2009 Crusader

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York College 1125 E 8th St York, NE 68467 www.york.edu (402) 363-5600 1

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Crusader 2008-09

Student Life, page 4 Organizations, page 34 Sports, page 66

People, page 82 Index, page 110

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York College’s YCM and Resident Life carried flags for the Convocation ceremony. (above) Over one hundred students participated in the Yorkfest Parade held early in the semester.(right)

Students and their families were welcomed to campus with a hearty picnic. (left) Jamie Mix and Kelley Splattstoesser reunite with a hug. (below) Chayla Colgrove; Isolde Olmsted & Mitch Novak; Dr. Ray Miller; Megan Thomas; Tonya Walton & Kaitlin Spanel. (lower blocks)

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Opening Days

FRESH Start

S Ronnie Williford meets Dion Vaughn, a fellow basketball recruit, during the Saturday evening picnic. (above) President Baker welcomes students and their families; Meghan Shruck, Elicia Hebrink and Nathana Faddis make funny faces while waiting to help new students move into the dorms; Shari Reynolds and Stewart Sikes work the registration line. (top insets)

aturday is filled with scenes of open car trunks, athletes lending a hand, roommate introductions, and freshmen wondering what to do next. Registration at the Mackey Center gives way to the Resident Life staff making their first impression, greeting new and returning students with smiles and keys to their rooms. Parents hang around to fix up odds and ends as an excuse to avoid the inevitable goodbye. As evening appoaches, everyone gathers in front of McGehee Hall to enjoy a picnic with friends and family while listening to a warm YC welcome and a speech from the president.

The entire week seems one of welcome and new beginnings—from the Community Fair downtown with its free giveaways and a court house lawn picnic to the ice cream social put on by the East Hill church family. Opening Convocation, with flags representing the home states and countries of the entire student body, is a good reminder that we’re all in this together.

Michelle McCann and Eric Heatwole march with the Concert Choir in the Yorkfest parade. (above) The auditorium at East Hill was almost at capacity for Convocation. (left)

Opening Days

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Friends for LIFE

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lub Week is one of the most electrifying weeks on campus for those involved in social clubs. It is a time designed for creating connections among the new club members and veterans. It allows for silliness and fun in inventive activities, an emphasis on service to the community and school as well as a time of spiritual bonding. Inter Club Council (ICC) President Elise Hart said, “It’s designed to create unity... a week of intense togetherness.”

In order to bring members together and to foster fellowship, the club members joined in activities such as early morning flag football, flour and egg fights, epic walks, obstacle courses, swimming, scavenger hunts and numerous service opportunities. These ice breakers generate friendships and a campus community that help make YC a great place with its close-knit environment.

Kathleen Pearson smiles through the glass at her Omega Phi sponsor during a service project; Ben Smail and Jacob Redfearn proudly display their Sig Tau invitations; Elizabeth Rodriguez welcomes a new member of Beta with a hug. (top insets) Amber Soderholm and Emily Bogue consume smores at a Theta Psi campfire. (above) Delta chicks really know how to support their men in football... even at six in the morning. (right)

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Club Week

AXE guys have a ton of fun getting messy during their paint war. (above)

Kristin Tuttle, Aubrey Sanchez, and Amasa Maine give a quick pose as they pick up trash in the park as part of Theta Psi’s service project. (above) Beta gets creative with their club week actitivies and forms their icon during water aerobics. (inset) Beta/AXE sponsored a hoedown and BBQ for all of campus. (left)

Dustin Jackson jumps in Paul Helms’ lap during a Kingsmen service activity. (below) Ben Ketcherside digs in at the barbecue. (right)

Mitch Clay; Nicole Scott, Michelle McCann & Anna Callen; Travis Clarke, Jeremy Roman, & Kelly Johansen; Vanessa Brown; Anna Tribbett & Amanda Detlefs. (lower blocks)

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The ladies of Beta swoon over Daniel. (above) Delta reaches for Mason in their performance of Play That Funky Music White Boy. (inset) Omega Phi gets into their song M-I-N-E, Mine for Jake. (right)

After being serenaded with These Boots are Made for Walkin’, Eric enjoys being surrounded by the women of Theta Psi. (left) Sig Tau show a bit of sketchiness for Elise after their rendition of Hollaback Girl. (right) Bethany Saylor; Monica Gibson & Jonathan Reed; Tomme Lichty; Logan Wilhoit & Scott Spruill; Courtney Hamm & Rebecca Duncan. (lower blocks)

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Coronation

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lub Week ended with a grand finale as all the service clubs gathered together in the Freeman Center for Coronation. There was a wide variety of song styles, as well as wardrobe choices as club members took the stage.

Some clubs went the traditional route with their song choice, pre-designed choreography and time-honored attire, while others gave their new members the freedom to create their own dance moves and outfit designs. Regardless of style, each club serenaded their beaus and sweethearts with devotion and admiration.

Club Sweethearts: Janae Parsons — AXE Lea Childress — Kingsmen Monica Gibson — Kyodai Elise Hart — Sigma Tau

Lea Childress blushes as she is declared the Kingsmen’s sweetheart with We Love You Lea. (above)

Club Beaus: Daniel Good — Beta Mason Lee — Delta Jacob Harlow — Omega Phi Eric Heatwole — Theta Psi Elise Hart did a splendid job emceeing Coronation. (above) Mitch Clay accompanies Kingsmen; AXE sings All Out Of Love to Janae; Laura German and Jessi Pope move to the music. (top insets) Kyodai’s Lucas Moyers, Jonathan Reed, Jeremy Roman, Travis Clarke, Josh Baerg, and Mario Sustayta gaze up at Monica Gibson in admiration. (left)

Coronation

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Always HOME

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omecoming weekend was full of memories. It encompassed the beginning of many new friendships, a blend of long-standing traditions, and a chance for high school kids to experience the excitement of staying overnight in a college dorm. The weekend packed in a smorgasbord of events: the Little Shop of Horrors, Concert Choir and Soul Concern performances, alumni chapel, the York College soccer games, and the naming of royalty, Visiting alumni, family, and high school students were all able to partake in the annual celebration. Homecoming royalty were crowned during halftime of the men’s soccer game with Jenn Witt, a senior Biology major, receiving the honors of YC Queen and Nick Parsons, a senior Communications–Theatre emphasis major, dubbed King. At the completion of the ceremony the royal couple was treated to a horse-drawn carriage ride around the campus.

Willie Sanchez speaks at Alumni chapel. (above) Jason Hernandez plays the role of Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors; Alumni Chapel; Landon Bailey and Cory Clark perform a Soul Concern skit. (top insets) Homecoming Court: Freshmen — Paul Helms & Kristin Tuttle (left), Sophomores — Amasa Maine & Brent Stahl (back right); Juniors — Caleb Rush & Renee Willard (back left); King & Queen candidates — Erin Mogul, Zach Rush, Elise Hart, Daniel Good, Jenn Witt, Nick Parsons, Patrick Good, Martha Kinyon, Eric Heatwole, and Sara Firm. (l-r)

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Homecoming

The stands for the Homecoming game were packed with students, alumni, and high school guests. (above)

Nick Parsons and Jenn Witt were voted Homecoming King and Queen by their peers. (above) The choir’s performance of Will You Be There was a crowd favorite, featuring Eric Heatwole as soloist. (left) President Baker and Darlene get emotional about the dedication of the choir CD. (below)

Ian McEnerney uses his head during the Homecoming soccer game. (left)

Martha Kinyon & Eric Heatwole; Michal Dudrey & Jenn Witt; President Baker & Nick Parsons; young fan; Coach Tim Carr. (lower blocks)

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The YC costume contest had some creative creations, including finalists Janae Oompa-Loompa Parsons, Martha Kinyon’s Jack in the Box, and Bevin Carroll and Nicole Melby as salt & pepper shakers. (above) Andrew Simpson and Caroline Gaudreault teamed up as Peter Pan & Tinkerbell to hand out candy. (inset)

Nick and Janae Parsons, Ben Ketcherside, and Mitch Roush show off their sketchiness. (above) Nick Parsons

Ben Hackett; Abbie Goodner; Elicia Hebrink; trick or treaters; Chelsea Mattison, Kristin Toillion & Kristin Tuttle. (lower blocks)

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Halloween

Sarah Pope was hilarious as a gerbil. (left) Kayla Lawrence strikes a pose as a woodland fairy. (right)

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reepy, crawly, funny, sweet and beautiful—you get it all on Halloween.

Campus-wide festivities were easy to find during the last week of October.

The girls’ dorms and apartments opened their doors to children from the community to come in and trick or treat, and Kingsmen/Omega Phi hosted their annual Halloween party for all of campus. They had games, music, food and the always fun costume contest.

Of course the first hint of Halloween occurs earlier in the fall with the Sketchy Tuesday madness that ensues in support of soccer teams. All across campus people sported funky facial hair and outfits that can only be described as . . . sketchy.

Nathana Faddis and Mitch Clay impersonate old people... prune juice and all. (above)

Meghan Shruck

Kayla Lawrence and Renee Willard go Adams Family for Sketchy Tuesday; Selena Emery poses as the ominious reaper; Maegan Simpson paints Kayde Kemp’s face. (top insets) Helga Shruck’s candy bowl was a favorite with the kids. (above) Trick or treaters felt more than welcomed by all the apartment residents who handed out candy in full costume. (left)

Halloween

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Holiday CHEER

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he holiday season is a busy time on campus. Clubs get together for parties, performing groups take the stage with Christmas shows, and everyone prepares for the final exams that lurk ahead.

Students are always busy making last minute travel arrangements and hunting for the perfect gifts for friends and family.

It is also a time to give back. Kingsmen and Omega Phi’s Operation Christmas Child, PBLS I F E ’ s a n n u a l To y Workshop, and the faculty/staff food collection for Blue Valley were some of the campus efforts to reach out and make it a good Christmas for the less fortunate.

Bree Moore and Hannah Brents cozy up in their holiday sweaters at Delta/Kyodai’s Christmas party; Chelsey Franklin sees the camera just in time; Benny Hanaphy acts silly. (top insets) Patrick Good hangs the stockings with care. (above) Celebration Singers set the holiday mood with their annual Cocoa and Carols’ production. (right)

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Holidays

Anna Tribbett and Jessi Pope give Santa Owens their wish list. (above)

As the holidays were getting underway, Michal Dudrey let the beauty of music flow through her at her senior voice recital in the Prayer Chapel. (above) Nick Mayer and Chelsea Mattison receive some stylish Christmas gifts for their future home. (inset) Nick Parsons and Matt Carlson attack Dr. Mountjoy with their Christmas cheer. (left)

PBL-SIFE members and volunteers made the holidays brighter for children benefitting from the Blue Valley Toy Workshop. (below) The annual faculty and staff food drive for Blue Valley was in honor of President Wayne and Darlene Baker. (above) Brendan Dolby; Monica Gibson; Travis Clarke; Michelle Peck; Michelle McCann. (lower blocks)

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DeVario Pierce, Reginald Johnson, and Victor Saenz feel rejuvenated and ready to ace their exams. (above) Jason Lloyd shows off his strength as he carries Jerome Taylor. (inset) Rebecca Quelle, Renee Willard, Kayla Lawrence, Abby Goodner, Andrew Miller, and Sonia Rohda enjoy their dessert. (right)

Linden Fisher and Randy Lewis are wide awake and ready for phase II... hitting the books. (left) Taylor Ladd and Ben Ketcherside stress eat. (right) Emalie Clement & Lupe Campa; Ben Smail; Ian McEnerney & Levi Whitley; Selena Emery; Steve Detlefs & Maegan Simpson. (lower blocks)

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Pre-Finals

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Mindy Witt adds some pizzazz to her bowl of ice cream. (above)

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he traditional late night country-style breakfast was served up once again by the York College administration, faculty, and staff as students prepared for their semester finals. Students took a break from the books around 10:00 Sunday evening to replenish their energy supply. With a broad menu to choose from: biscuits & gravy, scrambled eggs, pancakes, sausage links, hash browns, cereal, fruit, etc., it was a lighthearted evening and just what students and volunteers needed to begin the week. Friends, food, and fellowship... what could be better to take one’s mind off the pressures of finals for a while?

In the spring, students were provided with an ice cream social to energize them for the year-end finals. It was all smiles as they got several dips of the good stuff and encouragement to do well on the upcoming exams.

V.P. of Finance Todd Sheldon pours the pancake batter for the herds of hungry college kids. (above) Anna Muller enjoys a bite; Mrs. Miller gazes at the scrambled eggs in awe; Royce Grimes goes overboard with the ice cream toppings. (top insets) Eric Heatwole, Zach Rush, and Patrick Good perform for their breakfast. (left)

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Light needs to SHINE

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aintball, campfires, hot cocoa, and friends.

The Shine Retreat annually offers heavyladen students with a weekend of rest and recreation. Though, more importantly, it blankets them in an uplifting, spiritual environment.

Thanks to the organization and planning of volunteers from Campus Ministries and the YC faculty and staff, students were able to relax and enjoy a variety of activities like rifle shooting, board games, hearty meals and snacks, small group time, paintball, midnight communion and a very entertaining talent show on Saturday night.

Crucial to the spiritual refreshment were the guest speakers Jim Tuttle and Dana Ivey. The theme for the weekend was “I Hear Ya!” and both men centered their lessons on the topic of coming into contact with God. Shine Retreat offered the prime environment for this very thing since it got students off campus to the rustic Timberlake Ranch Camp and supplied them with an opportunity to slow down, seek God and build Christian friendships.

Janae Parsons decks out for paintball; Kristin Toillion and Kelci Scott smile big; Mitch Clay and Ben Ketcherside perform Mitch’s song “Susy”. (top insets) Amasa Maine, Amy Springer, and Kristin Tuttle had fun showing off their talents for the judges. (above) Paintball is always a big hit, especially among the guys. (right)

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Shine Retreat

The talent show displayed many people’s abilities, including that of making pyramids. (above)

Mrs. Kroeker’s small group won the talent show with their VBS song and dance. It was too cute. (above) The talent show judges were Jared Stark, Jim Tuttle, Dr. Clark Roush, and Tim Lewis. (inset) Caroline Gaudreault, Sara Firm, Chelsey Franklin, Paul Helms, and Selena Emery focus in on a game of cards. (left)

Mitch Roush introduces Mark Dickinson for the talent show and becomes his microphone stand. (below) The Shine Retreat offered a good location for paintball. (right)

Toni Sabo; Mrs. Kroeker; Jesse Anderson; Dave Young; Dr. Roush. (lower blocks)

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Kyodai/Delta and Axe/Beta made the 900-mile trek to the southern city of High Island, TX to help clean up the destruction of recent hurricanes. Michelle Peck, Tim Lewis, Kelley Splattstoesser, Cailin Carroll, Quin Johnson, Chelsea Mattison, Clarissa Krekel, Andrew Simpson, Caroline Gaudreault, Ben Hackett, Mat Sattler, Mason Lee, Kelci Scott, Kayde Kemp, Mitch Roush, and Greg Smith take a break from the work. (above)

Cory, Patrick, and Mark enjoy the moment of giving Tammy a little altitude scare. (above) Clarissa Krekel helps move scraps from the remainders of a barn. (left)

Dry Bones crew; Kayde Kemp; Greg Smith; Michelle Peck; Quin Johnson. (lower blocks)

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Spring Break

The girls prove that there’s fun in serving. (right)

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Cailin Carroll and Kelly Splattstoesser paint the railing of a beach house they helped fix up during their time in Texas. (above)

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ne of the greatest highlights of second semester is spring break vacation. It’s not just a holiday where students return home to be with their families—although that’s part of it—but, for many, it’s an opportunity to be involved in mission work.

11 members of the Sigma Tau and Theta Psi service clubs headed to Denver where they worked downtown with the inner-city mission, Dry Bones. The mission was specifically designed to minister to teens and young adults who live on the city streets by distributing food, establishing relationships through conversation and prayer, and providing Bible studies.

Four more clubs left for mission work over the break traveling to the southern city of High Island, TX. Various members from the service clubs of Delta, Kyodai, Beta, and AXE made up the 16-member crew. While there, the clubs helped with removing debris from recent hurricanes and helped people rebuild their communities, while creating new personal relationships.

A street musician in Denver; Mitch Roush and Ben Hackett run on the ferry; Amy Springer imitates an Indian statue. (top insets) Mason Lee helps navigate the trip. (above) Patrick Good, Cory Clark, Saul Perez, Jake Owens, Mark Smesrud, Tammy Phan, Toni Sabo, Selena Emery and Meghan Shruck enjoy a view of the mountains on their trip—not pictured Bob DeHart and Amy Springer. (left)

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Under the LIGHTS

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ocial clubs were called to “raise it up” in this year’s Songfest production. They stepped up to the challenge and spent months in practice, perfecting every aspect of their routines. Everyone involved worked hard to create a strong production with a variety of unique themes.

Kaylee Danielson, Erich Loper, Amasa Maine, Zachary Rush, Ellie Sams, and David Young were incredible as hosts and hostesses. The hours they sacrificed in preparation paid off when they dazzled the audience with their vocal ability and their charming stage presence.

After Saturday’s finale, Steve Eckman presented the award for best costumes to the groovy and glittery Motown garb of Delta and Kyodai. However, rising up for the third time as the returning victors, Theta Psi and Sigma Tau claimed the remaining awards of Choreography, Music and the much coveted President’s Award for best club show.

