{"id":48739,"date":"2019-09-30T14:42:18","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T19:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=48739"},"modified":"2019-09-30T14:42:23","modified_gmt":"2019-09-30T19:42:23","slug":"family-day-festivities-reunite-students-and-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=48739","title":{"rendered":"Family Day Festivities Reunite Students and Family"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>STORY BY MYA MCDONALD<br>PHOTOS BY RYLEE BRETTON AND MICAH REINKE<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For many college students, moving away from family is often one of the biggest challenges to overcome when starting a new school year. Luckily, on September 28, Fort Hays State University, and the department of Student Engagement continued the tradition of hosting a Family Day. The Family Day festivities gave students and their families the perfect chance to visit one another and reconnect while exploring the campus and the Hays Community.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Family Day is a free event that offers a variety of activities for families to participate in. Some of the day\u2019s activities included: a Fishing Derby, a Shopping Spree, a Family Dance-a-Long, Face Painting, Coloring Book and Blanket Making, and making projects with Makerspace.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" data-attachment-id=\"48742\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?attachment_id=48742\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/fishderby50.jpg?fit=6000%2C4000\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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