Class of 2026 Mr. and Miss Lipscomb: Travis Wakefield and Charlotte Jackson

Peer recognition speaks volumes about its recipients, highlighting their positive impact on the  community and the respect they have earned from their peers. This is certainly true for our guests today, Mr. and Miss Lipscomb. Hosted by Dr. Brad Schultz and Amanda Price, this …. is Mustangs Unbridled. 

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Speaker 1
Each year, two seniors are voted by their peers to represent Lipscomb Academy as Mr. and Ms.. Lipscomb. This is the highest peer recognition any student can receive. These two students exemplify Lipscomb Academy's mission and boldly embody the Academy's core values, including love, God, pursue joy, serve others, and seek to learn.

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Speaker 2
This fall, Travis Wakefield and Charlotte Jackson were selected as Mr. and Ms.. Lipscomb to represent the Academy for the Class of 2026. As we are nearing the end of the first semester of the 2526 academic year, we have invited them into the studio with us. Welcome, Charlotte and Travis.

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Speaker 3
I thank you all.

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Speaker 1
So in the introduction, I mentioned that this you receive this reward or award from your peers. So when I was growing up, parents would always say, Remember, people are watching you. You guys ever have your parents saying that when when you're saying yes. So obviously, your peers have been watching you and what they saw led them to recognize you guys for these two awards, which is, as I says, a lot.

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Speaker 1
So I guess my first question to both of you would be, what does that mean to you to be recognized by your peers, to have received this honor?

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Speaker 4
I mean, it's just an honor to be considered this way because I don't always think about what I'm doing or the fact that people are watching me do whatever I'm doing. But it's just an honor to be kind of praised for it, even though I'll go to God, obviously. But it's really cool and sweet.

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Speaker 3
Yeah, I mean, I just love all these people. So kind of feeling some love back has been super awesome and just a lot of gratitude for these people in this community.

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Speaker 1
Is there anything you think back? You're like, I'm so glad I've been able to make an impact this way or that way. It may be in such a way that you think you're leaving a little bit of a legacy that you'll be remembered or things you're leaving in place for future students. Any thoughts on any of that, something you can recognize or think of?

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Speaker 3
Yeah, I mean, I've loved just being able to speak in chapel. I think I've spoken three times this year, but the one thing I want to be remembered by is just being able to point people to Christ. I think that's all of our most important job and mission on this earth. So, I mean, if anyone think of me, I want them to think of Christ.

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Speaker 3
So just being able to speak in front of a hosted body and just proclaim Jesus has probably been my favorite part of all of this, like from fifth grade to now.

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Speaker 4
I can't think of a specific area where I would say that I've left an impact, but I think the student body recently, the Lord's been moving in such a really cool way, and I think we'll be able to leave behind just a community where iron sharpens iron in that spiritually, emotionally, academically. I think it's just really cool to be a part of that and see the church at the trajectory that the school's on.

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Speaker 2
So you both just did a great segway into this. Next question I'm going to ask. I spoke to your teachers and your coaches, and I just said Dr. Saltz and I are going to interview y'all for this podcast. What can you tell me about them? And they have all said how spirit filled you all are and how joyful you are.

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Speaker 2
And so I think that when you were talking about the impact, what you've of what you're leaving behind as it's so truthful and others are seeing it. And I'm Travis so I heard that you started a morning Bible study and that you have lunch prayer circles. And Charlotte I heard some of your teachers talk about how many mission trips you've go on and how you use your Spanish to actually speak to the people of Mexico when you're there.

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Speaker 2
So there's that source of connection. I want to know. I want to know how has Lipscomb Academy, how has it helped develop your your spiritual foundation so that you can go out and you can you're so you are here and you're like you just said, you want your mission to be that you share Jesus with others. What? What foundation did you get here at school?

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Speaker 4
I think Lipscomb is just very good about providing opportunity after opportunity in a safe environment to question so that whenever we do go out, we are able to represent Christ in the best way possible because we have such great examples of Him here and are able to question that and learn more about him and get closer with him in the walls of the school before we go out beyond them.

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Speaker 3
Yeah, and also just with the Bible classes, there's a verse in Matthew talks about how the harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few and there's just been such a plentiful harvest at Lipscomb. But also you have people that I mean, we're such a diverse community of people that don't really know the Lord, but just through being in years of Bible classes, they have so many seeds being planted, so much knowledge of Scripture.

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Speaker 3
And then the moment the Spirit decides to like scatter the seeds or use one of us to kind of ignite that spark, then they have so much like knowledge that you can just grow and support that seed, which is just puts them so far ahead of people who've never heard the gospel, like they've heard the gospel every day in Bible class.

