. He was a mesmerizing, galvanizing presence on the court and he was better than those other bigtime guards because he was a national name."
"He was ahead of his time. He was a legend by the time he was 14," said St. John's coach Chris Mullin, a Brooklyn contemporary of Pearl's who had some great games against him in the Big East. "Even though he didn't have a good shot in college you couldn't stop him from scoring. He was electrifying and an even better guy. I got to know him and I saw him this year when we played them so we got to talk about old times. He was one of the best."
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NYS Fair 2016: Rock Band Toto to Play Chevy Court (PS; Tulloch)
The rock group Toto will bring classic hits and new song to the Chevy Court stage at the New York State Fair on Friday, Aug. 26.
Toto formed in 1977 and its hit songs "Africa," "Rosanna" and "Hold The Line" helped define its era of music. The members of Toto can be heard on more than 5,000 albums that have sold more than half a billion copies.
Toto's latest album, 2015's "Toto XIV," featured the band's first new music releases in nearly a decade.
Acting state fair director Troy Waffner said they tried several times to bring Toto back after the band's last, and only, appearance in 2005.
"We're thrilled we can make this happen this year," said Waffner, in a statement. "This will be a terrific show and a fun way to spend Friday night at the fair."
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