Week 4 is a wrap on the Tinker Tour! Pics below:
- Gabby enjoying her prime spot on the campus of the University of South Carolina at the South Carolina Scholastic Press Association’s fall convention Oct. 7
- Attendees at the South Carolina Scholastic Press Association’s fall convention show the Tinker Tour some love before our talk Oct. 7
- South Carolina Scholastic Press Association fall conference Oct. 7
- Students attending South Carolina Scholastic Press Association fall conference listen to Mary Beth Tinker during Tinker Tour stop at the University of South Carolina Oct. 7
- Student media were among those covering Mary Beth Tinker’s keynote address at the South Carolina Scholastic Press Association’s fall conference Oct. 7
- Student asks Mary Beth Tinker a question following her keynote address at South Carolina Scholastic Press Association’s fall convention at the Univ. of South Carolina Oct. 7
- Mary Beth Tinker (left) and Mike Hiestand (right) pose with Karen Flowers who organized the Tinker Tour’s visit to the South Carolina Scholastic Press Association’s fall conference
- Gabby getting ready to hit the road Oct. 8 after overnighting outside Asheville, North Carolina
- Norris Dam State Campground, Tennessee, Oct. 9
- Mary Beth Tinker interviewed by Indiana University Southeast Horizon reporter Hannah Ash before her campus talk Oct. 9
- Mary Beth Tinker interviewed by Indiana University Southeast student newspaper reporter before her campus talk Oct. 9
- Gabby the Tinker Tour bus parked on the campus of Indiana University Southeast during campus visit Oct. 9
- Prof. Adam Maksl introduces Mary Beth Tinker during visit to Indiana University Southeast Oct. 9
- Mary Beth Tinker addresses students during Tinker Tour stop at Indiana University Southeast Oct. 9
- Mary Beth Tinker signs armbands following her Oct. 9 talk at Indiana University Southeast
- Indiana University Southeast Oct. 9
- Mary Beth Tinker poses with Indiana University Southeast host, Prof. Adam Maksl and his wife Renee, outside their home — and Gabby’s overnight roost — in Louisville, Ky.
- Gabby the Tinker Tour bus parked outside South Park Teenage Parent Program School, Louisville, Ky., Oct. 10
- Mary Beth Tinker talks with students at South Park Teenage Parent Program School, Louisville, Ky., about the five freedoms of the First Amendment during the Tinker Tour’s stop Oct. 10
- Students and faculty at South Park Teenage Parent Program School in Louisville, Ky., show the Tinker Tour some love during their stop Oct. 10
- Mary Beth Tinker signs autographs for students following her talk at the South Park Teenage Parent Program School in Louisville, Ky., Oct. 10
- Mary Beth Tinker shares a moment — and an official Tinker Tour First Amendment coloring book — with a new fan at South Park Teenage Parent Program School, Louisville, Ky., Oct. 10
- Mary Beth Tinker checks out the child care wing at South Park Teenage Parent Program School, Louisville, Ky., Oct. 10
- Mary Beth Tinker poses with staff and students at South Park Teenage Parent Program School, Louisville, Ky., during Tinker Tour visit Oct. 10
- Gabby in metered parking at the University of Kentucky during Oct. 10 Tinker Tour stop
- Mary Beth Tinker and Mike HIestand meet with students at the Univ. of Kentucky during Tinker Tour stop Oct. 10
Miles traveled this week: 829
Miles traveled on Tinker Tour so far: 2,824
(Does not include Mike’s 2,989 mile trip from Ferndale, WA, to deliver the Tinker Bus to the Liberty Bell for the tour’s official kickoff Sept. 17.)
Coming Up in Week 5:
Tuesday:
AM: Phoenix Military Academy, Chicago, Ill.
PM: Elk Grove High School, Elk Grove, Ill.
Wednesday: Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisc.
Thursday: Nathan Hale High School, West Allis, Wisc.
Friday: Kettle Moraine Press Association fall conference, Univ. of Wisconsin/Whitewater