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Speaker 3
So when I do and kind of the spirit, they have so much background knowledge and can really grow in that way, which is been awesome to see.

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Speaker 2
Do y'all have any particular moments of when your faith was strengthened?

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Speaker 3
Yes. I mean, we have a group in the morning, like you mentioned, we have about 50 of us. We circle up in high school weight room before school and just give the day of the Lord and we just go in prayer. Probably about ten people pray and close down. We break it down. What is this? And we just like one, two, three, or today's word is gratitude.

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Speaker 3
Just gratitude on three. We all your gratitude. But I mean, we haven't missed a day since about August. And the we have consistently about 50 people, which shows how good people are for Jesus. And just seeing the community, I think Christians are made to do this life and community and see that it's so encouraging and we're all just centered on Jesus and the Lord's faithfulness every morning.

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Speaker 3
And then we just commission each other out into the always, which is so cool because like, this is our mission field, like some academy. So that's just been such a blessing.

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Speaker 4
Kind of similar to that. I would say that whenever everything at school was kind of crazy and outside perceptions were weighing on the community, a lot, the student body reacted in prayer and unity and faith, which Travis and Corbin called us to in chapel, and that was incredible. And just seeing the way that the student body pursued Jesus instead of pursuing the different sides that the world creates and imposes on us, it's just really cool to see and definitely impacted my faith and my perception of unity and what the church really is.

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Speaker 2
I mentioned briefly that you have been on several mission trips. How has that changed your global perspective? By going into these communities that are not like maybe where you live and you sort of currently.

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Speaker 4
Going on those trips? It's always the take away from that is that it really is just one God that we all serve. Because being able to go to Mexico and Baja or Cosmo or and Sonata and be able like you said, I speak a lot of Spanish and being able to understand a sermon in a different language, but know that the characteristics are still true of the same God I talk to on the daily and I can apply it to my life and become a better Christian because of it is a really cool thing, because the joy of the Lord transcends all language barriers.

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Speaker 4
So just being able to see that no matter where you go, it's truly an honor and helps me to understand God better and has that He knows no boundaries.

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Speaker 2
Okay, you said you speak it a little. I actually have heard differently. I have heard that when you go on these mission trips, you are immersing yourself and you're speaking fully in Spanish and you're one of the translators for them, right?

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Speaker 4
To an extent, you said.

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Speaker 2
Well, how does how to speaking their language help connect?

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Speaker 4
Like I said, there are things that transcend the language barrier, like laughter, joy, music. Those things are incredible. But being able to truly get to know a person by hearing their voice and hearing what they think about different things allows me, I think, to truly know them as a child of God because God created us all in his image and we all can see that those are the things that transcend the language barrier.

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Speaker 4
But the things that he gave us each individually are what you get to know by actually talking to them. So being able to do that and understand them, even though it's always a little rough trying to speak in a different language, it's really cool to experience and get to know them as a child of the king.

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Speaker 1
But there's also a appreciation on their part that you've spent part of your life learning language. I mean, there's some appreciation there, maybe surprise to when you started speaking.

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Speaker 4
Yes. There's usually a little bit of surprise and a little laughter whenever I inevitably mess up. But they're always really excited about it.

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Speaker 1
Very forgiving, I'm sure. Yes. So speaking of global perspectives, both of your families have had the opportunity to host global students. So, Charlotte, you've had hosted twice. You had Natalia from Guatemala and Rebecca from Italy, and Travis, your family host, John from Germany. So I've got two questions here. One, how's your family been blessed through this? And then the second one would be like, what's been some eye opening experiences for you in these relationships?

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Speaker 3
Yeah, we love John. He's one of the funniest people I've ever met. Um, and honestly, it was just so cool to see someone experience America for the first time because we definitely take America for granted. And just seeing him like we went to the first week and we had John, we went to the Williamson County Fair, which is about the most American thing you could ever do.

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Speaker 3
And his mind was blown. And I mean, this sounds cliche, but you love this country so much more after seeing someone experience it for the first time. So definitely struck a patriotic bone in our body.

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Speaker 4
Both times I did it. I think I definitely gained a sister and my family just gained another member, even though they also It was weird for them being in a new country for the first time. But that also taught me to be grateful for what I do have because for both of them, for Natalia and Rebecca, whenever they came here, that was the first time they ever experienced a Bible class or being in a youth group and just being able to be in those things my entire life, just and seeing them experience for the first time and the impact that they had on them, really, I don't know.

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Speaker 4
It opened my eyes to how lucky I've been to have had them my whole life.

