About Me

My name is Truvious Spears, I'm from a small town called Evergreen which is located in southern Alabama. I'm a sophmore at Jacksonville State, My major is currently exercise science, but may be subjective to change in the future.

Welcome to the Life of Ashlyn Odom

Hey fellow classmates,
               My name is Ashlyn Odom. I'm a freshman here at Jacksonville and I'm loving every minute of it! So, I guess I can start off by giving you a little bit of background information about me. My birthday is July 24th, 1994, which makes me 18 years old.  I was born and raised in Oak Grove, Alabama. Most of you probably are saying to yourself, "I don't know where that is!", don't worry because most people don't! It's about an hour away from Tuscaloosa, Alabama. I attended Oak Grove High School where I was part of many organizations, such as, Math Club, National Honor Society, Ambassadors, FFA (Future Farmers of America), Band, Color Guard, and Winter Guard. Also, during my senior year of high school I was the senior class historian.
              But now since I've moved on to college I am beginning to become more involved like I was during high school. I like to stay busy for some reason it keeps me focused on my school work and keeps me from getting into trouble. I am a part of the Marching Southerners as a JSU Marching Ballerina. Yes, it is a lot of hard work having to practice every week during the summer and moving here to Jacksonville three weeks before all the other freshman just to be able to practice. But I love it and my experiences that I've had already are wonderful and I wouldn't change them for anything in this world. This weekend the Marching Southerners are traveling to Arkansas for the football game against the Razorbacks. I cannot wait it is defiantly going to be one of those unforgettable experiences.

            I honestly cannot believe that I am apart of such an amazing group of talented girls like this one.  However,  I am also happy to say that I am one of these talented young ladies! I cannot wait to get to know everyone of you better during this semester. So that was a little chunk of my busy, wonderful and fun life!

My Life

My name is JuQ|uan Sanford I was born in Birmingham, Al to Angela Sanford Holmes.  I am the oldest of five younger siblings. I enjoy spending time with my two younger brothers, Eddie Holmes and Malcom Slaughter, and also my three little sisters. I enjoy playing football, and basketball.Throughout my high school career, I played three years of varsity football an two years in varsity basketball.

Hello

Hello everyone. This is my first semester at Jacksonville State University. I'm a transfer student from Gadsden State. I'm 28 years old. I'm married and have a little girl named Mary. I'm a member of the Alabama Nation Guard. I've served in the military previously before joining back up. I mainly rejoined to pay for my education and to have some additional income to provide for my family. I was born in Starkville, Mississippi. I lived there for approximately twenty-two years before my wife dragged me over here. Honestly, there isn't much of a difference between the two states besides all the Alabama fans. I'm a Mississippi State bulldog fan myself. I'm looking forward to the upcoming football season. It never seems to get here quick enough. When I'm not in school I spend most of my time with my family doing various activities. I enjoy playing golf, working out, gaming,  and hanging out with friends and family. I'm a really easy-going guy who likes to eat, drink, and laugh. I'm looking forward to meeting all of you. Thanks.

The Bryant Mitchell Experience

 My name is Bryant Mitchell, a sophomore at Jacksonville State University from Mobile, AL. I am 19 years of age until May 27th. I also play football here at JSU. I am looking forward to this season's schedule as we play Arkansas and Florida, hoping we win going in as the underdogs. I have a unique personality nothing like most people you would meet. I tend to be laid back and quiet ,but at times I can get a little rowdy. I am also a very kind and respectful person who doesn't go around looking for trouble. I look forward to getting to know everyone and hopefully become good friends.

About me

My name is Jake Simmons. I am 19 years old . Im from Cleveland, Alabama and I graduated from Cleveland high school in 2011. This is my second year at Jacksonville State, im majoring in criminal justice to become a gamewarden . I'm an outdoor person I love to hunt fish and do anything outdoors. In 2010 when I was 17 I found out I had Luekemia, it was a very rough thing to deal with but I am doing very well now that my cancer is gone and in remission. After getting sick I learned to not take everything for granted and I have have a better outlook on life because I found out it could have been taken away in an instant. I have a very laid back and outgoing personallity and love to joke around and laugh. If you want to know anything else feel free to ask and I look forward to working with everyone!

D.Prayor

Hi, my name is Devante Prayor and I am a 20 year attending JSU for the first time. Prior to JSU, I attended the University of North Alabama in Florence, AL. I went to high school in Austell, Ga where I participated in football as well as wrestling, however i spent most of my childhood in Newnan, Ga with my mother and younger brother and sister. I am majoring in communications and will minor is sports medicine. During my time here at JSU I am also pursuing my football career after the walk-on try outs. Football is my passion and I've been a fan of the game ever since I was younger, as well as a participant. Hilarious, charming,  and out going are only a few words that describe me and hopefully as I develop friendships with my classmates, you all will agree as well.

