Palm Beach Community College - Galleon Yearbook (Lake Worth, FL)

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ern Airlines, and they let me up in the cock-pit. Mark rents his planes at the airport and is presently flying a Piper Charokee Warrior. I moved up from a 150 because I started doing stunts with it. It ' s a good program here, and Mr. Bussell is a great teacher. They tie in outside flying (receiving three cre- dit hours) with class assignments. French sculptor Robert Beri has been sculpting for several years. At the age of 27, Robert came to the United States from Paris and has been here for over four years, Sculpting is a beautiful media to explore. A way of life; expression. It is the way I express myself. I prefer working in the third dimension. Unfortunately, most learn in a two dimensional way. We have not been taught in the three dimen- sion. Our thoughts are usually put on paper, yet we live in a moving atmos- phere. You can feel the harshness or the warmth of it and the texture. Robert was an Electronic Engineer, but found it wasn ' t in his spirit, so he painted for a while until he even- tually found sculpting. As for the media used, it is wood, steel, bronze, or marble; it all depends on how I feel at the time. For the moment I am in- volved in marble, a subtractive tech- nique. For each media, there are diff- erent tools for each desired effect. Finding the materials can be a difficult situation, I go to flea mar- kets, junk yards, scrap metal places, friends, and garage sales. I find good materials to work with and save a lot of money, but it takes quite a bit of time. Florida is unlike New York, or Washington D.C. in that there is no law for decorating buildings with art, and there should be. Not necessarily sculptors, but fountains, or any other form on art. Robert becomes so involved in his sculpting that he becomes unconcious of what is going on around him. His works vary upon his moods, ranging from naive and realistic to semi ab- stract. He has sold several of his works, and puts some of himself into each of his works. Theatre major Tom Hanson would like to go into Technical Theatre at Tampa this fall. Tom is taking Public Speaking this term, and working three jobs in order to save enough money to go over to London to run in the marathon. I run a lot, and really enjoy it. Tom first began his interest in theatre when it was the closest thing offered to majic, which is one of his interests. I have learned a lot about people. I ' ve learned how to handle an audience well from Mr. Bussel (my speech teacher) who is presently in Holloywood, California performing ventriloquism. He originally inspired me. All the teachers in the depart- ment are terrific, and I ' ve gotten a lot of confidence from listening to Mr. Duncan talk. Mr. Duncan gets the audience interested in the way he talks; which is really important. I ' ve learned to be more lively in my voice, and control my audience. These are just a few of the out- standing students at Palm Beach Junior College. Many of the individ- uals who have already graduated from J.C. have gone on to success in their own field, actor Burt Reynolds for example. Some of the students are the faculty of the campus today. Rob in Franklin T K(Wnf% CRAZYMOHSt ' » » ,-„ CtNTRAl BANK ol f » CW ' Tom Hanson Robert Beri -oodd[]: o

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Every student at Palm Beach Junior College is an inter- esting individual, as well as an outstanding student is some way. Previous students, as well, are all outstanding in some field. The following interviews are examples of some stu- dents at Palm Beach Junior College. In the Dental Assisting program, Dawn Dickman, Julie Fisk, and Janie Holt were interviewed. There are fifteen girls in the Dental Assisting program. When asked how they liked the program, they all agreed that they love it, it really keeps you busy. The program is to teach the student to be the capable right hand of the dentist. However, Dental Assisting is not just for future Dental Assistants. Some students take the program before enter- ing into Dental Hygine, or Dentistry. The program is geared for the patient, he is the most important person. When asked what the requirements of the program were, they answered, If you like people, and want to help them with their needs. That is the biggest requirement... person- ality. Dawn Dickman, Janie Holt, Julie Fisk There are many satisfying areas in Dental Assisting; For example, when someone with an oral disease comes in and you help him look better, you feel satisfaction. The first thing most people notice are either teeth or eyes, and it is satisfying to be a part of that. You have to motivate the patient into wanting to keep his or her teeth in good condition. You can ' t be shy with the patient, you have to be aggresive, and not afraid to talk to them. This term the Dental Assisting pro- gram went to Elementary Schools, (for Childrens Dental Week) to show child- ren the proper way to brush their teeth. It ' s very important to start good dental care when you ' re young. They also learned CPR (Cardiac Pul- manary Recessatation) emergency treatment, along with a six week internship. A lot of credit should go to Mrs. Sharon Whitehead, and Ms. Pat Sha- pins. agreed the girls. Among the many other things they teach us, they also teach us to be professionals, which is very important Dress is of major importance. A patient would Mark Cain not want jewelry in his face, for example. Future pilot Mark Cain has been interested in aeronautics since he was old enough to walk. I guess since I come from a Navy family, and they all flew. Mark ' s hopes are to become a commercial pilot. At 25 hours flying time, he only has 15 more till he has his private pilot license. After four years of school, Mark plans to enter the Navy reserve for a jet pilot I like being up front; I like flying the planes. I have some friends that work for Delta and East-

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iilll Never too Late Senior citizens are a welcome part of the student body at Palm Beach Junior College, in both day and night classes. Any individual who has reached the age fo sixty-five by registration is eli gible for senior citizen benefits. Registra- tion is on the final day to drop or add classes and senior citizens may only sign for classes which already have a vacancy in it for them. Senior citizens may register for two classes at a reduced fee. Tuition is only $4.00 per class and they do not have to pay the activity fee. Why would a senior citizen decide to come back to school? Many of them are motivated to come back to school for reasons other than to get a degree. Compan- ionship, a useful way to occupy time, and involvemet in the community are other reasons for starting school again. George Hemberger, a student at the south campsu, decided to come back to school first to fill hsi time fruitfully and second because he feels you are never too old to learn something new. George, formally an engineering student, is now majoring in journalism. He feels it is a challenge f or him going back to school but he loves every minute of it. As a hobbie, George sings and plays his guitar at nursing homes to help give some happiness to others his own age less fortunate than he. George does not feel uncomfortable about going to school with other students much younger than he. He says there have been no problems and that no one has made him feel uncomfortable about his age. Most younger students look up to him and respect him for the years of experience that he has behind him. George plans to go to Florida At- lantic University after he finishes PBJC. He is motivated to learn and lives by his philosophy on education- you are never too old to learn. Sylvia McDaniel, originally from Pittsburg, is going back to school purely for pleasure. She is not pur- suing any type of degree so the classes she takes are for her enjoyment only. Time was hers to spare before she started taking classes here but now she is as busy as ever. She says meeting new people has been one of the many assets of going to PBJC. She doesn ' t mind the age difference between her and most of her fellow students but she says she is teased by her grand- children about being a student again. Getting into school as a senior cit- izen is as easy as it is for someone just out of high school. A high school di- ploma or its equivalent (from the Gen- eral Education Development Tests) is sufficient. There is no reason why anyone should feel unable to attend school, regardless of age. We are seek- ing the further use of the college by the senior citizens. Workshops, non- credit courses, and lower tuition fees are all part of this effort. Palm Beach Junior College has miich to offer the senior citizen, as it does anyone else. The senior citizen also has a lot to offer this younger generation. Denise Therriault 30I '