Jamie Mix and Bryan Irsik share a moment on stage; Erich Loper awes audiences with One Word; Matt Carlson sings his heart out. (top insets) Kaylee Danielson lets the words carry her away as she sings a song by Taylor Swift. (above) Maintaining their dynasty, Sigma Tau and Theta Psi were awarded Songfest winners for Let’s Workout Tonight. (right)

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Songfest

Kelci Scott and Mason Lee demonstrate their ability to spell their ABCs in Delta/Kyodai’s Motown Forever. (above)

Omega Phi and Kingsmen had a blast creating a Blue’s Brothers’ show. (above) Ellie Sams, Kaylee Danielson, and Amasa Maine kick it old school in their trio The New Girl in Town. (inset) Beta/AXE went anti-love for their show. (left)

Songfest technicians Renee Willard and Sonia Rohda served behind the scenes. (below) Kale Brunson leans into a workout lunge. (right) Kyle Renz; Zach Rush; Dave Young; Landon Bailey & Bree Moore; Brian Keller & Erin Sams. (lower blocks)

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Songfest

Director Assistant Director Producer Technical Director Committee Member Committee Member

Dr. Clark Roush Sue Roush Dr. Shane Mountjoy John I Baker III Rusty Ridley Jared Stark

Student Member Stephen Detlefs Technical Crew: John W. Baker, Sonia Rohda, Renee Willard, Stephen Detlefs, Natasha Hackett, Elise Hart, Chayla Colgrove, High Voltage Productions

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SONGFEST ‘09

Raise It Up — Hosts and Hostesses

BLUE’S BROTHERS

ACT 2 Seasons of Love — Hosts and Hostesses

LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD

Omega Phi & Kingsmen

Beta Beta Sigma & Alpha Chi Epsilon

One Word — Erich Loper Love Story — Kaylee Danielson Remedy — Zach Rush

Stay — Ellie Sams Everything — David Young No One — Amasa Maine

LET’S WORKOUT TONIGHT

MOTOWN FOREVER

Theta Psi & Sigma Tau

Delta Chi Alpha & Kyodai

Leave Out All the Rest — Erich, Zach, David The New Girl in Town — Kaylee, Amasa, Ellie

The Long and Winding Road — Hosts and Hostesses All Over the World — Finale Cast

BETA/AXE: Love is A Battlefield, Hit the Road Jack, Bye Bye Bye, I Will Survive, You Give Love a Bad Name, Hot and Cold, Since You’ve Been Gone, I’m a Survivor DELTA/KYODAI: Dancin in the Streets, I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch), Respect, Heatwave, Ain’t No Mountain, Do You Love Me, I’ll Be There, Can’t Hurry Love, ABC, I Want You Back OMEGA PHI/KINGSMEN: She Caught the Katy, Soul Man, Rawhide, Shake a Tail Feather, Think, Jailhouse Rock, Stand By Your Man, Everybody, Gimme Some Lovin’ THETA PSI/SIGMA TAU: Get Ready for This, Whip It, I Ran, Let’s Get Physical, Move It, Jump, Eye of the Tiger, Everybody Dance Now, Everybody, Beat It, Macho Man, YMCA

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Sweet TOUCH

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he annual banquet night was full of glitz and glam with the red carpet apparel of women’s gowns and men’s suits. It was held for the fourth consecutive year at the Stone Creek Event Center in McCool Junction, which set the tone for a stylish evening of enjoyment and reflection over the past academic year.

Students, faculty and staff enjoyed a dinner of delicious food, including a buffet that offered something for everyone and a wide selection of delicious cheesecakes. While enjoying desserts, everyone watched the year-in-review slide show.

Awards were presented after dinner honoring students, clubs and faculty and staff. Mr. and Ms. York College is an award given to two seniors that exhibit leadership, involvement, high academic performance, as well as positive personalities. This year’s recipients were Janae Parsons, a senior Elementary Education major from Delta, CO, and Jake Owens, a senior Biblical Studies major with a Youth Ministry emphasis from Liberty, MO. 2008-09 Club Awards: Academic Excellence – Omega Phi Big Heart Award – Kingsmen Women’s All Sports Award – Beta Men’s All Sports Award – AXE Nick and Janae Parsons share a moment; Sarah Elmore and Jamie Mix; Brian Keller steals himself some cheesecake. (top insets) The buffet was plentiful and delicious. (above) Nick Parsons President Eckman visits the table of Josh Witt, and Ben and Tasha Hackett. (right) Natasha Hackett, Ben Hackett

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All-College Banquet

Jake Owens and Janae Parsons were honored at the end of the evening as 2008-09 Mr. and Ms. York College. (above)

The Stone Creek Event Center in McCool was a great setting for Banquet to be held, and as always, the cheesecakes were a big hit. (above & inset) MR. AND MS. YC CANDIDATES: Patrick Good, Eric Heatwole, Jake Owens, Dustin Kinnison, Steve Detlefs, Nicole Melby, Sonia Rohda, Janae Parsons, Bevin Carroll, and Jenn Witt. (left)

SA President Amber Soderholm presented the prestigious Teacher of the Year award to Dr. Frank Wheeler and the Staff Member of the Year to Rusty Ridley. (below)

Zach Rush anxiously watches as Gail Miller slices his cheesecake. (right) Michelle Peck & Julia Garcia; Daniel Good; Marissa Petrilli & Kait Loney; Rusty Ridley; Kyle Renz & Jake Harlow. (lower blocks)

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Dr. Dan Endorf; President Eckman & Seth Todd; Mary Reynolds & Mike Rush; Chelsey Franklin & Natalie Harford; Nick Jones. (upper blocks)

John Richards flashes his pearly whites as President Baker hands him his degree. (below)

class of 2009

Bethany Stanger receives the Dean’s Award from Dr. Ray Miller. The award is the highest academic honor given by the faculty. Stanger graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Vocal Music Education degree. (left)

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Graduation

Students look forward to the times of praise during daily chapel. (left) Tim Lewis and several of the YCM staff went with the social clubs (right)

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A few tears were washed away by a landslide of wide smiles at the commencement ceremonies held in the York High School theater. (top) Chairman of the Board of Trustees, H. Jarrell Gibbs, congratulates Erin DeHart on the Dale R. Larsen Teacher of Achievment Award. (above)

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ommencement was met with a variety of responses, relief, anxiety, joy, and excitement.

Appropriately given the location, YHS principal Dr. Dan Endorf delivered the keynote address. Endorf exhorted the graduates to, “Take the York College culture and way of life and weave it into your own adult experience. Treat others the way you want to be treated. Do the right thing. It’s just as simple as that.”

The Dean’s Award honored outstanding senior Bethany Stanger of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and the Dale R. Larsen Teacher of Achievement Award was presented to Mrs. Erin DeHart, Assistant Professor of Education. At the conclusion of these honors, Chancelor Baker presented seniors with their diploma, and President Steve Eckman shook each graduate’s hand, congratulating them on their accomplishment.

Seniors were then hooded by a relative or close friend.

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Jenn Witt finishes one career with York College and begins another as a YC admissions counselor.

Graduating seniors in the Concert Choir sing one more time during the ceremony. Eric Davidson can’t help but laugh as shakes hands with the pres. (insets)

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Graduation

CLASS OF 2009: Nathan Anderson, Tawny Bales, Tiffany Best, Keri Bornschlegel, Kale Brunson, Mary Ashley Cade, Anna Callen, Bevin Carroll, Angela Chambers, Dylan Connolly, Eric Davidson, Stephen Detlefs, Dustin Dominguez, Michal Dudrey, Jessica Eckman, Joel Fleck, Alicia Florea, Chris Furlong, Daniel Good, Patrick Good, Natalie Harford, Eric Heatwole, Jamie High, Adam Janky, Nick Jones, Carl Jurgenson, Heather Jurgenson, Benjamin Ketcherside, Maureen Kinyon, Ryan Kromer, Jorge Lama, Jared Leinen, Josh Leinen, Jaye Lewis, Kellen Love, Dan McCann, Nicole Melby, Erin Mogul, Zeruiah Montgomery, Brandon Pigorsch, Whitney Pinneo, Rebecca Quelle, Tandi Rasmussen, Reesa Real, Mary Reynolds, John Richards, Shannon Robinson, Jaclyn Smith, Shantelle Sorensen, Bethany Stanger, Ryan Stuckey, Seth Todd, Cami Towell, Brittany Wiley, Shaun Willey, Jenn Witt, and Josh Witt

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ife at York College is an endless variety of experiences, many of which help to mold us for future service. We take on the challenges of the classroom, the stage, the court, the field, and everywhere else on campus, creating a host of formative opportunities.

We take the time to make the most of our interaction with friends and the relationships that become lifelong. It’s really not about the concerts, ball games, or getting into the right club; it’s about sharing ourselves with others.

In the Traveling Children’s Theatre production of Pinocchio, Kayla Lawrence is fascinated by Brittany Ellis’ description of life as a real boy; all the while, Stephen Detlefs as Candlewick does his taunting. (above) Kingsmen go over last minute instructions before heading to the Freeman Center for Coronation. (right) Kristin Tuttle and Amasa Maine tumble in laughter during a round of handless “Joey Boxing”. (top) Student Association and YC Campus Ministries help put together the first annual block party to kick off the school year with lots of celebration. (below)

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AXE and Beta show off their club spirit before the game. (above) Amanda Hunt, Tara New, and Rachel Johnson try and make their brother AXE members laugh during a concentration game. (inset) The guys of Axe, Quin Johnson, Michael Carney, David Carney, Casey Kinnison and Mitch Roush volunteer to do some heavy lifting. (right) Stazy Whitfield, Mitch Roush, Kaylee Danielson, Janae Parsons and Jessica White help run the hoedown. (below)

BETA BETA SIGMA: Beau—Daniel Good (1st Row) Stazy Whitfield, Janae Parsons, Rachel Johnson, Michelle Tsinnie, Bethany Saylor, Anna Tribbett, Caroline Gaudreault, Kati Roman; (2nd Row) Kaylee Danielson, Maegan Simpson, Carrie Berger, Kaitlin Spanel, Tonya Walton, Jessica White, McKayla Mabery, Amanda Detlefs, Brittany Wiley, Michelle Peck, Jamie Mix; (3rd Row) Cailin Carroll, Bevin Carroll, Jordan Carney, Megan Thomas — not pictured: Sarah Elmore, Julia Garcia, Kait Loney, Devyn Pearl, Kelley Splattstoesser, Sarah VanDeusen, Gail Miller (S), Judy Rinard (S), Jen Spickelmier (S)

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Beta Beta Sigma

Beta Pres—J. Parsons, VP—M. Peck, Sec—T. Walton, Tres—J. Carney, SLD—K. Loney & S. VanDeusen, AD—M. Mabery, Activities Dir—B. Carroll, Service Dir—J. White & C. Carroll, Fundraising—J. Mix & K. Spanel, Songfest Dir—M. Simpson, PR—K. Splattstoesser, Beta Body Guard—R. Johnson

Look at those muscles! The men and women of Beta/Axe shake things up and take an anti-love stance for Songfest. (left) Michelle Tsinnie and Kati Roman enjoy some good eats! (right)

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eta and AXE packed their club week full of a variety of creative activities, including synchronized swimming and the annual kick off of their traditional barbecue behind McCloud Hall. Students flocked there to enjoy smoked pork, a raffle and country line dancing. At Coronation, Daniel Good was Beta’s beau and AXE selected Janae Parsons to be their sweetheart.

Both clubs participated in a Spring Break mission trip where they went with Delta and Kyodai to High Island, TX to help clean up hurricane Ike’s damage.

They also helped maintain weekly yardwork for the Kimball Matkins family.

Their Songfest theme was Love is a Battlefield. It included an array of anti-love songs and songs about surviving break-ups.

At banquet, both clubs proved their domination in intramural sports as Beta won the Women’s All Sports Award and AXE claimed the Men’s All Sports Award.

Rachel and Quin do their best to convice the audience that love just isn’t worth it. (middle)

ALPHA CHI EPSILON: Sweetheart—Janae Parsons (1st Row) Ben Ketcherside, Andrew Simpson, Bryan Irsik, Logan Wilhoit, Jason Lloyd, Quin Johnson, Scott Spruill, Mitch Roush, Casey Kinnison, David Carney, Darrell Melcher, Matt Banta, Daniel Good — not pictured: Linden Fisher, Nathan Towell, Josh Witt, Tim Lewis (S), Greg Smith (S), Ben Hackett (S), Justin Carver (S)

AXE Pres—M. Roush, VP—J. Witt, Sec/Tres—J. Lloyd, SLD—N. Towell, AD—B Irsik, Songfest Rep—J. Lloyd, Historian & Activities Dir—D. Good

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Royce Grimes and Kelci Scott share a confused look over his dirty Santa present. (left) Jessica Eckman, Megan Grimes and Jackie Smith enjoy hanging out. (right) Jeremy Roman and Landon Bailey sport their Christmas style. (middle)

Delta & Kyodai

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elta and Kyodai opened the year by hosting a cookout at East Hill Park for newcomers to check them out. Friday of club week, they flocked to the early morning football game, and Delta proudly supported their men with posters and cheers.

During Coronation, Monica Gibson was honored as the Kyodai’s sweetheart and Mason Lee was Delta’s beau.

Both clubs maintained their annual service work at the Children’s Museum every Saturday morning as a means to reach out beyond the campus to the community. They also went on the High Island mission trip to help clean up the debris left by hurricane Ike. This project was welcomed by the churches in the area and those who lost homes and needed help sorting through the destruction.

Delta and Kyodai enjoyed getting together as clubs for fun activities, such as their annual Christmas party. They also took a visit to funky town during their Songfest show Motown Forever and walked away with Best Costumes for their glittery ensembles.

DELTA CHI ALPHA: Beau—Mason Lee (1st Row) Mindy Witt, Hannah Brents, Courtney Hamm, Rebecca Duncan; (2nd Row) Chelsea Mattison, Michal Dudrey, Jessica Eckman, Michelle McCann, Kristin Toillion; (3rd Row) Nicole Melby, Anna Muller, Mary Reynolds, Jennifer Witt, Megan Grimes, Monica Gibson, Jacintta Kemp, Clarissa Krekel, Kelci Scott, Kayde Kemp, Sarah Strahle — not pictured: Robin Lewis (S), Tonya Carr (S), Jaclyn Walth (S), Charla Farrell (S)

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Delta Pres—M. Gibson, VP—M. Grimes, Sec/Tres—M. McCann, SLD—K. Scott, AD—J. Witt, Service Dir/Fundraising—C. Krekel, Songfest Rep—C. Mattison & K. Toillion, Historian—J. Kemp, T-shirts—K. Kemp, Club Wk Activities—J. Reeves

The men of Kyodai strike a pose before playing football. (above) Levi Whitley and Travis Clarke smile as they display their Kyodai invitations. (inset) Sporting signs and full of cheers, Delta support their brother club. (left) Chelsea Mayer and Kristen Toillion join President Eckmen for a picture while accepting their award for best costuming for Songfest. (below)

KYODAI: Sweetheart—Monica Gibson (1st Row) Jeremy Roman, Travis Clarke, Josh Baerg, (2nd Row) Cody Clegg, Lucas Moyers, Jonathan Reed, Bo Slama, Mario Sustayta, Nate Beske, Taylor McKinney, Brendan Dolby; (3rd Row) Nick Mayer, Landon Bailey, Mason Lee, Kelly Johansen, Ian McEnerney, Mat Sattler, Marcos Hernandez, Sam Kinyon , Austin Ford, James Reppart, Royce Grimes — not pictured: Matt Grimes, Chase Rose, Dennis Leinen (S), Jared Stark (S)

Kyodai Pres—M. Lee, VP—K. Johansen, Sec/Tres—R. Grimes, SLD—M. Sattler, AD—L. Bailey

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Kingsmen/Omega Phi represent for football with face paint, flag, and all. (above) Sarah Stoutzenburger joyfully applies lipstick to Matt Carlson. (inset) Kingsmen guys steal some cheesecake and gather for a picture at the all-school banquet. (right) The Omega Phi girls abduct Dr. Roush for a club week activity. (below)

OMEGA PHI: Beau—Jake Harlow (1st Row) Brandy Walter-Gravitt, Cambria Banks, Emilie Alston, Kathleen Pearson, Sara Taverner, Maegan Phillips, Amanda Kline; (2nd Row) Jamie Van Gieson, Cassie Kluna, Sarah Stoutzenberger, Lea Childress, Chelsey Franklin, Ashley Barron, Lisa Kassera; (3rd Row) Kristi Briggs, Kayla Lawrence, Amanda Padilla, Vanessa Brown, Abbie Goodner, Chayla Colgrove, Sandy Ordonez — not pictured: Kalyn McNenny, Rebecca Quelle, Erin Sams, Renee Willard, Cheri Clark (S)

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Omega Phi Pres—K. Briggs, VP—K. Lawrence, Sec—K. Pearson, Tres—K. McNenny, SLD—J. Van Gieson, AD—M. Phillips, Activities Dir—C. Colgrove, Service Dir—R. Quelle/S. Stoutzenberger, Songfest Rep—L. Childress, Historian—E. Alston & C. Banks, Club Apparel—S. Stoutzenberger/J. Van Gieson

Tomme Lichty breaks through the Red Rover chain, nearly taking Chayla Colgrove’s arm with him. (right) Kingsmen and Omega Phi get stylish with their Blues Brother Songfest theme. (left) Jake Harlow proudly displays the Kingsmen flag. (middle)

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ingsmen and Omega Phi kicked off the year in style with many of their traditional club week activities. They had galloping dates, devotionals, service projects, the Hot Seat and Fugitive. The busy week ended with Coronation where they stuck to tradition with the girls singing “Hey Kingsmen” and “M-I-N-E mine” and the guys singing their traditional “we love you” serenade. Lea Childress was the Kingsmen’s sweetheart and Jacob Harlow was Omega Phi’s beau.