Class Blog Topic Option

I believe that gay marriage would be a good topic for us as a class to talk about. Right now in our country and many states there are a lot homosexuals trying to have the same rights as heterosexuals , in the aspect of being able to get married. I do believe we have a diverse selection of students from many different towns in the class and I think all the different opinions would be good to hear. I do think within the recent years more homosexuals have been coming out and many of us have encountered them. Maybe with a topic like this we can educate one another. Many individuals think that homosexuals were not born gay, or that they chose that life style. Some even consider them not human. It is a sad thing to think that many years ago we as a nation were in the same boat with people that have different skin color. Now here today no matter what the skin color it seems to be a life choice that everyone seems to have an issue about. When the first case of a homosexuality first came about , anyone that claimed to be gay would be beaten to death or pretty close to that. With more awareness now , those children who don't know who to go to and tell someone now have a outlet to express themselves. This isn't always the case but if we can be at least more supportive towards someone else s lifestyle choice , they can learn to respect ours. If someone was to verbally attack me on my tattoos or the way my hair was cut, I'd defend myself. As the saying goes "people fear what they don't understand", if some how our class could become more educated on the subject and have some more respect towards homosexuals and how they want equal rights , it will be a great leap and bound some never accomplish.

This is me

My name is Wesley Moore and I am from Marietta, Georgia. If you don't know where that is, it is about 20 minutes North West of Atlanta. I've been in Marietta for all my life. In middle school I played football and baseball. Freshman year of high school I broke my collar bone during football, so I decided to stop playing. But I stuck with baseball all four years of school. My high school coach has hooked me and another player from the high school team up with a guy who played baseball beyond high school. We will have a chance to play in France. Our chances of playing there looks very high, because the guy who played over there knows a lot of the coaches there and he is willing to make this happen for us. If it all works our I'll be leaving during the spring semester of my could be second semester of my freshman year. So I have to figure out how I'll be able to leave school and hopefully come back here to finishe my studies.

My major that I have chosen is Communications. I would like to go into the braudcasting or radio part of the major. I have wanted to be a radio talk show host, sports caster, or a weather man. I don't listen to talk radio that much but it has always intrested me. I also love sports, football and baseball are my favorite. Weather is something that is really intresting to me. I like wondering how the weather will be and see if the current weather men and women are correct by looking at the map. So hopefully with a Communications major I will be able to become one of those people on the radio or television.

Cpl Champion

My name is Jessi Champion. I was born in Texas on October 25, 1987. When I was four, I was adopted by my loving parents who lived in Munford, Alabama. I attempted college at JSU six years ago, but I found too many distractions to involve myself in and dropped out. Shortly after, I found myself in a downward spiral of drugs. It wasn't long before I realized that I was going to end up in jail or dead. Instead of continuing down the path of drugs I chose to join the Marine Corps. It was in boot camp that I realized how strong of a person I really was. The Marines taught me confidence, courage, team work, perseverance, and many other positive qualities. I've been on three separate deployments and visited over 13 countries, including Haiti, Greece, Italy, and Afghanistan. I recently completed my four year contract this past November as a Corporal. It's taken me a little while to adjust back into the civilian world. I've come back to JSU to pursue my career in Psychology. I'm determined this time around to achieve success. After I graduate with a bachelor's degree, I plan to get my Master's. And some how take over the world! Actually I would like to become world renowned for something within my field and be able to change peoples lives. I would like to help as many people as I can and in return get personal satisfaction that I have been living my own destiny that I have chosen for myself , not someone else or any kind of substance. I look forward to getting to know everyone, and having a good time in this class. 



Inside my Life

Hello, Im Ronketria Gooden. Ron for short. I come from Valley, Alabama which is near Auburn. I enjoy making new friends and being social. I enjoy sports, mainly college ones, but also like playing them as well. I am also a freshman barely; 3 credits short of sophmore.

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My name is Laura Kopecky Whited and I have a teenager that thinks she know everything. Amanda that is my daughter and she is the reason I am taking classes at JSU to prove to her that I can do this. she thinks it is crazy at my age taking classes but you are never to old to learn. I work a part time and attend classes here also be there for her when she has things going on at the her school there is no time to have a lazy day there is alway something going on in my life. I am a single parent with no help from the ex-husband. I have to be able to do everything and get it all done in time. I have some help from my mom and other family members but it is not alway when I need it.

Class Blog Topic Option

Obviously we all want to have a topic we can relate to, and a topic that will also be interesting to read other classmates perspectives. I was thinking that one topic our class might like is "The Freshmen Experience". This topic has a lot of different components, such as, being away from home, the start of classes, living with friends, having less boundaries, and how all of that is affecting us. This topic can continue to be talked about in the blog for a lengthy period of time, and I believe everyone in class can relate to it.  When you think about the "freshmen experience" every topic or situation really gets down to being young and kind on your own for the first time. Even with there being more mature in age classmates, they can think back to when they were 18 or 19 years old and talk about their experiences.

