Happy Labor Day

Happy Labor day jacket junkies.  Or should I say, "Today is Labor Day, and it has been a wonderful day of no labor so far! " But i have a sport media relations paper that I really need to start and finish at some point. Anyways, we have been through two weeks of school and one conditioning workout.  It wasn't tooo tooo bad, because coach saw us all crumpling before her eyes and decided to let us slide on the spin around the cone and sprint mumbojumbo.  I can tell this is a great group of people who are going to work hard, work together and have fun.  I need to buy my Celtics ticket for when they come to demolish the cavs on october 27.  It's not going to be a fair game, but it will give me a chance to cheer for Rondo in person.  Other notables coming up is the homecoming football game, the VMA's and of course, Grey's Anatomy season premiere.  I like to watch TV.  Oh yea WE WENT CAMPING, as a team.  It was a first for me.  We had three hotels, winners got to stay in the Ritz, wich was the cabin, and the loosers had to stay in actual tents, aptly named the Econo Lodge and the Ramada.  Jess Carpenter woke up in a puddle of dew. Apparently the Econo Lodge had some leaks.  Thank goodness my team won the scavenger hunt and got to sleep in the cabin.  We won because mostly of JoBeth Roll's obsession of doing things correctly instead of quickly, and Mellissa Hoffenbofen's dad's gardening skills.  Another first for me on this trip was four-wheeling.  You could fit about three people safely on the car thing, and for some reason Schreoder and Catherine let me drive.  I hate driving slowly, and all I heard was them screaming slow down slow down.  Then they threw me in the pool.

AWW JACKETS

STINGM

Monica Gustin

Lexi Rohrbach, Freshman

Hi! Well, I'm Lexi. I'm from Tiffin, Ohio and I went to Columbian High School. I played volleyball and basketball and I ran track. My family and friends are a big part of my life because I am definitely a people person. My family is just me, my mom, and my brother, but it doesn't seem that small because the rest of my family lives around us too. My mom's name is Becky and we are really close. She was my volleyball coach so I saw her pretty much all day everyday during volleyball season. My brother's name is Michael and he's a sophomore in high school. He's into sports just as much as I am. My Aunt Debbie and Uncle David are a big part of my life, too. About a year and a half ago my dad passed away so they became like my extended family after that. I really don't know what I would do if they weren't a part of my life. They plan on coming to a lot of games so I'm sure you'll meet them at some point. For fun I like to just hang out with friends and I usually get into really random situations. If I had to describe myself I would just say fun and random. I'm a really open person so if anyone wants to know anything you just have to ask me.

Pics: Ok, I don't know what order they are going to be in, but here it goes. The 1st pic is me and my friend with headlamps we found in her barn. We were going to adventure into the woods in the middle of the night but we chickened out haha. The 2nd pic is me, my mom, my Aunt Debbie, and my Uncle David on the beach in North Carolina. The 3rd pic is me and my mom and the last one is me and my brother cleaning out the warehouse that my family owns.

Melissa Hoffbauer :)(:

Hi everybody!!! My name is Melissa Hoffbauer and I am a Freshman here at Baldwin Wallace this year :). I am double majoring in Pre-Physical Therapy and Athletic training with the goal of one day becoming a licensed Physical Therapist! I am from super small town called New Washington and I went to an even smaller high school where I graduated with a class of 48!!! BW is definitely different than my hometown because where I live if 4 cars went down my road a day that was a lot of traffic to me ha. One of the pictures is of my classmates and I in our snow days shirts which was a little project a few of us seniors at Buckeye worked on to question why our school board was the first to get rid of all calamity days in a school year! The teachers and students all got involved and we got like a ton of publicity numerous articles including one in the Columbus Dispatch! It was awesome! :) One of the others is of me and my little cousin Lyric he is my little buddy I spent quite a bit of babysitting him this summer! Also in the two other pictures we made a hugeee slip and slide and found a mud slide haha enough said :)! So pretty much from that you can see most of my spare when I wasnt in school or playing basketball ;) I was with my friends and family! Well we are all at BW now and starting open gym on Thursday so Im pumpedddddd! See you all then! =]

Victoria Brown! =)

