ECPI massage therapy students work out Redskins' kinks - Daily Press

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A handful of EPCI University students have the professional experience of a lifetime this month.

For a fifth straight year, students from the university's Newport News and Richmond/Moorefield campuses have been invited by the Washington Redskins to provide massage therapy to players through the team's training camp in Richmond.

Three of those students attend classes in Newport News and have attended several sessions already. Camp ends Aug. 11.

"This is one of the routes that I'd like to pursue, as far as my career when I'm done with this program," said Evan Reyes, 29. "That was a big reason why I wanted to sign up. It's a different level of experience, it's a lot more specific. The stuff that we learn, you get to actually apply it. They come in and say, 'This is tight, this is hurting,' and you can actually break down what's going on and what's wrong."


"Some of them are educated," added Sierra Ellett of Williamsburg. "This one guy was like, 'Can you work my IT band?' That was kind of cool to see, using what we learned throughout so far."


Reyes and Ellett can't speak to specifics of who and what was worked on, due to confidentiality agreements they signed as part of the work. That's an opportunity to practice the ethics lessons taught in their coursework, program director Michele Rose said.

"The really amazing thing about this is the chance to work with professional athletes that even a lot of licensed therapists who have been in the field for years don't get this opportunity," said Rose. "So that's really something that you can't just graduate, get your license and want to do. It's a really, really rare, special opportunity."


Hampton hosting back-to-school fair


Families of students currently enrolled in Hampton City Schools are invited to the sixth annual back-to-school fair, "Strengthening Families through Support, Supplies and Structure," from 10 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Saturday.

Parents can learn about educational resources, local organizations and other services and resources available to families in Hampton. Doors open at 10 a.m., with informational sessions beginning at 11 a.m. Parents who attend two informational sessions can receive lunch and book bags of school supplies. Organizers hope to serve more than 1,500 parents and students.

The event, sponsored by S.E.E.D.S. for Hampton Community Partner Consortium and Hampton's faith-based community, will be held at several locations across the city: Aberdeen Elementary School, Bassette Elementary School, Y.H. Thomas Community Center, North Phoebus Community Center, First Baptist Church of Hampton, Memorial Baptist Church and Empowered Believers Christian Learning Center.

For more information, visit bit.ly/2uj1WHG.

LifeLong Learning Society hosting open house

Christopher Newport University's LifeLong Learning Society will host an open house at Yoder Barn Theater at 1 p.m. Aug. 17.

The event will feature a performance from Glasgow Kiss, a band which includes physics professor Ed Brash. Information also will be available about the group's course offerings, conferences, field trips, lectures and more.

The LLS is a membership organization for people of retirement age who seek opportunities for learning in an environment of sharing and fellowship. For more information, call 757-269-4369 or visit cnu.edu/lifelonglearning.

Hammond can be reached by phone at 757-247-4951.

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