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

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ByTammy Likes The word work to some students means getting up in the morning, going to classes, doing homework, and taking tests. To other students work means selling clothes at Brass Buckle, selling shoes at Brown’s Shoe Center, making pizzas at Big Cheese Pizza, mowing grass at Barton County Community College, or waiting tables at the Holiday Inn. These are just a few of the many exam¬ ples of student’s jobs. Earning the money to pay for college expenses seems to be the main reason for students working. College is more expensive every year and it is harder to get financial aid from the government. Living, tuition, and book costs have increased, which means the students have to work har¬ der. Of course, a little change in the pocket is nice to have, too. BCCC has 103 students in the govern¬ ment work-study program. These students work for the maintenance department and in offices on campus. For a few hours of work a week the government will help pay their college expenses. Another option would be working for the college. BCCC currently employs 83 students. These students work for the college and are payed wages. Nick Perica, the placement counselor, who helps place the students on cam¬ pus said, “The program is really good for the students and the college.” Students may participate in another work option, the Coop program. Coop is a vocational program where businesses in the community and some of the instructors at BCCC place students in the work force for on-the- job training. Greta Foster, business instructor, said, “Experience is one of the most im¬ portant elements to obtain employment.” If a student is involved in the Coop program, he or she can get three credit hours and a grade. The students are graded by the employer and their in¬ structor. The two grades are then com¬ bined for the final grade. Foster said, “The program is beneficial to the em¬ ployees and the students and there is always room for more students.” Kent Simmons, Strong City freshman, works for the Communications department as a work-study. Scholarships help pay for college expenses. Brian Batman, Otis sopohomore, earn his scholarship by playing Bart which helps pay his college expenses and is fun for the BCCC fans. 8

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tivities for the 1987-1988 school year have been: dances, nooners, bingo, a pumpkin roll, a sexy legs contest, mud volleyball, quiz bowl, a watermelon feed, and a banana split night. “The Student Senate does a super job and seems really dedicated to planning activities for the student body,” Bobbi Bushong, Lyons freshman, said. Anyone who keeps a 2.0 grade point average is elligible to run for an execu¬ tive officer position. “I think the executive officers for this year are very knowledgeable, hard¬ working, and dedicated to serving the student body,” Washington said. Other officers elected in the fall were: Scot Moeder, Great Bend sophmore, vice president, Tina Sawyer, Great Bend sophmore, secretary treasurer, and Victor Watson, Willingsboro,N.J. freshman, senator-at-large. Chris Scallon, Austin Texas, freshman, waits for Scott Johnson, Austin, Texas, freshman, to finish scooping ice cream on Banana Split Night. (Photo by Samantha Farr) Alex Mitchell, Liberal freshman, shows off his costume during the Halloween dance held in the Student Union. Marcy Camien, Topeka freshman, and Penny Trevino, Ulysses sophomore, enjoy dancing at one of the dances that were held throughout the school year in the Student Union. Student Life

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College and work sometimes do not mix very well. Students have to juggle jobs, studying, and their personal lives. Sometimes there are just not enough hours in the day or days in the week for all three. When this happens one of the three usually has to suffer. Jolen Stecklein, Great Bend fresh¬ man, said, “Most employers do not un¬ derstand how much studying a student has.” But is it just the employers, what about the instructors? Sometimes it seems that the instructors think their class is the most important and the students have enough extra time to study an extra two hours for the upcom¬ ing test over three chapters. Another instructor may want a six- page typed report on the same day. Don’t forget the assignments in the other classes. Sometimes students just can not believe how many hours their employers expect them to put in every week and still get their homework done. Students wonder if employers remember what college was like? Some students think going to college is easy, but to students that are juggling the job, studying and personal lives that is just not the case. Trina Terry, Great Bend freshman, works at a local shoe store. (Photo by Angela Ball) Brenda Wise, Hoisington sophomore, works as a disc jockey at a local radio station to help pay for college expenses.