Hiii! so my name is Victoria and i am going to be a freshmen and I'm going undecided but i think i want to go into education. I went to Western Reserve high school in Berlin Center, Ohio where there is one stop light and two gas stations and then nothing! My summer has consisted of hanging out with my friends, babysitting my cousins the two boys on the left, and the girl on the right of me, in the picture which is from my great grandmas 85th birthday I'm in the blue, and working out with one of my friends who is going to be playing volleyball in college.The other picture is of me and my friends who just went to the beach in Delaware for a long weekend. My parents are Shannon and Jennifer (or as most call her jbrown). I have a sister named Kristiana she will be a senior at BW this year she's in the bottom picture to the left of me. I have an obsession with Rajon Rondo (Celtics in case you didn't know!) and Reggie Bush(Saints) . I'm pretty excited to be starting school but kind of sad that summer has gone by so fast i can't wait to meet you all! See you in a week! :)

Kristen Troyer

Hi everyone :) My name is Kristen Troyer and I'll be a freshman this year. I went to Garaway High School, located in Sugarcreek, Ohio, better known as "amish country." I'm majoring in Early Childhood Education. My summer has pretty much consisted of working, working out and playing, and hanging out with friends and family. The picture is of my sister Katie and I at my favorite place ever, the beach! :) My parents are Bob and Amy and I have a brother Jake, who will be a junior in high school and Katie or "Bug" will be an 8th grader. Umm some things about me..I'm a very competitive person, I hate losing more than I love winning! I'm a very independent person. Some of my favorite things are shopping, ice cream, coffee, the sun, and of course basketball. I've been ready to go to college for like 3 years now! I'm so excited it's finally here and I can't wait to meet all my new teammates! See you guys in a few days :)

Hi there :)

^^Top: some sophomore teammates and me trying to dance on senior night. we were terrible needless to say. Bottom:me and my adorable little sister (who wants to be a yellow jacket already haha )

Hellooooo. My name Is Jessica Lairson and I will be a freshman at BW this year. All I can say after meeting some of the girls at open gyms and orientation [Lizzie (= haha] is that I am really excited to get to know all of you and even more so for basketball to start!I'm from Louisville, OH.... pronounced "lewisville", but all the wayuntil 8th grade I grew up in the huge city of Crown Point, a suburb about 35 minutes from chicago. So yes I love the Bulls, Blackhawks, Bears, and White Sox! I am a very competetive person and I hate to lose at just about anything you can think of. My summer has pretty much consisted of working full time as a waitress at this little bar/grill place, which my last day of work was actually today! SO with one week til school starts (and my bday!) I'm finally able to relax a little :) I love meeting new people but admittedly, I'm still a little intimidated. See you all soon!

Rachel Rossman

<----My sister kayla and me at six flags in dallas (im on the left)

Hey everyone!

For those of you that don't know me my name is rachel and i'll be a sophomore this year. I'm from Olmsted Falls ohio which is right down the street from bw...but i still live on campus. I'm really excited to move back in a couple weeks!! I've been busy this whole summer. I work five days a week at dairy queen and get to wear a very attractive head set (that monica and catherine love). Besides working i have been working out and i have traveled to two different 3 on 3 tournaments in pennsylvania. Also, I went to dallas with my sister for a chance to win her a brand new car...the whole trip was paid for and so was our six flags trip, a tour of the cowboys stadium (sorry jess) and a tour of the mavericks stadium!! Every night we went out to a 5 star restaurant without a money limit. My last trip for the summer was to durham, north carolina. I went with three friends... jen (my roomate this year) and 2 other girls i played aau with. we visited our friend shay who plays basketball for duke. So...other things you should know about i have 3 sisters...elise, sarah and kayla who plays for mount union (last year was her first but she is actually 2 years older than me). My other 2 sisters are 22 and 25 so i am closest with kayla. My parents are Mark and Mary who know everything about basketball (like every other parent). My mom asks me about every person who blogs and keeps asking when i was so... hi mom. But thats about it for now and i hope everyone enjoys there last few weeks of summer vacation! see you all soon

awwww jackets!

Rachel #10

Lizzy Ziemski is in the house...orrrr hive :-)

Hey everyone! My name is Lizzy Ziemski (Zem-skee)....everyone pronounces it wrong haha. I'm going to be a freshman this fall at BW and I plan to major in sports management....I'm super excited!

<--- Senior night game against Conneaut

I'm from a pretty small town of Jefferson, Ohio in Ashtabula County. I'm literally surrounded by cornfields and dairy farms. My house is in the middle with a basketball court on the side of the barn...hahah it's pretty sweet.

This summer I have worked a pretty insane schedule, I actually work 2 jobs. So workouts are hard to get in, but I'm doing the best I can! I can't wait to meet all of you :-)


Some things about me: I can beatbox....like make noises with your mouth....boom ba-boom kat! So if we have anyone who can freestyle, it's goin down!!!

