Staff Writer

Senioritis has hit its peak for all those graduating this spring and with a week left of school, seniors are making all the preparations to take the walk and find out what is next for them. THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD Kimberly Ludwig, a senior business management and entrepreneurship major, said in July she will teach English to children in Japan for at least one year. “I applied last December but found out last week that I was accepted,” Ludwig said. Ludwig’s plans were to travel and then come back to the states to get her masters and doctorate. “It will definitely be a big jump because I grew up in Ruston and have been surrounded by Tech all my life,” Ludwig said. THE SKIES Chris Hall, a senior aviation major, said he was hired by the department of professional aviation to teach students how to fly. “I am glad that I am going to be making money and be independent,” Hall said. Hall said he was grateful for the smooth transition and excited when the opportunity presented itself. A MASTERS Emily Matthew, a senior early childhood education major, said she will be enrolled in graduate school until next May. “I just do not feel ready to be a teacher yet,” Matthew said. She then plans to go to Fort Worth after graduate school where her husband, John Aaron Matthew, a senior family and child studies major, will attend Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminar. “I am excited about graduating but not sad like at high school graduation because I am not leaving my best friend (John Aaron),” Matthew said. THE ALTAR AND THE LAW Patrick Hanchey, a senior speech communication major, said he will also move to the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Hanchey has not caught the senioritis epidemic yet because he said he “has a very light load this last quarter.” Hanchey said he will get married Aug. 6 and leave for law school at Southern Methodist University in Dallas a few weeks later. “I am ready to leave because I have lived here my entire life,” Hanchey said. Hanchey said he has been a member of the The Commonground Band since his first week at Tech and will be sad to leave it at the end of the summer. FINDING A JOB Cheryl Myers, the director of the career center, said they offer many different areas of assistance to students, especially those about to enter the work field. Myers said the department has resume reviews, a career library, job listings and many other resources. Students can call the Career Center at 257-2488 and set up an appointment for individual advising on anything from career planning to job searches.