Scott Bond:  

Well, I know that many of the people I graduated with from Fourth seem not to remember me. Granted, I wasn't there that long, but I've never been accused of not leaving a lasting impression (good OR bad). I played on the basketball team, so maybe the guys I played with will remember me better. Since graduating from Fourth, my life has been one big roller coaster after another. I believe the Lord sees fit to temper each of us according to His will, no matter what it takes, or how long it takes. I have to say, for all the ups and downs, I wouldn't change a thing (well, maybe one or two)! I left for military training four days after graduation, and served 9 years in the Army Reserve and Active duty. I was in during Gulf War I, and was honorably discharged in April of 1996. I moved to Columbus, Ohio, where almost all my relatives live, because I didn't want to go back to Minnesota. Nothing against the Cities, I just wanted a change, and Columbus has always been where my roots are. After doing nothing but working for about a year, I enrolled at Ohio State University (GO BUCKEYES!!). Taking extra heavy credit loads and going straight thru the summers, I graduated Magna Cum Laude (not bad for someone who was a 'C' student in HS), in only 3 years (2000) with a degree in Classical Humanities, that is, Classical Greek and Latin Languages and a minor in Archaeology. My final quarter at OSU, during the summer of 2000, I studied in an archaeological program with the American Academy in Rome. I spent 3 weeks studying many of the archaeological sites in Rome, and then went to work on an excavation in Pompeii. It was one of the best times of my life! I then went to Greece for a month to travel around and see as many archaeological sites as I could in that country. There is something to be said about seeing and touching history first hand. It humbles you, and makes you realize just how insignificant we are in the grand scheme of things. I also met my match, Cecilia, while at OSU, and we were married. Our son Brandon was born in October of 2000, only 2 mos. after I graduated. Next to my salvation, he is the most precious gift God has seen fit to give this poor wretched sinner. He used that gift to f...Expand for more