The best thing Since Peanut Butter and Jelly
By Ashley Desrochers
Everybody should go see the Senior Class Play at Nashua High School South (NHSS). This years musical is “Guys and Dolls”, a humorous love story.
Three seniors and one sophomore take the stage as the lead roles and grab the audience’s attention from the very start. One cast members album on facebook.com reads “Good girls, gamblers, strippers…Oh my!” and rightly so. That is exactly what you will find in the musical.
It is an intriguing play. It leaves the audience wondering, “will Adelaide and Nathan get married after all?” and “will Sarah fall in love with Sky?”
You should go see the Senior Class Play at NHSS because you will surely enjoy it, it profits the senior class, and I’m in it!
You might see a school friend, or another parent to sit next to, or maybe even a grandparent to chat with. I saw “Guys and Dolls” at Eastern Nazarene College when I was in middle school and I couldn’t wait to participate in it myself. Even though I didn’t understand the adult jokes, at the time, I was still amused by the humor of Adelaide, and the prude qualities of Sarah. It’s a fun event for the whole family.
The senior class is a new class of voters. It’s the class just beginning to work in the real world. It’s the class just beginning independent life. You should support the senior class because it is your future in their hands. The senior class would give back to the community if they had money to fund events such as “Empty Bowls” and trips to Texas to rebuild houses. 100% of the profit goes to the senior class. You will also be doing your community a favor by attending the Senior Class Play.
Lastly, I’m in the senior class play; I’m a young girl who doesn’t get enough sleep with not a moment of time to herself. Hours upon hours of rehearsals have been attended, not to mention time at home learning lines, as I’m sure the leads would attest to; that’s why you should go see Guys and Dolls this Thursday, Friday or Saturday. A cast of good kids worked hard and put it together so that you’d enjoy a night out with your friends and family.
This show is for people like you, who are just looking for a bit of entertainment for a small cost. You should go see the senior class play you’ll be sure to enjoy yourself.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Nazarene Colleges at Risk
By Ashley Desrochers
Nazarene colleges should consider where they spend their tuition money; many Nazarene colleges are at risk of closing. 15 percent of the faculty and staff at three different Nazarene colleges in the United States are being laid off due to recessing economy.
I am a senior at Nashua High School South, and prior to my Olivet Nazarene University (ONU) visit I was one of many who believed college tuition should be lowered; that if the tuition costs were lowered the number of students attending much better colleges would greatly increase. My view was quickly changed as I journeyed through the itinerary placed before me. I spoke with multiple professors and began to understand the mission of the University and what my money would be going toward.
Statistics show that lowering tuition would only make the college less desirable and less competitive. Students must seek scholarships, hope for grants, and turn to the government through FAFSA to help pay for their college tuitions; it is a tiring process but it is worthwhile for the education and experience that is all entailed in attending a great school.
“These are good years for Olivet,” said Dr. Quanstrom, a religion professor at ONU.
The tuition is set at a certain rate in order to make each dollar count, Paige Watson said, who was my tour guide at ONU. The admissions officers understand that charging less for tuition would mean settling for less; because the tuition is set at such a rate the University is able to advance aspects of the school in affect they are creating a better environment to live in and be educated.
“Olivet is planning on building a new chapel so that all of the students can attend every service, instead of having the student population split into thirds,” Watson said, “but it’s taking a while because they’re raising money rather than taking it from our tuition, but it’s nice to know that our money is going to more important things.”
Nazarene Colleges should consider what ONU has made their way of life, and use the tuition money toward more important things; such as better facilities to make the school more desirable and credible professors to create a more competitive atmosphere. This way more students would be likely to apply to the college and they wouldn’t be in danger of closing.
“I don’t think college could cost any less. Olivet is a nonprofit organization, and they don’t do this to make money,” Eddie Kish, a senior at ONU, said. Kish has also received grants from the University as well as scholarships and financial aid. Kish worked hard in high school, maintaining a part time job as well as seeking scholarships, and keeping up his grades so he could enjoy his higher education at ONU. He found that it was worth his money to attend a University that spent it in places that were necessary. Kish transferred from Eastern Nazarene College, one of the many declining Nazarene colleges, and believes that the two colleges are incomparable when it comes to the atmosphere and quality of living.
If the tuition money was put into places where the students felt it would be used to its full value it would make the students feel that their money and education at the particular school was worthwhile; then they just might consider what it would be like to attend a Nazarene college.
Instead of ONU’s admission rates dwindling they’re rising. I was told by ONU freshman of 2008-2009 that this year’s freshman class consisted of around 600 students while the fall of 2009 will consist of 750 students, including me. It takes a strong foundation of leaders and a well set tuition to allow colleges to survive through an economy such as todays, and ONU has the bar set high.
By Ashley Desrochers
Nazarene colleges should consider where they spend their tuition money; many Nazarene colleges are at risk of closing. 15 percent of the faculty and staff at three different Nazarene colleges in the United States are being laid off due to recessing economy.
I am a senior at Nashua High School South, and prior to my Olivet Nazarene University (ONU) visit I was one of many who believed college tuition should be lowered; that if the tuition costs were lowered the number of students attending much better colleges would greatly increase. My view was quickly changed as I journeyed through the itinerary placed before me. I spoke with multiple professors and began to understand the mission of the University and what my money would be going toward.
Statistics show that lowering tuition would only make the college less desirable and less competitive. Students must seek scholarships, hope for grants, and turn to the government through FAFSA to help pay for their college tuitions; it is a tiring process but it is worthwhile for the education and experience that is all entailed in attending a great school.
“These are good years for Olivet,” said Dr. Quanstrom, a religion professor at ONU.
The tuition is set at a certain rate in order to make each dollar count, Paige Watson said, who was my tour guide at ONU. The admissions officers understand that charging less for tuition would mean settling for less; because the tuition is set at such a rate the University is able to advance aspects of the school in affect they are creating a better environment to live in and be educated.
“Olivet is planning on building a new chapel so that all of the students can attend every service, instead of having the student population split into thirds,” Watson said, “but it’s taking a while because they’re raising money rather than taking it from our tuition, but it’s nice to know that our money is going to more important things.”
Nazarene Colleges should consider what ONU has made their way of life, and use the tuition money toward more important things; such as better facilities to make the school more desirable and credible professors to create a more competitive atmosphere. This way more students would be likely to apply to the college and they wouldn’t be in danger of closing.
“I don’t think college could cost any less. Olivet is a nonprofit organization, and they don’t do this to make money,” Eddie Kish, a senior at ONU, said. Kish has also received grants from the University as well as scholarships and financial aid. Kish worked hard in high school, maintaining a part time job as well as seeking scholarships, and keeping up his grades so he could enjoy his higher education at ONU. He found that it was worth his money to attend a University that spent it in places that were necessary. Kish transferred from Eastern Nazarene College, one of the many declining Nazarene colleges, and believes that the two colleges are incomparable when it comes to the atmosphere and quality of living.
If the tuition money was put into places where the students felt it would be used to its full value it would make the students feel that their money and education at the particular school was worthwhile; then they just might consider what it would be like to attend a Nazarene college.
Instead of ONU’s admission rates dwindling they’re rising. I was told by ONU freshman of 2008-2009 that this year’s freshman class consisted of around 600 students while the fall of 2009 will consist of 750 students, including me. It takes a strong foundation of leaders and a well set tuition to allow colleges to survive through an economy such as todays, and ONU has the bar set high.
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