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2004 Homecoming Court Named

Members of the Alma College senior class voted 10 of their classmates to the 2004 Homecoming Court. During Homecoming Week, the entire student body will vote for the King and Queen with the results announced during halftime ceremonies of the football game Saturday, Oct. 9.

The Court consists of, Queen candidates from left to right, Stephanie Berner of Brighton, Kristin Oleszkowicz of Plymouth, Nikki Graham of Walled Lake, Nikki Hessbrook of Ithaca. King candidates from left to right are Andrew McCracken of Ottawa Lake, Jonathon Behring of Manistee, Nathan Belill of Flushing, Matt Kwapis of Merrill and Kyle Ritsema of Zeeland. The Queen candidate not pictured is Nicole Pisarski of Shelby Township.

Contact: Skip Traynor
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(989) 463-7232 or traynor@alma.edu
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The Alma College Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team has won 11 consecutive regional championships. The competition awards the SIFE teams that are most effective in teaching the principles of market economics through outreach projects in their communities. Last year’s team presented 12 projects, including teaching ethics and entrepreneurship skills to students at a juvenile detention center and launching an entrepreneurship competition for students with business ideas.

 

Student Profile

Marissa Sheffield

Marissa Sheffield
Graduation: 2014
Major: Dance and Elementary Education

Almont junior Marissa Sheffield is an elementary education and dance double major who knows a thing or two about coloring outside of the lines.

“I have a wide variety of interests, so I really like doing everything, thus my double major and my double minor,” she says. “I do best when I focus on a lot at once.”