Blog Post #1: About Me

My name is Carl David Armstrong but I prefer to go by David.  That is because I am the third Carl David and it was confusing growing up with so many Carl’s in the house.  I grew up in Buffalo, New York and have lived there all my life.  I attended Orchard Park High School and graduated with 530 kids in my class.  During high school I was the president of my class, was on the Varsity Swim team, and was in the marching band along with many other things.  I have an older and a younger sister.  My older sister graduated from South last year and my younger is a senior in high school.  I have the best parents in the world and without them I would not be where I am today.  The reason I came to South was because I really wanted to experience a different part of the country for a few years.

                If you are around me at all you will quickly find out that I am a huge sports fan.  I love the Buffalo Bills and Sabres.  Before coming to South I had not missed a Bills game in almost 10 years.  I still watch every game down here.  I follow every sport from basketball and baseball to golf and tennis.  Besides my family, friends and faith there is nothing I love more!  Speaking of that, I would hope that people who know me would say the thing I am most passionate about is Jesus Christ.  He not only is my reason for living, but also the reason behind my decision to enter into history education.  I work for an organization called Young Life which is a high school Christian ministry and I love being able to work with high school students every day.  The bible says to “Live a life worthy of the calling you have received” and I truly believe teaching is the calling for me, and I am very excited to be on that path right now.  Thanks for reading and God Bless!