On March 28, students and faculty members attended the Grand Ball that was held at the Harley-Davidson Museum to honor kings and queens of each MATC campus.
What type of night was it? It was a night of excitement and passion, a night of beauty and glory with many wonderful men and women. It was a night of exceptional taste, from the atmosphere, to the set-up to the mouthwatering food.
It was a night for kings and queens, a night of the Great Fire and Ice, where even if you didn’t get crowned king or queen, you felt like royalty just being there.
The evening started with people greeting and eating; the delicious food was presented in a buffet setting that had you coming back for seconds or thirds. Once the music came on, the young and the mature joined in dancing to the “Shuffle.”
D.J. Platinum had the ears of every soul in the building with his selection of music.
It was all dancing and food for a while, then the moment that the candidates were waiting for slowly intervenes and makes them the eye candy of the show, all waiting to see if they would have their moment of royalty.
US Bank associate branch manager Audrey Morrow first announced the winners of a gift card for a speech that was given by the candidates. Jim Nance and Brittany Lewis won first place and Joseph Sanchez Plaza and Lindsey Becker won second place. Afterwards the reigning kings and queens crowned new royalty, this was the time of shining.
The new royalty kings are Brian Galecke (Downtown campus), Nikolai Monson (Oak Creek campus), Wilhelm Fehlhaber (Mequon campus) and Jarvis Harmon (West Allis campus). The new royalty queens are Brittany Lewis (Downtown campus), Ericka Puzia (Oak Creek campus), Lindsey Becker (Mequon campus) and Antoinette Jackson (West Allis campus).
“Believe in yourself to do the right thing at the right time, because you’ll just know what to do. I had no idea I was going to get involved in student government and push along this way, and next thing you know I’m traveling all these places. I’ve realized it was something I’ve really wanted to do deep inside anyways so I kind of roll with that,” said Fehlhaber when asked what steps he took to get where he is today.
“Never give up, definitely no matter what curve balls life throws you, never give up, always strive for what you’re dreaming for and just don’t lose sight of that because then you lose yourself at the same time,” said Puzia, who had some great words to offer. MATC gives these opportunities to help grow students and the students who indulge come to encourage their peers. “The three D’s to success are dedication, determination, and discipline and none of this would be possible if I neglected to do those three things,” said Harmon. This is what people feel when given the chance to be a part of something great.
“I encourage everyone to join student government or clubs or pretty much anything else on campus because it really opens a lot of doors for you in the future, it’s a good résumé builder, and there are a lot of fun activities to partake in,” said Becker.
Being a part of an organization is a great thing because it brings students together.
It’s a lovely feeling to be a part of something, especially when that something can help a person succeed. Everyone deserves to be a king and a queen, so let’s open ourselves up to opportunity and participate in our community and become royalty.

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