Collegian Summer 2019
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Middle School<br />
VALEDICTORIANS<br />
Jasmine Kayanja<br />
Twin sisters Janine and Jasmine Kayanja were<br />
selected by both their peers and teachers to<br />
represent the middle school class as this year's<br />
Valedictorians.<br />
Both girls are intrinsically motivated to meet<br />
success, are leaders within the classroom, and<br />
have consistently raised the bar.<br />
These twins have smiles that light up the room,<br />
they are kind to their peers, and always strive for<br />
excellence.<br />
The girls' willingness-to-try attitude has become<br />
contagious within NCCs Middle School classrooms<br />
largely due to their efforts.<br />
Janine Kayanja<br />
Both girls are extremely coachable and participated<br />
well in our athletic program. They practiced<br />
excellent sportsmanship and were teamfirst<br />
players.<br />
During Christian Lifestyle classes, they offered<br />
insight to spiritual discussions and demonstrated<br />
their faith in the way in which they conducted<br />
their lives.<br />
Congratulations Jasmine and Janine!<br />
These young women are twinspirational!<br />
Anthony Haughton<br />
Middle School Lead Teacher<br />
cont'd from pg. 4<br />
came running across the floor, a pail in<br />
hand. In as stern a voice as I could muster,<br />
I stopped him and said, “Ron. Stop!<br />
You know perfectly well there is to be no<br />
running in the vestibule.” In a polite voice,<br />
Ron replied, “Yes, I know the rule. But I’m<br />
running to get a pail of water because my<br />
car is on fire.” I replied, “Keep on running!”<br />
Hindsight, as the saying goes, is better<br />
than foresight. I readily admit that I was<br />
not always wise in my disciplinary action.<br />
I take this opportunity to ask forgiveness<br />
of all NCC students whom I unfairly punished.<br />
I take more pleasure in thinking of the<br />
many good students whom I was fortunate<br />
to teach. To mention a few students I<br />
taught and of whose careers I have a little<br />
knowledge is to suggest the quality of the<br />
student body as a whole: Ronald J. Sider,<br />
John Gilmore, Roger Sider, Mark Charlton,<br />
Neil Sider, Anna Ruth Sider, Donald<br />
McNiven, and Roger Grant. Surely many<br />
more names could be added to this list.<br />
I completed my Ph.D. while teaching at<br />
NCC. Then in 1963 our family moved to<br />
Pennsylvania where I joined the faculty of<br />
Messiah College. For many years I also<br />
had a writing career, and I served as archivist<br />
for Messiah College and the Brethren<br />
in Christ Church. But our years at NCC<br />
have remained a treasured memory.<br />
A dream that has occurred many times<br />
over the years illustrates the fondness that<br />
remains for the school. In these dreams I<br />
accept an invitation to return to teach at<br />
NCC. When I arrive on campus, I always<br />
ask myself, “Did I act wisely in leaving<br />
an institution of higher learning to teach<br />
again at NCC?” The answer that comes in<br />
my dreams is always: “Yes, I did!”<br />
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