Class of 2015

INTRODUCING: Tiffany Churchill

1. What has been your proudest achievement so far?
Scoring my 1500 pt as a South Fulton Lady Rebel on my high school basketball team.

2. What do you expect to be doing ten years from now?
I expect to be settle into a teaching position under secondary education and possibly coaching an extra-curricular activity.

3. How do you define "success?"
Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be.

4. How would you describe yourself to someone who did not know you?
I have a great personality, I can get along well with others, and I enjoy meeting new people! Shopping is something that every girl loves, including me! I play basketball but enjoy being a girly girl in my spare time as well! Pink is my favorite color! :)

5.If you could talk with any one living (or deceased) person, who and why?
If I could talk with any one I would choose Nickolas Sparks, because he writes a lot of passionate novels including one of my favorites is "The Notebook".

6. What is unique about you?
I am a very loyal friend and teammate.

7. What do you want to get out of your college experience?
College for me will be a breathe of fresh air, I can't wait to meet new people and enjoy new experiences! I also expect to receive a great education to help in my bright future ahead.

Class of 2015

INTRODUCING: Alyssa Riley

1. What has been your proudest achievement so far?
I have two things that I am really proud of: making first team all conference and being selected for the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution).


2. What do you expect to be doing ten years from now?
Ten years from now I can see myself happily married in a smaller community teaching and mentoring students.


3. How do you define “success?”
To me success doesn't mean how much money you make or how much prestige you have. I don't believe in materialistic items bringing success or happiness. Success means having loyal and supporting friends and family. Being happy with who you are and making the best of every situation determines how successful you can be in life.


4. How would you describe yourself to someone who did not know you?
To someone I did not know I would say that I am very passionate. I have a deep care for everything that I do and put forth 110% all the time no matter what it is. If someone tells me I can't do something I am going to try ten times harder to prove them wrong. I have been told that I am sarcastic and blunt. My friends know only to ask my opinion if they really want to hear it. I am enthusiastic and a happy easy going person overall.


5. If you could talk with any one living (or deceased) person, whom would it be and why?
I would like to talk to James J. Braddock. He was a heavyweight boxer during the Great Depression. My favorite movie, Cinderella Man, is based on his life. He struggled through many hardships and was always the underdog because nobody believed in him, yet he rose to the top and became the heavyweight champion of the world. He has been very inspiring to me and I would love a chance to talk to him.


6. What about you is unique?
I have a few unique characteristics about me. I have several scars from moles that I have had to get removed due to melanoma skin cancer. My left ear is slightly deformed which prevents me from wearing regular headphones haha I am also unique because not only do I attend a gym, but I am part of a CrossFit family because we are so close.

7. What do you want to get out of your college experience?
I am hoping to broaden my horizons with meeting new people and participating in new activities. I would like to gain knowledge in my major because I think it is really interesting. I hope to become a better person overall and open new doors to lead to new experiences. I plan to use college to start a new chapter of my life without any regrets.

Monmouth College Campus Updates July 2011

Construction for our new science/business center has started! Crews are working hard around campus to begin the preparation phase for the new $38 million dollar facility.

 

 

Class of 2015

INTRODUCING: Korri Crawford (Elmwood High School)

1. What has been your proudest achievement so far?
Making the winning free throw in the South Fulton Tournament my Sophomore year.

2. What do you expect to be doing ten years from now?
I plan on living back in Elmwood and working as a Physical Education teacher. I also hope to be a basketball and golf coach with a small family. If everything goes well I want to start working towards a masters and continue teaching in a high school setting.

3. How do you define “success?”
Success for me isn't working towards someone else's goal. Success is committing and working hard towards something you want and reaching your own goals, maybe even working past it, and proving to yourself you are stronger than even you knew.

4. How would you describe yourself to someone who did not know you?
I would describe myself as an outgoing person once you do get to know me. I love watching any kind of sport, but I mainly enjoy playing basketball and golf. I like listening to others problems instead of talking about my own. I find myself to be more of a leader than a follower in most situations. I love to joke around and I can sometimes be a little to sarcastic. My family and friends mean everything to me and they are the best support system I could ask for.

