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Celebrating Wilburpalooza

Updated: Dec 11, 2023



Wilburpalooza is Wright College’s annual campus celebration, highlighting all the clubs and organizations, as well as other resources the campus has to offer! This year, Wilburpalooza takes on a western rodeo style. In case you weren't able to partake in this year's celebration- here are some pictures from the event!











Wilbur Wright's mascot Rocky welcoming attendees into this year's Wilburpalooza

(Photo Courtesy: Marisa Yee)



Alliance Club was tasked with the game Lollipop Draw in which players were able to pick out one lollipop and see what corresponding color they picked (which was beneath the stick) and what prize they won! The star of the table was this little Sonny Angel dressed as a clown- perfectly matching the theme of the game.


(Photo Credit: Adrian Panopio)


SGA Executive Board member Connor O’Reilly, Secretary, and Amal Zalloum, Treasurer, were in charge of signing students in and stamping them to get their free food! It was pretty fun chatting with this year’s executive board members. The both of them seem to be really enjoying their time managing the sign-in table.


(Photo Credit: Adrian Panopio)



One of the many clubs present at Wilburpalooza was the Music Club. Music Club offers students a space to learn and play music, and no prior experience is required! Pictured is Jairo Altamirano (left) who is the president of Music Club, and Johan Espinoza (right) who is the secretary. Music Club meets every


(Photo Courtesy: Marisa Yee)





Here is a birds eye view of Wilburpalooza, which took place in the Atrium, located in the events building. The event ran from 11 am to 2 pm. Speaking with staff working in Student Activities said that the event was packed all day.


(Photo Courtesy: Marisa Yee)







Another club that was present at the event was SASE, the Society of Asian Scientists & Engineers. Their club was tasked with a fun mini fishing game. Pictured above is Joshua Rio (right) who is the president of SASE, and Amara Moreno (left) who is the membership director. They wanted to let everyone know that SASE meets the first Thursday of the month on the first floor of the library (in the engineering center).


(Photo Courtesy: Marisa Yee)


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Alexis Sandoval

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Before she started college, she knew she was interested in Psychology and, when the time came, she made sure to make that her major. Once she is done with Community College, she will transfer to a 4-year-university to Social Work. Personal hobbies are writing, drawing, photography, and reading. Outside of those topics, she is fascinated by animals, philosophy, biology, and science. She hopes to travel in the future to Mexico and Iceland. 

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