Throughout the year, both clubs stayed active in service in a variety of ways. They organized change wars to benefit It Takes a Village, they got the campus involved in donating care packages to Operation Christmas Child and helped organize and sponsor the Grand Island lockin for area youth.

Their Songfest show was a Blue’s Brothers theme where they performed hits from the classic movie.

Omega Phi showed off their smarts at banquet when they won the Academic Excellence Award for having the highest accumulative G.P.A. and the men of Kingsmen received the Big Heart Award for donating the most blood during the year.

KINGSMEN: Sweetheart—Lea Childress (1st Row) Matt Carlson, Paul Helms, Mitch Clay; (2nd Row) Kyle Renz, Isaiah Davis, Tomme Lichty, Jerome Taylor, Jason Hernandez, Josh Scheffler; (3rd Row) Jake Harlow, Ben Krekel — not pictured: Brian Keller, Royce Roberts, Andrew Miller, AJ Wharton, Tod Martin (S), Aaron Rhodebeck (S), Travis Stoltenberg (S).

Pres—M. Carlson, VP—K. Renz, Sec—J. Harlow, Tres—T. Lichty, AD—N. Anderson/I. Davis, SLD—N. Parsons/J. Taylor, Activities/ Service Dir—J. Scheffler & T. Ladd/M. Clay & B. Keller, Songfest Rep—R. Roberts

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While getting to know one another, Theta Psi girls make some crafts. (left) Flour bombs, eggs and whatever else, the men and women of Theta Psi and Sigma Tau get messy. (right) Ellie Sams and Jessi Pope give their best smile while picking up trash. (middle)

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heta Psi and Sigma Tau met the year head on with a club week full of fun activities like their messy flour war and their campus trash pick-up service project. Their coronation songs were “Hollaback Girl” enthusiastically performed by the guys and “These Boots are Made for Walkin” performed by the freshmen ladies dressed pretty in pink. For their sweetheart, Sig Tau chose Elise Hart and Theta Psi chose Eric Heatwole as their beau.

Service was important to both the clubs as was evident through their spring break mission trip to Denver to help with the Dry Bones organization, their toy drive for Blachford cottage at Epworth and their participation with the BuddyWalk for Downs Syndrome families in Lincoln.

Their Songfest production of Let’s Workout Tonight kept them all in shape. Once again, they made a landslide of awards winning Best Music, Choreography, Club Participation and the President’s award for Best Show.

THETA PSI: Beau—Eric Heatwole (1st Row) Tammy Phan, Laura German, Sarah Pope, Kelisa Rush, Kristin Tuttle, Nikki Moeder; (2nd Row) Selena Emery, Amasa Maine, Martha Kinyon, Jessi Pope, Ellie Sams, Sonia Rohda, Emily Bogue, Marissa Petrilli, Erin Mogul, Meghan Shruck; (3rd Row) Nathana Faddis, Sarabeth Robison, Elicia Hebrink, Toni Sabo, Kayla Crowell, Amber Soderholm, Elise Hart, Sara Firm — not pictured: Kale Brunson, Emalie Clement, Heather Coy, Jessica Currier, Abbie Goodner, Aubrey Sanchez, LaRae Melvin (S), Heidi Smith (S), Amy Springer (S)

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Theta Psi Pres—A. Maine, VP—E. Mogul, Sec—S. Robison, Tres—M. Schruck, SLD—T. Phan, AD—S. Emery, Activities Dir—S. Firm, Service Dir—N. Faddis, Songfest Rep—E. Hebrink, Historian—A. Soderholm

The guys of Sigma Tau pump it up for flour bombs. (above) Marissa Petrilli, Aubrey Sanchez, Kelissa Rush and Amber Soderholm make their fiercest faces before playing Fox and Hound. (inset) Cory Clark and Marissa Petrilli reach for the crowd. (left) Sig Tau shows off how pretty they can look during Songfest. (below)

SIGMA TAU: Sweetheart—Elise Hart (1st Row) Matt Grimes, Logan Siddall, Ben Smail, Nick Harless, Randy Lewis, Jacob Redfearn, Saul Perez, Landon Roseberry; (2nd Row) Steve “Eddy” Detlefs, Josh Stewart, Heath Schmalzried, Jared Leinen, Jake Owens, Zach Rush, Dan McCann, Eric Heatwole, Caleb Rush; (3rd Row) Patrick Good, Cory Clark, Mark Smesrud, Aaron Beadle, Dave Young, Greg Johnson, Brent Stahl — not pictured: Bo Flora, Bobby DeHart (S), Ken Gunselman (S), Willie Sanchez (S), Jim Sprague (S)

Pres—B. Stahl, P. Good, VP—J. Owens/C. Clark, Sec—G. Johnson/L. Roseberry, Tres—J. Stewart, SLD—C. Clark/H. Schmalzried, Service Coordinator—M. Smesrud,

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rom the very beginning of the academic year with the highly successful campus Block Party to planning the year-end All College Banquet, Student Association stayed very active in engaging the YC student body. Among the organized festivities were those around special occasions such as the Halloween and Christmas parties, Singled Out (Valentine’s Day), and the traditional Easter egg hunt. YC Night at the Movies, SA Bowling, and the Christopher William’s concert also helped in keeping everyone involved.

As 2008 was an election year, SA did their part in getting students registered to vote. They also assisted this year with

the Homecoming crowning ceremony and designed and sold “We Bleed Blue” shirts for a fundraiser. In connection with their Panther Pride, they made goodie bags for the wrestling team to wish them well in their final tournament of the season.

Throughout the year Amber Soderholm and Marissa Petrilli seemed to be joined at the hip as they gave so much of their time (always with a smile and with lots of enthusiasm) leading Student Association. They identified with what Stephen Detlefs said when he was asked about his involvement with SA. “You’re only in college once, so make sure that it’s the greatest time of your life!”

STUDENT ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE COUNCIL: President: Amber Soderholm VP for Student Activities Board: Marissa Petrilli VP for ICC: Stephen Detlefs (2nd Sem.), Elise Hart (1st Sem.) Treasurer: Kait Loney (2nd Sem.), Maegan Simpson (1st Sem.) Secretary: Elicia Hebrink Chief Communications Officer: Michelle Peck SENATORS: Stephen Detlefs—Sr. (1st Sem.), Emily Bogue—Jr., Aaron Beadle—So., Jason Lloyd—So., Maegan Simpson—So. (2nd Sem.), Stazy Whitfield—So. (1st Sem.), Ben Smail—Fr.

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Stuffing the prizes into hundreds of Easter eggs is quite the undertaking. (above) Amber and Marissa pose with Staff Member of the Year, Rusty Ridley (left)

STUDENT ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND SENATORS: (l-r) Elicia Hebrink, Maegan Simpson, Marissa Petrilli, Michelle Peck, Amber Soderholm, Emily Bogue, Kait Loney, Stephen Detlefs, Jason Lloyd-not pictured: Elise Hart, Aaron Beadle, Stazy Whitfield, Ben Smail

SA went to great lengths to get The Underground ready for the Christopher Williams’ concert. (left)

Ben Smail mans the voter registration table garbed in red, white, and blue. (left) Brian Irsik prepares for his Sumo wrestling opponent during the opening Block Party hosted by Student Association. (below)

Lady contestants prepare for elimination during a round of Singled Out. (above) Martha Kinyon appears happy that Brent Stahl will be her date for dinner and a movie. (left) Singled Out Winners: Bethany Saylor & Eric Heatwole Michelle Peck & Daniel Good Meghan Shruck & Mark Smesrud Martha Kinyon & Brent Stahl

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S T U D E N T

“REACH - God is Reaching for You” November 3-5, 2008

L E C T U R E S

“BLESSED” February 23-25, 2009

John Richards, Mitch Roush, and Monica Gibson share their stories of God’s Reach during the fall Student Lectures. (above and insets)

Mitch Roush Monica Gibson Elise Hart John Richards

Michelle Peck Jeremy Roman Sarah VanDeusen Mitch Roush

Students look forward to the times of praise during daily chapel. (above) Tim Lewis and several of the YCM staff went with the social clubs on the spring mission trips to Denver, CO and High Island, TX. (right)

Thanks to students like Royce Grimes, paintballing has become a great tradition during YCM’s annual Shine Retreat at Timberlake Ranch. (above) Greg, Jake, Mark, Elise, and Monica know what it takes to be on the YCM staff. (right)

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he mission of Campus Ministries at York College is to always draw students closer to Jesus Christ by offering them opportunities to grow in their faith. YCM staff is involved throughout the year organizing and leading daily chapels, Tuesday and Thursday devotionals, 20/20 on Wednesday evenings, Sunday night communion services, Student Lectures, Soul-A-Palooza, and Shine Retreat.

Nineteen student interns worked with Tim Lewis in his 6th year as Campus Minister, helping to plan and implement daily spiritual activities and events on and off campus. The four ministry areas of worship, encouragement, outreach, and mentoring provided the interns with

YCM 2008-09 (1st row): Mason Lee, David Young, Janae Parsons, Tim Lewis, Kait Loney, Amasa Maine, Cailin Carroll; (2nd row) Mitch Roush, Heath Schmalzried, Jenn Witt, Megan Grimes, Monica Gibson, Tawny Bales, Michal Dudrey, Caleb Rush, Nathan Towell; (back row) Greg Johnson, Jake Owens, Mark Smesrud, Elise Hart (above and right)

roles of leadership and involvement as well as many opportunities to create positive relationships with fellow students.

Campus Ministries Staff: Campus Minister—Tim Lewis; Assistant Directors—Mason Lee, Jake Owens, and Janae Parsons; Spiritual Life Director—Mitch Roush; Worship— Megan Grimes, Nathan Towell, and Dave Young; Encouragement—Tawny Bales, Cailin Carroll, Michal Dudrey, Elise Hart, and Heath Schmalzried; Outreach—Monica Gibson, Greg Johnson, Amasa Maine, and Mark Smesrud; Mentoring—Kait Loney, Caleb Rush, and Jenn Witt.

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Dr. Roush pours his heart into directing the choir and the trio in Ave Maria. (left) It’s Live in New York City!

Ben, Matt, Bethany, and Elicia get their picture taken with a worker at the Statue of Liberty. (right)

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sually the year’s highlight for a member of the YC Concert Choir is their annual winter tour over the holiday break. Performing seven times in six states, staying in host families’ homes, the sweet fellowship of long bus rides, and being able to praise God and lift the hearts of other Christians - it doesn’t get much better.

For some, it might be the chance to sing a solo in the Spring Works Concert put on for the community of York.

Titled “All Nature Sings”, the choir’s moving selections revolved around God’s creation, with English Professor Emeritus, Dr. Robert Lawrence, serving as the concert’s orator.

However, for 28 members of the choir along with Dr. Clark and Sue Roush, the icing on the cake came in late June when they flew to New York City to perform under the direction of famed composer Eric Whitacre. Chosen by audition, York joined eight other choirs from around the nation for a five-day residency rehearsal and performance of Whitacre’s choral music i n Av e r y Fisher Hall at the Lincoln Sara Firm was the student director for Watch Thou, Dear Lord. (left)

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Concert Choir Center. Renee Willard was selected from the 223 combined-voice choir as a featured soloist in Cloudburst, and during the same piece Matt Roush was featured on percussion.

Simply put, the Choir had an outstanding year! In regards to the 2008-09 Concert Choir, Dr. Roush talked of the blessing it is to be a part of something “…that allows God to infuse His Divine synergy with our efforts to create something that is not just life enriching, but indeed is life changing!”

The choir seemed to have a great time on stage during graduation. (above)

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Dr. Bob Lawrence was in his element reading the poetry that reflected upon God’s creation in “All Nature Sings”. (above)

Musicks Empire Land of Crystal Dreams *Renee Willard He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven Sure on This Shining Night To One in Paradise *Renee Willard Somewhere Over the Rainbow Trio: Renee Willard, Sara Firm, Maegan Simpson Do You Fear the Wind?

I Am Not Yours Afternoon on a Hill The Road Not Taken Choose Something Like a Star The Heavens Are Telling Trio: Erica Adams, Jason Hernandez, Matt Ward Accompanist - Kay Magner Orator - Dr. Robert W. Lawrence

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ORK COLLEGE CONCERT CHOIR, DR. CLARK ROUSH, CONDUCTOR: (1st row) Kristin Tuttle, Nikki Moeder, Meghan Shruck, Kathey Stewart, Chelsea Mattison, Amanda Kline, Emilie Alston, Ellie Sams, Sara Firm (Vice-President), Michal Dudrey, Elicia Hebrink (Secretary), Erin Mogul, Bethany Saylor, Tammy Phan, Caroline Gaudreault, Kelisa Rush, Heather Coy (Section Leader), Paul Helms; (2nd row) Sara Taverner, Brian Keller, Bridget Ketcham, Stephen Detlefs, Logan Wilhoit, Jaclyn Smith, Brenda Perry, Renee Willard, Matthew Roush, Maegan Simpson, Zach Rush (Section Leader), Kaylee Danielson, Nick Harless, Thomas Lichty, Kale Brunson, Michelle McCann, Heather Coy, Jamie Mix; (3rd row) Emily Bogue, Amasa Maine, Nathan Beske, Jake Harlow, Dan McCann, London Hawley, David Young, Jason Hernandez, Martha Kinyon, Erica Adams (Section Leader), Eric Heatwole, Mitchel Roush, Amanda Hunt, Nathan Towell, Kayla Lawrence, Jamie High, Dusty Hall; (4th row) Andrew Miller, Nicole Scott, David Ohlin, Ben Ketcherside, Matt Carlson (Section Leader), Sam Kinyon, Matthew Ward, Patrick Good (President), Brad Brunson, Erich Loper, Mark Smesrud (Treasurer), Elise Hart, Ben Krekel, Lucas Moyers – not pictured Aleesha Torneten, Cami Towell

In the opening song of each concert, Eric Heatwole wooed audiences with his Will You Be There solo. (right)

CONCERT CHOIR AWARDS: Outstanding Vocalists: Renee Willard & Zach Rush Outstanding Newcomers: Amanda Kline & Erich Loper

Winter Tour January 4-10 January 4 January 4 January 5 January 6 January 7 January 8 January 9 January 10

Littleton CofC Mtn View CofC East Point CofC Sunset CofC Central CofC North Park CofC Northern Light CofC Liberty CofC

Littleton, CO Colorado Sprgs, CO Wichita, KS Springfield, MO Davenport, IA Machesney Park, IL Brooklyn Park, MN Liberty, MO

Will You Be There *Eric Heatwole Keep Your Lamps Abide With Me *Erich Loper Watch Thou, Dear Lord - Student Conductor: Sara Firm I Wanna Be Ready *David Young Come, O Thou Traveler Unknown Tune Thy Music to Thy Heart Ave Maria - Cantor: Jason Hernandez Trio: Sara Firm, Maegan Simpson, Zach Rush Lord, Make Me to Know Lux aurumque *Renee Willard Got Tell it on the Mountain Soloists: Renee Willard, Patrick Good, Elicia Hebrink God Be in My Head Prayer of the Children The Conversion of Saul Ezekul Saw de Wheel *Jason Hernandez Lord, Make Me Thine Instrument The Lord Bless You and Keep You *Soloist

It was a chance of a lifetime for the 28 who were able to go to NYC for the Eric Whitacre residency rehearsal and performance.

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The Singers began the second half of their spring show with the ever popular Abba medley, sporting some very hip outfits and stylish hairdoos. (above and inset)

Matthew Roush read Twas the Night Before Christmas to the audience and fellow Singers. (above) With plenty of backup, Kaylee Danielson soloed as a feisty Mrs. Clause in the North Pole Live medley. (right)

Maegan Simpson and Renee Willard are all about peace and pretty flowers. (above) Jason Hernandez, David Young, and Dan McCann invite the listeners to join in the “Soul Celebration”. (right)

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That 70’s Show April 24-26 Listen to the Music Let Me Be There The Cat’s in the Cradle – Matthew Ward Superstar – Maegan Simpson One Tin Soldier *Sara Firm, *Matthew Roush One – Dan McCann Fire and Rain – Matthew Roush 70’s Soul Celebration Abba Medley *Maegan Simpson Behind Blue Eyes – Jason Hernandez At Seventeen – Renee Willard He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother Don’t You Worry ‘bout a Thing – Erich Loper MacArthur’s Park – Sara Firm Come Sail Away *Erich Loper *Soloists Director – Dr. Clark Roush Assistant Director – Sara Firm Choreography/Set Design – Sara Firm Costumes – Sara Firm, Elise Hart, Jason Hernandez Sound – Brad Brunson, Zachary Rush Hair/Makeup – Stephen Detlefs Lights – Nick Parsons, David Young Public Relations – Heather Coy Set Const. – Matthew Carlson, Dusty Hall, Mitch Roush

Matthew Carlson, Renee Willard, and Matt Ward appear like they would have enjoyed the 70s. (right)

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nder the direction of Dr. Clark Roush and his assistant, Sara Firm, Celebration Singers once again had a great year with their annual holiday program and spring concert.

