Student Life Office

Star Throwers Program

The Young Man and the Starfish**
A Story Inspired by Loren Eiseley

A wise man was taking a sunrise walk along the beach. In the distance he caught sight of a young man who seemed to be dancing along the waves. As he got closer he saw that the young man was picking up starfish from the sand and tossing them gently back into the ocean.

"What are you doing?" the wise man asked. "The sun is coming up and the tide is going out; if I don't throw them in they'll die." "But young man, there are miles and miles of beach with starfish all along it - you can't possibly make a difference."

The young man bent down, picked up another starfish, and threw it lovingly back into the ocean, past the breaking waves. "It made a difference for that one one," he replied.

** You see there are enormous needs in our world and many of us are like the "wise" man. We see all the needs and think we can't make a difference. But we need to be like the young man. We need to choose our beach and make a difference in our world. Our challenge is to make a difference...Be a Star Thrower!

Star Thrower Program

The Star Thrower Program is designed to inspire, instruct, challenge and offer opportunities for students of Warner Southern College to make a difference in their world!

• Annual Star Thrower Week
  At the beginning of each school year, there will be a special week designated Star Thrower Week. The campus community will be made aware of the various opportunities for service during the upcoming year. Students will be challenged to make a commitment to serve in one of the agencies for the remainder of the semester, or year.

• Star Thrower Chapels/Convocations
  Special Chapels/Convocations will be scheduled with guest speakers designated to challenge and inspire the Warner Southern Community.

• Star Thrower Luncheons
  Monthly luncheons will be scheduled for special presentations and interaction between the students and agency administrators and/or volunteers.

• Star Thrower Service Projects
  Service projects will be scheduled throughout the semester, which will include, but not be limited to: food drives, Park clean-up, painting homes of the needy, working with the Lake Wales Care Center for various needs.

• Star Thrower Spring Break
  Each Spring there will be an opportunity for extended service during Spring Break through the annual Star Thrower Spring Break Trip. The plan is to offer opportunities in the states and abroad on a rotating basis.

• Star Thrower Recognition
  Students giving exemplary service throughout the year will be recognized and awarded for their efforts. An annual recognition banquet will give opportunity for challenge and reflection on a job well done.