Observation Hour 1

The first observation took place in a restaurant on Franklin Street. In this scenario, I was observing current Morehead scholars as they took Morehead scholar finalists out to dinner. These potential scholars were seniors in high school. The finalist were shy and hesitant to talk at first, seeing as they were in the presence of current scholars and the ever-intimidating college students. As the dinner progressed, the current scholars began asking the finalists questions, like where they were from, what they liked to do in their free time. After the initial “meeting each other” conversation, the group progressed into more Morehead-related topics. The current scholars began describing their college experiences so far, talking of the required meetings and banquets. The finalists asked where the scholars would be studying abroad. Though one does not need to be a Morehead scholar to study abroad, one does need to be a Morehead scholar to study abroad with no expenses. When answering the question, there was no mention of money, and they also spoke of their fellow scholars with whom they would be traveling with. There was no mention of “cousins” or any other code, showing that they were not trying to hide that they were Morehead scholars when with the finalists.