I love basketball (duh..) and eating, sleeping, working out, music, and stuff along that line.

<--- These are my friends and I at ground Zero in NYC.





Not only am I doing basketball, but I'm also running track. My specialty is high jump. I went to state, 3 years in a row...being state-runner up for 2 of them. So I have high expectations for track too! Down below is a picture of my dad and I after state this year!! He's a pretty cool guy!


So yellow jackets, I'd say it's time for a ring, eh? I'm pretty hungry for a national championship, ya dig?!?


Enjoy the rest of your summer!

-Lizzy

Natalia Simovic

Hey everyone! My name's Natalia and I am veryyy excited to be a freshman this year at BW! :) I plan on majoring in psychology and minoring in business. In my free time (besides basketball), I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, going to the movies, the beach and shopping! I am to be 100% Serbian :) haha I never like to go anywhere alone! My favorite show ever is One Tree Hill, I'm a little obsessed lol. Some others favs include pizza and salad and of course ice cream. I listen to all kinds of music and my favorite movies include The Hangover and A Walk to Rememeber. Sometimes I can be very clumsy/forgetful (I blame these traits on my mother) and I am very tall so of course my clumsiness doesn't go unnoticed haha. I look forward to meeting everyone and I think this year will be lots of fun!! Hope everyone enjoys the rest of summer ;)

1st pic - My friends and I at my grad party. I cut my hair off =(

2nd - My brother, me, and my mother being creepy haha

3rd - Me on prom!

JoBeth Roll

((The pictures above are of me in front of a store called JOJO! and then a picture of all of us getting ice cream!))
Hey everybody, my name is JoBeth Roll and I will be a sophomore this coming year. I am a Communication Disorders major and a Psychology minor from, just like Katie and Olivia, the small town of Bucyrus, OH. I have been really busy this summer working out at our YMCA with my buddies (90 year old ladies on the treadmills and one guy who is training to be a UFC fighter!) Other than working out, I babysit and also work with a few young girls at our YMCA helping them improve their bball skills. I just returned from my wonderful vacation in Isle of Palms, SC!! A week of fun in the sun was just what I needed. My mom, Heidi, my dad, Todd (but affectionately called "Randy" by our team), my brother, Taylor and his girlfriend Peggy (who will both be seniors at BW next year) and my boyfriend Chris (who will also be a sophomore at BW and is also on our men's basketball team) plus my aunt, uncle and cousins all went down and stayed in a huge beach house only one block from the beach. It was amazing to relax, eat some great sea food, and spend some quality time with my family. So now I am back in Bucyrus, where the highlights are bonfires, playing tennis with friends, and...well that is about it haha. I am really excited to get back on campus and meet everyone who I haven't already met. Get excited!!
AWWW JACKETS!
Jo #14

Looney Tune Calhoon #21-Sophomore

Hey guys, for those who don't know me, my first name isn't important to know; you'll never hear it anyway. It's just Looney, I guess. I'm vice president of the LCM club. I'm majoring in Communication Disorders and minoring in Broadcast Communications. Like everyone, I've just been keeping busy working out, working, playing in 3 on 3 tournaments with some friends, and staying in the sun. Right now I'm sitting watching my mom dance, it's a scary sight. My mom- Elaine; Stepdad- Howie; Dad-Kim. I've got 2 brothers and a half sister. And a new family member Bernie. He's so much better looking than Catherine's cat. We've trained it to sit on command. Yep well, can't wait to head back to school. See you all so soon! She's the best boat captain anyone could ask for. And we're the 3 best friends that anyone ever could have.

Jessica Carpenter, sophomore

Hey girls, I hope everyone's summer is going good and you're having just as much fun as I am. Although my summer has been fun, I have been super busy! I work 40 hours and squeeze in my workouts, so I don't have as much free time as I did last summer. I am getting paid so that is always a plus. Anyways, my name is obviously Jessica Carpenter and I am from North Canton, Ohio (HOOVER!!) I will be a sophomore and I am very excited to come back in about a month to meet all the new freshman! I can guarantee you this season and school year will be a lot of fun and I can't wait to win a ring with this new group! If you haven't heard the latest nba gossip, lebron has moved in fact to my favorite team..MIAMI HEAT. I am the biggest dwade fan you will ever meet, and thanks to some select juniors I have to hear about the Celtics everyday and its horrible. ew. But other than that, that is all I'm gonna tell you about myself, we will be meeting soon anyways. Have a good rest of the summer and keep working hard :)