The Time is Almost Here!

Good evening Centenary Community, its Austin again, welcoming you to a late night adventure with myself and fellow students on campus! 

Ladies and Gents the time is upon us! Next week we will finally be on Mardi Gras Break! There is only one downside to that....this image to the right is usually what this week reduces students to! Maybe you are a procrastinator, maybe mot. I myself am a self-proclaimed professional procrastinator!

The week before finals and the week before break are commonly referred to as "hell weeks" on campus, because this is the week professors assign papers and assignments that we usually push off till the last minute, and in one fell swoop they fall right into our laps with a due date on them that is fast approaching.

For example, last night I was working till 2am. on a Philosophy Paper, Women and Religion Paper, Apocalypse paper, not to mention the various readings for my 4 classes today, AND an analysis of an article!

yea...energy drinks save my life...so what?

There is hope on the other side of the mountain, though! Once this week is over we are all home free, able to enjoy time with our family and friends. For some of us, we will be heading down to New Orleans to celebrate Fat Tuesday in true Louisiana style, and for some of us we will be staying in Shreveport volunteering at various community organizations to help the citizens of our community that are less fortunate than ourselves.

Whatever it is you are planning I hope you all have a safe and wonderful break!

Escaped Images Dance Concert

Hey everyone! My name is Kay Simon and I am a sophomore student at Centenary from Baytown, TX. I am a Psychology and Speech-Pathology 3/2 program student and involved in many on-campus activities. In addition to being the president of Psychology Club I'm also involved in Centenary's Musical Theatre Group, a Greek sorority, and the Escaped Images Dance Company.

Our dance concert is this Friday and Saturday (Feb. 25 & 26) and we've been working really hard. Although the last few weeks have been tiring I've had a good time getting closer to the company and I cant wait to perform and put on a great show!

It also helped that our Spring Fling was last week. This year the theme was Super Heroes. Everyday there was a fun activity to go to and not to mention, awesome super hero cutouts around campus. No matter how busy you get there's always something fun to do on campus when you find a break :)

Scholar's Weekend

Hi my name is Austin Rinehart, and I am a Sophomore Religious Studies Major here at Centenary College. I am also a Student Ambassador, hence why I am writing a blog on the Admissions page! This week in the Admissions Office we are gearing up for Scholar's Weekend. What is Scholar's Weekend you might ask? Well, Scholar's Weekend is an opportunity for incoming freshman to compete for our competitive scholarships that we offer here at Centenary College. The big one everyone is aiming for is the Nancy Christian Scholarship which is a full tuition AND fees Scholarship offered to a few incoming freshman that the faculty, students, and staff have deemed necessary and acceptable to receive them.

Here at Centenary College roughly 96% of our students receive some kind of financial aid, and we strive to help each and every student reach their goal of attending the college of their choosing. We hope the choice students make is Centenary College, and we do our best to compile a scholarship packet that is geared towards their individual needs.

I would not be at Centenary College if it wasn't for the awesome Admissions and Financial Aid Staff. During my Senior year of high school I was researching colleges and visiting them almost every weekend. I made my decision based on what best fit me as a student. I narrowed my search down to four colleges. Two were in the State of Mississippi and two were in the State of Louisiana. Centenary College was the last of the four I planned on visiting. I came to Centenary as a high school student on a Friday afternoon, and left on Saturday as a future Centenary Gent! The memories I gained on that visit were unforgettable. I felt welcomed here, I felt loved here, I felt like I was a part of this school even before I was accepted.

During my time at Centenary I have made countless friends, and gained even more valuable experiences that have shaped me and made me into the person I am today! I extend to you an invitation to Centenary College. That is all it took for me, an invitation. If you are contemplating what college might be right for you, I urge you to consider Centenary College... it truly is a wonderful place!

Homecoming/Snowcoming 2011!

This year we celebrated Snowcoming 2011 at Centenary College! It was kind of unexpected, but very much appreciated! As we began our Homecoming week the forecast predicted 2-4 inches of the fluffy stuff! Indeed, as Thursday evening and early Friday morning began the snow started to fall. Classes were canceled and students enjoyed the first Snow Day for the Spring Semester.



This is an image of our Homecoming Court for 2011! We had an awesome time as Dr. Rowe, his wife Jodi, and last year's Queen Sunny LaGrone presented the court to the student body at halftime of the men's basketball game!
 
 Hannah Henderson, Katie James, Justin Kennedy, and Brittany Richardson chow down on some yummy Pie Works before one of the Basketball games during Homecoming Week!
 
Centenary College's Queen 2010 and Queen 2011!!


Want to know more about Homecoming/Snowcoming 2011?
Search Twitter #Snowcoming2011
http://www.centenary.edu/life
http://picasaweb.google.com/news.centenary.edu

Senior Spectacular

Hey everyone! My name is Meg and I'm a student Ambassador at Centenary. I am also a member of the Centenary gymnastics team and we had quite the weekend this past weekend! This past Friday was supposed to be our final home meet of the season and Senior Night to honor our seniors. Unfortunately due to the weather all of the judges for the meet were unable to make it, and we were forced to cancel the meet. But since it was supposed to be a special night for the seniors the team decided to do an impromptu intrasquad meet called the Senior Spectacular. Instead of having real judges we invited some of our supporters on campus to judge. We had President Rowe, Athletic Director Dave Voskuil, Dr. Henderson, swim Coach Joe Ferguson, and mid way through the meet our Provost Mike Hemphill as our guest judges for the night. Dr. Rowe got really in to it and came out wearing a crazy maroon and white wig. It was hilarious!

Because of the weather we were unsure how many people would show up to the meet, but the stands were full of students, faculty, and people from the community. It was so amazing to see how many people from the Centenary community were willing to brave the icy weather conditions to support us. There was a handstand contest, cartwheel contest, and biggest fan contest for the crowd to participate in while we were warming up, and by the end of the night the entire crowd was on their feet clapping and cheering for the seniors' final floor routines. It was the best crowd we've had this year!

Even though it started out as a bad situation with a cancelled meet we were able to turn it around and with the support of our fans have a great night honoring our seniors!