Learning is...

Dahnke and Paz executing their game plan in the laundry room...

... happening all the time at Steds. One thing residents often learn in their first year at Steds is how to do laundry. Separating clothes, understanding the nuances of the various washing cycles, and appreciating drying levels are all things our freshmen have confronted, and for some mastered, in the Steds laundry room. But for some, there is another skill- a knowledge- that some seek to obtain and master- the skill of ironing. Laundry is an important skill, but ironing, making one's clothes nicely pressed thus enabling the wearer to be presentable in any and all situations, is a skill for the truly brave. Two students seeking to know the way of the iron are freshmen Ryan Dahnke and Alec Paz. On their ironing skills, Dahnke said, "My skills are progressing everyday but are not ready for prime, " while Paz added, "I've never officially ironed clothes before, but that just means there's only room for growth. This is a game of inches so my team and I have been shedding blood, sweat, and tears in practice and film to make sure that our defense can go toe to toe with any crease or wrinkle. We know what we have to do, we just have to get in the laundry room and execute the fundamentals. At the end of the day, we just gotta iron through the whistle and take it one shirt at a time."

We wish them and all students of ironing the best of luck... and don't be afraid to show off those skills while at home over break!