CSA DAY AWARDS ApriU0,2008 11
Student Achievement
Sarah Servie
Staff Writer
The recent day of
Celebrating Student
Achievement was the
first time I have really
stopped to appreciate
all the hard work and
absolute intelligence that
exists on this campus.
I attended four events
and was shocked at all
the talent that Meredith
harbors. While I have
always knovm that
Meredith has diligent
students, I had never
really gotten involved
with Celebrating Student
Achievement until this
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much effort goes into
creating such an amazing
day.
The first event I
attended was the Colton
Review reveal party. I
felt honored to be able to
sit and listen to excerpts
from short stories writ
ten by Angela Davis-
Gardner's fiction stu
dents. I thought Susie
Potter's piece was excep
tionally well-written and
well-read. The poetry
shared by Betty Adcock's
students, a group of
which I am proud to be
a member, was moving
and honest. Whitney
Wilson, the Colton's liter
ary editor, did such an
amazing job with this
year's magazine, she
deserves endless compli
ments. The art included
in the Colton this year
was absolutely stunning.
It represents the College
so well and really high
lights the literature of the
magazine.
After attending the
Colton party I headed
down to the art building
to show my parents, who
were visiting, the Senior
Art Exhibit. The work in
that exhibit was exqui
sitely daring and terribly
beautiful. I was proud
to show off the talents
of Meredith's art depart
ment to my parents who
love to see that students
do more here than find
husbands and leam to
sew. The art displayed
was so professional and
polished it was astoxmd-
ing that it was done by
students. Anyone rep
resented in that show
should be supremely
proud of herself, as the
entire exhibit is just
'Dr^auiT'ACuig.
Because one of my
roommates, Rebecca
Buchanan, was receiv
ing an award for Italian
Student of the Year, I
also attended the Foreign
Language and Study
Abroad awards. I was
stunned at how many
students are able to study
abroad, and at how much
money the study abroad
program is able to give
away in the forms of
scholarships. So many
travel scholarships were
awarded to very deserv
ing students that I was
truly impressed with
the level of dedication
that those students have
toward furthering their
education abroad.
DanceWorks was the
final event that I was
able to attend. Having
danced for many years
in the past, I always
look forward to see
ing what other dancers
have worked so hard to
present in this culminat
ing performance. I was
particularly impressed
with the clogging routine
to the Charlie Daniels
Band's "The Devil Went
Down to Georgia." It
was lively and well-
choreographed. I was
also greatly entertained
by, I have to admit, the
finale hip-hop dance to
Flo Rida's "Low." It was
very out of character for
Meredith girls, but I was
pleasantly surprised by
the usually artistic and
sometimes stuffy dance
troupe's ability to "get
down." As always, the
modem pieces were pre
dictably stunning. The
student choreography
was very creative and
innovative. Dancers
lOt^iviryniEveraisap-
point when it comes to
their signature modem
dances.
After seeing such
beautiful and amazing
presentations through
out the day, I was disap
pointed that I couldn't
see every single award,
appearance, and per
formance that day of
Celebrating Student
Achievement had to
offer. I am still so blown
away by the level of
expertise and skill held
by so many of Meredith's
student community. I
had no idea that our stu
dent body was so talent
ed, and I appreciate all
of you who shared your
gifts last Thursday.
Congratulations to the following
award recipients celebrated at the
11:30 a.m. service on Celebrating
Student Achievement Day
ACA Service and Dedication Award
Ashley Ellis
Lori Cooper
Communication Leadership
Development Award
Natalie Sasser
Erika Woodlief Social Leadership Award
Amanda Mills
MEA Service and Dedication Award
Bethany Burriss
MRA Service and Dedication Award
Amirah Lane
Outstanding First Year AMC
Executive Board Member
Tiffany Medford
Outstanding Leadership and
Contributions to Alpha Psi Omega
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Outstanding WINGS Member Award
Kerri Pait
Recognition of Top Seniors
Amanda Citron
ToniAnn Gambella
Jordan Yourick
Meredith Pugh
Brittany Brown
Shannon Walsh
Caitlyn Riner
Stephanie Massey
Brittany Rice
Brooke Rice
Mary Elizabeth Armstrong
Jourdan Featherston
SGA Outstanding Leadership and
Service Award
Kathryn Nagel
11:30 list cont. on pg. 12