Hi everyone!

My name is Jessica Hadish and I am service chair this semester! Last Wednesday Jules, Christina, Kelsey, Sara, Kristyn, Elyse, and I got to help out with the Indian Spring Middle School District Band Auditions. We helped the kids get all their music pieces together, know what scales they needed to play, and help them be not so nervous. It was so amazing to get to see young kids with a passion for music and it really helped give me a good reminder about why we do what we do. I can’t really describe the feeling of realizing that it was quite a few years ago that I was in those youngsters shoes, but it made me feel old for sure. I am hoping that we can continue helping out the band programs in Waco and surrounding areas because it is so important that kids stay connected to music and help the fine arts thrive. Allowing the kids to see that loving music and band doesn’t have to stop after high school and that it can be FUN is something that I hope we are able to show them by getting involved!

MLITB,
Jessica Hadish
Service Chair

Hello! This is Leanna (again)!

I just wanted to share a little bit about my homecoming experience from this past weekend!!

My mom actually surprised me and came up for the weekend! It was really nice to be able to share my last undergrad experience with her by my side!

The alumni mixer was super awesome! I got to meet one of my distant distant bigs! :)  Though it was crazy buying stuff, setting up, and working pigskin, it all seemed to work out! (Thanks Chelsea :D)

Though all the typical homecoming festivities were enjoyable, the most memorable experience was marching pregame and playing the Baylor Line. It was so hard for me to believe that next year I will be standing up in the stands, raising my  bear claw, and not on the field with my family. Thankfully, I know I am not alone!  You all have been there and If you haven’t yet, your time will come faster than you imagine it will. Cherish every moment you have and live in the present. Your time at Baylor will be over faster than you ever thought it could! Enjoy it!!! :)

My name is Kelsey Way (The one in purple) and I have just gotten back from Austin for participating in the TEHA conference.  TEHA is Texas Environmental Health Association and members of TEHA work in a position normally found in the Environmental Health field such as water quality, food quality, code enforcement, health inspections, sanitation, emergency response, animal services, vector control, and etc.  Fields found in the EPA, USDA, CDC, FDA, TDSHS, and TCEQ can or do involve environmental health fields.  This past summer I got to intern with the Plano Environmental Health department with their Stormwater team in West Nile mosquito and vector control.  When I went back to TEHA, I got to meet with my coworkers from this summer and it made the conference all the better.  I learned so much from this conference and, thanks to my internship, was able to understand what was being discussed at the multiple panels.