Seward County Community College - Trumpeter Yearbook (Liberal, KS)

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lnstrumenfation Refresher School Draws 28 Sfudenfs Air Traffic Control instructor Mike Van Sickle did his part in the Pilots VFR refresher course for area aviators. Last year for 'Epworth A 2..Q3lVl?m.s?ii?l Qiiillwii EGLLEGE This will be the last year students will attend classes at Ep- worth Hall. Next year? The new campus! Young Democrats name officers lLeft to rightl Susan Carlile. sec-treas: Sarah Taylor. pres- ident: Teresa Tabor. SGA representative: Terri Turner. his- torian: and Sean Kelly. vice president. Owen visits SCCC X z.' . ,.,A , -i f 2 ,.-ff 1 J N i a. M gf .K if BQ E Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Kansas. Dave Owen, is greeted by Dean Kirk while Marci Lee. pres- ident of the Collegiate Young Republicans handles the in- troduction. 36

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Seward Counly is unique college Seward Counly Communily College is unique in more ways lhan onie. The localion of lhe college, now in ils fourlh year of condu-cling classes, makes il accessible lo live slales. Anolher unique lealure of Seward Counly Communily College is ils ioinl degree program wilh lhe Liberal Area Vocational-Technical School. The schools will be nexl-door neighbors when lhe college moves lo ils new campus nexl fall, so board members and adminislralors of bolh insli- lulions gol logelher and agreed upon a program in which Vo-Tech sludenls cou-ld earn an Associale of Applied Science Degree in any of I8 major fields of sludy. The Vo-Tech slu- denls receive 42 hours of credil for lheir occupalional lrain- ing and complele anolher I8 hours of core courses from lhe communily college curriculum. ln lhis way, even Vo-Tech slu- denls can earn 60 hours and have a college degree lo show for lheir invesled lime and energy in schooling. . Seward Counly Communily College is also unique be- cause of lhree programs il offers in avialion, air lraffic con- lrol and dala processing. SCCJC offers lhe only air lraffic conlrol lraining cen- ler in lhe midweslern and soulhweslern Uniled Slales. ll is FAA approved and has ils own conlrol lower mock-up wilh complelely realislic simulaled air lraffic silualions for slu- denls lo gel praclical conlroller experienc-e. From lhe lwo- year air lraffic conlrol program, sludenls may go direclly inlo GS-7 lhrough GS-ll posilions wilh lhe federal govern- menl as qualified conlrollers. ln lhe school's avialion program, sludenls may complele lhe commercial pilol's license qualificalions and pass lheir examinalions wilhin a special lwo-year program. The privale license can be obtained in one year And lhe college has a Fransca ground lrainer for inslrumenlalion lraining Licensed pilols in lhe .Soulhweslern Kansas area oflen use the Frasca lrainer for logging lime for inslrumenl ralings and inslru- menl refresher sessions. Seward Counly Communily College, lhrough ils dala processing program, offers exlensive lraining for lhe person who wanls lo learn compuler languages, keypunch melhods, dala processing cenler operalions, programming lechniques and compuler science lheories and methodologies. ln one- year and lwo-year programs, SCCJC can give ils sludenls lhe foundalions for a successful career in any area of com- pulers or compuler lechnology. Also unique is lhe school's liberal arls curriculum. And lhe physical science division even fealures a geology field lrip lo localions in Kansas, Oklahoma and Colorado. And lhe college offers lhe G.E.D. program for sludenls in Liberal and surrounding lowns so more people can have lhe oppor- lu-nily lo complele high school and conlinue college sludies or employmenl opporlunilies. One of lhe mosl forward-looking faclors in SCCJC's uniqueness is lhe school's new grading policy in which no sludenl ever fails a course. The F grade was lhrown oul dur- ing lhe l97l-72 school lerm. Now, if a sludenl does nol meel lhe requiremenls for a course, he receives an X, which means he did nol gel credil for lhe course: however, lhere is no punilive measure, such as sublracling poinls from his successful grade average. So, lhe sludenl merely lakes lhe course again, il he wanls credil - or he may choose lo by- pass lhe course if il is nol required for his degree program. Mock eleclion lo be held There will be a mock ,presi- dential election held for the SCCJC student body and faculty on October 25, 1972, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. This election will be sponsored by the American Government class of Mr. Mathias. A voting booth will be set up in the Student Union. 1 35 Brundidge beals Knoll lo lake pool championship The third annual SCCJC sin- gles Pool tournament is now in the past with Donnell Brundidge coming -up from the loser's brac- ket after losing his second game to J. Wooden, to beat Blaine Knott. With a field of 32 entries the tournament took almost three weeks to complete. The tournament was double elimin-ation with the separate games being arranged by the players at their own convenience, which accounted for some of the delay since several of the games were delayed because of players not being able to get their sche- dules to match. In the quarter finals in- the winner's bracket it was Blaine Knott beating Mike Williams, while in the loser'5 bracket it was Donnell Brundidge over G. Orm- iston. For the semi-final round it was the loser of the winner's bracket game, Mike Williams, against the winner of the loser's bracket game, Donnell Brun- didge. The semi-final round was close as Brundidge edged past Mike to go on to meet Blaine to deter- mine who would receive the tro- phy. The final round was also described as a real good one as Donnell beat Blaine to receive the first place trophy. Other entries in the match were C. Crawford, T. Hill, Mike Williams, B. Simmons, G. Ed- mission, D. Bailes, R. Thurman-, F. Rauoeh, D. Doll, D. Wagnor, R. Joslin, N. Volz, J. Johnson, A. Keller, G. Ormiston, J. Kan- ton, D. Carlile, C. Glenn, A. Scott, K. Andrews, J. Taylor, S. Vaugh, D. Gerstenkoin-, J. Finch, B. Dies, N. Abernathy, B. Knott, K. Brown, D. Kimberly, J. Wood- en, D. Brundidge and V. Akins. The tournament was sponsored by the Lettermen's Club. n i i l 2 l l z i i Q1 l Coleman Crawford congratulates Donnell Brundidge on his SCCC singles pool tournament win. Pep Band has ll members The college pep band now has eleven members according to Mr. Clarence Hooper, director. The band is primarily used for bas- ketball games and performs reg- ular pep band type songs to promote spirit. First appearance for the season is November 20. Pep band is open to any col- lege student who has had band experien-ce in high school and would like to play for one hour's credit. All instruments are need- ed, epecially clarinets and saxa- phones. Any interested students should Contact Mr. Hooper.

