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The Hilltop of Mars Hill College
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^ semester the Mars Hill CoD^ Center for Community
and Intemshqjs began a Hteracy program, inMiich Mars
^ student volunteers tutor at-ri^ students in elementary
'“'d middle grades in Madison and Yancey counties.
Laura Henderson, a sixth-grader at Madison Nfiddle School,
^ tutored this fall by Angela Webb. Of her o^rience, Laura
^ ‘The tutoring helps me learn more, and she [Angela] is
Beingtutoredhelpsherfeelbetterpreparedfor class, and
i^|ed her make the A-B Honor Roll this fafl. Perhr^ even
^ miportantly, young Laura has a true friend and role model
^ tutor.
. program was designedly Dr. RichardHofihnan, assistant
president of the college, and Wanda iGdd, director of the
Center for Community .Service and Internships. Students
j^'Unt to become tutors take twelve hours of training over a
period, after which they do 40 to 50 hours of tutoring
I'ips On Qiristmas
Shopping For
College Students
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'•top Guest Writer
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Fill up the car with gas.
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Happy Holidays!
and mentoring per student each semester, which breaks down into
fourhoursperweek. Forthis,tutorsrecervetwocredit-hours. The
service is done at the Center, and in schools, homes, and housing
prefects.
It is hoped that the program, funded by a $100,000 four-year
grant fixim the U.S. Department of Education, wiU decrease the
dropi-out rates m both Madison and Yancey counties.
Ihe program coordinator for the Mars Hill College Literacy
Corps isRutyGayle Anderson, an elementary school teacherwith
over 20 years ejqierience who currentfyis on leave of absence fi'om
Mars Hin School Assisting her as the site coordinator is Regina
Lynn, a MHC student recognized by president George Bu^ m
1^1 for her achievements through the Kennan Literacy Program
inMadison County. Thestudentcoordinatorsare ValerieDamell
and Michelle Gal^a
Many of the tutors this fall are Grayson Scholars, but any
student interested can become involved in the program as a tutor
if he or she agns up for GE 261 - section 2 for two credit hours.
which win require participation in the training sessions and
thereafter four hours per week of one-to-one tutoring.
If any interested students have questions they may call the
CenterforCommunitySeivice at689-1162 Mars Hill, l^the way,
is one of only a few colleges that has a full-time Center for
Community Service.
MHC Literacy Corps
Members for this year:
Joshua Callahan
Riche Claggett
Sherri Dyshuk
Amanda Frazier
Lara Lequire
Christy Little
Cherie Nelson
Amy Oakly
Angela Webb
Woody Woods
Special Editorial
T his Issue of The Hilltop ends a special era. For
four years, Kelly Wingate McElveen has served
the paper as writer and assistant editor. She has been
an outstanding member of The Hilltop team, making
sure the level of work in the paper was always as it
should be. She has worked by my side, assigning
stories and helping to decide the issues of the day for
three years. Her unfailing loyalty and dependability
has meant a great to deal to me and to the success of
The Hilltop. We will all miss Kelly as she graduates,
completing her courses this December. Thanks, Kelly.
-Michael S. Roten, Editor
/
Saying Goodbye
By Kelly McElveen
Hilltop Assistant Editor
College is w/asted on the youth. I heard this quote on a
television program one nigftt, 2ind silthough I could see the
speaker’s point at the time, I now firmly believe it to be false.
Coll^ for most students is the hei^ of youth, and although it
is portrayed stereotypicafly full of partying and debauchery, the
students who stay for the duration eiqjerience something else.
Rites of passage are an essential piart of every culture in the world,
and in America, college is one such event
It is with this thou^ in mind, that I prepare to take my leave
(rf Mars Hill Coll^. I came to Mars Hill m the fall of 1990, a
fireshmen suddenly tossed into the turbulent world of dorm life,
semester hours, and hall bathrooms. It did not take me long to
gradually get accustomed to the changes in my life. Thetasteof
fieedom fiom eighteen years of parental guidance led to a few
mistakes, but it also led to wisdom. Therefore, college is not
wasted on the youth because it is during this crucial time of life
that youth turn into adults, and the forces that shape an adult’s
life are found in college.
However, this is not to undermine the academic importance
of being a student During my time at Mars Hifl, the knowJedge
gained is immeasurable. Learning suddenly be^ to take on a
different meaning for me. It was no longer memorization;
learning took the shape of participation, class dl;fii«ir>n»; and
idea development I learned how to learn throu^ supporting my
ideas and challen^ng others. To me, this process has been one
of the most important eiqieriences of me life from which I will
take with me along with skills and knowledge. Before I came to
Mars mn I had never read the Gilgamesh Epic, listened to
Mozart, developed photographs, touched a computer, or knew
that professors were real people.
Althou^ the last fact mi^ be a surprise to exam-frazzled
freshmen, it is the truth. The professors at Mars Hill, while often
cursed for asrigning seemingly impossible projects at the worst
time,havealottoofferstudents. Ihavebeenextremelyimpressed
with the amount of maturity they eiqiect from students, and in
return, they treat students with respe^
Now as I prepare to take my 1^ exam at Mars Hill Collie,
I realize that life on the mn will go on after I am gone. Iwillgo
to my room, take my posters from the walls, and pack my car with
the knowledge that next semester, someone else will rit in the
same desk I sat in, listen to the same lecture I have hearcl and
trace their pen over the “K” in Kelly carved into a wocxlen arm
rest
Leaving this place evokes happiness and sadness. The
memories of people, places, and experiences will forever stay with
me. Althou^ I am ^d of completing a goal I will still feel that
indescribable twinge as I descend from this mountain of learning
and pause to whisper into the cool Appalachian air, “Goodly
and thank yoa”
^Eltop
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HILL COLLEGE
M. Scott Roten,
Editor in Chief
The Editors;
Kelly McElveen,
assistant editor
Bill Wright,
assistant editor
Jennifer R. McKinster,
sports editor
Staff Writers:
Rhonda Baitty
Freda Banther
Dwayne Kennedy
Patrick Nelson
Mike Wachtendorf
Amy Webb
Graphics Artists:
Michelle Davis
Belinda Edwards
Distribution Manager:
Jennifer Ploeg
Paste-Down
Kelly Morris
Staff Advisor:
John Campbell,
Director of Media Relations
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the campus of Mars Hill College and
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the college.
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