On to Iowa State

Matthew is thinking of trying out for marching band when he gets to the Iowa State campus. He enjoys the activity and says he doesn’t pay much attention to the number of people in the seats.

“On the field, I only worry about those who are next to me. I don’t look at the people in the stands until the end of the show,” he said.

In addition to Iowa State, the Luebbes took their son to visit the Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla, but Matthew didn’t like the fact that it was six hours from home. He prefers the Ames campus, which is where his father went to college.

Matthew will sign up for the honors program at Iowa State and hopes to land honors program housing on campus.

“More people in those programs will be like him, with intellectual interests,” Dave said.

The Luebbes admit to some concerns when Matthew moves away from home. He will practice life on his own this summer by doing laundry and some cooking.

“I don’t think he’ll get into trouble in college,” Dave said. “He senses who is a good person to deal with and who is not.”