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

Page 7 text:

“It’s a transition time in which students are learning to be away from home, make new friends, etc.” -Shellie Seeman Vicki Smith, Dayton, Ohio freshman, perfects her technique during Windsurfing Night, one of the many back-to-school activites. Chris Scallon and Scott Johnson, Austin, Texas freshmen, get ready to boogie at a back- to-school dance. 5

Page 6 text:

Getting Acquainted By Laura Collins The beginning of the school year brought many different activities for students to participate in, many of which were sponsored by the Student Senate. The main purpose of these activities is to help the students adapt. Shellie See- man, admissions counselor and Stu¬ dent Senate adviser, said, “It’s a transi¬ tion time in which students are learning to be away from home, make new friends, etc. It is also critical that these students feel comfortable in their new environment.” Concerts, picnics, wind surfing, banana split night, and a watermelon feed were just some of the back-to- school activities held at BCCC. Four dances helped to kick off the new year. Line I, Phase Four, and disc jockeys Corey Hannah, Rock Island, Ill. sophomore, and Kenny Gaston, Chicago sophomore, helped get the year off to a good start. In addition to these activities, BCCC held a “Playfair” for the first time. A guest speaker, J. J. Cochran, separated the students into small groups to allow them to get acquainted with other students. The groups then performed several different activities and set a time and a place to meet again. The Playfair was to be an icebreaker to help students meet and mingle with others. Mary Misegadis, dean of stu¬ dent affairs, said, “The playfair was an outstanding success. We were really pleased with the results. The response from the students was so positive that we intend to do it again next year.” Shannon Waggoner, Manhattan freshman, takes part in a watermelon feed held to help instructors and students get acquainted. Gena Dupree, Tribune freshman, gets into Banana Split Night. (Photo by Samantha Farr) Playfair was a back-to-school activity that helped students make new friends. A mud volleyball tournament was held by the RHA to en¬ courage student participation in campus activities. (Photo by Arlene Kennedy) 4

Page 8 text:

Members of Student Senate, Dance Line, cheerleading squad, and Cougarettes worked together in the fall semester to present a skit for BCCC President Jimmie Downing’s birthday. They portrayed Downing’s life from childhood through the present, which included his years as a high school football player. Here the trainers carry Downing off the field after an injury. (Photo by Neil Frizell) Activities for students provided by Senate By Teresa Morris Every year Student Senate spends many hours planning and preparing ac¬ tivities for the student body. Last spr¬ ing the student body elected Enrique Washington, Camden Ark. sophmore, president, Wayne Farminer, Great Bend sophmore, historian, and Scott Mohr, Otis sophmore, senator-at-large. These three officers along with Shellie Seeman, adviser, met to brainstorm ideas for the 1987-1988 school year. “The goal of the Student Senate is to keep the year full of activities,” Washington said. Since Chapter II, a favorite student hangout, became a private club the group must plan even more activities to entertain the students. Ninety percent of the ac¬ tivities planned by Student Senate are planned in the spring. Only ten percent are planned in the fall. Some of the ac- 6