Grant Alden Bernthal
Senior Spotlight
Ellie: When and where?
Grant: Winterhaven, FL, April 23, 2008
E: What’s your favorite memory from your time at Immanuel?
G: Probably the shirt thingie that Gabi and Leah did for volleyball, but in better words than that. (It’s not my job to make his words sound better… - Ellie)
E: What’s next?
G: I’m either gonna come back to Immanuel to become a pastor, or I’m gonna pursue a career in broadcasting.
E: If you had your dream life or career what would you be doing?
G: Quarterback for the Green Bay Packers
E: Will you keep broadcasting in college if you come back?
G: I don’t knooooowwwww. This is gonna make a lot of people angry no matter what I say. Yes. Probably. We’ll see. Get rid of the yes. We’ll see.
E: If you were locked in a rubber room with rats, who would you bring?
G: (Grant answered this question first because he said the other ones were too hard). Who’s not gonna make it weird… I think I gotta go Lex…
E: What advice would you give the freshmen?
G: I don’t have any advice. The freshmen should be giving me advice. Don’t write that!!
E: Next question. Socks to bed or no?
G: No. That’s horrible.
E: If you could pick any congregation to be a pastor at, where would it be?
G: Hales Corner, Milwaukee. That place. Not Florida.
E: You’re on a deserted island. What 3 items are you bringing?
G: Not food and water, that’s lame. A TV with all the sports channels on it and Prime Video and Peacock, just in case. Basketball court. The whole thing. And air conditioning
E: Okay, I’m gonna give you three people and you have to tell me which one you would be stuck in an elevator with for ten hours, which one you would steal a hundred dollars from, and which one you would 1v1 in basketball, but the loser has to go sing “Let it Go” at the top of his/her lungs in the mall food court.
G: Oh my goodness. Are they gonna be stupid people?
E: Yes. Okay, the people are Shrek, Dr. Dan, and Malcolm.
G: Malcolm! He’d break the elevator! Don’t write that. I feel like I gotta get stuck in the elevator with Dr. Dan. Well, Malcolm can definitely afford to lose 100 dollars and I don’t think Shrek has a hundred dollars. So I'll 1 v 1 Shrek in basketball and hit a Grant special to win.
E: You can broadcast any game for any sport between any two teams. What are you choosing?
G: The Gold Medal game in the Olympics last year where Steph Curry hit a bunch of threes. Between USA and France.
E: There’s a fire in the dorm. What one item are you grabbing from your room before it all gets destroyed?
G: Phone.
E: That’s so lame.
G: What am I supposed to say? MICHAEL LANG. I’ll save him.
E: You have to eat one food for the rest of your life, what is it?
G: (spends forever figuring out what it’s called) Buffalo wings
E: Are you going to kill me if I put in the picture of you with the alligator?
G: Yes, definitely. My dad said make a weird face; no one's gonna see it anyway.
Favorites:
Bible Verse: 1 Peter 5:8
Color: Green
Prof: Rodebaugh
Freshman: Put Eli and Drew. I can’t decide.
Ice Cream: Triple chocolate fudge with fudge in it.
Class: PE when we played hockey outside.
Movie/TV show: Favorite? That’s too hard. The Dark Knight trilogy.
Where do you see Grant in 10 years?
Zander: I think he shrank. He’s about two feet tall now. He has his own church in Tennessee with Jack Stratton. And he’s still denying he’s short.
Maggie: He’ll be in Tennessee as a pastor. And in his spare time he’ll be the broadcaster of the Tennessee… What sport does he watch? All of them.
Sam: (long, long sigh) I don’t know. Hopefully with a job.
Emma L.: He’ll be broadcasting for the NBA with a beach house in Florida that he bought with all his broadcasting money. He brings all the boys over so they can give him piggy back rides to all his games. But they still tease him for his broadcasting voice freshman year.
Lydia Buck: His voice has probably gotten deeper… And he’s probably still here because we can’t afford to lose his announcing skills. He’s patented his own brand of cough drops just for sports announcers.
Thanks for reading!! If I’m dead, you’ll know why. At least you got to see the picture of an alligator getting Grant.
- Ellie
Pie Poll
I sent out a form to fill out several weeks ago and the results for Immanuel’s favorite pies are in! As you can see below, I have very appropriately compiled the data received on a pie chart. Check it out!
Jeremiah Fact #3
Jeremiah just wants to go home.
Weird Things Heard Around Campus!!!!
“Any girl I can think of is just weird.”
- Joshua Elton Pfeiffer“
"Where’s your nose?”
“He’s having an affair with the prime minister, so it’s fine.”
“My dad said he had so much aura we should call him Aura the Explaura.”
“Is that mistletoe? We should put it right over the freshmen table at formal…”
“What is up with your soapy flavor?”
“Are you going to shoot him? Strangle him? Sit on him? What’s going on here?”
Sam Pfeiffer - Senior Spotlight
Eliza: When and where were you born?
Sam: Eau Claire, WI, October 24, 2007.
E: Where do you live now?
S: West Columbia, South Carolina.
