October has been filled with many great events including Farm Olympics, Mod Family Feud and the first ever Haunted Arboretum. Farm Olympics was an evening of chicken races, relay races, hay stacking, a cookout, hayrides, s’mores and live music. We were blessed with possibly the most perfect fall day to be outside.
The next weekend was the Corn Maze and Family Feud. Luckily, we didn’t lose anyone in the maze so they were able to come back and participate in Mod Family Feud. Laura Gehman and Levent Miller’s mods won the event making them the brother/sister mod most connected with 100 people who do nothing but take surveys.
Haunted Arboretum was a new event for CAB this year, but we think it is safe to say it will continue for years to come. Students and staff alike enjoyed some frightful snacks before they ventured out around the arboretum. As they made their way dodging giant bats, old ladies, and mysterious tricycles, they learned about some HC ghost stories and heard our own Lael Ewy and President Howard Keim re-telling Edgar Allan Poe classics. For those not brave enough for the trail, we also had a pumpkin carving contest that brought out some very talented artists.
All of these activities have had positive reviews from students and were a lot of fun to plan and do. Check back soon for some more pictures and updates from our flippin’ sweet activities.

It is the day before Fall Break and it’s about time we catch you up on the rest of the semester. CAB has sponsored more than 15 activities ranging from campus-wide games to Farm Olympics. We are also excited about the numerous clubs and groups that are active on our campus. Sign-ups were held for the following clubs: Ping-Pong, Cycling, Running, Motorcycle, Ham Radio, Golf, Racquetball, Grilling, Baking, Knitting, Swing and Ultimate. Also we had representation for hymn sings, Peace & Service, Students for Responsible Citizenship, M2 (prison ministries) and discussion group.

It’s great to see so much involvement as well as opportunity for a campus our size. This truly gives students to learn about many different activities as well as have the opportunity to impact the communities and world around them.

We’re looking forward to a relaxing Fall Break and will kick off the rest of the semester’s activities with a round-robin Ultimate Tournament with Bethel and Tabor.

Here are the activities that we have already completed and make sure you check back for some photo updates as well.
August 23rd – 101st Annual Mod Olympics
August 28th – Bunco Night
August 29th – Chisholm Trail Night (Newton)
August 30th – Resident Director Open House
September 2nd – Most Spirited Mod (Volleyball)
September 3rd – Pie Eating Contest (Soccer)
September 5th – Campus-Wide Capture the Flag
September 7th – Club Sign-Up Night in the Nest
September 12th – Lark’s Couch (Soccer)
September 12th – Lincoln Perk Night
September 18th – Drive-In Movies Triple Feature (Wichita)
September 19th – Bowling @ Play-Mor Lanes (Newton)
September 19th – Newell’s Run (Newton)
September 20th – Car Show (Main Street)
September 26th – Movie in the (Kauffman) Court
September 30th – Western Wear Wednesday
October 3rd – Farm Olympics
October 9th – Gaeddert’s Corn Maze (Buhler)
October 10th – Bro/Sis Mod Family Feud in the Nest

September 12 was our first night at the Perk. This event always seems to be a favorite among students because it is a night filled with drink specials, live music, good friends, and s’mores (“S’more of what? I just got here, how can I have some more of nothing?”) It was a perfect evening to just hangout and relax by a fire, and listen to some great music provide by some of our extremely talented students.

Due to some scheduling conflicts, CAB rescheduled the weekend and sponsored Campus-Wide Capture-the-Flag.  We had an amazing turnout of about 100 students.  We split the campus into three sections which made for all sorts of fun.

It’s great to see such good turnouts for the on-campus activities.  The students seemed to have a great time, even with the gorilla on the loose.

We have kicked off a new year here at Hesston College, a year in which we will be celebrating our 100 years of Christian education on the prairie lands of Kansas. Not only is this a big year because of our centennial celebration, but also because the Campus Activities Board has planned a stellar year of activities. The year kicked off with our annual tradition of Mod Olympics. With about 350 participants, it was a huge success ending with the Hesston FD hosing down the student body with their tanker truck.

Since the start of school, only 9 days ago, we have already had four campus activities which have all been well attended.  Quite possibly one of the most exciting activities was Bunco on Friday night in which we had 184 in attendance.  It is exciting to see our students interacting and getting involved early on in the year and we hope to continue with this type of excitement.

In the coming days we will be having the “Most Spirited Mod” at the first home volleyball games of the year, a pie-eating contest at the men’s soccer home opener and Saturday we will be playing campus-wide capture-the-flag.  And I almost forgot to mention that we will be having a Club Sign-up time on Monday, the 7th, for students to be involved in various ways on campus.

Make sure to check back on a regular basis to see what activities we have done as well as check out the photos of the activities to see who you might recognize.

-Dogg