By Chelsea Teichman
Anna Redmon, Marshall Texas junior, came from a high school background that has prepared her for her responsibilities as a college student. Anna is a communication major here at SFA.
Graduating from Marshall High School, Anna was a member of many extracurricular activities including, softball, FCA, Future Business Leaders of America, FFA, Future Teachers of America, Anchor Club, and the Junior Symphony League.
"These groups are what taught me responsibility in high school," Anna said, "It wasn't so much the classes in school but the groups I was a part of."
One trip in high school Anna spoke fondly of was her trip to the Shriner's Hospital for children with the Anchor Club. They visited with the young patients there and did crafts with them. This helped the children take their mind off why they were in the hospital.
Anna is currently dating William, who is also a junior from Marshall. Only friends in high school, Anna and William's relationship developed a little later. "I think the only reason it's lasted so long is because we were friends first, that has helped a lot," she said. They will be celebrating a two-year anniversary on May first.
This semester, Anna has become an active member of the Tri-Delta Sorority. Her main reason for joining was to make friends. Already this year she has volunteered for the Humane Society.
"It's a lot of fun being a member of this sorority," Anna said. "I have already met a lot of new people, and they actually help me study. It's a good thing because I tend to procrastinate."
One of Anna's long-term goals at SFA is to make the dean's list. Her current classes include personal fitness, advertising promotion, and principal marketing. Her most motivating class here at SFA was Public Relations.
'Writing papers in that class was not like writing essays for English, Anna said, "Most of them were interesting and I actually wanted to do them."
Fast food is what most college students live off of, but not Anna. Although she does like the Cane's restaurant that just opened up, her favorite foods are pasta, her mom's home made macaroni and cheese, and tacos.
"No matter what type of restaurant I go to I always end up ordering tacos. They're my favorite," Anna said.
One thing Anna enjoys is reading. Unlike some students who read because it is required, Anna enjoys reading on her own time. Some of her favorites include Shop Girl, The Devil wears Prada, and The Notebook. Other things Anna enjoys doing is going swimming and wake boarding.
On the weekends Anna enjoys either going home to see her family and pet shiatsu Pawl, to hang out with her boyfriend William at The Sports Shack, and hanging out with her new friends she's met through her sorority.
Anna is a 20 years old with medium length brown hair. She is slim, about 5 feet 6 inches tall, and dresses casual.
