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THE VOICE OF WILKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
VOLUME 26, NUMBER 3
WILKESBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
NOVEMBER 14,1995
”WCC Winners of Volleyball Tournament”
WILKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE COUGARS ARE CONFERENCE AND TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS! - The
members of this chamionship team are: (first row, left to right) Charlie Huffman, Scott Farrrington, Travis Anderson, Jennifer
Townsell, Kelly Trivette; (second row left to right) Richard Fink, Phillip Rasnick, April Edwards, Scottie Lambert, Shaunda
Handy. (Photo by Bob Thompson)
Wilkes Commtinity College Takes Burr Visits
The Tournament Beacon Building
After ac\ undefeated regular season of
volleyball in the Western Tarheel
Conference, the Cougars of Wilkes
Community College traveled to Lenoir
ranked #1 in the postseason tourn
ament Receiving a "by" in the first
round, Wilkes began play against
Caldwell Community College, the host
school. The match started quickly as
Shaunda Handy served four straight
ponts, 2 as aces. Caldwell soon rallied
to bring the game close 8 - 8. The
Cougars eventually won the match 2-0
with powerful play from Richard Rnk
and Travis Anderson and consistent
serving from the entire team. "We
concentrated hard on serving this past
week in practice, I guess it really paid
off for us." (Coach Smith).
Venturing into the next round, the
Cougars met the defending tournament
champions Catawba Valley Community
College. As he did in so many other
games this year, Fink started out the
match with a flurry of powerful serves.
Anderson added to the point spread
with his unique jump serving ace.
"There was also great hustle plays by
Jennifer (Townsell) and April (Edwards)
on defense," recalls Coach Smith. "Our
motto this year was 'ixHhing drops'
(meaning that no easy balls would land
around us). To this point, very few
had." After winning game one, the
Cougars fell asleep and were pounded
by CVCC 10-15 in game two. However,
the final game of the match brought the
team together. Blocking and team
communication played key roles in this
game. CVCC was rvxed in the scouting
report to primarily use the dink shot,
not the spike. Using the team's height,
the Cougars recorded 7 blocks against
the soft-hitting CVCC team. With all of
the players working together, the
Cougars took control of the game and
won the final game 15-11, completing
the match 2-1. The next step for the
Cougars was to play for the tournament
championship against Caldwell.
"Caldwell was definitely the toughest
team weVe played all year. Their tall,
left-handed kid could really hit the ball.
He gave us some tough plays to try to
defend." Bringing a perfect 1(W record
to the finals, the Cougars were poised
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Congressman Richard Burr from
Winston-Salem visited Wilkes
Community College's Beacon Building
Monday night on October 23 for the
facility's open house and assisted in the
ribbon cutting officially opening the
new WCC Child Development Center.
Congressman Burr said to a crowd of
parents, teachers, WCC officials and
others, "This is a great example of what
the public and private areas of our
community can do together. We don't
realize what an asset we have in our
community colleges. When we compare
ourselves to other states, we can realize
that we have tools for education that
other states do not have."
Barbie Anderson, director of the child
development center said the center has
space for 50 children, aged six months
to five years. However, there is a waiting
list at this time.
"We are a learning lab in which we
model quality child care," said Ms.
Anderson. She continued, "This is also
a learning facility where students in the
child care programs at WCC can get
practical training."
Phi Theta Kappa
Convention • Raleigh
On Saturday, November 4, Alpha
Kappa Omega traveled to Wake
Technical Community College in
Raleigh for the second Phi Theta Kappa
Presidential Workshop. This conference
was attended by Dr. Jo Hendrix,
Christine Boult, Amber Burgess, Elaine
Uneberger, and Christy Blevins.
This conference gave Phi Theta Kappa
Members from the Carolina's region the
opportunity to prepare for the upcoming
Regional and International Phi Theta
Kappa competitions. The regional
director, Joan Keller and her cadre of
regional officers provided members with
information concerning Hallmark essays
and other areas of competition.
The Presidential Workshop also
represented the last opportunity for Phi
Theta Kappa members to officially
gather during the year 1995. 1996,
however, will provide Phi Theta Kappa
members with many more chances to
meet In March of 1996, the Carolina's
region has scheduled a Regional
Convention at Hilton Head Beach and
Tennis Resort in Hilton Head, South
Carolina. This three day event will
allow time for members to have fun and
fellowship as well as conduct Phi Theta
Kappa business. In April of the same
year. Alpha Kappa Omega plans to
journey to Washington, DC for the
annual International Convention.
In Memory of
Mrs. Sara Whittington
Mrs. Sara Whittington, a Nursing
Instructor at Wilkes Community College,
departed from this life on October 3,1995.
She had been ill for several weeks. Mrs.
Whittington had been with the College for
fourteen years. Prior to this she was a
nurse at Wilkes Regional Medical Center
(former Wilkes General Hospital when she
was employed there.)
Mrs. Whittington was married to Joseph
R. Whittington. They have two children,
Kimberley W. Nixon, Greenville, NC and
Rochelle L Whittington, Roaring River,
NC