Mars Hill College - Laurel Yearbook (Mars Hill, NC)

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i 1 llllllllllll I I -'Y MEETING THE HALLENGE STUDENTS CHALLENGED TO DO THEIR BEST veryone came to college with different goals and found a host of new challenges that had to be dealt with if they were to survive. There were social chal- lenges that affected new students more than the old stu- dents, There were physical challenges that had to be met by everyone, and those that had to be met by the athletic teams, The demands of each class were fulfilled every day by us. We chose to tackle these obstacles when we decided to come to schoolg and as one was met. another would appear. Each challenge was a step toward reaching our goals. When the freshmen first arrived, they were faced with the problems of making friends and being away from home for the first time. Within a relatively short time, they made some friends and met a lot of people. Campus activities started and clubs ap- ima tr.: mint.-world plied pressure for people to get involved. After a student got involved with groups and made some friends. there was pres- sure to participate in off-campus activi- ties with them. Physical challenges included P.E. class. intramurals. team sports and for some, walking the hills on campus. The friend- ly competition of intramurals as well as pick-up games both on and off campus were fun and helped to relieve the ten- sion ofclasses. The members of intercol- legiate teams were challenged to be- come the best athletes they could possibly be. Many of the teams. such as ,i i ku IEISCUXEVY Freshman Biology mayor Todd Boettcher looks volleyball and basketball, worked-out all year in an effort to have winning seasons. The football team and the soccer- team had to overcome the obstacle of having a new coach. These new coaches, Coach Patton for football and Coach Goode for soccer. led their teams to victories by demand- ing the best each player could give on the field. Every team worked hard and won, despite the odds, Each professor demanded different things from his stu- dents. and each student demanded different things from himself. For some, just passing classes was a challenge. There were times when we felt that we would not get an assignment in on time but we persevered and made it. For some. passing was not enough. They would study endlessly and push themselves for the grade. The ultimate achieve- ment was to graduate. Graduation be- came the goal that everyone ultimately ' 'S worked for because it was a symbol of having tackled all of the obstacles that were in front of us. Each challenge brought out the stubbor- ness in us to get something done right. We met them by going that extra mile and doing a little better than our best. These obstacles demanded patience, time. and hard workg but we made it through the year. Some of us graduated. The rest of us conquered another step towards graduation. The reward for meeting these challenges was in know- ing we had done the job and done our best. El In Mars Hill's first home game with Guilford jonathan Williams No, 51 jumps to block a pass. Mars Hill won 55-6.

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