CORN, Okla.–“The life of a Corn Bible Academy senior is difficult,” said Carolyn Koop. Her reasoning for this comment is this: “Well, its hard being a senior because I know that there is at least one person at this school that looks up to me, and I want to be a good example for that person.”
Carolyn lives on a farm with her mother Sandra Koop, and her father Ernie Koop, here in Corn Oklahoma, and her everyday life goes something like this:
Every night before she goes to sleep Carolyn sets her alarm clock for 7:15 a.m., but when she hears that sound in the morning she rolls over and says,” It is too early for people to be waking up at this time of the day.” So she presses the snooze button and falls asleep for another fifteen minutes. When she finally gets out of bed, she changes clothes and brushes her hair. She doesn’t eat breakfast but on her way rushing out the door, she usually has a Dr. Pepper in hand.
When she gets to school she goes to her locker and exchanges books and heads off to her first hour World History class. Carolyn takes a variety of classes ranging from Choir to English IV. Miss Koop’s favorite class is Choir, because in this class she gets to sing. Carolyn is also in the girls’ ensemble and she sings alto.
In school, Carolyn has a lot of different activities, like being the football water girl, the hand bell choir, and the girls’ ensemble. She goes to all of the football games to make sure that the boys stay hydrated and cool. Hand bell practice is usually after school, so she occasionally has to stay for that. Girls’ ensemble practice is during the school day on Wednesdays.
Miss Koop works for her grandmother (Ella Mae Koop) on the weekends, cleaning house, so that she can purchase gasoline for her vehicle. One of Carolyn’s most favorite things to do is text on her phone. It is a great way to communicate with people that aren’t close in a quick and efficient fashion.
When Miss Koop gets home from school, she usually does her homework. Some days she helps her dad paint and restore tractors. On Wednesdays and Sundays, Carolyn attends the First Mennonite Church of Clinton. At church, she is a part of the youth group, she works at the Mennonite Central Committee sale, she is currently taking the church membership class, and also is in charge of the song of the month.
When she is rested enough after a long hard day, she wakes up and makes supper. That ranges from grilled cheese to chicken alfredo. After supper, she talks to Sandra and Ernie about what is going on and what they have been thinking about lately.
In Miss Koop’s future, she is planning on going to college but is not sure what to study or where to go. She has three options that she is currently exploring: becoming a Highway Patrol Officer, and if she decides to do this, she will go to South Western Oklahoma State University in Weatherford Oklahoma, for the specific training classes. Auto Body Painting is her second option; if she chooses this study, she will go to the Western Technology Center in Burns-Flatt, Oklahoma. Her third option is Massage Therapy, but with this option she is not sure which college she would attend.
So you see, being a Corn Bible Academy senior is pretty hard, but could be a lot worse! I can tell you that whatever study Carolyn chooses, it will be for the glory of God.
-Kayla Kennedy, an 11th grade student
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