Kaler Sappington, 21-year-old oldest son of David and Jan'L Jones Sappington's three boys, didn't plan to walk on May 13 anyway, but feels bad for those who had hoped to accept their diploma from Front Range Community College in Denver in person. His Associate of Science degree will be in the mail soon, but he's already planning - and has been accepted - to attend BYU-Idaho, if the coronavirus - its name derived from the Spanish corona meaning "crown" or "wreath" will allow - where he hopes to study computer programming. He is also considering a service mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the future.
Kaler's favorite things during his first two college years have been spending time in the school's game room hanging out with friends; participating in the activities of the Tabletop Gaming Club; being elected Vice-president of FRCC's Tech Club; and finishing his last semester's classwork online due to COVID-19 which he calls, "not nearly as much fun as being in the same room together with my friends."
Kaler and his younger brother Kole, will be among almost 20,000 campus-enrolled students, with another nearly 5,000 campus-based students taking online courses or serving internships away from campus compared to a student population of about 2,500 when his grandparents were newlyweds and students there.
We are so proud of Kaler for all his hard work and determination to succeed and can't wait to see where his life's journey takes him!
As your grandmother, I pray you will always believe in yourself as much as I believe in you. I can't promise to be here for the rest of your life, but I can promise to love you for the rest of mine on earth and through eternity!
PS: Kaler was surprised to hear Grandpa Ed and Grandma Linda Henion Sappington both attended Ricks College - forerunner of BYU-I - founded in Rexburg, ID in 1888. Ed, who graduated from Ricks in 1964 went to school full time and worked at Keith's, the Men's Store and Linda went to school and worked two jobs. In the morning (at 6 a.m) she walked three blocks from their downtown apartment, to open the switchboard (google it) at then-Ricks College and closed it at 8 p.m. everyday. During the day she went to class and worked at Porter Printing, the first company to offer temple-designed wedding invitations. The company - now called ArtCo - is still alive and well in Rexburg.
No comments:
Post a Comment