By Emily VanSchmus
Love can be found in unexpected places.
K-State sophomore Brent Gipson was looking for an easy class to count toward graduation when he first took a journalism course at McPherson High School.
“I don’t know why I took journalism,” said Gipson, who is the hotel parent and student assistant for the Wildcat yearbook at the Flint Hills Publications Workshop. “I just needed to fill a credit, so I took yearbook and I ended up falling in love with it.”
Gipson specifically found his passion for design during that first year of yearbook.
“I like being able to take the things around you and put them on a page -- colors, nature, everything,” he said. “I love it.”
Four years of being a successful yearbook staff member both in high school and working for the Royal Purple provided Gipson with a passion for design that fits his personality. Self-described as funny, sarcastic and a leader, his talents do not go unnoticed by others.
Kelly Furnas, adviser for the Royal Purple and director of the Flint Hills Publication Worshop, was especially struck by Gipson’s quiet leadership. Furnas described Gipson as the kind of person who “doesn’t need to be loud in order to be noticed.”
This was part of the reason Furnas asked Gipson to take on the role of student assistant of the Wildcat at the FHPW.
“He’s an alum so he definitely has experience from a participant’s point of view,” Furnas explained. “He is incredibly trustworthy, one of the smartest students I’ve ever worked with. He is the sort of student participants would like to work with, someone participants can relate to.”
Anna Winchester, a senior at Rogers High School and member of the Wildcat staff, has appreciated Gipson’s input.
“He has been teaching and critiquing us so well. I’m pretty sure he knows everything,” she said. “And not only does he know everything, but it only takes him a few seconds to do anything.”
Gipson’s teaching style and personality come into play for students working on the Wildcat.
“Brent’s personality is refreshing because he’s not so serious all the time,” Winchester said. “He’s sassy.”
Although Gipson’s main task for the workshop is to assist in teaching student producers of the Wildcat, he is also learning more about his own passion for design.
“Usually when I work with students I learn so many things from them,” he said. “I teach them as much as they teach me.”
Emily VanSchmus is a junior at Free State High School and a student in the advanced writing class.
Love can be found in unexpected places.
K-State sophomore Brent Gipson was looking for an easy class to count toward graduation when he first took a journalism course at McPherson High School.
“I don’t know why I took journalism,” said Gipson, who is the hotel parent and student assistant for the Wildcat yearbook at the Flint Hills Publications Workshop. “I just needed to fill a credit, so I took yearbook and I ended up falling in love with it.”
Gipson specifically found his passion for design during that first year of yearbook.
“I like being able to take the things around you and put them on a page -- colors, nature, everything,” he said. “I love it.”
Four years of being a successful yearbook staff member both in high school and working for the Royal Purple provided Gipson with a passion for design that fits his personality. Self-described as funny, sarcastic and a leader, his talents do not go unnoticed by others.
Kelly Furnas, adviser for the Royal Purple and director of the Flint Hills Publication Worshop, was especially struck by Gipson’s quiet leadership. Furnas described Gipson as the kind of person who “doesn’t need to be loud in order to be noticed.”
This was part of the reason Furnas asked Gipson to take on the role of student assistant of the Wildcat at the FHPW.
“He’s an alum so he definitely has experience from a participant’s point of view,” Furnas explained. “He is incredibly trustworthy, one of the smartest students I’ve ever worked with. He is the sort of student participants would like to work with, someone participants can relate to.”
Anna Winchester, a senior at Rogers High School and member of the Wildcat staff, has appreciated Gipson’s input.
“He has been teaching and critiquing us so well. I’m pretty sure he knows everything,” she said. “And not only does he know everything, but it only takes him a few seconds to do anything.”
Gipson’s teaching style and personality come into play for students working on the Wildcat.
“Brent’s personality is refreshing because he’s not so serious all the time,” Winchester said. “He’s sassy.”
Although Gipson’s main task for the workshop is to assist in teaching student producers of the Wildcat, he is also learning more about his own passion for design.
“Usually when I work with students I learn so many things from them,” he said. “I teach them as much as they teach me.”
Emily VanSchmus is a junior at Free State High School and a student in the advanced writing class.
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