E: What's the best part about living there?
S: The food. There’s a lot of good food, a lot of B.B.Q.
E: What’s your favorite restaurant?
S: Probably City Limits; it’s where I worked.
E: What is your go-to blanket? (question by Emma Larson)
S: What do you mean “go-to blanket”?(“The blanket you go to tells a lot about you! Weighted blanket, fuzzy blanket, fleece blanket, heated blanket, fitted blanket, quilted blanket, baby blanket, knitted blanket….(lists a lot more types of blankets…) What blanket brings you to your peak comfort level?” - Emma Larson)
S: What makes you think I have a baby blanket?...
S: My favorite blanket is weighted or fluffy.
E: How many siblings do you have?
S: I have three brothers; two of them are here.
E: Did you ever want a sister?
S: Not really; she’d probably just turn out like the rest of us anyway.
E: Hypothetically, if you died tomorrow, what would you want your funeral to look like, not asking for any specific reason?
S: It’s a threat! Um, I’d just want it to look like any other Christian funeral.
E: Marvel or DC?
S: Marvel.
E: Which movie is your favorite and why?
S: The first Guardians Of The Galaxy, because of the music in it.
E: A question from Prof: Why are you so obsessed with rubix cubes?
S: Because of my personality type; I’m very methodical and organized. In short, I like fixing problems and the satisfaction of completing it.
E: What are your plans after high school? If you could be anything, what would it be? (aka realistic and unrealistic)
S: I don't really know. I might take a year off, or if I come here I could coach CC and be an RA. If I went to Immanuel, I could help with the musical, plus all the people I know are here. Another option is to go to CIU back home; it’s a Christian college. CIU is a good option because my dad’s a pastor so I could almost get in for free. That would be nice. The problem with CIU is it’s all new people and it’d be hard to adjust. If I could do any profession, I’d probably be a professional actor.
E: You've been in a lot of plays/musicals, which one was your favorite?
S: Mary Poppins, even though it didn’t turn out so well, it was so much fun. I loved playing my character.
E: Do you have any advice for freshmen?
S: If you don’t miss free time, you're not doing enough. If you don't enjoy your free time, it means you're not spending your time doing things you should. This is the time in our lives when we’ll be the most active; use it.
E: If you were in a straight jacket locked in a room for two weeks, who would you bring and why?
S: My first instinct is my dad, because he’s a pastor and could teach me so many things.
E: If you came back as a freshman, what would you do differently?
S: I didn’t do the musical or the play, so I’d do that. I’d appreciate my classes more because at the time they seemed like a lot, but compared to now it's nothing.
E: Favorite dorm memory?
S: When there were bats in the dorm and Michael caught one in his hot pot. My least favorite memory is the ladybugs everywhere.
E: Socks to bed, or no?
S: Depends on how cold it is. I used to wear socks to bed, but it’s more comfortable without them.
Favorites
Color: blue
Book: Revenge of Magic
Class: This year Tour Choir, last year Art.
Prof: Weis
Sophomore: Seth
Freshman: Drew
Ice cream flavor: Chocolate chip cookie dough
Quote: “Not all that wander are lost.”
Fastest Rubik's Cube time: 48 seconds
Meet the Freshman - Eli Lee
D - D HH Kelly
E - Eli Lee
D: Where are you from?
E: Lexington, South Carolina
D: What’s your favorite color?
E: Red
D: Who is your favorite prof?
E: Prof. Lau
D: What’s something interesting about you?
E: I live on a FARM.
D: Who’s your favorite sophomore?
E: Derek
D: What’s your favorite thing to do?
E: Fish
D: What do you call a fish with no i’s?
E: A fshhhhhhhh!
D: Yuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
D: What would you rate ILC on a scale of 1-10 so far?
E: 10
D: Why?
E: Cause of you 😏
D: Stuuopppppp ;)
E: But actually, teachers are great, classes are great, dorms are great, everyone's great.
D: FR
The Hunger Games
Hey guys, Levi Willitz and I are making a fun activity for those of you who like the Hunger Games books or just the woods in general. We are making our very own “hunger games” in the forest. I will be the game master who changes rules throughout the game. We need at least twelve people other than me to start. Before the game, we will interview each competitor. There is no real violence; we will be using sticks covered with pool noodles to deal “damage.” Whoever is the last standing wins. Levi has mapped out the woods and you will all receive a detailed map at the beginning. If you wish to compete, please contact Levi. These are not all of the rules, but we will explain the rest if we get enough people. We will probably do this on a nice weekend. Thanks and happy hunger games!
Micah Maas
Crossroads Contest Winners
The long awaited winners of the fall-themed crossroads contest are out!! First place is Drew Schaller, second Katie Kloke, and third place went to Levi Willitz. Levi wrote a poem about meeting a mysterious old man in the leaves. Katie took a photograph of falling leaves on a path filled with trees. Drew used acrylic on paper for his art. It’s a painting of an autumn scene near a mountain that reminded him of a walk he took one time. Here’s the pictures and poem they created for anyone interested!
