The Kate Adventures

     When I decided to go to ECU I was told that going to East Central University was going to just be an extension of Ada High School since they are in the same town...whoever said that was incredibly wrong. I started my second year at ECU this week and was reminded how awesome my University is!       1.) Small campus with a big community! I love that I can see people I know every time I leave my dorm room! I know professors, football players, band members, sorority girls and everyone in between. I am so glad that I can be friends with so many different people because I go to a small school. It makes life so much more interesting to have a lot of different kinds of people in your friend group! 2.) Parking You always hear horror stories about parking at college but at ECU the parking is not a problem and is pretty cheap! 3.) Athletic Teams I LOVE that I am able to know the college athletes and then get to support them at their games! School spi...

Hi guys!      I am finally back in Oklahoma and it feels so good! The last week in Maryland was tough. There was a lot to get done in preparation for our symposium and our departure. On Thursday August 10, 2017 I was able to present my research on blue crab population ecology at the final symposium. I was able to go first and it went very smoothly. We also had a poster session where we all presented our posters. I was so glad to finish this project and have a completed product! Presenting my research!      On Friday August 11, I flew out of Salisbury and flew into Charlotte. I stayed in Charlotte for four hours until I boarded my last plane that took me back to OKC. It was such a smoother travel day this go round. None of my planes were delayed and both my luggage and I successfully got back to Oklahoma. I flew into the most beautiful Oklahoma sunset and was so happy to be home!      The next morning, I moved into my dorm room! I was ...

Dear Class of 2018,      In just over a week you will begin an adventure of "lasts." You will have your last first day of school, your last football game, your last state test, and so many more lasts. This new journey is one full of excitement, nerves, and unknowns. You will walk into the high school as a senior and you will feel on top of the world. Pep assemblies, sporting events, and all other activities will seem so much more important than they were last year, but with the fun comes a new level of responsibility. You will start applying to college, have a lot of big decisions to make, and will have the underclassmen looking up to you. I hope that as you go throughout your senior you find joy and have fun, but that you don't forget the things in life that are most important.      Two years ago, when I was a senior, I made a list of 50 Things to Remember During Senior Year . This list put life into perspective and helped me figure out where I wanted m...