This year the first big event for me is the Saint Mary’s Battle Of The Bands. I have been spending sometime writing my own music and I am putting together a group to play and to perform. I am excited to see what the different bands will be and I am excited to tackle the … More >
2nd Semester is up and running. Its been a busy semester thus far. But classes are looking great. I am taking Arts Administration, which I am very excited for. The class is essentially learning how to write a grant for a non-profit. It sounds like it will be very challenging and very worthwhile. Additionally, I … More >
What a CRAZY semester. I am sad and glad to see the semester end. It is very bittersweet. I am excited to start new classes but also sad because I really enjoyed the classes. Additionally, the end of the semester means juries for the music department and finals. Juries are always a blast, I think. … More >
At the end of the semester the jazz ensemble performs in the Page Theater. I was privileged enough to be aksed to mix this show. This is something that I love to do. I love mixing big groups like the jazz ensemble. And I love the theater’s sound setup. It is a digital board with … More >
The semester is coming to an end, which means that pledging for the Fraternity (Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia) is coming to an end. I love this feeling. I love this group and its great to see people join. If music is a passion of yours and you want brotherhood, look into this group. I have … More >
As from my previous posts, I have absolutely loved my student teaching experience so far. Sure, some of the kids are probably giving me my first grey hairs already at the age of 22, but at the end of the days, I still look back and smile. For instance, today I was doing some work … More >
Goodness gracious! I cannot believe it has only been two weeks that I have been student teaching in my 5th grade class. On one hand, the time has flown by, but on the other, it feels as though I have been there forever because the teachers, staff, and students have been so warm and welcoming. … More >
This week, for my Modern Movies class, I attended the Frozen River Film Festival. Each year this film festival takes place on the campuses of Saint Mary’s and Winona State. The films that I saw were presented in a large lecture hall at Saint Mary’s, and it was more crowded than I have ever seen … More >
For those who are just joining the blog now, as well as being an Elementary Education major, I am also a Senior on the volleyball team at Saint Mary’s, and the president of the Cardinal Athletic Council (CAC) on campus. Today the CAC put on the SMU Olympics, where student-athletes from each of the teams … More >
Being a psychology major means needing to do a major project to show everything that I have learned over the past four years. The research project that I am working on is a research project on attention and exercise. I have finally reached the last stretch of my research. The past two semesters were spent … More >



