Bethune Cookman University - Yearbook (Daytona Beach, FL)

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Patrice in action lifting- Stretching- 1 and at the keyboard

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178fathletics B-CC STUDENT IS AN AEROBICS INSTRUCTOR Patrice Lashan Mitchell is one of the few students at Bethune- Cookman College who has a part-time job doing something she enjoys. Mitchell is a certified aerobics instructor at Peter Lee's on Ridgewood Avenue. Patrice says she loves helping men and women take charge of their health. Her class includes over 60 students ages nine to 75. It's easy for Patrice to relate to her students because she knows what is is like being overweight and unhealthy. Six years ago Patrice tipped the scales at 210 pounds. She enjoyed eating her mother's fried chicken, buscuits and gravy, collard greens and desserts with heaving icing. Today the twenty-two year old, 6'2 Pisces weighs in at 149 pounds and her favorite dish is spinach souffle. To Patrice, taking care of the body is sacred. The second year computer science major, wishes that there were more hours in the day so that she could teach more classes. Patrice is the oldest of three children. She comes from a family of musicians. The entire family sings and play instruments such as the piano, organ, guitar and saxophone. It gets hectic, but I love playing music and directing choirs. It's my life, I can't give it up. ', the affable musician exclaims as she discussed her first love-music. Patrice is the musical director of at least four area choirs. She sings second alto in the campus concert chorale. And she is looking forward to recording a second record in April. This record will feature her playing the piano, organ and synthesizer. Although Patrice is a native of Daytona Beach, she attended Tallahassee Community College and Florida State University before attending B-CC. Mitchell says that she chose Cookman because she likes the one on one classroom setting. She confesses that B-CC is the only college that has made her feel at ease and at home. She feels that she is progressing faster than ever before. The B-CEAN flaunts a 3.71 GPA. The incentives learned at home are still important to Patrice. As a child, she was taught the importance of putting God first. Mitchell begins each day at 5 a.m. with prayer and a 20 minute workout. She finishes at approximately 11 p.m. with 300 repetitions of abdominal exercises and prayer. Patrice believes a complete person is one who: loves and serves God, is educated, has a job, exercises and eats right.

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