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Speaker 2
So I want to I want to say that as I have watched Mr. Miss Lipscomb over the last several years, five or six years, I have always been in awe as to how well-rounded the students are, and it really does feel like they embody everything about the school. For instance, we've already talked about your spiritual life. We've talked about mission builds.

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Speaker 2
I want to talk about athletics. You're both very athletic and Charlotte, you're on the softball team. It's the first time in 21 years that you made it to the Final Four, so that had to be feel great. I heard you were the quarterback for your church football league and you won this year. You won the league championship in Coach Story.

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Speaker 2
Actually, he emailed me and he said to tell you that you were the most coachable player he has ever had in the history of him coaching, and that says a lot about you. And then Travis, you are graduating early and you're you signed on to sign with Auburn, and Coach Hall said that you are the 2024 Coles all-American and the highest recruited long snapper in the nation.

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Speaker 2
So you both are really athletic. You really are, Doctor so excited about.

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Speaker 1
Who I was with.

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Speaker 2
So what have you all learned about life from the respective fields of play sports with softball?

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Speaker 4
I think I've learned that success isn't perfection. It's how you handle imperfection. Because in softball or baseball, hitting, getting on base three out of ten at bats is really good, batting 300. That looks like a major league start. And so just learning that you can't always get down on every you mess up because it's inevitable it's going to happen.

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Speaker 4
And just moving on to the next one and knowing that you will perform if you continue working at it.

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Speaker 3
Yeah, so much of football is responding, not reacting. It's almost like chess. You got to be one step ahead of your opponents. But sometimes, like their job is to be one step ahead of you also. So instead of reacting and falling back, just responding with your next move, that's taught me a lot just about life. And also it's just like so much fun.

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Speaker 3
There's literally nothing better than Friday Night Lights and like all my high school memories, just out from that football field is just I love those people so much. Like, I spent probably more time on the football field than in my own house.

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Speaker 2
Okay. I got. Did you watch the Alabama game this weekend?

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Speaker 3
Yes, I did. For a.

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Speaker 2
Little question. Depends on how I ask it. So I don't know the players names, but when they that the guy who missed the field goal, it went really, really wide. He was talking to the long snapper was man yeah. Okay so okay I'm I'm on track with what I'm saying and then I just want to make.

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Speaker 3
Sure you're.

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Speaker 2
Right. So did you when you watched that play, did you think, oh, that guy did this, which is what calls the kicker to do that? So tell me, what were you thinking? I know you're going to play for Auburn, which is the rivalry for Alabama. What were you thinking if you had been in that position?

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Speaker 3
Well, one of the reasons I like high school is because you're just out there playing your guys, because in college you're out there. It's a business, It's a whole industry. And about 150 people's jobs and their paycheck depends on your performance on the field. So as soon as I snap, it was high. I knew it was in trouble because the kicker had to adjust his timing, which ended up missing the kick.

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Speaker 3
And like they're out there playing for a paycheck. So of course attention is going to take a kicker, turn in, yelled at the snapper. But I mean, honestly, every snap at that level has to be perfect. Like there's no room for error, which is exciting. And you have to push yourself. But yeah, there's no room for error. And it's a job for sure.

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Speaker 2
Yeah. When I saw it, I thought of you. I thought, I wonder what he would think about that.

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Speaker 3
Well, I was a little happy that was happening in Alabama.

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Speaker 2
Not me. I was there. Not me right there. I was tailgating. I didn't want to go into the game because I can't live for hours at a football game. That's a.

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Speaker 3
Lot. A lot is a lot.

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Speaker 2
So we talk a lot about it's not about me, it's about us. It's a team mentality. So when you think about that, what does it mean to you to be a part of something that's greater than yourself?

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Speaker 3
Yeah, I really think because everyone is united, we always say unity comes from a common goal. So when you have 11 guys on the field with the same goal, you just become like one body, like you're just in sync. Everything is done together with the same purpose and it's like on defense. If everyone's on the same page, then it's just like this perfect, unstoppable wave of people.

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Speaker 3
But if someone's out of sync, then if someone plays selfish, then the whole play just falls apart, which is why we all have to be our coaches. I was saying it's do your job, don't make the play something, something along those lines, because sometimes doing your job ends up for the other person. Make a play. If you don't do your job, then that messes up the whole play.

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Speaker 3
So stuff like that. Wondering how to not play selfish and play for each other has been super beneficial.

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Speaker 4
I think kind of along the same lines and softball or church league flag football. I guess a lot of it is depending on other people because in softball what they always say was play behind your pitcher because the pitcher got a lot of pressure on them. They're trying to throw a strike every pitch. But that's not impossible. That's not possible.

