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continued from page 93                                                                                                 Senior Kyle Bingham



                                                                                                      By God's                           design!                                                                                                     "My first  influence  in  math  was from  my  Dad, who







                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     majored in math for one year. My next greatest influence





                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     was my high school teacher, Mrs. Glenn. She encouraged




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     me to pursue something that I would use my math skills





                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     in.  I  hope to  someday to  be  able to teach.  I  constantly





                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     hear kids talk about how much they hate math, but I am




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     convinced that if students today had teachers that could





                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     make it interesting and applicable to them, math would





                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     not have such a stigma. I really enjoyed Differential Equa­





                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     tions.  It  was  very  interesting  to  see  how  such  complex




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     equations represent things that we run  into in everyday





                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     life, often on a microscopic level."

















                                                                                                                           to understand the magnificence and meaning of







                                                           God's creation through the study of natural sciences

















                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Senior Rachelle Willauer





                                                                                                                                                                                             "My desire isto help people better their lives, especially those who are




                                                                                                                                                                            effected with physical conditions.  My favorite class was Conditioning and





                                                                                                                                                                             Fitness.  It was fun  setting  up a exercise plan and then  seeing the  results





                                                                                                                                                                            from your work demonstrated through someone's life. Outside of learning





                                                                                                                                                                             in Mr. Mullholland's classes, I learned from his life. He taught me persever­




                                                                                                                                                                            ance. When I wanted to change majors or give up or somehow get out of





                                                                                                                                                                            taking chemistry (which he 'made' me take my senior year) he pushed me





                                                                                                                                                                             on and encouraged me."








                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Junior Todd Raines





                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     "I feel that God has led me into psychology, and it is




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     something  that  I  enjoy.  After graduation,  Lord  willing,  I





                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     am going to graduate school and getting  my Masters in





                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     school guidance & counseling. Dr. DeWitt has influenced




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     me the most." As a class project, she had her students do a





                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     candling experiment in which the small end of a cone-like





                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     candle was put in the ear and lit. The smoke warmed the




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     ear wax and created a gentle vacuum. It dislodged wax or





                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     foreign debris and pulled it into the candle.








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