Barton Community College - Spoke Yearbook (Great Bend, KS)

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Filling out a sales slip at Animal Kingdom is Hazel Stinemetz. (Photo by Candy Reneau) Taking a break at her job as a disc jockey at Ken¬ nedy ' s Claim is Sheryl Gains. (Photo by Candy Re¬ neau) 12 Jobs Making pizzas is only part of Ty Welch ' s job at the new Pizza Hut. (Photo by Candy Reneau)

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tudenlr have varied background Students at Barton County Community College come from many different areas and different backgrounds. They are at¬ tracted to the college for various reasons. Athletic programs, scholarship programs and the good scholastic reputation of BCCC beckoned students from other states and other countries. Andre Harris from Grand Rapids, Michigan said he had heard about the ex¬ cellent basketball program at BCCC. When he was approached by recrutiers, he was eagar to see the college. He said the social life in a rural Kansas community was different for him. He was accustomed to the fast paced city life, large buildings and great numbers of people. He said farming is an occupation here, whereas in Grand Rapids it is more of a hobby. “The values here are about the same. Everyone wants to achieve,” Harris said. Hung Nguyen from Vietnam came to this area to be with his family. He said, “Everyone is real nice. I feel they are very warm and friendly.” Because he wanted to be close to his parents Ahmad Ahmadullah from Af- gahnistan moved to Great Bend. He said he liked BCCC because it was a small col¬ lege where he could learn more and it was not too expensive. Students who come from all areas of the United States and from other coun¬ tries make attending college an experi¬ ence to be remembered. Andre Harris spends a few minutes and a quarter on one of the new video games in the Union. (Photo by Darren Demel) Different Faces 11

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Job po e prob¬ lem Many college students throughout the nation find it necessary to hold part-time jobs to afford their education. However, sometimes that job poses new and unex¬ pected problems. Students find them¬ selves sacrificing their time, grades or so¬ cial life to pull in that extra money. Then they must evaluate all the aspects and set their priorities. Some students have been working while they were in high school. Others faced the job market for the first time when they made their decision to attend college. Many parents encourage this, feeling that working produces maturity and independence. Many students that work outside the classroom still have time to get involved in campus groups and activities and still keep their grades at a satisfactory level. Others must constantly struggle with this situation. Not all students face this problem. Work-study jobs, various scholarships and performance awards are tailored to fit the students’ schedules. Some employ¬ ers also understand that college should come first. But there is always the dilema of which is more important, money, grades, activities or personal time for self. Ideally grades are more important how¬ ever, there would often be no grades or activities to worry about, without money. To compound the problem some stu¬ dents feel the necessity to work at more than one job to make ends meet. It is hard to be a student and and employee, how¬ ever many found no other solution. These students push themselves onward and dedicate themselves to both areas of their college life. Working in the student-job program, Leslie Carlton runs errands in the Administration Building. Jobs 13