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Speaker 4
So you just have to be there behind them and know where you're supposed to be at all times and work again towards the common goal. Unity and purpose is one of the most powerful things. And then church league flag football even we still have plays in that just so everyone gets where they're going. So at the end of the day we can try and win.

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Speaker 4
It's just, yeah, depending on each other ends up doing a lot more than just one person can do.

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Speaker 1
Your flag football plays like you have names for the place.

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Speaker 4
I think a couple of them do. We just go out there and we either hold out the blank paper and then just tell everyone where to go and run.

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Speaker 1
So drawing it in the dirt like.

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Speaker 4
Pretty much.

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Speaker 1
Nothing like that. So we've mentioned a lot about athletics. So Charlotte, you're also involved in performing arts. Mr. King said you are the soprano section leader, not to mention that you're a third generation choral performer, going all the way back to your grandfather, Walt Labor. So why do you think it's important to be involved in the arts?

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Speaker 4
I think being involved in the arts is important because our God created us and imitation is the purest form of worship. And since we were created in his image, we're also called to create and then chorus. Specifically, it's a form of worship. A lot of the things we sing in that room are glorifying God's name. So just incorporating that daily into my life is worship is when I feel most in touch with the spirit and most connected to God.

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Speaker 4
So being able to do that on the daily and do something I know my Creator would find delight in as well is a really cool thing.

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Speaker 2
See, there was the arts piece right now are moving to leadership. I feel like I really do feel like y'all are the portrait of a graduate. You just encapsulate Capsule8 everything I hear both SGA House leaders, right? House captains. Which houses are you in House of?

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Speaker 4
A.F. McAdams.

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Speaker 2
I'm in. Adams so I'm not either one of yours. That's why I don't see how you also both started Bible studies in Charlotte. Who's Dennis is Co-President Middle Club Espanol. SI So.

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Speaker 4
We've been.

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Speaker 2
Garcia's. So in your own words, what does it mean to be a leader?

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Speaker 3
It just means to live above reproach. Um, which is cool theme I've learned this year, especially with the accountability from me, Mr. Lipscomb, that is, to talks about living above reproach, but in service for Peter. But it's all about living in such a way where nothing people do have anything to say about you, like nothing that they can hold on to discredit your character.

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Speaker 3
So, I mean, it's like living set apart to the max and everyone's going to stumble, but it's just like when you are leading people, all eyes are on you. And what there's a quote which says, what leaders do in my to get mitigation that the word um which means like small portions of leaders doing that their followers are going to do access.

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Speaker 3
So you have to be so careful as a leader because all the eyes are on you, but also just looks like serving like Jesus calls us to climb down the ladder and just serve people and wash your feet. So that's when she recalls. Something I've learned this year is just serving, but also living above reproach.

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Speaker 4
So much of leadership, in my opinion, is just leadership by example, because as Travis was just saying, everything a leader does, the people that are following them are just going to multiply that and that ends up creating ripple effect so much stronger than one person. And I think, again, to what Travis was saying, true service comes from truly seeing people.

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Speaker 4
And that's what being a leader is. Also, you can't think you're better than anyone. You can't think you're too good for a specific task. You have to be willing to see everyone for who they actually are, not what other people say or not. What I don't know. You hear in the hallways, you have to be willing to get to know someone and be willing to do the same thing for them that you would do for your best friend, because that's what a leader does.

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Speaker 2
Sometimes we're asked to do hard things. And Travis, you had a hard season. You've been injured and not able to play. So how do you change your mindset so that you can work through difficult circumstances and still lead by example?

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Speaker 3
Yeah, you said earlier, you said it in about me. That's me. My friends are saying I a and it ain't about me. And the first game was the hardest game because that was the first time I'd missed a game. It was against Cali, but I was upset for about 20 minutes and the Lord just told me it's not about me.

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Speaker 3
So just placing that I'm a self pity with just encouragement and instead of being in myself up and we're just turning outward and folks and other people are encouraging all the guys and praying for people. I mean, it just took away all the self-pity and just going from inward perspective to an out perspective, like, how can I help people?

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Speaker 3
How can I encourage people? How can I talk to people? Not just I mean, it's been a cooler season seeing the Lord use me in that way, not on the field.

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Speaker 1
So we've already shared Travis where you're going to college with Auburn. So which which college are you looking to go to?

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Speaker 4
I think probably right now. Auburn two.

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Speaker 1
Oh, really?

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Speaker 2
Really. Did you end up touring Alabama? Yeah. But you chose Auburn.

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Speaker 3
Is the right choice.

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Speaker 1
The right choice, where you go, So what are your majors going to be when you're there? At least what you think they are is as of now and then, what do you hope to do beyond college?