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College expands services in adult education The Adult Basic Education pro- gram at Seward County Com- munity College is helping to prove that the young school is exactly what is says - a com- munity college, serving as many people as possible, not just a select group. Robert Busby, Director of Adult Education at Seward Coun- ty, has taken the Adult Basic program from its infancy to the point at which it now stands, serving more than 400 students in Liberal and nearby commun- ities. Primarily designed to assist people in completing their high school graduation equivalency, the Adult Basic program also serves in such specialized areas as the teaching of conversational English to Spanish-speaking in- dividual in the Liberal area. Another program which has been conducted successfully through the office of adult educa- tion at SCCJC is the class, How to Get a Job and Keep It, in- structed by Mrs. Odessa Lewis. According to Busby, the college is looking for ways to help adults in this locale in the pursuit of basic goals, such as more edu- cation, better jobs, more satis- faction in the attainment of new job skills, and the chance to grow within present occupations in salaries and responsibilities. Last year, Busby established and coordinated two General Ed- ucational Development College Studies programs for people who wanted to complete their high school education in Liberal. He also conducted satelite programs in Hugoton, Elkhart, Meade and Sublette. A total of 172 people in the coIlege's area were served by the Adult Basic Education program last year. This year, the program is al- ready underway in two sections Cday and eveningJ at Liberal, and at Hugoton and Elkhart. Liberal has 43 adults working toward high school completion, Hugoton has 15 and Elkhart has ll. An addition to Busby's pro- gram this year is a typing class for adults, now being conducted at Hugoton-. A similar class is be- ing set up for Elkhart. Other projects occupy the time of the Director of Adult Educa- tion. Last spring semester and during summer school, Busby set up and directed a program to teach conversational English to people who speak Spanish as their first language. He is now conducting a survey to deter- mine which colleges and univer- sities in the nation will accept credits earned at vocational-tech- nical schools toward require- m-ents for a bachelor's degree. This will help him to counsel stu- dents about their occupational and educational opportunities be- yond their high school equival- ency completion. A unique feature of the Adult Basic Education program at Se- ward County Community Col- lege Studies class in which stu- den-ts receive a complete refresh- er course over all of the subjects offered in required high school curriculums. When the student finishes College Studies, he takes his G.E.D. examination for his high school diploma and receives four hours of college credit for his success in the program, if he elects to ask for the college hours. This gives a student his high school diploma and the incentive to begin college. Busby has seen several students enter college here through the G.E.D. College Studies program and go on to get a degree. One of his former G.E.D. students recently gradu- ated from SCCJC with honors and went on to seek a bachelor's ,. l- . .. ,jf wa, , fr' f '- 1412 'W' .ig H. 3-M K la K .... g , .Q , Ltr: N .. .. . as ,.,, . , in ,.,. . ' g 1 its-ns, W. . I 'Z' ii.. li we 2 G.E.D. Students use SCCC reading lab in preparing to get their high school diplomas. Republicans elect otticers The Collegiate Young Repub- licans have elected officers and have become involved in this year's election campaign. Officers are Marci Lee, pres- identg Terry Cloud, vice presi- den-tg and Esther Schawo, secre- tary-treasurer. The club has participated in a car caravan and the Republi- can barbecue. They are also plan- ning a membership drive. It will feature free spudnuts in the Stu- dent Union and a meeting with Bob Frey, Seward County At- torney, guest speaker. 37 fi, degree at a Kansas four-year college. According to Busby, his job is probably one of the most re- warding at the college. He gets to work with adults. He gets to see confidence and ambition re- kindled when older students sud- denly realize that the door to in- creased educational and voca- tional opportunity is open again when they felt that it might be closed forever. We've had students from the late teens to the late sixties in age, Busby commented. It's not the age that matters, though, it's the fact that they have an opportunity to get involved again and to continue growing. Spanish students Visit Mexico Septemer 22-five Spanish stu- dents from Seward County Com- munity Junior College and their instructor, Melissa M a s o n e r, went to Juarez, Mexico. The stu- dents left Friday afternoon for a two day culture study of the Spanish people and their way of life. The five students making the trip were: Vicki Gillespie, Max- ine Swearingen, Cheri Van Sickle, Mike Van Sickle and Bruce Ross. The two days of touring the city of Juarez included visits to: a glass factory, arts and craft buildings, typical restaurants, old and new market, city fair, a bull fight and museum. W an .1 ? if :E-if if gifs' aisin A if: K ' fd' I W 5. 3 f ,4- I 6 4 P 9 1 . it Ki l' W Young Republican officers are Esther Schawo, sec.-treasurer: Marci Lee, president: and Terry Cloud. vice president.