Members from both the men’s and women’s wrestling teams qualified for national-level competition in the program’s first season over the winter.The E&H men sent four wrestlers to the NCWA National Championships while one woman qualified for the NCWWA National Championships. Freshman Levi Field (Manassas, Va.) became the program’s first All-American, taking seventh place in the 157-pound weight class. On the women’s side, junior Andreia Langley (Chilhowie, Va.) was one bout away from receiving All-America honors, tying for ninth place at 191 pounds.
Guest lecturer for the education forum, Becky Haas, brought an exceptional combination of first-hand experience, and an in-depth knowledge of the science of supporting trauma-informed approaches in education. ‘What she has accomplished in Johnson City, Tn. serves as one of the most dramatic examples of how a trauma-informed approach can change a community,” said Sandra Frederick, Ed.D., Education Department Chair.
In January, incoming students participated in Service Plunge, atradition at Emory & Henry.