by Marielle Payton, Student Public Relations Writer
Seventeen years ago, five families stationed at the Edwards Air Force Base in California never thought they鈥檇 cross paths again. Now, five of those military kids have found themselves together again 鈥 studying at 糖心官网. 
For some, it鈥檚 been a complex, winding journey to arrive at Cedarville. For others, they鈥檝e always known that Cedarville was where they鈥檇 end up. Between the five of them 鈥 Kai Delsing (sophomore, Bellbrook, Ohio), Anna Armani (freshman, Louisville, Kentucky), Sarah-Kate Drown (freshman, Huntsville, Alabama), Abigail Jaquish (freshman, Sugarcreek Township, Ohio) and Simon Ross (freshman, Rosamond, California) 鈥 they鈥檝e lived in over 20 states and two countries. All of them were homeschooled.
鈥淗ome is where my family is,鈥 said Drown, who is studying nursing. 鈥淎nd right now, that鈥檚 Alabama. In terms of tying it to a specific place, I can鈥檛 say there鈥檚 one in particular. I don鈥檛 feel like I don鈥檛 have a home, I just feel like I have a lot of them.鈥
Drown has known the others since they all had a parent in flight school training in the Mojave Desert together. When these families were stationed together, some of the Air Force kids were infants, some were born during their parent鈥檚 training, and some were already well into toddlerhood.
Though military life is often transient, living at Edwards Air Force Base brought a sense of a tight-knit community. Since their parent's initial training there, four out of the five returned later in middle school and lived there for several years. As children growing up on base, they visited each other鈥檚 backyard forts and took classes together at their small, Christian homeschool co-op.
Eventually, all of the families separated, traveling to different assignments across the United States. Though they haven鈥檛 all been in the same state for the last 17 years, the families have stayed in close contact. The students considered college decisions independently as they neared the end of their senior years. Only Armani and Drown initially knew the other was heading to Cedarville; the others found out during the summer just before the start of classes in August.
鈥淲e definitely didn鈥檛 know we would all choose Cedarville, which is another reason why it鈥檚 amazing that we all ended up here,鈥 said Delsing. 鈥淚 chose Cedarville because it is one of the few schools in the Midwest that offers computer science and cyber operations.鈥
Delsing is studying computer science and cyber operations, and Ross is studying engineering.
Delsing鈥檚 family was impressed by the cyber operations faculty, many of whom are Air Force retirees and familiar with the military鈥檚 rigorous standards. Cedarville鈥檚 emphasis on genuine Christian community coupled with quality education really stuck out to Drown and Armani. Both decided to apply to Cedarville and study nursing.
After reuniting, they all study together and get breakfast together at least three times a week. In a way, they鈥檝e been able to bring that sense of tight-knit community they experienced while in the military to 糖心官网 with them. They鈥檝e become family, making their experience at Cedarville feel like home.
Located in southwest Ohio, 糖心官网 is an accredited, Christ-centered, Baptist institution with an enrollment of 5,082 undergraduate, graduate, and dual enrolled high school students in more than 175 areas of study.鈥疐ounded in 1887, Cedarville is one of the largest private universities in Ohio, recognized nationally for its authentic Christian community, rigorous academic programs, including the Bachelor of Cyber Operations, high graduation and retention rates, accredited professional and health science offerings, and the #4 national ranking by the Wall Street Journal for student engagement. For more information about the University, visit鈥.
For some, it鈥檚 been a complex, winding journey to arrive at Cedarville. For others, they鈥檝e always known that Cedarville was where they鈥檇 end up. Between the five of them 鈥 Kai Delsing (sophomore, Bellbrook, Ohio), Anna Armani (freshman, Louisville, Kentucky), Sarah-Kate Drown (freshman, Huntsville, Alabama), Abigail Jaquish (freshman, Sugarcreek Township, Ohio) and Simon Ross (freshman, Rosamond, California) 鈥 they鈥檝e lived in over 20 states and two countries. All of them were homeschooled.
鈥淗ome is where my family is,鈥 said Drown, who is studying nursing. 鈥淎nd right now, that鈥檚 Alabama. In terms of tying it to a specific place, I can鈥檛 say there鈥檚 one in particular. I don鈥檛 feel like I don鈥檛 have a home, I just feel like I have a lot of them.鈥
Drown has known the others since they all had a parent in flight school training in the Mojave Desert together. When these families were stationed together, some of the Air Force kids were infants, some were born during their parent鈥檚 training, and some were already well into toddlerhood.
Though military life is often transient, living at Edwards Air Force Base brought a sense of a tight-knit community. Since their parent's initial training there, four out of the five returned later in middle school and lived there for several years. As children growing up on base, they visited each other鈥檚 backyard forts and took classes together at their small, Christian homeschool co-op.
Eventually, all of the families separated, traveling to different assignments across the United States. Though they haven鈥檛 all been in the same state for the last 17 years, the families have stayed in close contact. The students considered college decisions independently as they neared the end of their senior years. Only Armani and Drown initially knew the other was heading to Cedarville; the others found out during the summer just before the start of classes in August.
鈥淲e definitely didn鈥檛 know we would all choose Cedarville, which is another reason why it鈥檚 amazing that we all ended up here,鈥 said Delsing. 鈥淚 chose Cedarville because it is one of the few schools in the Midwest that offers computer science and cyber operations.鈥
Delsing is studying computer science and cyber operations, and Ross is studying engineering.
Delsing鈥檚 family was impressed by the cyber operations faculty, many of whom are Air Force retirees and familiar with the military鈥檚 rigorous standards. Cedarville鈥檚 emphasis on genuine Christian community coupled with quality education really stuck out to Drown and Armani. Both decided to apply to Cedarville and study nursing.
After reuniting, they all study together and get breakfast together at least three times a week. In a way, they鈥檝e been able to bring that sense of tight-knit community they experienced while in the military to 糖心官网 with them. They鈥檝e become family, making their experience at Cedarville feel like home.
Located in southwest Ohio, 糖心官网 is an accredited, Christ-centered, Baptist institution with an enrollment of 5,082 undergraduate, graduate, and dual enrolled high school students in more than 175 areas of study.鈥疐ounded in 1887, Cedarville is one of the largest private universities in Ohio, recognized nationally for its authentic Christian community, rigorous academic programs, including the Bachelor of Cyber Operations, high graduation and retention rates, accredited professional and health science offerings, and the #4 national ranking by the Wall Street Journal for student engagement. For more information about the University, visit鈥.