2001 Miracle Yearbook

SGA Activities Throughout the school year, sw- dents had severa l opportunities w par- ticipate in events o rgan i~ed by SGA. O ften taken for granted, these activi- ties provided students with entertain- ment and the chance to interact with their fellow swdems in informal se t- One of the mos t well known even ts-Acoustic Fire-wok place each week in the Hi ve. Eve ry Thurs- day night, a d ifferent campus band had the opportun it y 10 play fo r t he ir fellow students, providing them with various styles of music . Begi nning during Win- te r Quarter, t hese Thursday night pe r- fo rmances we re the idea of SGA Ac- t ivit ies Director Mike Coffey, who o r- ganized these cvcms with the dual pur- pose of "giving bands on campus a chance to show the ir talent, as well as uniting the campus . .. " Ot he r events throughou t the yea r included SGA bonfires. Led by campus bands, these timesofprayer and worship were we ll attended by the stu· dent bod)'· T hey provided a time fo r students to step back and worship God. Turnt able stud scratches hi s records at funkville. Iabove) laura O"Doonell ~"!Yfluisstrikea pose. lrightl One bonfire tided "City on a Hill" conccmrated on praying for the per- secuted church around the world. S tu· .... . 1!11 dents were encouraged in thei r fa ith and in t heir individual C hristi an walks by the time of prayer and testimony at the bonfi res. A long with AD- 7, SGA par- t icipated in a project to rai se money for Bethesda Outreach in Africa. This was the la rges t project undertaken by the school, but studen ts collectedmore than $30,000 to give toward rhis proJect. Through a ll t he diffe rent event s support ed and organized by SGA, students were able to meet more students and be involved in their school. SGA provided the time and the place, wh ile student s formed friendships that will last for years to