The year-end winter show, Cocoa and Carols, was performed four times to a packed Gurganus Hall as the Singers kicked off the holiday festivities with plenty of hot cocoa, cookies, and great Christmas carols. The program featured choral music, popular holiday tunes, choreography, costumes, a Christmas set, and solos. Parents were encouraged after the show to bring up their kids for a photo shoot with Santa and his helper.

In the spring, audiences were taken back a few decades in time, as they listened to a repertoire of great solos and group numbers in “That’s 70’s

Cocoa & Carols December 11-14 Christmas Time is Here White Christmas – David Young Everyone’s a Child at Christmas The White World of Winter Twas the Night Before Christmas – Matt Roush Sleigh Ride - Renee Willard Home for Christmas Sing a Christmas Carol Winter Wonderland – Emilie Alston O Holy Night – Erich Loper North Pole Live The Christmas Song - Sara Firm Christmas Children Finale Director Dr. Clark Roush Assistant Musical Dir./Choreographer – Sara Firm Sound – Brad Brunson Lights – Ben Krekel Santa & Elf – Stephen Detlefs & Janae Parsons

Show”. The high energy program was a blast from the past, and included such numbers as Fire and Rain, Superstar, One, The Cat’s in the Cradle and the ever popular Abba Medley. Singers were decked out in a variety of wardrobe costumes and accessories that helped to complete the trip back in time.

Students enrolled in the Planning and Producing Musical Stage Productions class served as the production team to this endeavor.

The 2008-09 Celebration Singers were (sopranos) Emilie Alston, Kaylee Danielson, Sara Firm, Renee Willard (altos) Jamie Mix, Ellie Sams, Bethany Saylor, Maegan Simpson (tenors) Nathan Beske, Jason Hernandez, Erich Loper, Dan McCann (basses) Matt Carlson, Matthew Roush, Matt Ward, and David Young.

Erich Loper gave a very moving performance of O Holy Night. (right)

Eric Tremaine escorts his kids, Emma and Simeon, off the stage after they had their visit with Santa. (above)

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The ladies of skid row see right through Nick Harless’s sleezy character, Orin. After accidentally overdosing on laughing gas, the painseeking dentist and woman abuser becomes Audrey II’s first prey. (left) Seymour shows off his facinating new find to his boss Mr. Mushnik and co-worker Audrey, only to discover later the plant’s carnivorous ways. (below)

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ampus buzzed with excitement for the thrilling performance of the 1982 classic, Little Shop of Horrors.

“I have never had a cast work this hard,” emphasized director John Baker. “I am amazed at the commitment of this group.”

Gurganus Hall was sold out three nights straight for the incredible performances. It was a comedic tale of a down-and-out floral assistant, Seymour, who discovers a carnivorous exotic plant full of rhythm and blues. Under the direction of Baker and Dr. Clark Roush, the Broadway musical showcased the combined talents of the theatre and music departments and provided a lot of humorous moments and wonderful music.

Playing the lead role of Seymour was Jason Hernandez. He was excited to have the opportunity to make his debut on the York College stage with this show: “This was one of the most spiritually rewarding experiences that God has given me, and I have been so blessed to work with such talented people.”

It had been 13 years since York College had performed their last musical. This production would not have been possible without the dedication of all the cast members and stage and technical support, including student assistant directors, Nick Parsons and Shannon Robinson.

Audrey gets too close to her namesake and receives a fatal bite that initiates the final battle on stage between man and plant. (right)

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In a tender moment, Audrey and Seymour embrace in a final farewell. (right)

Mushnik accuses the riffraff hanging around his floral shop of driving away customers, but business is about to boom thanks to Seymour’s newest purchase. (left)

Landon’s character wants to exploit Seymour and his discovery with a world-wide vision of Audrey IIs. (right)

What’s good for business is good for family as Mushnik invites Seymour to become a partner and a son. (right)

Baker gives a classic reaction to Audrey II’s flesh-eating appetite while the entire cast cut up with the adult version of the plant. Where’s Nicki P? (below)

Cast in order of appearance: Chiffon ......................................... Sara S. Firm Crystal .................................... Maegan Simpson Ronnette .................................... Elise N. Hart Derelict, Customer, Snip ................ Matt Ward Mushnik ................................ Stephen Detlefs Audrey ......................................... Renee Willard Seymour ......................... Jason Hernandez Derelict, Bernstein, Martin ..... Landon Roseberry Orin ................................................ Nick Harless Audrey II (Voice) ....................... Matthew Carlson Audrey II (Manipulation) .............. Kayla Lawrence Audrey II (Manipulation) ............ Nicholas Parsons Mrs. Luce ................................... Martha Kinyon Assistant Director ..................... Nicholas Parsons Assistant Director ................... Shannon Robinson Music Director ........................... Dr. Clark Roush Director ................................................ John I. Baker III

Production Crew: Musical Staging- Martha Kinyon; Piano- Dr. Clark Roush; Keyboard-Joe Mann; KeyboardBethany Saylor; Guitar-Brad Brunson; Drums-Dan McCann; Stage Crew-Chayla Colgrove, Andrew Miller, Mitchell Roush; Light Operator-Natasha Hackett; Spotlight-Sonia Rohda; Sound OperatorVanessa Brown; Costume Mistress-Kathey Stewart; Costumes-Linda Ross, Ruth Carlock, Amanda Detlefs

Little Shop cast (clockwise from front) Renee Willard, Jason Hernandez, Stephen Detlefs, Nick Harless, Landon Roseberry, Matthew Carlson, Kayla Lawrence, Elise Hart, Maegan Simpson, Sara Firm, Matt Ward, Martha Kinyon, and inside Audrey II - Nick Parsons.

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ONE ACTS

Great Western Melodrama Master of Ceremonies …. AJ Wharton Filbert Fearless ……...….. Ben Krekel Daisy McSkew …...…… London Hawley Abigail McSkew ……. Michelle Peck Mortimer McSkew ..………. Taylor Ladd Oswald Slugfest ….…… Ben Ketcherside Two Gun Percy ………......… Mitch Roush Director …....……....... Stephen Detlefs

Michelle Peck won Best Actress in a One-Act as the boisterous Abigail McSkew. (left)

Ben Ketcherside as Oswald Slugfest tries to impress upon Daisy McSkew his physical prowess, only later to show he lacked the courage to come to her aid. (above)

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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abr.)

Matt Ward as Daniel in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) completes his English accent with a lovely shawl. (left)

Adam ....................... Royce Roberts Jess ...............……...….. Mitch Clay Daniel …...…..............… Matt Ward Assistant Director ……..... Paul Helms Director …....…….......... Brittany Ellis

Andrew Miller tries without success to instruct Dulcibella in the art of royalty. (left)

Even under false pretenses, Prince Simon and Princess Camilla hit it off from the beginning. (below)

Royce Roberts was hilarious in all his wild Shakespearean frolics. His role as Adam and all the accompanying frills won him Best Actor in a One-Act. (above)

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Chancelor …….…………. Bethany Saylor King …..…...………….. Andrew Miller Queen …........……………… Janae Parsons Princess Camilla ……. Kayla Lawrence Dulcibella …....…………. Natasha Hackett Prince Simon …….…....…… Patrick Good Carlo ……….....……......… Greg Johnson Assistant Director ….… Landon Roseberry Director …....…….............… Elise Hart

Mitch Clay embarks on a musical summary of the plight of Shakespeare’s famed lovers. For never was there a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo. (right) Taylor’s act of not being able to act was a humorous flaw in his character Mortimer McSkew. (below)

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he 2008 one acts were a side-splitting collection of comedies ranging from a western gone wrong, to an unusual fairy tale, to two old ladies, and finally to the famous bard, Shakespeare himself, each bringing a new style of comedy to the stage.

The directors of the one acts were senior theatre majors who were given the responsibility of organizing the whole one act process from the script selection and auditions down to the performances. Head of the Theatre and Communications Department, John Baker III, commented on the value of the one-acts for not only the student directors, but also for the actors: “First of all, it gives an opportunity to young directors to direct a show on stage and have someone to help guide them before they enter the professional world. It is like an internship in another career area. It also allows for freshmen and those new to the stage to prove their abilities and have a chance to act.”

The Great Western Melodrama, a comedy about a western play where all the cast has been quarantined and the stage hands have had to fill their spots, was directed by Stephen Detlefs.

The Ugly Duckling was directed by Elise Hart and assisted

by Landon Roseberry. It was a story that involved the unnecessary deception of two royal families attempting to accrue a marriage. Save Me a Place at Forest Lawn had Nick Parsons in the director’s role. This play was about two elderly women, both widows, who look back on life with humor and look toward the future with uncertainty, but find hope in their comical friendship. Brittany Ellis directed the final play, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)”, and was assisted by Paul Helms. This was a very comical rendition of Shakespeare’s works.

ONE ACTS Save Me A Place At Forest Lawn

Clara ........................ Kathleen Pearson Gertrude ……..................….. Sara Firm Director …....…….... Nicholas Parsons

After all is said and done, Gertrude and Clara remain close friends, promising to never leave each other’s side... even in death. (left)

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Judge Danforth is convinced that Mary Warren has gained a supernatural hold upon the girls. Frightened for her life, Mary Warren succombs to the courtroom antics and claims that she too is possessed and that John Proctor is the Devil’s Man. (left) After an unsuccessful attempt to seduce Proctor, Abigail relies on deception to get her way. (below)

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he theater department undertook one of the 20th century’s most beloved plays, The Crucible, as their spring drama production. The play was full of alleged witchcraft, focused on a farmer, John Proctor (Mitch Roush), and his wife, Elizabeth Proctor (Sara Firm). His wife is accused of witchcraft, along with many other residents of the Salem village.

When he goes to town to defend her and reveal the lie that is becoming all-consuming, he finds the town deceived and becomes convicted of witchcraft himself.

It was both an important historical play as well as a parable of contemporary society.

Rehearsals began in January and ended the last weekend in February with four performances. Director, John Baker enjoyed the process, calling it “fun to work with such talented actors, who take what they are doing seriously.” The talented 20-member cast came together to present a profound message to their audience, and as a result, they came out of the experience having grown as actors and actresses as well as in their own lives.

“Playing Elizabeth Proctor forced me to deal with a lot of personal fears. This role definitely stretched me personally and made me figure out where I stand on the issues of faith, relationships and family,” said actress Sara Firm.

Matt Ward’s character, Reverend John Hale, appears to be a Godsend to the village of Salem as he tries to get to the root of the witchcraft frenzy. However, in the end he realizes that the blood of all the innocent victoms is on his hands. (right)

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2008-09 YC Theatre Awards

Best Actor ............................................. Mitchell Roush - The Crucible Best Actress .......................... Renee Willard - Little Shop of Horrors Best Supporting Actor ........ Stephen Detlefs - Little Shop of Horrors Best Supporting Actress .................... Janae Parsons - Pinocchio Best Assistant Director .......... Nick Parsons - Little Shop of Horrors Best Technical ................................................................ Kayla Lawrence Most Improved Actor ...................................................... Matthew Ward Best Actor in a One-Act ................................................ Royce Roberts - The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) Best Actess in a One-Act .................................................. Michelle Peck - The Great Western Melodrama Drama Department Appreciation Award ................. Jamie Van Gieson

John confides in Elizabeth that his feelings for Abigail were momentary and that he is true to his vows and his God. (right)

As John gets Mary Warren to admit to the court that she made the story up for attention, Abigail leads the girls in a make-believe fit of possession. (above and left)

John Proctor refuses to confess to witchcraft, knowing that his silence will cost him his life. (right)

The Crucible says a lot about

Humanity... both the GOOD

and the Bad The Crucible Cast: (1st row) Tituba-Vanessa Brown; Mercy Lewis-Natasha Hackett; Betty Parris-Bailey Carr; Susanna Wallcott-Aleesha Torneten; Sarah Good-Kathleen Pearson; (2nd row) Giles Corey-Brian Keller; Rebecca Nurse-Sonia Rohda; Elizabeth Proctor-Sara S. Firm; Abigail Williams-London Hawley; Mary Warren-Maegan Simpson; Mrs. Ann Putnam-Renee Willard; Hopkins-A.J. Wharton; (3rd row) John Willard-Ben Ketcherside; Ezekiel Cheever-Ben Krekel; Francis Nurse-Nick Parsons; Reverend John Hale-Matt Ward; John Proctor-Mitchell Roush; Reverend Samuel Parris-Jason Hernandez; Thomas Putnam-Royce Roberts; Deputy-Governor Danforth-Stephen Detlefs; Judge HathorneAndrew Miller; Assistant Director-Sarah Stoutzenberger; Director-John I. Baker III

Jason Hernandez applies Sonia Rohda’s makeup as the cast help each other get ready for dress rehearsal. (right)

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Traveling Children’s Theatre March 3 March 5 March 12 March 24 March 24 March 26 March 31 April 2 April 4 April 7 April 9 April 14 April 16 April 17 April 18 April 21 April 23 April 25 April 28 April 30 May 7 May 8

St. Paul’s Lutheran Elementary Heartland Comm. Elementary Nebraska Christian Elementary Hampton Elementary Boy Scout Show Friend Cross County Elementary Fillmore Central YC High School Days Emmanuel Lutheran Elementary York Elementary School Exeter Elementary St. Joseph Elementary York College Show Seward Library McCool Junction Elementary Humann Elementary (Lincoln) Morton Library (NebraskaCity) Rising City Elementary Osceola Elementary Sutton Elementary Giltner Elementary

Pinocchio was facinated with Fire Eater’s talented puppets and puppeteers as they were with him.

After all, this was a puppet without strings. (above & left)

In their search for each other, Geppetto and Pinocchio find each other in the whale’s belly. (right)

Cat and Fox pull a fast one on Pinocchio, cheating him out of his gold and leading him down a slippery path. (left)

With their chocolate milk drugged by Clown, Pinocchio and Candlewick begin to tranform into donkeys before each others’ eyes. (left)

CAST (in order of appearance) Cast: (1st row) Maegan Simpson, Janae Parsons, Kayla Lawrence, Stephen Detlefs, Brittany Ellis; (2nd row) Sara Firm, Mitch Roush, Kristi Briggs, Nick Parsons, Ben Krekel, Landon Roseberry; (3rd row) Sarabeth Robison, Ben Ketcherside, Sarah Stoutzenberger. (right)

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Pinocchio …....….…………. Kayla Lawrence Geppetto …..…...………….. Nick Parsons Blue Fairy ….....……………… Brittany Ellis Fire Eater …..………………. Mitchell Roush Candlewick …………….. Stephen Detlefs Antonio …….………… Landon Roseberry Fox …………….....……… Maegan Simpson Cat …………….….………… Janae Parsons

Miss Rose ………….............… Sara Firm Harlequin ………………… Ben Ketcherside Punchinello ……….…..………… Ben Krekel Puppeteer 1 / Clown ... Sarah Stoutzenberger Puppeteer 2 ………………. Sarabeth Robison Policeman …………..…..…….. Kristi Briggs Assistant Director ……….……….. Sara Firm Director ….......……..…….. John I. Baker III

The cast embarks on a perilous rescue mission as they search the high seas for Geppetto and Pinocchio. (right) They may look cute and cuddly, but hold on to your pocketbooks around these sly characters. Fox and Cat were very entertaining villians, living up to their wardrobe and complicated makeup. (below)

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he YC Traveling Children’s Theatre logged long hours this year to present the Italian story of a puppet named Pinocchio (Kayla Lawrence), his father Geppetto (Nick Parsons), a sly cat (Janae Parsons), a not so sly fox (Maegan Simpson), a goodnatured fairy (Brittany Ellis) and many other lively characters that find themselves wrapped up in an escapade to rescue Pinocchio after his naïve nature was taken advantage of and he was turned into a donkey and swallowed by a whale.

Children’s Theatre savored its 12th season on the road. The cast of 14 actors and actresses sacrificed their Tuesday and Thursday mornings to rehearsals and later to 7 am departures for performances. They traveled the area performing 22 shows for hundreds of grade school children. The show was directed by John I. Baker III and assisted by Sara Firm.

Children loved the opportunity to see the story of Pinocchio as well as to interact with the characters before and after the performances.

However, as the crowd at the performances on campus demonstrated, it is a show that can be enjoyed by all audiences, regardless of age.

As is typical with the Traveling Children’s Theatre, audiences were able to be very close to the action and interacted with the characters. (left & right)

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Brittany finds the path to Jesus (Landon Roseberry) is full of obstacles one has to navigate. (right) Landon Bailey realizes his burdens can really be clingy and not even care that much. (below)

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ith its beginnings in 1973 under the direction of Mike Lewis (older brother to Tim), Soul Concern completed its 36th year as a YC ministry. Traveling over six thousand miles throughout the Midwest, the drama troupe took their show as far north as Duluth, Minnesota, west to the Black Hills of South Dakota, south to Poteau, Oklahoma and northeast to Wisconsin Christian Youth Camp.

Soul Concern’s five-student ensemble used humor, physical stunts, and serious messages to portray Biblical truths geared primarily toward teenagers but applicable to people of all ages. Audiences were challenged to take a second look at spiritual issues, usually through a funny anecdote or play on words and at other times with a poignant statement that would cut straight to the heart.

