Wittenberg University Visit/Homecoming

Back again. Today I visited Wittenberg University with my family. It was my first college visit ever which made the experience that much more exciting. The coach sent me a letter a few days ago saying they would like me to come out and visit the school. My family unfortunately had to get up at 6:00 a.m. which was a real pain in the neck. I did, however, end up sleeping the entire ride to Springfield, OH, where the Wittenberg campus is located. We got to the school around 10:00 a.m. and met the assistant basketball coach, Travis Schwab. He was an extremely cool guy. Laid back, funny, and knowlegeable, which helped myself get comfortable quickly. The first thing he showed us was the basketball facilities. The team plays in the HPER Center on campus, which is much bigger than Homestead's gym. Coach Schwab took me to see the old gym from the 1920's, which was pretty amazing because I could tell there had been so much history in that place. After the small tour of the facilities, we met up with head basketball coach Bill Brown. He seemed like an old-school type of guy, but he had a good sense of humor and was easy to talk to. He took my family around campus and showed me the various halls and buildings. Some damaging winds left many trees down, but the campus was still a beautiful place. The student center and cafeteria seemed like the place to be. After about an hour tour of campus, Coach Brown brought me to the admissions office to sit down with a counselor about my interests and how I was academically. That went pretty well. Finally, we walked over near the football game and attended a cookout with some of the current players on the basketball team. They were named Lewis and Jeff. Both were sophomores and they were real funny guys. The lunch was pretty good as well. After lunch, my family hit the bookstore and bought a t-shirt and some shorts then said our goodbyes to the coaches. Overall, the experience was great for a first time college visit. I'm excited to compare schools and see where I end up in the future.

Homecoming was Friday night and the football team played a big game against the Bellmont Braves. As usual, I got painted up before the game. This week, I was the exclamation point (!), which is funny because that's the type of punctuation I thought best described me on the first day of composition (kind of a weird and stupid exercise, if I do say so myself). Anyways, I also painted stripes down my arms. It's kind of becoming my thing, trademark, etc. Additionally, I bought a cow bell earlier in the week to continuously drill with a drum stick for the duration of the game. Apparently the Homestead Drum Line was proud of me, as they presented me with a pair of drumsticks. That was a very cool gesture. At halftime, I, along with 15 other seniors, was recognized on the Homecoming Court. I wasn't exactly dressed for the part, but it was a fun time. I didn't win, unfortunately, but I was definitely happy for Alex DeFreeuw and Kelly Lehman, who won King and Queen, respectively. The game ended up being a blow out, as the football team beat Bellmont 34 to 14. It was definitely a fun night. Oh, and I think it's necessary to show that three members of period 3 Composition class TEAM . were on the Homecoming Court. We represented the winning team quite well, I might add.