Unglamorous

^—* Learning toserveinthe background

The inner-workings and belly-maintenance of the school left us with a number ofunnamed faceswho ensured everthing ran properly Maintenance workers secured our bathroom cleanliness and often picked up afterstudents that left belongings behind Grounds keepers raked leaves, planted flowers and improved the aesthetics around campus Each church service and special event was run by ateam oftrained volunteers and staffmembers

Michael Gerringer, an audio technician, said, "There is a great need for technical support atjustabout every large event." Gerringer has worked atwhat he called "the ministry"since 1992 atThomas Road His position included "managing the media equipment inthe classrooms — deciding what equipment willbe standardized on and heading up the installation ofthatequipment."Though hisfacewent unseen, none ofthe audio and visual classestook place without hisservice

Senior Anna Foy expressed that working maintenance gave a whole new meaning to"Jesus' feetwashing principle."In additionto freetuitionand a paycheck,Foy said thisjob taught her a lotabout service "It's a hard thing tolearn, and unless you're forced to do itday inand day out, I'm not reallysure many people get a grasp on it."

Junior Danielle Bringham,a student worker forTechnical

Production, came tothe school her freshman year with no audio ortechnical knowledge whatsoever "I had some experience with cameras which pertainstomy video broadcasting major, but other than thatIhave learned everything from thebottom up," shesaid Bringham chose towork behind the scenes because she believed she possessed "more technical aptitude than stageaptitude."

"Ihave a servant's heart,"she said "I don't feelthedesire toperform on stage. Ienjoy working inthe background to make surethings run smoothly."

Convocation: The jobs performed on a daily basis by the many who remained nameless

"BuildingServices' ProjectCrew is in chargeofsettingup thestageand all the chairs on thefloor They start their portion of the setuparound 6a.m At7:30am, theTechnicalProduction team, along withthetelevisioncrew come into setup thelights, cameras and sound system

Around 8:30 a.m theCampus Praise Band comes intosetup their equipment

Building Services: 12-14 people

Technical Productions:10-12 people

TOTAL: 35-41 people and do asound check withthe Technical Productionsteam Atthesame timethe immediate staff comes intosetupthe convocation green room and prepare theagenda for thatday'sproduction At 11:00 a.m., we break it all down and pack it up until thenextConvocation This is done about ninetytimesaschool year."

ScottRay, Directorof Convocation

Band: 8-10 people

Spiritual Programs Staff:5 people

"My favoriteplaceon campusis eithertheswimming poolorthe ice skating rinkbecause you can spend more timewith your friendsand have funyourself"-

"I had theprivilege ofhaving two missionarieswho had years of field experienceteachananimism class They incorporatedfascinating and enticingstories with Biblical truths - Anna Kiewit JR