The men

Learn more about Aaron Norris, Andrew VanValin, Daryl Singelton Jr. and Steven Owsley, otherwise known as the men of the 2011-2012 Homecoming Court.

Name: Aaron Norris

Major: Health and Exercise Science

Being voted as part of homecoming court is an honor, but for Norris, it was completely unexpected. “It’s fun,” he said. With graduation approaching quickly, Norris is excited about applying for grad school, but he is nervous because once he’s away from Spring Arbor University (SAU) he has to do a lot of growing up. Norris is currently living in K1. “It’s a great house,” he said. Upon leaving SAU, Norris said he will miss his friends, especially the ones that he has grown close to after living in K1 for two years.

 

Name: Andrew VanValin

Major: Social Studies Secondary Education

VanValin’s friends have voted him onto Homecoming Court three years in a row because they know he doesn’t want that kind of attention. “I embrace it,” he said. Graduation is going to be bittersweet. SAU has been a great experience for VanValin and leaving here will be sad. VanValin is going to miss the close community at SAU. “I’m most likely not going to live with a large group of my friends again. Maybe one or two of them at a time. I’ve lived with a good group of guys. We’ve gone through life together,” he said.

 

Name: Daryl Singleton, Jr.

Major: Social Work

Singleton considers himself a social person who knows a lot of people around Spring Arbor, but being nominated for Homecoming Court was unexpected.  Graduation is quickly approaching, but Singleton believes his time at SAU has been winding down and that it’s time to be finished. While at SAU, he has made friends he now considers brothers and sisters. Without them, Singleton wouldn’t know God the way he does now. “Spring Arbor is an oven, not a bubble. When you’re here God is baking you and growing you. I’m going to miss the oven,” he said.

 

Name: Steven Owsley

Major: Pastoral Ministry

Owsley was a representative on Homecoming Court his sophomore year, but being a fifth-year senior and living in a K-House, he was very surprised to be voted as a member of the 2011 Homecoming Court. Graduating this year is strange for Owsley because most of his class graduated in May 2011, but it’s still sinking in as his graduation approaches. The people at SAU have been intentional about pouring into his life and being his mentors, so he is going to miss them. “Wow, so much has happened [at Spring Arbor],” he said.

[WRITER’S NOTE: ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE OCTOBER 2011 EDITION OF “THE PULSE”]