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Speaker 4
I plan to double major in Spanish and psychology just because for a long time I wanted to be an athletic trainer to keep me close to sports, but also be helping people at the same time. But as I've grown and experienced more, I've realized that while the physical stuff does affect people a lot, it's the mental stuff that can truly kill a person.

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Speaker 4
And that I've kind of got the title of therapist friend in quotes, because listening to people is one of the things I really like to do. Just trying to help people by helping them feel seen. Like I was saying earlier, and being able to do that while also have another language under my belt, this that multiplies the people that I'm able to serve and hopefully eventually preach the gospel to.

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Speaker 4
And then that could look like going down to the places I've been to mission trips before. Being a psychologist there, because those kids need it more than anyone because of all the things they've been through. So just being able to better people's lives and point them to Christ, point them to a better future with science or my faith and not and not not being confined to just one group of people.

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Speaker 3
I'm going to as a business major, I would love to do ministry for college, but there's not like a ministry major at a huge public university. But I've also noticed churches can operate like a business. So I think that would be a good major to have, but definitely looking to do ministry after college.

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Speaker 2
So Travis, you came in fifth grade. Charlotte was at sixth grade. Right? So looking back at all of your years at Lipscomb, have there been teachers or coaches that you consider mentors that have walked with you that just really have a strong relationship with?

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Speaker 3
Yeah, Coach Tillman. Coach, someone's been my guy. He was my advisor since sophomore year. We went duck hunting last year for winter. We've I mean, I just go to him all the time. He's my guy. He's super wise. He's preaches at I think it's Green Hills, Church of Christ and he's just one of the guides, man. I know.

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Speaker 4
I would say Senora Whitman because she instilled a love for Spanish in me and taught me that it's not always just about learning it, it's about applying it because I traveled on mission trips with her. So being able to see her teach what she's so passionate about, but then witness her in the field actually using it was a really cool thing too.

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Speaker 4
And I see how the what I learned in school can help you further the Kingdom of God. And she knows everything going on in my life. I could go up there and tell her right now what I'm doing after school and she'd want to hear about it. She's more of a friend and not a teacher at this point, but I love her.

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Speaker 2
So, Travis, you only have four more weeks. You're on campus, Charlotte. You got one more semester plus three. So when y'all when y'all leave and you go up to Auburn, do you feel as though your experience here at Lipscomb has prepared you for the next step?

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Speaker 3
Absolutely.

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Speaker 4
Yes, ma'am.

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Speaker 2
Yeah. I mean, that was a simple yes or no. Want it? Yeah. What are you going to miss most about Lipscomb?

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Speaker 3
Definitely. My guys just start seeing the way that. I mean, the best friendships are really in Christ, and we've all grown so close to Christ this year, so something to make it way harder, leaving them and just like the community at Lipscomb, that Jesus the morning prayers, I think that's what I miss the most.

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Speaker 2
Is Coach Teague included in the morning, guys.

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Speaker 3
Yes, he's always there.

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Speaker 4
I'd also say that community, because it's one that just pushes you towards your best, whether that's in your faith or in the classroom or on the court, or feel the river. It's just you're always motivated to do your best because everyone around you wants the best for you. That's just a really hard environment to leave, but a really cool one to be a part of.

00;24;10;12 - 00;24;26;00
Speaker 2
Okay, now picture yourself in 20, 36, ten years from now, your ten year high school reunion, you come back, What's the one thing that you hope has not changed about Lipscomb that wow.

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Speaker 4
That's hard.

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Speaker 3
I'll say Chapel of They're still going strong While that I love Chapel has been this year and I mean I just love that never changes to anything grows stronger.

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Speaker 4
I think yeah like I said earlier, just the opportunities just if they stay the same or multiply because that's only going to multiply the impact that the school can have on the Kingdom of God in the lives of the students that go through these that goes through this establishment.

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Speaker 1
You guys are both making a huge impact on the school as well, she said. For weeks I just took me about I mean, like it was shocking to hear that it's hard to believe and, you know, you're going to be missed when you're gone. And but because you guys are both made such a big impact here and so proud of you, you know, you're wonderful people and you want a family.

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Speaker 4
Thank you. That means a lot.

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Speaker 3
Yes, sir.

00;25;15;06 - 00;25;30;17
Speaker 2
Thank you. Okay, now, before we leave, I want to do this little power thing you just did right here. The one, two, three. And the gratitude, but not gratitude. Gratitude was this morning. Right? So pick a word for us as we go out.

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Speaker 3
I'll say be support.

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Speaker 2
Get it up here. Ready?

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Speaker 3
Be set apart on three. One, two, three. This hard thing.