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Uprooting Forces

Change

by Kate Whalen
Whe n c hang ing However, some in g fri ends was a chall enge.
environments, students, like students were abl e to keep But most students
most animals, were resilient in contact with fri ends they made the best of the situa-
and adapted to new sur- had left. "I moved from a ti on. "I was di sappointed
roundings. However, some- small neighborh ood into a when I moved fro m Li ttle
times it took effort and time large one. 1 moved away Rock. When I tried to meet
to feel comfortabl e in the from my best fri end th at I peopl e, I didn't hold back. I
new pl ace. had grown up with, but I started conversati ons,"
Movin g was hard, still call her sometimes," freshman Eric Nielsen said.
especiall y when leavin g junior Anna Powers said. While any move
fri ends behind. "The hard- In the midst of set- was a traumati c experi ence
est part was leaving my tling down in a new home, for some, students learn ed
fri ends because I had known when most of one' s li fe was to adjust to their new homes
them all my li fe," junior Jill still packed in boxes, stu - and remain ed positi ve about
Dolnicek said. dents also found that mak- th eir new futures .•

McMahon, Nichole
McWilliams, Katie
Meedel, Julie
Metcalf, Brad
Meyer, Nathan
Mickey, John
Milan, David

Miller, Benjamin
Miller, Matthew
Mobley, Caitlyn
Mockelstrom, Amy
Moersch, Jason
Moertl, Rebecca
Molacek, Shonda

Moiler, Megan
Mongar, Brian
Morgan, Michael
Morris, Tony
Morton, John
Mullins, Kendra
Murdock, Mandy

Murphy, Ryan
Mu sel , Sharrie
Nathan, Kristin
Nelson, David
Nelson, Eric
Nervig, Jennifer
Nesbitt, Michael

Nesler, Janee
Nichols, Angela
Nickel, Andrew
Norlem, James
Novak, Jim
Novak, John
Nyffeler, Kerri

Juniors