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

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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

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“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

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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