Overseen by the Admissions Office, the group became ambassadors of the college, helping to get the YC name out among youth. The year’s performances included Leadership Training for Christ, Youth in Action, Kansas Youth

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Festival, Spirit Fest, camp retreats and youth rallies, and York College High School Days.

More than fifty skits were part of their 2008-09 routine including favorites such as Preserves, Stabbing with Rumors, Flaming Arrows, I Dare You, Computer - Show Me Love, The Price is Right, Walking Down Heaven’s Road, If You’re Gonna Say You’re A Christian, Orbit Commercial, the emotional Come As You Are, and the traditional Running Gag skits. Cory Clark and Brittany Ellis were the returning members of the group joined by Landon Bailey, Landon Roseberry, and Josh Stewart.

2008-09 Soul Concern (l-r): Cory Clark, Josh Stewart, Landon Bailey, Brittany Ellis, Landon Roseberry.

Titled the Orbit Commercial, Brittany modeled the punchline: Got a dirty mouth? Clean it with Jesus. (above) Complete with woolen sweaters and cheesy smiles, the group made their own Christmas card with sponsor Megan Todd. (below)

Over the Christmas break, SC gave up some vacation days to take their show to Kansas City for Youth in Action. Besides their performance, they also taught a teen class on acting. (left and above) More times than not, Cory seemed to be the one willing to take one for the team... or is it Josh’s turn? (right)

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PBL-SIFE partnered with Always-a-Husker and the York Chamber of Commerce to sponsor a “Meet & Greet” event to raise funds to grant Husker Wishes for two terminally ill children. The children and their families received free Nebraska football game passes, plus they got autographs and posed for pictures with the five senior players who donated their time to come to York to share their stories. (above) Kaitlin Spanel, Amber Soderholm, Julia Garcia, Josh Stewart, Landon Bailey, and Matt Grimes competed at the SIFE Regionals in Denver. (inset) 2008-09 PBL-SIFE OFFICERS: President: Landon Bailey Vice President: Jordan Daniels/Josh Stewart Secretary: Kaitlin Spanel Treasurer: Brendan Dolby/Julia Garcia Co-Reporters: Marissa Petrilli, Aman Singh, and Amber Soderholm Committee chairs: Investment Group: Matt Grimes Voter Registration: Amber Soderholm Eternal Threads: Aman Singh Special Appreciation Day: Marissa Petrilli Environmental Awareness: Casey Kinnison, Bree Moore, and Landon Bailey

Everyone seems happy during the state officer visit. (above) The Recyclable Sculpture Contest allowed students to enter their own creative art made out of recyclable materials.

Winners were awarded gift cards from a Wal-Mart grant.

1st — “Out of the Ashes” by Renee Willard 2nd — “The Gazette” by Kati Roman 3rd — “Tin Ambiguity” by Leah Atwell

PBL-SIFE assisted with two presentations, an art exhibit, and book signing by Greg Siegman (above), the real-life educator, social entrepreneur and artist upon whom the award-winning book The First Thirty is based.

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Michelle Peck placed third and Marissa Petrilli received honorable mention in the First Annual Ethics Essay contest sponsored by PBL-SIFE and funded with a WalMart grant. (below)

PBL-SIFE worked with the local schools on Teach a Child to Save. (right)

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Emily Bogue and Amber Soderholm work on the orders as PBL-SIFE teamed up with Theta Psi to sell and deliver silk roses for November’s Special Appreciation Day. (above)

The members of Phi Beta Lambda and Students In Free Enterprise maintained a busy year through their participation and leadership in numerous activities. Early in the year, they encouraged students to get involved in the voting process through two chapel programs reenacting the presidential and vice presidential debates and by manning a voter registration table after chapel.

Members held a resume workshop for those interested in learning how to market themselves. They also brought in as a speaker Greg Siegman, author of The First Thirty.

PBL-SIFE also teamed up with Theta Psi to sell and deliver silk

roses for the 27th Annual Special Appreciation Day. In addition, they participated with the foundation of Eternal Threads, the Teach a Child to Save effort, the first annual Ethics Essay Contest, the Husker Wishes, and a Going Green Week on campus.

During their Going Green Week, they held various activities to increase environmental awareness. To open up avenues for easier recycling on campus, members set up recycling containers in eight buildings around campus.

Associate Professor of Business Marti Soderholm completed her 27th year as sponsor of PBL-SIFE.

Amber and Marissa help register students to vote in the November elections. (above) Matt Grimes, Landon Bailey, Josh Stewart, and PBL-SIFE sponsor Marti Soderholm planted a tree south of McGehee Hall on Earth Day as the final activity in their “Go Green” project. (above)

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nce a week, York College faculty and students received the online publication of the Panther Press. Nineteen issues were sent directly to their emails with easy to follow links as well as being accessible to all on the York College website.

Through student reports, it supplied students, faculty and staff a means of staying aware of different activities going on around campus. This student-run paper also introduced its own student writers to the literary field of journalism through the opportunity to write, edit, photograph and learn the publishing program FrontPage. In addition, Panther Press writers were exposed to reporting on a variety of topics such as, athletics, fine arts, club events and anything else that happened to be going on around campus at the time.

T h i s y e a r, many of the student writers took a News Writing Practicum class offered by Panther Press Spons o r, S u m m e r Dickinson. This class allowed them to concentrate on polishing their skills in journalism. Mrs. Dickinson guided this weekly class as well as the Panther Press staff’s agenda each week. Throughout the year, she admirably led the staff writers by editing and directing the publication process.

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STAFF WRITERS Nathana Faddis Randy Lewis Jeremy Bjelland Ashley Sanchez

Meghan Shruck Bo Blackman Chelsea Mullinix Darren Best

Erica Adams Selena Emery Mindy Witt Michelle Peck

Caleb Rush Logan Siddall Logan Wilhoit SPONSOR: Summer McNeese

In a candlelight ceremony, seven students were inducted into Alpha Chi on October 28. (right)

Alpha Chi

R As a chapter sponsor, Ginger Hodson spoke about the honor society and the meaning of the ceremony. (above) Erin Sams receives her Alpha Chi pin from President Baker. (below)

epresenting the highest academic honor on campus, Alpha Chi is limited to the top 10 percent of the junior or senior class. The York College chapter actively demonstrated their dedication to excellence through a service project they coordinated in the spring to bring the joy of reading to young boys at the Epworth Village Learning Center. They spent numerous days after Chapel allowing the student body a chance to participate in their efforts. Donations of 503 books and money were collected and delivered to Epworth on March 24.

“Rather than try to take things to convention, we wanted to have an impact in our local community,” said Dustin Kinnison, chapter president.

“The best way we thought we could do that would be to get materials into the hands of those people who may not be fortunate enough to have them of their

own accord. We also wanted a way to try and shine God’s light to our community through our literacy theme.”

Alpha Chi’s hard work in their book drive was recognized at the National Conference in Indianapolis, April 2-4, during the opening ceremonies.

Alpha Chi sponsor Dr. Ray Miller and Kinnison were able to attend as York representatives. Dr. Miller was honored by being asked to judge chemistry projects presented by students. Kinnison was able to sit in on presentations relevant to his area of interest, and network with other student delegates across the country.

ALPHA CHI: (1st row) Brittany Ellis, Charity Regennitter, Jamie Van Gieson, Renee Willard, Erin Sams, Amber Soderholm, Caleb Rush; (2nd row) President Baker, Michal Dudrey, Keri Bornschlegel, Nicole Melby, Ginger Hodson; (3rd row) Taylor Ettwein, Patrick Good, Dr. Ray Miller, Dustin Kinnison, Bevin Carroll - not pictured: Nick Jones. (right)

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The audience watches Beta and Kingsmen in an opening round of the Knowledge Bowl competition. (right)

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he YC chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honor Society, began with new member inductions and stayed busy throughout the year. In October the chapter hosted the 2nd Annual Edgar Allen Poe-try Slam, full of spine tingling poems and stories read by eerie candlelight. Complete with creative costumes, decorations, and creepy crawly snacks, the open-mic setting included several original readings On December 6, members hosted the 12th Annual Knowledge Bowl, and it proved once again to be a tight competition with great rewards. As emcee, History Department Chair Tim McNeese read the contestant questions, while Professor Mark Miller and Adjunct Instructor Joe Mann were the contest judges.

S i g m a Ta u ’ s Caleb Rush, Logan Siddall, Mark Smesrud, and Brent Stahl were crowned the Knowledge Bowl champs after an intense final round with the ladies of Beta.

Winners walked away with cash prizes underwritten by the History Department.

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love confessions and there was even a musical rendition of the Bright Eye’s song First Day of My Life by Mitch Clay.

In March, they traveled to Minneapolis for the Sigma Tau Delta National Conference. This was a distinctive opportunity for the students to learn about literature from distinguished speakers and student presenters. Sarah Stoutzenberger and Natasha Hackett were chosen as student presenters.

Natasha’s creative short story and collection of children’s poetry and Sarah’s short story were both well received. Professors Beverly McNeese, Kent Ross, Summer Dickinson and Tim McNeese each moderated two sessions as faculty.

To end the year, the YC chapter selfpublished their 6th issue of Unvarnished Words, a literary journal of students’ poetry, photography and short stories.

2009-10 members of Sigma Tau Delta were Nathan Anderson, Bevin Carroll, Kirsten Clements, Natasha Hackett, Brendan H a n a p h y, C h a r i t y Regennitter, Nathana Faddis, London Hawley, Amber Soderholm, Sarah Stoutzenberger, and Kristin Wiedemann.

Sponsors were Summer Dickinson, Beverly McNeese, and Kent Ross.

Michelle Peck wins a prize between Knowledge Bowl rounds, while Benny Hanaphy observes. (above)

With a raven perched atop the podium, Kent Ross and Natasha Hackett read their selections during the Edgar Allen Poe-try Slam. (left & above)

Cailin Carroll is all smiles with her new friends Kelly and Giomario. This marked her second year in a row to be on an LST team in Brazil. (left)

Sarah VanDeusen chills happily by the Atlantic Ocean with one of her readers. (below)

Summer Missions

F Monica, Ben, and Mason enjoy an afternoon in the Senegal sun with their buds. (above) Monica wraps both arms around this cute little guy. (below)

Nathan, Cailin, Randy, Brent, and Heath discover some of Brazil’s beauty in the Tijuca Forest outside of Rio de Janeiro.

- not pictured Bethany Saylor. (below)

oreign missions over the summer months continued to play a major roll in the York Experience for the students and staff who were part of the Let’s Start Talking program. Three teams of students reading through the Gospel of Luke on three different continents is quite the undertaking. But it was all taken in stride by coordinator Tim Lewis, who also accompanied the team to China.

Students met weekly during the school year to familiarize themselves with the material they would be covering as well as learning about the country’s culture they would be making their own. Along with that learning curve was participant’s search for the funds necessary for the trip, each raising over $2,000.

Team Senegal - 3 Weeks: Monica Gibson Mason Lee Ben Smail Sarah VanDeusen Team Brazil - 6 Weeks: Cailin Carroll Randy Lewis Bethany Saylor Heath Schmalzried Brent Stahl Nathan Towell

Team China - 3 Weeks: Elise Hart Jake Owens Tammy Phan Mitch Roush Tim Lewis Jake, Tammy, Elise, Tim, and Mitch grab a photo with a brother from China. (above) Mitch and Tammy are either reacting to the culture shock or just getting another pic for facebook. (left)

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All eyes are on Bevin Carroll as she goes vertical for the kill against Hastings College. (above) Jenn Witt and Cami Towell go up in tandem for the block. (inset) With fans showing their support, Cami spikes one against Mt. Marty. (below)

Ben Smail and Jacob Redfearn deck out to show their Panther Pride. (above) Whitney Pinneo sets the volleyball high in the game against Union College. (right) In the Grandview University match, Tabi Wisham skies for the kill. (below) Player Carroll, Bevin Carroll, Cailin Graff, Courtney Padilla, Amanda Pinneo, Whitney Towell, Cami Tsinnie, Michelle Wisham, Tabi Witt, Jennifer Witt, Mindy

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Everyone gives a thumbs up during the team photo shoot. (left) Jenn Witt, who led the team in kills, smacks one down against Grace University. (middle) Fans and teammates watch as Bevin Carroll gets some air. (right)

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olleyball was reintroduced to York College athletics in 2008 with the hiring of YC alum Charla Ferrell as head coach.

With an abbreviated recruiting season, coach Ferrell had to work quickly in building a team and was able to rely on many of the returning players from the 2006 season.

The Lady Panthers were not eligible for conference play in their inaugural season and had to play a lot of tough teams from the GPAC and KCAC. They seemed to have a lot of fun in the Freeman Center and had a great chemistry on the floor but weren’t able to convert that to wins, going 1-25 on the year.

Bevin Carroll, Cailin Carroll, Whitney Pinneo, Cami Towell, Tabi Wisham, and Jenn Witt were named MCAC Scholar-Athletes.

2008 Volleyball Team: (1st row) Amanda Padilla, Michelle Tsinnie; (2nd row) Cami Towell, Bethany Saylor, Heather Coy, Cailin Carroll, Jenn Witt; (3rd row) Student Asst. Coach Mark Smesrud, Whitney Pinneo, Tabi Wisham, Head Coach Charla Farrell, Courtney Graff, Bevin Carroll – not pictured Mindy Witt

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Robin Hinton fights for control of the ball. (left) Sarah Elmore looks intense as she throws the ball back into play in a game against Dordt College. (right) Tara New takes the hit in a collision against Central Christian. (middle)

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t was a defensive battle for the Lady Panthers during Trent Hinton’s second year as head coach. With only four goals scored by the offense in the entire season, keeping opponents’ shots on goal to a minimum was the prime directive.

The team finished the season 1-16 and 0-5 in the conference.

Pulaski, Wisconsin freshman goalie Jordan Veness was ranked #4 in the NAIA in saves per game (11). Amanda Wiemer, Robin Hinton, Keri Bornschlegel, and Kaitlin Loney were named MCAC Scholar Athletes.

A special note of thanks goes out to Kait’s mom for so many great game photos taken during the year. Whether home or away, you could always count on Mrs. Loney and her camera.

2008 Women’s Soccer Team: (1st row) Robin Hinton, Lupe Campa, Kelley Splattstoesser, Jordan Veness, Kait Loney, Sarah Elmore, Emalie Clement, Zeruiah Montgomery, Mgr. Jamie Mix; (2nd row) Head Coach Trent Hinton, Tara New, Sarah VanDeusen, Chelsea Mullinix, Sabrina Villa, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Amanda Wiemer, Bree Moore, Veenus Lopez, Keri Bornschlegel, Student Asst. Mary Reynolds – not pictured Assistant Coach Matt Coppinger, Assistant Shannon Leinen, and Assistant Christina Case

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Emalie Clement and Bree Moore line up with an Oklahoma Wesleyan player for the incoming header. (above) Senior midfielder Keri Bornschlegel runs down an opponent from Central Christian. (inset) Zeruiah Montgomery, senior from Dousman, WI fights for a defensive position against a Briar Cliff player. (left)

Amanda Wiemer stays ahead of the pack as she carries the ball downfield in a game against Dordt. (above) Bob DeHart snaps a photo of Kait Loney as she tackles an opponent from the University of South Dakota. (left)

Jordan Veness smothers an attempt at a goal from the University of St. Mary. (above) Junior midfielder Chelsea Mullinix tries to maintain control of the soccer ball in a game versus Park University. (left)

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Jorge Lama appears light on his feet as he makes the play against Oklahoma Wesleyan. (above) Ian McEnerney reverses direction as he approaches the Midland Lutheran opponent. (inset) Bryce Hinton and Linden Fisher work in tandem as they move the ball downfield. (right)

Max Ramos fights for position with a defender from Oklahoma Wesleyan. (right) Joey Leinen drives the ball downfield in style against St. Cloud. (below)

Caleb Rush puts some attitude in his head shot against Bellevue.

University. (above) Daniel Good slams into a Bellevue University player in an attempt at heading the ball. (right)

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Keith Manley makes the diving save as he blocks the goal from a shot by Bellevue. (left) Students during the Homecoming game against Missouri Baptist get upset with a missed foul. (right) Benny Hanaphy keeps the Oklahoma Wesleyan defender at arms length. (middle)

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tough regular season schedule paid dividends as first-year head coach Tim Carr was one win away from taking the team to the NCCAA national tournament in Florida. The Panthers defeated Colorado Christian University (2-0) and Central Baptist (1-0) before losing a heartbreaker to Mid-America (0-1) in the final game of the National Christian College Athletic Association regional tournament in Denver. Although disappointed with the lost opportunity, the team showed incredible resolve in finishing out the year on a high note.

On the season, the Panthers were 5-14, 1-3 in conference play. Kilkenny, Ireland defender Brendan Hanaphy and Dublin, Ireland midfielder Ian McEnerney were both voted Second Team All-MCAC, and lead scorer for the team Jorge Lama was honorable mention.

Keith Manley was ranked #18 in the NAIA in saves per game. Six players were named MCAC Scholar Athletes: Daniel Good, Benny Hanaphy, Bryce Hinton, Caleb Rush, Brent Stahl, and Nathan Towell.

