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Newest students arrive on the Hilltop
BY
PAT COLE
Welcoming the Class of 2017
This fall, the newborns of 1995 turned into the Class
of 2017. A remarkable 383 new students and transfers
began their college careers at BSC—representing an
almost 10 percent increase in incoming students from
the previous fall.
The students come from 234 high schools, 26
states, and six countries with an average grade-point
average of 3.5. And they are all here to experience the
extraordinary education offered at BSC.
“We are so very excited about the new students we are
welcoming to our BSC family this year,” said Sheri Scholl
Salmon ’85, associate vice president of admission. “The
fun part though is watching them grow from move-in
day to graduation. BSC will truly change their lives.”
Following a whirlwind four days of orientation
activities in August, the new students are getting used to
their surroundings and calling the Hilltop home. Here
are some tidbits about the new students and a few scenes
from their arrival.
Seeing
double
—The
Class of 2017 includes
identical twins Amanda
and Emily Ballew from
Hoover and Ashley and
Tiffany Leonard from
Chepachet, R.I. Both
the Leonard twins and
Amanda play on the
BSC softball team.
Tiffany and Ashley
Leonard
Ready to begin
—Move-in Day for
new students was celebrated Aug. 24.
The students spent the morning moving
into their residence halls with help from
returning BSC students, staff, faculty, and
administrators and attended an Opening of
School Convocation with their parents that
afternoon. The college’s signature color
was in full bloom, from the yellowT-shirts
on athletes unloading cars to the water
bottles handed out by BSC’s welcoming
Orientation team members.
