Augustana College - Rockety I Yearbook (Rock Island, IL)

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: CHRIS TMAS AWAY FROM HOME Christmas is, of course, a speciai time tar every- body. We get to celebrate the birth of Christ and the joy at the season. Atong with this comes the tang- awatted Christmas hieak. arid the chance to target academies fer two tgiariauv weeks. For the cottage student though, Christmas can also he a hard time. For many it is their first time away from home during the season. it is reassuring that we wit! tmost tihehd he home for the actuai hotidays, hat for many the preparattbhs are the most enjoyable and important time. At Augustana we have incorporated the Christmas season and its preparations into our daily lives. in many ways, we ceiehrate the season around and through the schoat. As she we in these pictures of the Pumpkin Patch, we enjoy decorating our pieces at residence as much as our parents do at home Not only are the houses decorated but also the cafeterias, academic huiid- ings, end even our own dorm rooms. Every dorm had numerous h'ghts and decorations that wuta' be seen through the wihda ws. this was etsa the tirst year for the Old Main Christmas Tree. Everyone going down seventh avenue saw the spirit hugestaha was pro- jecting. This past year we continued the traditions of presenting Santa theta and Messiah. Months of hard work went into hath productions in order to help us better ceiebrate the season and feet part at it. We graciously appreciate the efforts at the perfermers and congratulate them on great shows! For many, the most important Augustaha event during the Christmas season is the anhhai trek to Ahdh ver. Here, one can remember the real reasons behind Christmas and its objectives. We feet the future in their heautitui new chapel and are amazed by the past in the nth church. We are hit thankful for the chance to he ve the experience at Ahdaver. Yes, Christmas is a wonderful time. For some it is hard being away from home, but the peapie at Augustana commit themselves to metre it speeiet for everyone. Christmas is truly a speciai time athugie.

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h ORIENTA TION: AN EXPERIENCE FOR ALL Orientation weekend has always been a time for new Augustane students to angiust to the new iite they wiii be living. This is done through what is hopetuiiy a ton time for ait. Getting used to new places, new people, and new methods is often a scary idea, but this years freshman ciass came through with thiing colors. They managed to combine 1 the learning of the system atAugostana with a tat at y t . ' good clean fun. V IX The weekend started with President Tredway's t i inspirational message during convocation. The new students, aiong with their parents, were assured that Augustana was a place of education and enjoyment, and that the transition wontd be easier than most of them could even hope. After can vacation at! new students met with their new peer advisers in Carver. Through the din and craziness everyone finah'y stombied upon their ap- pointed group, then the ion began! Events such as the Graffiti Dance, the ice cream Seciat Casino Night, the Leaders Talent Show, and the Faeuity Home Picnic ati encouraged friendliness and made extroveits at even the worst intraverts. . Numerous friendships; some tite-iang were started ,9 i at these get togethers during the weekend h i it was not ait one big party though. Freshman surveys had to he completed and Academic adviSing was a neaessih'. For many, social and emotional advisthg were aisa needed. This was the weekend that the new students learned how much at a iam- hy Augustaha realty is. it there was one event during the weekend that everyone will remember it was Outdoor Ed. This was the time when even the most mature became iittie trio's again. White everyone was running jumping, sweatihg, swinging and fairing, new friendships were being made and a bond was being set between the people who particihated. Outdoor Ed. showed the new students that cottage is not always a serious piece white it was also meiding together a new freshman class. On Tuesday when classes started, most everyone was ready and well aaiusteo'. Air had fond memories and feit good about the friends they had made and the fun they had.