Rampage Oct2012 - Campuses - Katy ISD

How many years have you been a nurse?
I graduated in 1974 so I have been a nurse for 38
years.
What made you become a nurse?
I have always been interested in medical school
since high school. I knew I was going to be in the
medical field, initially I went Pre-Med and I just
couldn’t afford to go on with all the years of medical
school.
What advice can you give someone who wants
to be a nurse?
Study hard. Volunteer in that area that you might
want so that you can learn more about the field. I
got a little job in a hospital so I could see the different
areas of nursing or of the medical field.
By Alex Armbruster
Staff
What are the Madison Scouts?
The Madison Scouts are a professional marching
band founded in 1932. The group trains in Indianapolis
and then tours the rest of the summer,
performing the show.
What does it take to join?
You have to be good at your instrument, have plenty
of patience and a great attitude.
What is your favorite memory?
Drum Corps International finals at Lucas Oil Stadium,
Indianapolis, and singing the corps song after
our last performance.
What does a day of rehearsal look like?
I wake up at 7 a.m. and rehearsal starts at 8 a.m.
During that time you do whatever you need to
get ready, including breakfast. We start practicing
visual at 8 a.m. for 4 hours, music at 1 p.m. for 4
By Evan Barber
Staff
As a student graduates from high school they
will make a big decision of about where they want
to go to college at. However to make sure that one
made the right choice in a campus for them, it is
helpful to actually go down to a college and see
what it is like for themselves. It is very important
to find the information to decide if the college a student
is applying to is truly their dream college.
Senior Anthony Tran talked about his experience
visiting the University of Texas at Austin and
the importance that his visit played.
“Everything is in close proximity of where you
would be staying, so you wouldn’t need a car or
anything,” said Tran. “You could walk to get food,
there is a library next door, I really like the place.”
Tran said that his visit to the University of
Texas at Austin campus had a big impact on his
decision to go there. It was the environment that
played a major role in his decision to go to college
there, which is something that can play a large role
in many students decision of whether to go to a specific
college or university, or not.
Kim Meador, the current senior principal, emphasizes
the importance of visiting a college cam-
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hours, dinner at 5, and resume with ensemble at 6
p.m. for 3 hours. The rehearsal is long, tiring and
hot.
How often would you practice?
All day, every day.
How did you learn about the Madison Scouts?
My band director, Mr. Riley is a Madison Scouts
alumnus and marched in 2010.
What did you learn from this experience?
How to figure things out on the fly and responsibility.
Who would you recommend to join?
Anyone who likes to march and plays a brass
instrument.
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pus before you apply.
“You can get a lot of your questions answered
by attending a college visit,” said Meador. “That’s
your chance to talk to students, to the admissions,
to professors and financial aid. You can get your important
questions answered”
It is also important to come with questions to
ask about the campus and classes. Meador comes
up with a few questions a student could ask while
visiting a campus. When talking to a professor one
could ask about the class sizes. When talking to admissions
one can ask about SAT requirements, a student
can also ask the students about the social life
on campus.
Having this information makes it easier to apply,
not only will a student know the requirement to
get into that college, but have a better understanding
of what they are looking for, giving the student a
better chance to get accepted. Also talking with the
professors can tell a student what classes they would
want to take.
However at most colleges, students would not
be able to walk on campus just to visit by themselves.
To visit a college, a student should call, e-mail or go
online to ask or check the procedure for visiting the
campus. Many campuses will have tours available
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As a nurse what does your day look like?
From the minute I get here to the minute I leave I am
busy taking care of the kids, talking to parents, calling
parents, checking paperwork for immunizations,
checking health records, calling physicians and more.
What was the biggest emergency that you
have ever dealt with?
I have had to work with a lot of head injuries and
diabetics whose blood sugar went too low. For
diabetics we would have to call an ambulance. I
have never dealt with a death before.
What school did you go to for nursing?
I went to the University of Texas for
nursing school.
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to students wishing to apply for their college or university;
they may also offer information seminars to
give a student an idea of what they are looking for.
However if a student cannot visit a college, then
they should go online to find all the information possible.
There will be many pictures of the campus on
their website, and if a student knows someone who
went to college there, it would be worth asking them
what it was like so the student can get a feel for what
the campus is like even if they cannot visit it.
Many of the tours and information sessions
are during school hours. Even if that means that a
student would be able to possibly visit some classes,
that also means they would be missing a normal
school day.
Juniors and seniors are allowed two days a year
to miss school and visit a college. However before
they can do this, the student must come to the attendance
office and pick up the proper paper work,
then the student would have to get it signed by the
college and then they are excused for that day to go
visit that college.
“It is very important, because it is where you
would be staying for the next four years of your life,
it is a very important decision and you want to be
at a place where you are comfortable at,” said Tran.