Norton High's Journey to the Patriots Hall of Fame

On Tuesday, December 3rd 2013, the Norton high School Sports Reading and Writing class traveled to Foxboro MA to participate in Pats Chat on Totally Patriots. This Field Trip was fully funded by Norton High School.

There, our class was able to walk around the Patriots Hall of Fame. There was a lot of exciting things to see and do there.

 

First, we got a tour of the second floor. There was a duck boat, short films, Super Bowl rings, and other activities. There was a short film for each of the three Super Bowls that the Patriots won. After the film was over, red, white, and blue confetti was shot all over the place. It was really cool.

As for the activities available, there were three cool "games" of some sort. The first one was a scale that displayed Vince Wilfork's weight. You would see how many people it took to weigh as much as he did. The second was a vertical challenge. You would stand straight and hold your hand over your head. Then you would jump as high as you could and touch the wall. There would be a measurement to see your vertical. Devin McCourty was the voice for this activity. The last one was a reaction time challenge with Teddy Bruschi. You would get into a line position and then when he says "Hike!" you would see how long it takes to get your hands on the markings.

 

 

There was a huddle circle that simulated what being in a real huddle was like. Also, there was real uniforms in real lockers that visitors could wear.

 

Also in the Hall was a Field Goal simulation that was simulating you being Adam Vinatieri during the Snow Game. You would kick the football and the simulator would take it form there. That, too was really cool.

 

Finally, there was Etched Glass that was the Patriots Hall of Famers.

 

 

Now, before the taping of Pats Chat, the class viewed the short movie on the Patriots history. It showed their problems they overcame to become the dominant team they are today. There were real fans that shared their stories about going to games even when the team was not good. A woman who worked there said that "Some people just come to the Hall of Fame to watch this movie."

 

After the movie, we went in for the taping of Pats Chat on Totally Patriots.

 

 

 

So, there was a current Patriots player that was there that we could ask questions to. The MC of the show was Romeo from Kiss 108.

 

The player was Linebacker, Steve Beauharnais. We were able to ask him a few questions on the show.

 

We asked him some things like, "What music pumps you up before games?" and "Who was your favorite player growing up?" Steve Beauharnais was a really cool guy, too.

 

 

 

Norton High School's adventure to the Patriots Hall of Fame was exciting. If you are considering going to the Hall or watching Totally Patriots, you should. Both were really great experiences.