2016-17 year opens with energy

Freshmen Kendall Richardson (Lodi, Calif.) and Jasmine Pankratz (Abbyville, Kan.) take their first roommate picture shortly after moving into their dorm room Aug. 19.

Hesston College welcomed new and returning students to campus and a new year during Opening Weekend Aug. 19 to 21. Classes started Monday, Aug. 22.

In featured photo above: Freshmen Kendall Richardson (Lodi, Calif.) and Jasmine Pankratz (Abbyville, Kan.) take their first roommate picture shortly after moving into their dorm room Aug. 19.

Students and parents line up to outside of Bontrager Student Center to check in for a new year with admissions counselors Allie Shoup and Michael Smalley.
Students and parents line up to outside of Bontrager Student Center to check in for a new year with admissions counselors Allie Shoup and Michael Smalley.
Bel Canto Singers perform at Friday evening Opening Celebration Aug. 19 as the first campus-wide event for the year. The evening’s speakers, women’s basketball coach Jeff Jacobs and Director of International Admissions Dave Osborne spoke on elements of Hesston College’s Philosophy of Faith Formation.
Bel Canto Singers perform at Friday evening Opening Celebration Aug. 19 as the first campus-wide event for the year. The evening’s speakers, women’s basketball coach Jeff Jacobs and Director of International Admissions Dave Osborne spoke on elements of Hesston College’s Philosophy of Faith Formation.
Freshman Nicole Loewen (Hutchinson, Kan.) sprints back to the front of the line in a relay race during Sunday evening Mod Olympics, Aug. 21.
Freshman Nicole Loewen (Hutchinson, Kan.) sprints back to the front of the line in a relay race during Sunday evening Mod Olympics, Aug. 21.