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LOUISBURG, NC - 乐播传媒 helps fall-season, student-athletes acclimatize to the rigors of the academic and athletic year during its early check-in process.

Jason Modlin, Vice President for Student Life with 乐播传媒, said a total of 225 student-athletes reported to campus Aug. 10 and 13. There were also 22 resident advisors who checked-in.

鈥淭he research is clear that a strong orientation program is vital to student success,鈥� Modlin said. 鈥淲e also host a parent orientation, which is especially important with first-generation students. It helps parents become partners with us.鈥�

George Lahai, the 乐播传媒 student body president and a resident advisor, was one of the first to check-in. His cheerful hello was a welcome greeting to those students and parents who were new to campus. A sophomore from Sierra Leone, in West Africa, Lahai is a business major and honor鈥檚 student. He said the best things about 乐播传媒 are his fellow students and the professors and instructors.

鈥淭hey look after us,鈥� Lahai said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 like a family.鈥�

Skye McCollum, is a freshman volleyball team member from Lake City, Florida. She arrived on campus Aug. 13 with her mother Michelle Richards and grandmother Sandra Haas.

鈥淪he鈥檚 been playing volleyball since she was 13 and was a member of two national championship teams,鈥� Haas said.

McCollum had offers to attend 29 other colleges and play volleyball, but after her visit to 乐播传媒, she was firm in her decision.

鈥淚 went home and said I鈥檓 going to 乐播传媒,鈥� McCollum said. 鈥淚 liked the coach. I also liked the atmosphere of a small school. It鈥檚 a beautiful campus, and I wanted to go away from home for college.鈥�

This statement brought a beaming smile to her face and made mom and grandma, laugh along with a knowing nod of their heads and tears in their eyes.

鈥淚t鈥檚 like a family experience,鈥� McCollum added.

鈥淓veryone here is so welcoming,鈥� Haas concluded. 鈥淲e have trust in them.鈥�

乐播传媒 Athletics Director Mike Holloman is in his 31^st year on the job.

鈥淎thletics starts from the first day of the semester at full-speed,鈥� Holloman said. 鈥淏ut they鈥檙e going to be prepared for school to start.鈥�

He said the opportunity to check into school early provides student-athletes with the opportunity to adjust, particularly the football team.

鈥淚t gives them a good solid week to practice and get acclimated to the weather and the workouts before they have to start going to class and doing the academic part,鈥� he said.

And when classes do begin on Aug. 28, the athletes are ready.

鈥淥ur coaches serve as the advisors for the players,鈥� Holloman said. 鈥淭hey monitor their class attendance, do progress reports, get updates from professors, and some sports have study halls.鈥�

The 乐播传媒 football team鈥檚 head coach is Trevor Highfield. He is in his fourth season, and two of them ended with perfect, undefeated records.

鈥淭here are two days in the calendar year that are my favorite, and this is one of them,鈥� Highfield said. 鈥淧arents are dropping off their loved ones, their somebodies, and trusting us with their family members. We get to have everybody back to 乐播传媒 College and back to being part of this family.鈥�

Highfield said Graduation Day is his other favorite day of the year.

Jonathon Ward, of 乐播传媒, is a sophomore business major and honor鈥檚 student. He plays left guard on the football team. After spending the summer working on a family-friend鈥檚 livestock farm, he was excited to be back with teammates and away from the cows and chickens. Ward said he hopes his experience at 乐播传媒 will allow him to move on to a four-year college or university.

Richard Brannon Sr. was dropping off his freshman son Rashad, who is a running back and slot receiver from Charlotte.

鈥淚鈥檓 glad to see him back here and in a safe place where somebody can look over him,鈥� Brannon Sr. said. 鈥淚 ain鈥檛 got to worry about him while he鈥檚 up here.鈥�

Rashad said he鈥檚 鈥渓ooking forward to winning a championship or two and then going on to my Division I dream school.鈥