Autumn Byers

Autumn Byers, a three year goalkeeper for the Maranatha Women's Soccer team, was recently recognized in the Wall Street Journal. Here is the announcement that was in the on-campus Trumpeter:


Alumna Autumn Byers Recognized in Wall Street Journal - 9/27/2007- Maranatha alumna Autumn Rose Byers ('07) was recognized in last Saturday’s edition of the Wall Street Journal (Page R 13) for excellence in education along with other recipients of 2007 Student Achievement Awards.


Here is the link to the on campus award announcement. It is in pdf format. The Wall Street Journal is 'subscription only', so I can't link to the actual story.


Congratulations, Autumn! - C

Some Reading

I recently came across three articles in which some of you may be interested, especially those of you who either will be choosing a college in the near future or are in a position to influence those who are choosing a college. For most of my life, I thought that the decision about what college to attend was not really that big of a deal. My parents probably would have allowed me to attend a secular school, had I wanted to - especially since I was paying most of my own way. I have always thought that I would be pretty much the same person no matter what school I had attended.

Lately, I am not as thoroughly convinced of this. The choice of a college might have more to do with who we are than I originally thought. I speak with many young people who are going through this decision - and no, I don't always tell them that MBBC is the right place for them. In fact, there are many good schools out there. I do seek to work through the decision based facts and goals.
Many students tell me that they choose a school based on a "feeling of peace" or "it's just God's will". Sometimes these can be spooky ways to make a decision. It is better to ask: What kind of person do I want to be? A school will seek to conform its graduates to the mission of the college. Look hard at that mission and the school's alumni. I think this is one of the best factors to consider when choosing a college.

I think I just set the record for number of links in a blog post. - C