Hello class!

    My name is Jade' Miche' Ishman. I was born on August 30th in Birmingham, Alabama. I am the youngest of three siblings (older brother and older sister). I graduated from Ramsay High School on May 23rd 2012 and I am currently a freshman here at JSU just like most of you. My favorite past times are shopping, first and foremost, eating, dancing, singing, and entertaining friends. My major is Pre-Nursing and I am determined to make my life dream come true and become an RN. My personality may often be described as humorous, caring, social and out-going; which means I'm always open to making new friends! I hope to develop friendships with all of you as we excel as a class this semseter.

About me.

My name is Michael Hargrove. I was born on December 4, 1991. I was raised in Birmingham, AL my whole life. I went to Baker Elementary in my neighborhood which is Ensley. While in Birmingham, I stayed with my mother Mona Hargrove until I graduate Minor High School. After I graduated from high school, I began working for a company called Aerotek. Aerotek is a company that hires temporary workers and place them in areas to do work for a specific time period. I worked there for almost a year before I start attending JSU. I'm a cool person to be around and I enjoy life no matter how difficult things may seem. My hobbies are playing football and basketball with my friends. If its one thing I have to have, it would be my music. Listening to music is my favorite hobby. One day I plan that I get into the music industry and create great music.

Introductory Post

         My name is Josh Howell. I was born April 20, 1994. I grew up in Paulding County Georgia. I graduated from a decent sized high school named South Paulding. I was a member of a very large graduating class that year (about 450 graduates). I was on the drumline at my high school for my whole career there. Drumming is a big part of my life, especially now that I am on the Marching Southerners Drumline. We practice about 15 hours a week, so between my band schedule and my class schedule I am a very busy person, but I try to have a little bit of a social life. Another thing to know about me is that I laugh a lot, but how I look at it, it is better to live a happy life and laugh than to live a sad life and look back on your life and regret not enjoying your time.
        For fun I like to sleep, drum, play sports, hang out with friends, and just overall have a good time. Being on the drumline I have already made alot of friends that most people have not had the opputunity to do yet. I feel like since coming to college i have not only developed more as a person but I have also became more open to trying new things and talkin to people that I usually wouldn't have talked to in high school. There are people everyday who walk past you and never say a word to you, but who knows maybe that person could be the person that changes your life, and you would've never known that if you didn't just stop and say hey. Hopefully this is me in just a couple of days in Fayetteville for the football game against the Razorbacks!!!

Rebecca Batchelder

Hi Class,
My name is Rebecca Batchelder, and i am a freshmen at Jacksonville State University. I moved to Alabama right before my senior year of high school from New Hampshire. We moved here because Alabama, about two springs ago, had bad tornado's and my father is a builder, so that meant work for our family. I liked living in New Hampshire but I have moved around in the past a couple of times so I'm no stranger to being "the new kid".  However, moving to the south from the north, which is where I have spent most of my life, was a culture shock to me. So many things are different here, the food, the schools,the people, and above all, the temperature. Admittingly the transition from New Hampshire to Alabama has been by far the hardest move i have experienced. If the culture didn't differentiate enough, the move was also harder because it had landed on the summer before my senior year. Even though everyone knows that moving your senior year is hard, it is still only one year. If you don't fine anything you like about a new school, especially when its your last year, look to the bright side and tell your self "It is almost over". I only had to do that a few times but it did come in handy. I had a pretty good year and made some really great friends. Now I am a freshmen again and have to start all over again with making new friends and getting to know a new campus. I guess last year helped in preparation for this year. I think and hope that this school will hold great experiances for me and really become my home away from home.

Hello class

My name is Channing Mitchell, but i go by cam. I am a 19 year old freshman at jsu this is my second semseter being at JSU and so far i am enjoying it. As of now i don't have a major, but i plan on changing it to criminal justice. One of my goals in life is to graduate college, and live life as a successful person.

Knox

Hello world and Good Morning America I am Jon Albert Knox nice to meet you. I'm 19 born on February 7, 1993 a sophomore at Jacksonville State University, and I'm from a small town that you can not find on the map called Evergreen, AL. Accounting Major with a couple dreams and ambitions I'm looking to turn into reality. I'm a pretty cool dude for the most part, nothing really bothers me and I rarely get upset for any reasons, but I am still your average teenage college student with worries and problems. I am a lover of money, fashion, sports, shoes, technology, and My iPhone. "Sounds like I'm a pretty materialistic person huh?" Well I'm honestly not thats just the things I like. Well there it is I think thats it about me, and for any other questions feel free to ask...


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