The Cottrell Clan
Ms. Cottrell is severely underrated as a DECA adviser and teacher. DECA never gets any respect even when she consistently sends vans full of her students to the national competition. Drill Team gets a parade for winning state. "Congratulations on being a great dancer, girls! You may not know anything about any subject being taught, but you sure know how to tumble!" Cottrell teaches things that will help students be successful; I still have my DECA project on my resume. Apparently it doesn't matter to the district.
She has had more than her fair share of tough times, but she never complains and never asks for help. Her stubbornness could be a problem in the future, but it has led to her being so independent that she can raise six incredible children on her own. Each of them has been incredibly successful, and will no doubt have an impact on the world. I feel like I am one of very few people who have gotten to know each of them individually:
Kayse Cottrell Amevor - Always allowed me into her home. Her husband is one of the nicest individuals I have ever met. Their children are going to take over the world someday (for better or worse).
Chris - Is there a gentler giant in existence? No individual comes close. Always looking to help out. During my first finals week at school, Chris made a huge breakfast and invited everyone over who wanted it. It was a great experience, and it set the stage for the rest of my college years.
Ashley - Always seemed to be the more serious one of the family, which complimented the other personalities nicely. She is very driven to succeed and have a blast doing it. She awarded me the community "Most Eligible Bachelor" award in 2006, an award that I still have. Ashley has a great sense of humor, and I will forever remember her laughing as she told stories in the concession stands at the baseball fields.
Joe - One of the first friends I made after making the move to the Uintah Basin, and it has lasted for over ten years now. After running over his leg and always insisting that he be the one to do stupid things, I'm surprised he never got sick of me. Joe was the first close friend I had that decided to serve an LDS mission. It was a great example to me, and from the day I left I always looked forward to the day that I would be able to hang out with him again.
Josh - For the first little while, Josh was always the little brother that would hang around with his older brother and his brother's friends. It was never a bad thing, but I don't remember Josh ever being really close solely because of the age difference. Since Joe went to a different school for the first couple of years, and then his subsequent death (or as some may call it, marriage), Josh has become like a brother. The last couple years would not have been the same without him.
Matt - Matt, Matt, Matt. Where to start with this one? Matt has developed all of the qualities of his siblings into one package; he has it all. Not one of his siblings lives within 3 hours of Vernal, and he has stepped up to help his mom with whatever she needs. He unofficially owns the high school, and will soon be learning to dominate an area completely foreign to him. It is obvious that Matt always has looked up to his older brothers, but at the same time it is obvious that they look up to him as well. He has done incredible things with his life, and will continue to do so.
Ms. Cottrell has been like a second mother to me. Everyone loves her.
The MSHR program at the Huntsman School of Business sponsored an Amazing Race to promote the program. Josh and I figured this would be a good warm-up for our appearance on the real Amazing Race.
The race began with a clue to head to the Quad (the grassy area on campus where everyone hangs out on warm days). Our challenge there was a three legged race around one portion of the field. Unfortunately, we were not given any direction where to go, so we had to turn around at one point and another team passed us. We still dominated that challenge. From there we scootered as quickly as we could across campus to throw some footballs through a tire and answer a question about where the MSHR program goes on its international trips. Between the footballs and the questions, we bombed.
Next up was our third station. Right as I pulled up on my scooter, Josh had a bag of marshmallows. Some guy told me that I needed to say "MSHR" after every marshmallow that I put in my mouth. I got to ten mallows before I had to call it off.
Our final challenge was easily the most difficult. There are a lot of stairs leading up to Old Main Hill. We started at the bottom of the stairs, blew up a balloon, and had to walk up the stairs back-to-back while holding the balloon between us. We couldn't lock arms at all, and that made it tough. We eventually made it to the top and raced off to the finish line. I believe we took 4th or 5th in overall time (50-ish teams total). However, we knew nothing about the MSHR program, and that killed us. Teams picked up points along the way based on their knowledge of the program. I was surprised we got what we did.
Because of this, Josh and I learned that we are physically ready for the challenges that we will face when we race around the world, but mentally we have a lot of work to do. Stupid mistakes cost us the chance for an iPod nano, Rockwell watches, or an airline ticket to anywhere in the continental United States. And those things are nothing compared to what CBS gives to the winners of each leg of the race.
"I never let my schooling interfere with my education."
School goes slow. For the most part, it's the same thing in most classes since I was accepted into the School of Business. Get me out into the world and let me do something.
What do I learn here? Theory and useless facts. Not enough application. I have worked at Partners In Business for two years and Book Educator for a few months. I've had to DO things there, not just sit in a classroom. Those things have done more to prepare me for real life than anything in school.
What is the point of this? School is incredibly overrated. However, if you want a job, companies won't look at you unless you have the piece of paper that says, "I paid thousands of dollars for a product that I can't touch and didn't do me that much good. But I completed it." By only looking at job candidates with formal education, are companies missing out on great opportunities with incredible people? The research that I have looked at and my personal thoughts say yes.
The Amazing Race
The MSHR program at the Huntsman School of Business sponsored an Amazing Race to promote the program. Josh and I figured this would be a good warm-up for our appearance on the real Amazing Race.
The race began with a clue to head to the Quad (the grassy area on campus where everyone hangs out on warm days). Our challenge there was a three legged race around one portion of the field. Unfortunately, we were not given any direction where to go, so we had to turn around at one point and another team passed us. We still dominated that challenge. From there we scootered as quickly as we could across campus to throw some footballs through a tire and answer a question about where the MSHR program goes on its international trips. Between the footballs and the questions, we bombed.
Next up was our third station. Right as I pulled up on my scooter, Josh had a bag of marshmallows. Some guy told me that I needed to say "MSHR" after every marshmallow that I put in my mouth. I got to ten mallows before I had to call it off.
Our final challenge was easily the most difficult. There are a lot of stairs leading up to Old Main Hill. We started at the bottom of the stairs, blew up a balloon, and had to walk up the stairs back-to-back while holding the balloon between us. We couldn't lock arms at all, and that made it tough. We eventually made it to the top and raced off to the finish line. I believe we took 4th or 5th in overall time (50-ish teams total). However, we knew nothing about the MSHR program, and that killed us. Teams picked up points along the way based on their knowledge of the program. I was surprised we got what we did.
Because of this, Josh and I learned that we are physically ready for the challenges that we will face when we race around the world, but mentally we have a lot of work to do. Stupid mistakes cost us the chance for an iPod nano, Rockwell watches, or an airline ticket to anywhere in the continental United States. And those things are nothing compared to what CBS gives to the winners of each leg of the race.
C's Get Degrees
"I never let my schooling interfere with my education."
School goes slow. For the most part, it's the same thing in most classes since I was accepted into the School of Business. Get me out into the world and let me do something.
What do I learn here? Theory and useless facts. Not enough application. I have worked at Partners In Business for two years and Book Educator for a few months. I've had to DO things there, not just sit in a classroom. Those things have done more to prepare me for real life than anything in school.
What is the point of this? School is incredibly overrated. However, if you want a job, companies won't look at you unless you have the piece of paper that says, "I paid thousands of dollars for a product that I can't touch and didn't do me that much good. But I completed it." By only looking at job candidates with formal education, are companies missing out on great opportunities with incredible people? The research that I have looked at and my personal thoughts say yes.