2008 Men’s Soccer Team: (1st row) Jorge Lama, Caleb Rush, Ian McEnerney, Keith Manley, Heath Schmalzried, Randy Lewis, Daniel Good; (2nd row) Head Coach Tim Carr, Brent Stahl, Bryce Hinton, Jared Munoz, Max Ramos, Saul Perez, Mario Sustayta; (3rd row) Ryan West, Cody Clegg, Benny Hanaphy, Linden Fisher, Nathan Towell, Joey Leinen, Lucas Moyers, Assistant Coach Ben Hackett – not pictured Assistant Coach Nathan Anderson

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At full speed, Maegan Phillips takes the ball down court past the Dordt defense. (left) Jordan Veness goes for the rebound against a Bronco defender. (right) Ashley Calvin drives the baseline toward the basket. (middle)

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he Lady Panthers fought valiantly in the 2008-09 season but came up short in the wins column. Even though Coach Spickelmier was hoping for more success in her second year of coaching, fans were able to see the team’s two conference wins at home against Peru State and Central Christian.

Yukon, Oklahoma junior Kristin Wiedemann led the team in points per game with 14, shooting 44% from the floor. She also led in rebounds (283), blocks (55), and assists (72) on the season. She was ranked 13th among Division II players in defensive rebounds per game as well as total blocked shots. Megan Thomas was the leader in steals with 51 and was ranked 48th in Div. II in total 3 Pt FG made (63). Wiedemann was named First Team All-MCAC and Honorable Mention All-MCAC went to Thomas, Ashley Calvin, and Carrie Berger. Both Wiedemann and Thomas were named MCAC Scholar Athletes.

2008-09 Women’s Basketball Team: (1st row) Megan Thomas, Carrie Berger, Ashley Calvin, Maegan Phillips, Mindy Witt; (2nd row) Associate Head Coach Misty Brestel, Kristin Wiedemann, Jordan Veness, Anna Tribbett, Jenn Witt, Head Coach Jen Spickelmier – not pictured Hannah Brents, Courtney Hamm, Shantall Jones, Charmaine Ross, Kimberly Sladek, Kimberly Tsinnie, Student Mgrs. Laura German, McKayla Mabery, Stazyanna Whitfield

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Wiedemann takes the shot above the defender, while Witt and Berger get ready to bust the boards. (above) Flagler, CO senior Jenn Witt takes the open jumper in an MCAC home matchup. (inset) Players and coaches joke around with the kids at their fall basketball camp. (left)

Megan Thomas, senior guard from Mitchell, NE launches a three against University of St. Mary. Thomas led the team in 3-pointers with 63. (lower left) Carrie Berger dribbles past a Hastings’ defender looking for the open passing lane. (below)

Coach Spickelmier instructs the Lady Panthers in the waning minutes of their 73-61 victory over Peru State. (above)

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Sean Parker puts up the jumper in an exciting home game versus Dakota Wesleyan. (above) Darren Best, a junior post player from Melbourne, Australia, drives around a Doane defender. (inset) Brent Smith, dribbles the ball aggressively past the Peru State defender. (right)

The student body came out during Halloween to cheer on and support their men’s basketball team against Dakota Wesleyan. (above) Jeremy Roman gets filed by a Concordia player as he makes a strong move to the hoop. (right) Justin Ward takes a seat in midair as he puts up two against the Ozark defense. (far right)

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Wendell Moore attempts a three over the Dakota Wesleyan defense. (left) Dashon Jones, who led the team in scoring and shooting percentage (156 pts/53.4%), gives it everything he’s got against McPherson. (right) John Bryan elevates in full stride above the Doane defense to score. (middle)

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t was a rough season for the men with only one win at home against Peru State and three for the entire schedule. Their season record of 3-25, 2-9 in conference play, excluded them from postseason play. A coaching change in mid-season was made as Kyle Love took over as interim head coach when Tom Linnell stepped down.

Champaign, Illinois senior Dashon Jones led the Panthers in points per game – 15.96 shooting 53.4% from the floor. He also led in rebounds with 5.4 per game and in steals with 27 on the season. John Bryan led in assists with 65 for the season and Darren Best was the leader in block shots with 27. Jones was named Honorable Mention All-MCAC at the conclusion of the season.

2008-09 Men’s Basketball Team: (1st row) Brent Smith, John Bryan, Garrett Brown, Wendell Moore, Jordan Donner, Leonard Epps, Reggie Johnson; (2nd row) Coach Kyle Love, Victor Saenz, Justin Ward, Dashon Jones, Darren Best, Dakota Webster, Jeremy Roman, Xavier Trice, Student Mgr. Aaron Beadle – not pictured Jermaine Harris, Sean Parker, DeVario Pierce, Rashad Rose, Dion Vaughn Jr., Ronnie Williford Jr., Dwight Wilson Jr.

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Lloyd came on strong at Nationals and raced out with a pair of wins in the opening rounds but dropped his next two matches in the quarterfinals to a No. 1 and No. 4 seed. (right and left) Matthew Banta gets in a good position at the Central Qualifiers. (middle)

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anther wrestling had its share of achievements throughout the season as was noted by head coach Greg Smith’s yearend banquet speech Success is a Journey. A highlight of the year were the qualifications of two wrestlers for the NAIA National Championships. Matt Banta, 125 lb. junior from Arkansas City, Kansas and Jason Lloyd, a sophomore heavyweight from Florissant, MO made their national tournament debut in Oklahoma City. Lloyd put together his best tournament of the year at Nationals, falling just one match short of earning All-American. He finished the season 10-10 and was named YC Outstanding Wrestler by the coaches.

The Outstanding Young Wrestler award was presented to Hunter Lanka who wrestled to a 14-16 record as a true freshman. He finished just one match shy of qualifying for the National Tournament on numerous occasions. Freshman Shaun Howard was named both Team Workhorse and Most Improved Wrestler. Senior Jotham Andrews was awarded the Servant Leader award, and freshman Travis Clarke was dubbed Most Inspirational.

Smith praised the entire team for their perseverance throughout this wrestling season and for their team and individual growth throughout the year.

2008-09 Wrestling Team: (1st row) Andrew Simpson, Braden Orent, Matthew Banta, Ryan Trotter, Brendan Dolby, Steven Shields, Jerome Taylor; (2nd row) Student Mgr. Kayde Kemp, Dustin Jackson, Brady Smith, Darrell Melcher, Tyler Bell, Levi Whitley, Lee Moses, Travis Clarke, Student Assistant Coach Brandon Pigorsch; (3rd row) Head Coach Greg Smith, Jason Lloyd, Shaun Howard, Bo Slama, Hunter Lanka, Kelly Johansen, Bryan Irsik, Logan Wilhoit, Jotham Andrews, Student Assistant Coach Ryan Kromer

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The wrestling team goes through their warmups before their black and blue scrimmage in the Freeman Center. (above) Lee Moses gives the ball a strong bump. Wrestlers took on the volleyball team as a fundraiser for both programs. (inset) Towards the end of the season, York hosted the NAIA Central National Qualifier. (left)

Hunter Lanka scored a firstround upset win over the no. 3 seed by the final score of 7-5 at the NAIA Central National Qualifier. (left)

Bryan Irsik and Shaun Howard square off against each other in the season opening black and blue scrimmage. (above) Banta and Lloyd pose with those who cheered them on at Nationals. (left)

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Laura Crowson makes the play against St. Mary University as she tags a runner out. (above) Sara Slovacek, who led the team in RBIs, slams a hit against St. Mary. (inset) The Lady Panthers circle up for a quick huddle during one of their few home games at Miller Park. (below)

Decked out for a basketball game on Halloween, the softball girls enjoyed hanging out on and off the field. (above) Leaders At The Plate Name Slovacek Crowson Vincent Lusk Wilson Ellis Perry Young Pearl Paspalof Chambers Adler Leiva Carmouche Eklund Quintana

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G 47 37 47 41 45 27 28 36 40 27 29 40 32 35 21 20

Avg 0.444 0.419 0.415 0.394 0.376 0.364 0.36 0.316 0.295 0.262 0.25 0.243 0.241 0.23 0.214 0.125

Slg% 0.742 0.685 0.686 0.447 0.429 0.576 0.5 0.367 0.489 0.405 0.4 0.359 0.342 0.322 0.286 0.125

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AB 151 124 159 132 133 33 50 79 88 42 40 103 79 87 14 8

R 43 33 43 29 26 5 8 10 17 7 9 24 13 16 0 5

H 67 52 66 52 50 12 18 25 26 11 10 25 19 20 3 1

2B 19 15 15 5 7 4 1 4 5 3 1 5 5 5 1 0

3B 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0

HR 8 6 8 0 0 1 2 0 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 0

RBI 48 36 38 12 26 8 11 12 20 10 8 9 19 9 1 0

BB 13 13 5 7 8 2 8 5 4 5 3 12 2 8 1 1

Jessica Wilson makes her home behind the plate. (below)

Ashley Ellis delivers the goods in a home game against an MCAC opponent. (above)

Rebecca Vincent stares down the pitcher, collecting herself to make a hit. (left) Kylee Young watches her towering, game-winning blast against College of St. Mary soar to the fence. (right) Devyn Pearl is congratulated by teammates at the plate for a home run. (middle)

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he Lady Panthers played a total of forty-seven games in 2009 including a lot of games early in their schedule.

The team traveled to Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and Louisiana in February and then took a mid-March spring break trip to Tucson, Arizona. They had 19 wins before seeing their first conference opponent and finished the year with a 24-23 record, 5-7 in conference play, and a host of postseason honors.

Sara Slovacek (IF) and Rebecca Vincent (UT) were named First Team All-MCAC. Both athletes were also named MCAC Player of the Week during the season for their power at the plate; each had 8 homeruns on the season. Second Team honors went to Laura Crowson (SS), Devyn Pearl (P), Jessica Wilson (C), and Kylee Young (IF). Ashley Ellis, Jessica Adler, Lauren Leiva, and Kendra Carmouche were honorable mention, and Angie Chambers was named an MCAC Scholar-Athlete.

Slovacek led the team in batting with 67 hits and 48 RBIs. She was ranked 12th in the NAIA in doubles (19). Crowson was also ranked 12 in the NAIA in doubles/game (.405) while Devyn Pearl was ranked 3rd in saves (5) and led the pitching staff in ERA (2.73).

The team had numerous NAIA rankings including 9th in hits/ game (9.7), 10th in slugging % (.505 ), and 11th in batting average .346.

2009 Softball Team: (1st row) Kendra Carmouche, Elizabeth Eklund, Devyn Pearl, Alexis Paspalof, Lauren Leiva; (2nd row) Shellane Lusk, Angie Chambers, Rebecca Vincent, Brenda Perry, Jessica Adler, Kylee Young; (3rd row) Kirsten Quintana, Brittany Bakes, Sara Slovacek, Coach Tyrone Robinson, Laura Crowson, Ashley Ellis, Tristian Birch, Jessica Wilson

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Ryan Stuckey and Adam Janky pull off the double play. (left) Staying focused, the baseball team gathers for a pregame prayer. They outscored Dana College 30-3 in the double header. (right) Kevin Ricketts puts his all into pitching for the Panthers. (middle)

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or the fifth year in a row, the coaching staff led by Nick Harlan and Brian Walth extended the baseball schedule into postseason play. With a 28-21 regular season, 10-10 in the conference, the Panthers were once again in the heat of things the second week in May with the MCAC tournament.

The team was on the road most of February, traveling to Oklahoma three weekends in a row and getting key wins over St. Gregory’s, Missouri Baptist, and Hillsdale Baptist. For the season, the Panthers were 9-4 against teams from the GPAC such as Hastings, Dana, Midland Lutheran, and Concordia.

The team was led at the plate by Adam Janky with 69 hits and a .416 average. Langston Frison was the leader in RBIs with 46 while Nick Caravelli was close behind with 44 and led in home runs (7). Kevin Ricketts, with 9 wins on the season, was ranked 10th in the NAIA in innings pitched (100) as well as batters struck out (103).

Langston Frison (OF), Adam Janky (SS), and Kevin Ricketts (P) were named First Team All-MCAC. Curtis Eubanks (1B) and Nick Caravelli (3B) were MCAC Gold Glove recipients.

Nick Jones (P) and Bryan Armstrong (P) were named MCAC Scholar-Athletes.

2009 Baseball Team: (1st row) Andrew Mitchell, James Didier, Justin Schultz, Kevin Ricketts, Jordan Leis, Bo Blackman, Mike Dobbins, Robert Enriquez, Jared Berrier; (2nd row) Doug Tew, Ger Lao, Bryan Armstrong, Parker Slepicka, Travis Polacek, Shawn Bandy, CT Twisselmen, Jarad Swanson, Adam Janky, Ryan Stuckey; (3rd row) Derek Harlow, Gary Bandy, Curtis Eubanks, Asst. Coach Dylan Connolly, Asst.

Coach Erik Gray, Head Coach Nick Harlan, Associate Head Coach Brian Walth, Langston Frison, Nick “Doc” Jones, Dustin Wisener; (4th row) Zach Obermiller, Chris Furlong, Nick Caravelli, Justin Lunday, Joel Fleck, Alex Lowther, Isaac Obermiller, Jared Davis, Mike Becker

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Jared Berrier is mobbed at the plate by teammates after he parks one in a big MCAC matchup over the high school days weekend. (above) Gary Bandy, senior catcher from Colorado Springs, is ready to go. Bandy, Frison, Eubanks, and Stuckey led the team in number of games played in 2009 at 51. (inset)

Langston Frison led the team in RBIs and was an exceptional base runner with 13 steals on the season. (above and left)

Leaders At The Plate (20 games or more) Name Janky Caravelli Frison Blackman Eubanks Berrier Lunday Bandy Wisener Enriquez Furlong Stuckey Harlow

G 51 50 51 40 51 50 36 36 24 45 33 51 36

Avg 0.416 0.394 0.383 0.371 0.352 0.322 0.287 0.283 0.278 0.273 0.25 0.236 0.059

Slg% 0.518 0.6 0.623 0.427 0.421 0.427 0.447 0.424 0.583 0.455 0.288 0.291 0.059

AB 166 155 154 89 145 143 94 92 36 77 52 127 17

R 45 34 42 17 21 51 19 3 12 22 8 25 11

H 69 61 59 33 51 46 27 26 10 21 13 30 1

2B 12 11 20 2 4 6 6 4 3 2 2 4 0

3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

HR 1 7 5 1 2 3 3 3 2 4 0 1 0

RBI 23 44 46 15 30 20 28 11 11 14 7 16 0

BB 13 18 20 5 18 15 7 3 1 4 2 12 2

Curtis Eubanks, MCAC Gold Glove recipient, makes a swipe at a runner. (above) Chris Furlong, Overland Park, Kansas senior, holds the runner at first. (left)

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family

people

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Toni Sabo and Michelle Tsinnie enjoy a concert in the Spiritual Life Center. (right)

here is something about York that feels like home, that just pulls on your heart strings and makes you feel like God is alive and well here. That kindred spirit, that sense of belonging, the higher calling that permeates the campus are all part of The York Experience.

It’s not about the brick and mortar or trying to stay current on the newest technological advances. Nor does it have to do with the haves and have-nots. It’s about people who genuinely care about each other and are willing to go the extra mile.

An experience built upon love and service — now that’s worth remembering.

President Baker presents the 2nd Miler Award to Carol Rowedder at the beginning of the year banquet. Rowedder is the Director of Computer Services and has been at YC for 26 years. (above) Ben Ketcherside gives his approval and his blood. (middle) Seniors Langston Frison and Nick Jones provide a live presidential debate in chapel before the November national elections. (right)

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The baseball team celebrates wtih John Richards after his NAIA AllAmerican banner is displayed in the Freeman Center. (above)

Erich Loper, Zach Rush, David Young, Amasa Maine, Kaylee Danielson, and Ellie Sams gave an enormous amount of their time and energy as Songfest hosts and hostesses. (right)

Tim McNeese wraps up a guest lecture in the Prayer Chapel, giving some historic details about the holocaust to the students in attendance. (right)

Saul Perez manages to crash a hug-fest photo during the YC banquet. (left) Jerome Taylor lays out in a sacrificial body dive to catch the frisbee. (below)

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Board of Trustees Mr. H. Jarrell Gibbs Hot Springs Village, AR Mr. Patrick W. Hendricks Tulsa, OK Mr. Steven W. Belden Lucas, TX Mr. Edward J. Bailey Houston, TX Chairman of the Board

Dr. Wilbur D. Dabbs Neosho, MO Dr. Jeff W. Hannel Lubbock, TX Mr. Van R. Harrold Wichita, KS Dr. E. LaVerne Haselwood Omaha, NE Dr. James A. Hinkle Dickson, TN Mr. Chester M. James Kingman, KS Mr. David Lynn York, NE Mr. Edward E. McLoud Leavenworth, KS Mr. Norman E. Morrow St. Francis, KS Mr. Mike V. Myers Littleton, CO Mr. Ed G. Nill Pierre, SD Mr. James N. Reischl Harlan, IA Mr. Perry Rubart Ulysses, KS Mr. G. Wayne Studebaker Norfolk, NE Dr. R. Wayne White Carrollton, TX Dr. Gregory N. Woods York, NE

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Board of Trustees

Vice Chair

Secretary/Treasurer

Administration

Dr. R. Wayne Baker President - 1st Semester

Brent N. Magner Vice President for Advancement

Dr. L. Ray Miller II Vice President for Academic Affairs

Todd L. Sheldon Vice President for Finance

Stephen W. Eckman President - 2nd Semester

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fter serving as YC president for twelve and a half years, Dr. Wayne Baker retired from his role of leading the school and moved into the position of Chancellor. Steve Eckman, a 1971 YC graduate, began his service as the 20th president of York College in January of 2009.

