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This year's See You atthe Pole proved tobe Liberty's greatestturnout, with an estimated 1,200 students waking up earlytomeet inthe courtyard. Not only was thisarecord forLiberty, but schools acrossthe country experienced similar results.

These numbers areafarcry from the small group of teenagers from Burleson, Texas who began therallyin 1990.Ironically, theseteenshad no ideathattheir rally would become such abig event.Burdened topray for theirfriends,they drove tothreedifferentschools one nightand gathered around theflagpole, liftingup their friends, schools, and leadersinprayer. The students desired God tomove through them.

When youth leadersfound outaboutthese meetings ofprayer, they took on avisiontoseemore studentsget involved.Within afew years over amillion students nationwide were participating inthe event The day remains amuch anticipated gathering forstudentsinhigh schools and universitieseverywhere.

LU's SeeYou atthe Pole involved Eternal Praise and Youth Quest leading worship,aswell asafew campus pastorsleading inprayer.Dr.Borek reminded the studentstokeep fellow military students inprayer. Many walked away from the morning's event feeling burdened tokeep America in prayer.

A smallcrowd from Arkansas gatherstogetherto prayfor studentsattending all types ofschoolsintheir home state.

Many students sacrificed extra"snooze"timeto meet at7:00 a.m. attheflagpole nearthe Hangar.

Inhonor ofthe morning's events, each state was represented by a studentin convocation Many students expressed state-pride when theirstatesignwalked onto thefloor.

A smallgroup of studentsjoinin prayer. Those attending were encouraged to pray with others forthe needsof the country, schools, and educators.

Two students pray togetherfor variousconcerns. Towards the end ofthe hour, campus Pastor Dwayne Carson asked studentsto focustheirprayers on individuals studying foryouth ministry and education