Wilkes Community College - Cougar Yearbook (Wilkesboro, NC)

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A breath of fresh air Lynn Thompson and Elisha Miller take a few minutes to relax and to compare notes between classes. The beautiful rock wall is located between Hayes and Thompson Halls. 12 F W Z Z 45 C 7 'V W A ' V5 X ,v V, V ., Z JZ Z 9, 9

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,,. C23 1 .AQ '- i . I J ' 3 4,-Y-,., .N 7. Q 1' I' 1 x lf' ' ' --L f A - I ' f 4 fv OHM J FTY NYE I N I r lKER 1 ' cs Q muff. Waiting to begin . Austin Adams, Board of Trustees chair- man, Tom Ogburn, president of WCC Endowment, John A. Walker and his wife, Nan Van Every and Mr. Van Every, Dr. Wayland, Former Governor Scott, Gordon Macltae, and Anna Maria Alberghetti wait for the ceremonies to begin. Governor Scott was among the distinguished guests at the John A. Walker Community Center opening. The one and only: John A. Walker smiles appreciatively at the ceremonies. Like a cry in the night, the John A. Walker Community Center towers high over the college campus. Community Il ia?

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LIVE A DI C0 CERT any dzfferent peo ple the 1nstructors the adm1n1strators the staff and the students make up the college The col lege was bu1lt for students so they could learn and grow 1n tellectuall y Each year the student body changes as new freshmen enter It IS l1ke a llvmg stream sh1ft1ng changmg rece1v1ng new strength from a thousand t1'1 butar1es losrng the second year students In the back wa ters of tzme We find stu den ts whzch are spec1al orthodox heretlcal conserva t1ve hberal and ones w1th a ploneermg sp1r1t Well these studen ts make the college one of the best They are a sea of 1nd1v1duals wlth Ideas creatzve though ts and per sonal1t1es The students whether d1rectly out of h1gh school or senlor adults tak mg classes for enr1chment and enjoyment all form a to getherness When walkmg down the halls or IH the stu dent commons area where students gather to talk joke or even study th1s feelmg of togetherness IS v1s1ble From the techmcal bulld mgs to Hayes Hall the cam pus IS filled wlth people We End them play1ngp1ng pong rush1ng to classes and read mg IH the l1brary They are prepar1ng for the future The atmosphere IS one of under standmg know1ng and knowledge of where they are go1ng and the rzght way to get there They are makmg declszons that w1ll last a hfe t1me A l1fet1me full of sat1s f3Ct10H IH themselves thezr l1ves and the1r futures A fu ture that beg1ns at Wzlkes 1n moments of fel1c1ty The employees whether mstructors staff or adm1n1s tra tors show concern for the students that IS pure they sympathlze wzth the stu dents phght and seek to know h1s wants They are elevated by the power of thelr purpose armed wzth the knowledge to expose and to gu1de the students to the rambow where the glow of It will live on and on and on. ' 1 1 1 ' , - . 1 1 1 ' 1 ' 1 - , - 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 , .. . . y 1 1 ' ' ' 1 1 . , - 1 - 1 1 ' 1 I , . 1 ' ' 1' 0 , - . . , -- 1 , ' o ' 1 . . 1 ,v 1 1 1