D r. R a y M i l l e r completed his 25 year at YC, serving the last two years as the V.P. for Academic Affairs. Todd Sheldon completed his sixth year as V.P. for Finance, and Brent Magner began his second year as the Vice President for Institutional Advancement.

Dr. Wayne Baker’s tenure is the third longest of the nineteen presidents who felt called to serve York College. As was on the winter 2008 cover of the Heritage magazine, he and Darlene have created a legacy of love. (left)

During the May graduation c e r e m o n y, S t e v e p r e s e n t e d Chancellor Baker with a Bible signed by all the administrative staff as a token of appreciation for his long service in leading York College. (left)

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Faculty Dr. Alfred Arth Professor, Education

John I. Baker III

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Associate Professor, Communication

Michael Becker

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Associate Professor, Psychology

James Bruce

Assistant Professor, Communication

Ruth Carlock

Levitt Library Assistant Director/Instructor

Dr. Michael Case

Associate Professor, Bible

Dr. Roger Collins

*

Associate Professor, Business

Bob DeHart

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Assistant Professor, Physical Education

Erin DeHart

Assistant Professor, Education

Summer Dickinson

Panther Press, English Instructor

Ken Gunselman

Levitt Library Director/Assistant Professor

Ginger Hodson

Assistant Professor, Mathematics & Physics

Patricia Jensen

Assistant Professor, Physical Education

Chad Karcher

Assistant Professor, Physcial Education

Billy Lones, JD

Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice

Tod Martin

Registrar, Business Instructor

Lorissa Norton and Michael Becker are impressed with all the work that went in to decorating their office hallway with several hundred balloons. (right) Mark Miller helps judge Sigma Tau’s annual Knowledge Bowl competition. (far right)

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Faculty

Bev McNeese

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Assistant Professor, English

Tim McNeese

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Associate Professor, History

Gail Miller

Associate Professor, Biology

Mark Miller

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Assistant Professor, Mathematics

Dr. Ray Miller II Professor, Chemistry

Dr. Shane Mountjoy

Associate Professor, History/Dean of Students

Lorisa Norton

Assistant Professor, Psychology/Social Work

Dr. Mark Pearson

Associate Professor, Biology

Ramona Ratliff

Levitt Library Circulation Assistant/Instructor

Kent Ross

Assistant Professor, English

Dr. Clark Roush

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Professor, Music

Marti Soderholm

Associate Professor, Business

Harold Tandy

Associate Professor, Computer Science

Dr. Frank Wheeler

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Professor, Bible

Dr. Kathleen Wheeler

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Associate Professor, Education

Dr. Alex Williams Associate Professor, Chemistry

Chair or Head of Department

*

Gail Miller steadies for a pic of her science graduates. (above) Erin DeHart invited holocaust survivor Dr. Louis Leviticus to speak on campus as part of an ongoing outreach to future educators. (above)

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Staff Brien Alley

Director of Financial Aid

Jacob Bentley

Admissions Counselor

Justin Carver

Admissions Counselor

Mark Dickinson

Resident Life Coordinator

Felice Dudrey

Administrative Assistant, Financial Aid

Charla Ferrell

Volleyball Coach, Instructor

Deb Friesen

Administrative Assistant, Education

Bob Gaver

Director of Facilities

Loretta Goben Custodial

Gayle Good

Administrative Assistant, Advancement

Erik Gray

Assistant Baseball Coach

Cindy Gunselman

Administrative Assistant, Academic Affairs

Ben Hackett

Assistant Men’s Soccer Coach

Nick Harlan

Baseball Coach/P.E. Instructor

Trent Hinton

SID/Women’s Soccer Coach

Saprina Howard

Women’s Apartment Manager

Nick Jones

Admissions Counselor

Dennis Leinen

Buildings and Grounds

Shannon Leinen

Admissions Counselor

Tim Lewis

Campus Minister

Kareen Light

Accounts Payable

Larry Light

Buildings and Grounds

Tom Linnell

Men’s Basketball Coach

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Staff

Kyle Love

Men’s Interim Basketball Coach

Richard McDonald Buildings and Grounds

Leo Miller

Circulation Assistant, Library

Rose Miller

Accounts Payable

Gary Pinney

Buildings and Grounds

Rusty Ridley

Student Leadership/McCloud Hall Manager

Judy Rinard

Administrative Assistant, Admissions

Linda Ross

Administrative Asst., Academic Affairs

Sue Roush

Senior Development Officer

Carol Rowedder Computer Services

Janet Rush

Assistant Bookstore Mgr./Mailroom

Meghan Salsbury

Administrative Assistant, Financial Aid

Willie Sanchez

Director of Admissions

Ron Shields

Bookstore Manager

Steddon Sikes

Director of Publications

Greg Smith

Wrestling Coach

Jen Spickelmier

Women’s Basketball Coach

Amy Springer

Thomas Hall Manager

Jared Stark

Athletic Director, Instructor

Travis Stoltenberg Custodial

Megan Todd

Admissions Counselor

Eric Tremaine

Buildings and Grounds

Brian Walth

Head Baseball Assistant/P.E. Instructor

Sylvia Warren Custodial

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Freshmen Stephanie Akin Emilie Alston Lane Anderson Josh Baerg Brittany Bakes Shawn Bandy

Cambria Banks Ashley Barron Tyler Bell Nate Beske

Tristian Birch Hannah Brents Garrett Brown John Bryan

Lupe Campa David Carney Manuel Carranza Luke Case

Travis Clarke Cody Clegg Alexis Coss Amanda Detlefs

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Freshmen

Brendan Dolby Jordan Donner Rebecca Duncan Ashley Ellis

Linden Fisher Caroline Gaudreault Laura German Bernadette Godfrey

Matt Grimes Courtney Hamm Nick Harless Nevin Harralson

Paul Helms Shaun Howard Amanda Hunt Dustin Jackson

Quin Johnson Rachel Johnson Reginald Johnson Chase Jordan

Daryn Juhl Lisa Kassera Students make the most of the community fair and receive some nice giveaways downtown. (left)

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Freshmen Casey Kinnison Amanda Kline Cassie Kluna Keith Krumrei Hunter Lanka Jordan Leis

Randy Lewis Thomas Lichty Veenus Lopez Matthew Lostroh

Michael Lostroh Jaquar Lovett Alex Lowther Shellane Lusk

Jessica Martinez Nicholas Mayer Taylor McKinney Darrell Melcher

At the opening picnic Coach Greg Smith helps in the introductions of his wrestlers as Andrew Simpson shakes hands with Hunter Lanka. (right)

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Freshmen

Danny Melvin Andrew Mitchell Nikki Moeder Bree Moore

Lucas Moyers Jared Munoz Tara New Brad Nicholson

Isaac Obermiller David Ohlin Sandy Ordonez Braden Orent

Amanda Padilla Sean Parker Lexi Paspalof Devyn Pearl

Saul Perez Luke Phillips DeVario Pierce Max Ramos

Jacob Redfearn Jonathan Reed Joleen Reeves Jeremy Roman

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Freshmen Kati Roman Henry Roncancio Rashad Rose Jordan Roseberry Landon Roseberry Charmaine Ross

Kelisa Rush Victor Saenz Ellie Sams Bethany Saylor

Justin Schultz Steven Shields Logan Siddall Andrew Simpson

Amandeep Singh Kim Sladek Bo Slama Parker Slepicka

Brady Smith Brent Smith Scott Spruill Jake Staehr

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Freshmen

Brett Staub Mario Sustayta Sara Taverner Jerome Taylor

Aleesha Torneten Xavier Trice Michelle Tsinnie Sarah VanDeusen

Dion Vaughn Jr. Chelle Vigil Sabrina Villa Rebecca Vincent

Kelan Walford Brandy Walter-Gravitt Dakota Webster AJ Wharton

Levi Whitley Logan Wilhoit

Dustin Wisener Kylee Young

Cailin Carroll, Amanda Padilla, and Michelle Tsinnie give their version of a Panther growl at the net. (left)

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Sophomores Jessica Adler Norma Aguilar Bryan Armstrong Andrew Askins Leah Atwell Landon Bailey

Aaron Beadle Carrie Berger Vanessa Brown Cailin Carroll

Cory Clark Emalie Clement Kayla Crowell Jessica Currier

Isaiah Davis James Didier Elizabeth Eklund

In one of his last days as a YC employee, Stewart Sikes goes over Chelsea Mattison’s financial aid package. (right)

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Sophomores

Selena Emery Leonard Epps Bo Flora Austin Ford

Chad Gaston Abbie Goodner Royce Grimes London Hawley

Elicia Hebrink Bryce Hinton Bryan Irsik Kelly Johansen

Brian Keller Bridget Ketcham Samuel Kinyon Ben Krekel

Clarissa Krekel Ger Lao Kayla Lawrence Lauren Leiva

Jason Lloyd Erich Loper McKayla Mabery Brad Martinich

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Sophomores Chelsea Mattison Andrew Miller Jamie Mix Zach Obermiller Tammy Phan Travis Polacek

Jessica Pope Sarah Pope Kirsten Quintana James Reppart

Royce Roberts Sarabeth Robison Elizabeth Rodriguez Chase Rose

Aubrey Sanchez Heath Schmalzried Nicole Scott Meghan Shruck

Maegan Simpson Ben Smail Kaitlin Spanel Kelley Splattstoesser

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Sophomores

Aaron Beadle and Landon Bailey appear ready to hit the books after a hearty pre-finals breakfast. (above) Charla Ferrell, Carrie Berger, Ashley Calvin, Jenn Witt, Bree Moore, Mindy Witt, and Bevin Carroll enjoy the company at the spring pre-finals ice cream. (left)

Brent Stahl Josh Stewart Kathey Stewart Sarah Strahle

Jarad Swanson Kristin Toillion Anna Tribbett Kim Tsinnie

Kristin Tuttle Jordan Veness Matt Ward Bre Wearden

Stazyanna Whitfield Amanda Wiemer Tabi Wisham

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Juniors Erica Adams Matthew Banta Michael Becker Darren Best Bo Blackman Emily Bogue

Kristi Briggs Bradley Brunson Nick Caravelli Kendra Carmouche

Jordan Carney Mitchel Clay Kirsten Clements Chayla Colgrove

Kaylee Danielson Mike Dobbins Heidy Estrada Nathana Faddis

Julia Garcia Jess Gaver Selina Godfrey Elizabeth Goertzen

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Juniors

Courtney Graff Dusty Hall Chris Halstead Jason Hernandez

Robin Hinton Cynthia Hunt Greg Johnson Shantall Jones

Justin Lunday Amasa Maine Michelle McCann Ian McEnerney

Abel Montelongo Kathleen Pearson Brenda Perry Marissa Petrilli

Maegan Phillips

Charity Regennitter Professors Lorisa Norton and Michael Becker were pleasantly surprised one morning by all the balloons that decorated the Larsen House courtesy of the psychology girls.

Representing all the ladies who took part in the late-night venture are Kait Loney, Heidy Estrada, and Cynthia Hunt. (left)

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Juniors Mitch Roush Caleb Rush Toni Sabo Tamara Sanchez Jennifer Schutt Kelci Scott

Mark Smesrud Amber Soderholm Seth Southard Sarah Stoutzenberger

Doug Tew Nathan Towell Carl Twisselman Jamie Van Gieson

Jillyan Vance Justin Ward Ryan West Jared Wiley

Renee Willard Ronnie Williford Jr Dwight Wilson Jessica Wilson

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Juniors

Seniors Jotham Andrews Kim Baird Tawny Bales Gary Bandy Jared Berrier Tiffany Best

Jeremy Bjelland Keri Bornschlegel Kale Brunson Anna Callen

Ashley Calvin Matt Carlson Michael Carney Bevin Carroll

Matthew Case Angela Chambers Lea Childress Dylan Connolly

Heather Coy Laura Crowson Eric Davidson Jared Davis

Seniors

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Seniors Stephen Detlefs Dusty Dominguez Jessica Eckman Sarah Eggar Sarah Elmore Robert Enriquez

Taylor Ettwein Curtis Eubanks Sara Firm Joel Fleck

Alicia Florea Chelsey Franklin Langston Frison Chris Furlong

Monica Gibson

Daniel Good Panthers vs Cancer giveaways during a home basketball game brought out the crazies... and yes, that’s Benny Hanaphy in a banana suit. (right)

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Seniors

Patrick Good Megan Grimes Natasha Hackett Brendan Hanaphy

Natalie Harford Derek Harlow Jacob Harlow Jermaine Harris

Elise Hart Eric Heatwole Jamie High Adam Janky

Brent Johnson Dashon Jones Nick Jones Carl Jurgenson

Heather Jurgenson Jacintta Kemp Kayde Kemp Ben Ketcherside

Dustin Kinnison Martha Kinyon Maureen Kinyon Brittany Kretz

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Seniors Ryan Kromer Taylor Ladd Jorge Lama Mason Lee Kao Lee Jared Leinen

Joey Leinen Jaye Lewis Kait Loney Kellen Love

Keith Manley Michelle McAlevy Dan McCann Kalyn McNenny

Nicole Melby Erin Mogul Zeruiah Montgomery Wendell Moore

Lee-Paul Moses Chelsea Mullinix Casey Newcomer Jake Owens

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Seniors

Janae Parsons Nick Parsons Michelle Peck Brandon Pigorsch

Whitney Pinneo Rebecca Quelle Tandi Rasmussen Kyle Renz

Mary Reynolds Andrea Rice John Richards Kevin Ricketts

Sonia Rohda Matt Roush Matthew Runquist Zach Rush

Erin Sams

Ashley Sanchez

Eric Eckert from the NewsTimes snapped the baseball team as they went through conditioning exercises at Levitt Stadium. (above and left)

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Seniors Mat Sattler Josh Scheffler Jessica Sharp Sara Slovacek Jaclyn Smith Shantelle Sorensen

Bethany Stanger Ryan Stuckey Megan Thomas Seth Todd

Cami Towell Ryan Trotter Marcus Walberg Tonya Walton

Jessica White Kristin Wiedemann Brittany Wiley Shaun Willey

Jennifer Witt Joshua Witt Mindy Witt David Young

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A Adams, Erica 47, 62, 100 Adler, Jessica 79, 96 Aguilar, Norma 96 Akin, Stephanie 90 Alston, Emilie 38, 47, 49, 90 Anderson, Lane 90 Anderson, Nathan 30, 64, 71 Andrews, Jotham 76, 103 Armstrong, Bryan 80, 96 Askins, Andrew 96 Atwell, Leah 60, 96

B Baerg, Josh 11, 37, 90 Bailey, Landon 4, 12, 25, 37, 58, 60, 96, 99 Baird, Kim 103 Bakes, Brittany 79, 90 Bales, Tawny 30, 45, 103 Bandy, Gary 80, 103 Bandy, Shawn 80, 90 Banks, Cambria 38, 90 Banta, Matthew 35, 76, 100 Barron, Ashley 38, 90 Beadle, Aaron 41, 43, 75, 96, 99 Becker, Michael 80, 100 Bell, Tyler 76, 90 Berger, Carrie 34, 72, 96, 99 Berrier, Jared 80, 103 Beske, Nate 37, 47, 49, 90 Best, Darren 62, 75, 100 Best, Tiffany 30, 103 Birch, Tristian 79, 90 Bjelland, Jeremy 62, 103 Blackman, Bo 62, 80, 100 Bogue, Emily 8, 40, 43, 47, 61, 100 Bornschlegel, Keri 30, 63, 68, 103 Brents, Hannah 16, 36, 72, 90 Briggs, Kristi 38, 56, 100 Brown, Garrett 75, 90 Brown, Vanessa 9, 38, 51, 55, 96 Brunson, Brad 47, 51, 100 Brunson, Kale 25, 30, 40, 47, 103 Bryan, John 75, 90

C Cade, Mary Ashley 30 Callen, Anna 9, 30, 103 Calvin, Ashley 72, 99, 103 Campa, Lupe 18, 68, 90 Caravelli, Nick 80, 100 Carlson, Matt 17, 24, 39, 47, 49, 51, 103 Carmouche, Kendra 79, 100 Carney, David 35, 90 Carney, Jordan 34, 100

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Carney, Michael 103 Carranza, Manuel 90 Carroll, Bevin 14, 29, 30, 34, 63, 64, 67, 99, 103 Carroll, Cailin 22, 34, 45, 65, 67, 95, 96 Case, Luke 90 Case, Matthew 103 Chambers, Angie 30, 79, 103 Childress, Lea 11, 38, 103 Clark, Cory 4, 12, 23, 41, 58, 96 Clarke, Travis 9, 11, 17, 37, 76, 90 Clay, Mitch 9, 11, 15, 20, 39, 52, 64, 100 Clegg, Cody 37, 71, 90 Clement, Emalie 4, 18, 40, 68, 96 Clements, Kirsten 64, 100 Colgrove, Chayla 4, 26, 38, 51, 100 Connolly, Dylan 30, 103 Coss, Alexis 90 Coy, Heather 40, 47, 67, 103 Crowell, Kayla 40, 96 Crowson, Laura 79, 103 Currier, Jessica 40, 96