5. If you could talk with any one living (or deceased) person, whom would it be and why?
If I could talk to one person I would choose Pat Summitt. She is an amazing person and shows a lot of character. She has made it through the world of double standards with girls basketball and has become one of the most successful players and coaches to ever work with the game of basketball. I would take any advice she threw at me, and of course bring up Geno Auriemma as much as possible.

6. What about you is unique?
I can write a rap song in about five minutes, I love photography, and I recently discovered a talent for landscaping in a class I thought was a waist of time.

7. What do you want to get out of your college experience?
I want to meet as many new friends as possible while still staying focused on school. I want to obtain a degree is something I will love and be able to brag about the College I came from. Education is clearly supposed to be the number one focus in college, but I hope that I have a lot of fun and I don't become so stressed that I can't experience all college has to offer.

Batavia Triathlon

Congratulations to Claire McGuire, Justine Boone & Emma McGuire on their completion of the Batavia Triathlon!

In the Scotlight: Taylor Rubarts

In the Scotlight: Taylor Rubarts

1. Three adjectives your friends would use to describe you are:

caring sarcastic trustworthy

2. What is something you’ve become involved in or experienced at Monmouth College that you didn’t expect to?
I was inducted into the Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society.

3. What is something most people don’t know about you?
My aunt Yoko is Japanese.

4. Who is your favorite athlete (past or present)?
Michael Jordan

5. What song would you pick as your anthem?
The Rest is Still Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield

6. What is the last book you read?
A book called War in ILA.

7. What is your favorite movie?
Remember the Titans, it never gets old.

8. If you could be a superhero, what would you want your superpowers to be?
My superpower would be, being invisible because I could see everything everyone else is doing but they couldn’t see me.

9. If you won $20 million in the lottery, what would you do with the money?
Put most of it in my savings and spend the rest on a ticket to California to visit my uncles and cousins, and to go shopping.

10. What’s it like to be a part of the Monmouth College women’s basketball program?
Being part of the Monmouth College women’s basketball team has been one of the best experiences I have had in my first year of college. Our team is a second family and a makes being two and half hours away from a much easier adjustment. I have made so many friends by just being involved with basketball. Outside of making life-long friends, being on the women’s basketball team is hard work and takes time and a lot of dedication! Being on the basketball team has taught me to never give up and if you want something bad enough you will work hard and make it happen!

 

Class of 2015

  

INTRODUCING: Jessica Howard (Galesburg High School)

1. What has been your proudest achievement so far?

Definitely this basketball season as a whole. We really came together as a family and worked hard every single day- which led us to the Elite Eight.

2. What do you expect to be doing ten years from now?
Hopefully I will have a successful career and be married. I also want to be a basketball coach at Galesburg.

3. How do you define “success?”
Success is working hard every day for something that you want and setting high goals for yourself and then achieving those goals. Anyone can be successful by luck, but not everyone can be successful by hard work and determination.

4. How would you describe yourself to someone who did not know you?
I would say that I’m pretty shy and quiet once I meet people, but after I get to know them and become comfortable I open up- and I’m a pretty easy going person. I also enjoy working hard for things that I want.

5. If you could talk with any one living (or deceased) person, whom would it be and why?
I would have to choose two people- choosing just one person is too hard. I would pick my Uncle Russell and Walter Steck, both of whom have passed away. I grew up being around my Uncle Russell all the time and he was my best friend, so getting to talk to him would be amazing. Walter was one of my dearest friends and family to me and I miss him every day. Both of these two also told the best stories, so I’d enjoy hearing some.

6. What about you is unique?
I love to read! My favorite book is Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini is a close tie.

7. What do you want to get out of your college experience?
I want to receive a great education that will prepare me for the type of career that I choose, which I’m confident Monmouth will provide.