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Published October 06, 2008 10:15 am - Taylor Rief, 14, of Oskaloosa, reacts after launching a water balloon Friday afternoon during the final obstacle course event during Vennard College’s Breakaway 2008. Vennard College Breakaway 2008 By MICHAEL SCHAFFER The Oskaloosa Herald OSKALOOSA — With the soccer team out of town for two matches over the weekend, the Vennard College campus looked virtually deserted Friday afternoon.
“We didn’t know there was going to be a soccer game this day,” Vennard College Director of Admissions, Brenda Doerfler, said. “And so that happened and that took a lot of our students away.” But upon closer inspection several small clusters of students, faculty, staff and high school students could be seen dotting the tree lined landscape under a deep blue sky. While the number of high school students to show up for Vennard College’s Breakaway 2008 appeared low, the fun and enthusiasm was high. Doerfler said 12 high school students came for Breakaway 2008. She attributed the low turnout to competition with other high school events. “Most of the Breakers gave up a high school event to actually come,” Doerfler said, citing 60 percent of those who did show up admitting they skipped something to attend. “So, we are in competition with what’s going on.” The low turnout did have its advantages. “I think it gives more one-on-one attention,” Doerfler said. “And they really spent time asking questions and getting information.” Mark Doll, Vennard College dean of students and teacher, said the fall Breakaway typically has a lower turnout than the spring Breakaway event. “We’ve got a fair enrollment for the Breakaway. We were hoping to have more students,” Doll said. “It seems like the fall one is always lower because of the football games and all the activities, Homecomings and things.” Up to 70 high school students have attended prior spring Breakaway events, Doll said. Breakaway is one event Vennard College uses to get high school students to visit the campus. “If you can get them on campus and get them to connect with students and our campus faculty and staff people, that’s going to be a much more likely person that you’re actually going to see coming enroll in the campus and school,” Doll said. “We hope that trend continues for us. Because it really is important to get them here and let them see the environment and make some connections with people.” The majority of high school students who participated were from Iowa, Doerfler said, with a few from Missouri. “It’s been a good event,” Doerfler said. “And the weather is cooperating.” For a good potion of Friday afternoon, Breakaway high school and Vennard College students negotiated the obstacle course set up by Don Wheeler, campus manager and his assistant, John Olson. 
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