D Daniels, Jordan 60 Danielson, Kaylee 25, 34, 47, 49, 83, 100 Davidson, Eric 30, 32, 103 Davis, Isaiah 39, 96 Davis, Jared 80, 103 Detlefs, Amanda 9, 34, 51, 90 Detlefs, Stephen 18, 26, 29, 30, 41, 43, 47, 51, 52, 55, 56, 104 Didier, James 80, 96 Dobbins, Mike 80, 100 Dolby, Brendan 17, 37, 60, 76, 91 Dominguez, Dusty 30, 104 Donner, Jordan 75, 91 Dudrey, Michal 13, 17, 30, 36, 45, 47, 63 Duncan, Rebecca 10, 36, 91

E Eckman, Jessica 30, 36, 104 Eggar, Sarah 104 Eklund, Elizabeth 79, 96 Ellis, Ashley 79, 91 Ellis, Brittany (see Brittany Kretz) Elmore, Sarah 28, 34, 68, 104 Emery, Selena 15, 18, 21, 23, 40, 62, 97 Enriquez, Robert 80, 104 Epps, Leonard 75, 97 Estrada, Heidy 100, 101 Ettwein, Taylor 63, 104 Eubanks, Curtis 80, 104

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Faddis, Nathana 7, 15, 40, 62, 64, 100, 112 Firm, Sara 12, 21, 40, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 56, 104 Fisher, Linden 18, 35, 71, 91 Fleck, Joel 30, 80, 104 Flora, Bo 41, 97 Florea, Alicia 4, 30, 104 Ford, Austin 37, 97 Franklin, Chelsey 16, 21, 30, 38, 104 Frison, Langston 80, 82, 104 Furlong, Chris 30, 80, 104

Jackson, Dustin 9, 76, 91 Janky, Adam 30, 80, 105 Johansen, Kelly 9, 37, 76, 97 Johnson, Brent 105 Johnson, Greg 41, 45, 52, 101 Johnson, Quin 22, 35, 91 Johnson, Rachel 34, 91 Johnson, Reginald 18, 75, 91 Jones, Dashon 75, 105 Jones, Nick 30, 63, 80, 82, 105 Jones, Shantall 72, 101 Jordan, Chase 91 Juhl, Daryn 91 Jurgenson, Carl 30, 105 Jurgenson, Heather 30, 105

G Garcia, Julia 29, 34, 60, 100 Gaston, Chad 97 Gaudreault, Caroline 14, 21, 22, 34, 47, 91 Gaver, Jess 100 German, Laura 11, 40, 72, 91 Gibson, Monica 11, 17, 36, 45, 65, 104 Godfrey, Bernadette 91 Godfrey, Selina 100 Goertzen, Elizabeth 100 Good, Daniel 11, 12, 29, 30, 35, 43, 71, 104 Good, Patrick 12, 16, 19, 23, 29, 30, 41, 47, 52, 63, 105 Goodner, Abbie 14, 18, 38, 40, 97 Graff, Courtney 67, 101 Grimes, Matt 37, 41, 60, 91 Grimes, Megan 36, 45, 105 Grimes, Royce 19, 37, 97

H Hackett, Ben 14, 28 Hackett, Natasha 26, 28, 51, 52, 55, 64, 105 Hall, Dusty 47, 101 Halstead, Chris 101 Hamm, Courtney 10, 36, 72, 91 Hanaphy, Benny 16, 64, 71, 104, 105 Harford, Natalie 30, 105 Harless, Nick 41, 47, 51, 91 Harlow, Derek 80, 105 Harlow, Jacob 11, 29, 39, 47, 105 Harralson, Nevin 91 Harris, Jermaine 75, 105 Hart, Elise 4, 8, 11, 12, 26, 40, 43, 45, 47, 51, 52, 65, 105 Hawley, London 47, 52, 55, 64, 97 Heatwole, Eric 7, 11, 12, 19, 29, 30, 41, 43, 47, 105 Hebrink, Elicia 7, 14, 40, 43, 47, 97 Helms, Paul 9, 12, 21, 39, 47, 52, 91 Hernandez, Jason 12, 39, 47, 49, 51, 55, 101 Hernandez, Marcos 37 High, Jamie 30, 47, 105 Hinton, Bryce 71, 97 Hinton, Robin 68, 101 Howard, Shaun 76, 91 Hunt, Amanda 34, 47, 91 Hunt, Cynthia 101

I Irsik, Bryan 24, 35, 43, 76, 97

K Kassera, Lisa 38, 91 Keller, Brian 25, 28, 39, 47, 55, 97 Kemp, Jacintta 36, 105 Kemp, Kayde 15, 22, 36, 76, 105, 112 Ketcham, Bridget 47, 97 Ketcherside, Ben 9, 14, 18, 20, 30, 35, 47, 52, 55, 56, 82, 105 Kinnison, Casey 35, 60, 92 Kinnison, Dustin 29, 63, 105 Kinyon, Martha 12, 14, 40, 43, 47, 51, 105 Kinyon, Maureen 30, 105 Kinyon, Sam 37, 47, 97 Kline, Amanda 38, 47, 92 Kluna, Cassie 38, 92 Krekel, Ben 39, 47, 52, 55, 56, 97 Krekel, Clarissa 22, 36, 97 Kretz, Brittany 33, 52, 56, 58, 63, 105 Kromer, Ryan 30, 76, 106 Krumrei, Keith 92

L Ladd, Taylor 18, 52, 106 Lama, Jorge 30, 71, 106 Lanka, Hunter 76, 92 Lao, Ger 80, 97 Lawrence, Kayla 4, 14, 18, 33, 38, 47, 51, 52, 55, 56, 97 Lee, Kao 106 Lee, Mason 11, 22, 24, 37, 45, 65, 106 Leinen, Jared 30, 41, 106 Leinen, Joey 71, 106 Leinen, Josh 30 Leis, Jordan 80, 92 Leiva, Lauren 79, 97 Lewis, Jaye 30, 106 Lewis, Randy 18, 41, 62, 65, 71, 92 Lichty, Thomas 10, 39, 47, 92 Lloyd, Jason 4, 18, 35, 43, 76, 97 Loney, Kait 29, 34, 43, 45, 68, 101, 106 Loper, Erich 24, 47, 49, 83, 97 Lopez, Veenus 68, 92 Lostroh, Matthew 92 Lostroh, Michael 92 Love, Kellen 30, 106 Lovett, Jaquar 92, 112 Lowther, Alex 80, 92 Lunday, Justin 80, 101 Lusk, Shellane 79, 92

M Mabery, McKayla 34, 72, 97 Maine, Amasa 9, 12, 20, 25, 33, 40, 45, 47, 83, 101 Manley, Keith 71, 106 Martinez, Jessica 92 Martinich, Brad 97 Mattison, Chelsea 14, 17, 22, 36, 47, 96, 98 Mayer, Nick 17, 37, 92 McAlevy, Michelle 106 McCann, Dan 30, 41, 47, 49, 51, 106 McCann, Michelle 7, 9, 17, 36, 47, 101 McEnerney, Ian 13, 18, 37, 71, 101 McKinney, Taylor 37, 92 McNenny, Kalyn 38, 106 Melby, Nicole 14, 29, 30, 36, 63, 106 Melcher, Darrell 35, 76, 92 Melvin, Danny 93 Miller, Andrew 18, 39, 47, 51, 52, 55, 98 Mitchell, Andrew 80, 93 Mix, Jamie 6, 24, 28, 34, 47, 49, 68, 98 Moeder, Nikki 40, 47, 93 Mogul, Erin 12, 30, 40, 47, 106 Montelongo, Abel 101 Montgomery, Zeruiah 30, 68, 106 Moore, Bree 16, 25, 60, 68, 93, 99 Moore, Wendell 75, 106 Moses, Lee-Paul 76, 106 Moyers, Lucas 11, 37, 47, 71, 93 Muller, Anna 19, 36 Mullinix, Chelsea 62, 68, 106 Munoz, Jared 71, 93

N Newcomer, Casey 106 New, Tara 34, 68, 93 Nicholson, Brad 93

O Obermiller, Isaac 80, 93 Obermiller, Zach 80, 98 Ohlin, David 47, 93, 112 Ordonez, Sandy 38, 93 Orent, Braden 76, 93 Owens, Jake 23, 29, 41, 45, 65, 106

P Padilla, Amanda 38, 67, 93, 95 Parker, Sean 75, 93 Parsons, Janae 11, 14, 20, 29, 34, 45, 52, 55, 56, 107 Parsons, Nick 12, 14, 17, 28, 51, 53, 55, 56, 107 Paspalof, Lexi 79, 93 Pearl, Devyn 34, 79, 93 Pearson, Kathleen 8, 38, 53, 55, 101 Peck, Michelle 17, 22, 29, 34, 43, 44, 52, 55, 61, 62, 64, 107, 112 Perez, Saul 23, 41, 71, 83, 93 Perry, Brenda 47, 79, 101 Petrilli, Marissa 29, 40, 43, 60, 101, 112 Phan, Tammy 23, 40, 47, 65, 98 Phillips, Luke 93 Phillips, Maegan 38, 72, 101 Pierce, DeVario 18, 75, 93 Pigorsch, Brandon 30, 76, 107 Pinneo, Whitney 30, 67, 107

Polacek, Travis 80, 98 Pope, Jessi 11, 16, 40, 98 Pope, Sarah 14, 40, 98

Q Quelle, Rebecca 18, 30, 38, 107 Quintana, Kirsten 79, 98

R Ramos, Max 71, 93 Rasmussen, Tandi 30, 107 Real, Reesa 30 Redfearn, Jacob 8, 41, 66, 93 Reed, Jonathan 10, 11, 37, 93 Reeves, Joleen 93 Regennitter, Charity 63, 64, 101 Renz, Kyle 25, 29, 39, 107 Reppart, James 37, 98 Reynolds, Mary 30, 36, 68, 107 Rice, Andrea 107 Richards, John 30, 30, 44, 83, 107 Ricketts, Kevin 80, 107 Roberts, Royce 39, 52, 55, 98 Robinson, Shannon 30, 51 Robison, Sarabeth 40, 56, 98 Rodriguez, Elizabeth 8, 68, 98 Rohda, Sonia 18, 25, 26, 29, 40, 51, 55, 107 Roman, Jeremy 9, 11, 37, 44, 75, 93 Roman, Kati 34, 60, 94 Roncancio, Henry 94 Roseberry, Jordan 94 Roseberry, Landon 4, 41, 51, 52, 56, 58, 94 Rose, Chase 37, 98 Rose, Rashad 75, 94 Ross, Charmaine 72, 94 Roush, Matthew 47, 49, 107 Roush, Mitch 14, 21, 22, 35, 45, 47, 51, 52, 55, 56, 65, 102 Runquist, Matthew 107 Rush, Caleb 12, 41, 45, 62, 63, 64, 71, 102 Rush, Kelisa 40, 47, 94 Rush, Zach 12, 19, 25, 29, 41, 47, 83, 107

S Sabo, Toni 21, 23, 40, 82, 102 Saenz, Victor 18, 75, 94 Sams, Ellie 25, 40, 47, 49, 83, 94 Sams, Erin 25, 38, 63, 107 Sanchez, Ashley 62, 107 Sanchez, Aubrey 9, 40, 98 Sanchez, Tamara 102 Sattler, Mat 22, 37, 108 Saylor, Bethany 10, 34, 43, 47, 49, 51, 52, 65, 67, 94 Scheffler, Josh 39, 108 Schmalzried, Heath 41, 45, 65, 71, 98 Schultz, Justin 80, 94 Schutt, Jennifer 102 Scott, Kelci 20, 22, 24, 36, 102 Scott, Nicole 9, 47, 98 Sharp, Jessica 108 Shields, Steven 76, 94 Shruck, Meghan 7, 23, 40, 43, 47, 62, 15 Siddall, Logan 41, 62, 64, 94 Simpson, Andrew 14, 22, 35, 76, 92, 94

Simpson, Maegan 15, 18, 34, 43, 47, 49, 51, 55, 56, 98 Singh, Amandeep 60, 94 Sladek, Kim 72, 94 Slama, Bo 37, 76, 94 Slepicka, Parker 80, 94 Slovacek, Sara 79, 108 Smail, Ben 8, 18, 41, 43, 65, 66, 98 Smesrud, Mark 23, 41, 43, 45, 47, 64, 67, 102 Smith, Brady 76, 94 Smith, Brent 75, 94 Smith, Jaclyn 5, 30, 47, 108 Soderholm, Amber 8, 29, 40, 43, 60, 63, 64, 102, 112 Sorensen, Shantelle 30, 108 Southard, Seth 102 Spanel, Kaitlin 6, 34, 60, 98 Splattstoesser, Kelley 6, 22, 34, 68, 98 Spruill, Scott 10, 35, 94, 112 Staehr, Jake 94 Stahl, Brent 12, 41, 43, 64, 65, 71, 99 Stanger, Bethany 30, 30, 108 Staub, Brett 95 Stewart, Josh 41, 58, 60, 99 Stewart, Kathey 47, 51, 99 Stoutzenberger, Sarah 38, 55, 56, 64, 102 Strahle, Sarah 36, 99 Stuckey, Ryan 30, 80, 108 Sustayta, Mario 11, 37, 71, 95 Swanson, Jarad 80, 99

Twisselman, Carl 80, 102

V Vance, Jillyan 102 VanDeusen, Sarah 34, 44, 65, 68, 95 Van Gieson, Jamie 38, 55, 63, 102 Vaughn Jr., Dion 7, 75, 95 Veness, Jordan 4, 68, 72, 99 Vigil, Chelle 95 Villa, Sabrina 68, 95 Vincent, Rebecca 79, 95

Final

MARCH

T Taverner, Sara 38, 47, 95 Taylor, Jerome 4, 18, 39, 76, 83, 95, 112 Tew, Doug 80, 102 Thomas, Megan 6, 34, 72, 108 Todd, Seth 30, 108 Toillion, Kristin 14, 20, 36, 99 Torneten, Aleesha 47, 55, 95 Towell, Cami 30, 47, 67, 108 Towell, Nathan 35, 45, 47, 65, 71, 102 Tribbett, Anna 9, 16, 34, 72, 99 Trice, Xavier 75, 95 Trotter, Ryan 76, 108 Tsinnie, Kim 72, 99 Tsinnie, Michelle 34, 67, 82, 95 Tuttle, Kristin 9, 12, 14, 20, 33, 40, 47, 99

W

Walberg, Marcus 108 Walford, Kelan 95 Walter-Gravitt, Brandy 38, 95 Walton, Tonya 6, 34, 108 Ward, Justin 75, 102 Ward, Matt 47, 49, 51, 52, 55, 99, 112 Wearden, Bre 99 Webster, Dakota 75, 95 West, Ryan 71, 102 Wharton, AJ 39, 52, 55, 95 White, Jessica 34, 108 Whitfield, Stazyanna 34, 43, 72, 99 Whitley, Levi 18, 76, 95 Wiedemann, Kristin 64, 72, 108 Wiemer, Amanda 68, 99 Wiley, Brittany 30, 34, 108 Wiley, Jared 102 Wilhoit, Logan 10, 35, 47, 62, 76, 95 Willard, Renee 4, 12, 15, 18, 25, 26, 38, 47, 49, 51, 55, 60, 63, 102 Willey, Shaun 30, 108 Williford Jr., Ronnie 7, 75, 102 Wilson Jr., Dwight 75, 102 Wilson, Jessica 79, 102 Wisener, Dustin 80, 95 Wisham, Tabi 67, 99 Witt, Jenn 12, 29, 30, 32, 36, 45, 67, 72, 99, 108 Witt, Josh 28, 30, 35, 108 Witt, Mindy 19, 36, 62, 67, 72, 99, 108

Y Young, David 21, 25, 41, 45, 47, 49, 83, 108 Young, Kylee 79, 95

YEARS OF SERVICE: (l-r): Marti Soderholm - Assoc. Professor of Bus. (25 yrs), Erin DeHart - Assist. Professor of Ed. (5 yrs), Ramona Ratliff - Library Circulation Assist. (15 yrs), Shari Reynolds - Accounts Payable (10 yrs), Loretta Goben Custodial (5 yrs), Todd Sheldon - V.P. for Finance (5 yrs), Carol Rowedder - Dir. of Computer Serv. (2nd Miler Award), Dr. Frank Wheeler - Professor of Bible (20 yrs), Dennis Leinen - Buildings and Grounds (10 yrs), Tim Lewis - Campus Minister (5 yrs) – not pictured Laura Briggs - Admin. Asst. Counseling Center (5 yrs), Mark Miller - Assist. Professor of Math (5 yrs), and Jared Stark - Athletic Director (5 yrs).

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This book is one of 250 printed by the Walsworth Publishing Company of Marceline, MO. Greg Adams served as the annual representative.

A special thanks to Summer Dickinson and the staff of the Panther Press for their coverage of the 2008-09 academic year.

Photography was contributed by John Baker, Bob DeHart, Kayde Kemp, Lori Loney, Tim McNeese, Michelle Peck, Marissa Petrilli, Judy Rinard, Steddon Sikes, Amber Soderholm, Marti Soderholm, and the York News-Times Staff (Kate Burke, Eric Eckert, Ken Kush, Steve Moseley, and SJ Munoz).

The CRUSADER is a publication of York College under the supervision of Steddon Sikes, Director of Publications and Yearbook Editor. Nathana Faddis was the Assistant Editor for this volume.

Matt Ward, Jerome Taylor, Scott Spruill, David Ohlin, and Jaquar Lovett pose in mid-air for Eric Eckert of the York News-Times on a 60 degree day in January.