PAGE 2 — THE COUGAR CRY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1977
President’s Column
Students are what it’s all about!
Comprehensive curricula which
speaks to student needs and
deliver quality programs makes it
work. As we enter a new academic
year we must work together to
meet those needs and maintain
high quality. The faculty, staff,
and administration pledge to you
our very best — we will do our
homework; we will share our lives
with you because we care; we will
provide learning experiences for
you which will help you meet your
objectives successfully.
What an exciting time to be a
student at Wilkes Community
College! A new Developmental
Studies Program will provide an
avenue for students to attain
maximum proficiency in basic
skills. The Criminal Justice
Program offers a needed service
and an opportunity for students
who wish to enter this important
vocational area. Cosmetology has
been added to our program, as
well. As we anticipate the
completion of our new buildings,
we realize that our campus is
nearing completion physically.
However, there is much to be
done in all areas of our program.
With your help we will have a
good year. The spirit of Wilkes
Community College is in you. We
look forward to sharing that spirit
with you.
Art Center Offers Classes
Adult evening in arts and crafts
begin this week at the Wilkes
Cuhural Arts Center in downtown
Wilkesboro. Courses being taught
this fall by the local government
sponsored group include drawing,
jewelry, macrame, pottery sculp
ture and weaving.
Wilkes Community College
students interested in enrolling in
these courses can pickup schedule
and registration forms in the
Student Services Office.
To further introduce Center
activities to WCC, several staff
artists/craftsmen will demon
strate their skills in the college
Student Commons on September
28th and 29th. Slated to appear
are Susan Squires-Stewart, jewel
er, and Lee Stone, painter.
Squires-Stewart, who joined the
Center in June will be in the
Commons from 10:30 a.m. till
noon on Wednesday. Stone will
appear from 9 to 3 Thursday
afternoon.
The Center’s aduh courses are
being taught at two locations: the
Davis House on North Street in
Wilkesboro and the Center studio
in the basement of the Wilkesboro
Hall of Justice also on North
Street. Meeting once a week,
scheduled courses are: Macrame
by Susan Squires-Stewart and also
pottery by Jay MacNeil (Mon
day), drawing by Lee Stone
(Tuesday), tapestry weaving by
Nancy Putzel (Wednesday), and
jewelry by Squires-Stewart and
sculpture by Don Ephraim
(Thursday).
Classes last six weeks except for
the eight session tapestry course.
Average course fee is $12.
One afternoon course, weaving
for senior citizens, is being held
Tuesday afternoons from 1 to
3:30. Cost is fifty cents per class
for the six session course.
Also being offered by the
Center are Saturday classes for
children in drawing, multi-media
and fiber arts.
The Wilkes Cultural Arts
Center was founded in August
1976. Three artists/craftsmen and
one apprentice were added to its
existing staff of two in June 1977.
Over one hundred Wilkes
citizens enrolled in Center classes
this summer. In addition to
GED Test Dates
October 5, 6
November 2, 3
December 7, 8
If you are nineteen and over, if
you are eighteen and have been
out of school for over six months,
and YOU WANT or NEED your
high school equivalency diploma,
contact a member of the Student
Services Office staff. Learning
Lab staff, or Adult Education
staff at the College or at
off-campus locations.
teaching, the Center conducts
demonstrations in the Wilkes
public schools and at civic
meetings. Funds from county and
city governments, from the N.C.
Arts Council and from local civic
groups help support its activities.
Center studios and offices are
open to visitors Monday through
Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Additional information on classes
and other activities is available by
calling 667-5111 ext. 259, or, after
6 p.m., 667-2952 or 984-3266.
Three WCC
Circle K^ers
Attend
Convention
BY ANGIE CRABB
This year’s Circle K Inter
national Convention was held in
Kansas City, Missouri, August
14-17. Three members, Harold
Blevins, Carolyn Goodman and I
represented WCC at the con
vention.
There were a number of
important speakers at the con-
vention-H. E. Walker, Vice
President of Public Affairs for
Shell Oil Company; Maurice
Gladman, President-designate of
Kiwanis International; and Ro
bert J. Dole, United States
Senator for Kansas. Entertain
ment was provided at nearly all
functions. We had a comedian,
well-known singing groups, and
other fantastic entertainers.
Each day our agenda was full.
Meetings started early in the
morning and sometimes did not
end until midnight. Since Harold,
Carolyn, and I were all delegates,
we attended the Caucus meetings
held to hear and question the
candidates running for inter
national office. Our immediate
past District Governor, Randy
Swing, ran for International
President; he was not elected
President, but was elected Vice
President. Our district, the
Carolinas, won “most improved
district,” which was quite an ac
complishment.
Our trip to Kansas City was
very exciting. We learned a lot
about club improvement, service
projects, and many other Circle K
functions. We also had a good
time meeting new people, sharing
ideas and projects.
Circle K is a service club
sponsored by Kiwanis Inter
national. All Wilkes Community
College students who desire
community involvement, fellow
ship, and fun are invited to attend
our weekly meeting on campus.
JOIN CIRCLE K-IT’S WORTH
IT!
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Good-bye
Sunshine
Walls have flown up in the
Commons. College plans required
a developmental studies area and
the wizards in the administration
are materializing one. There will
be a new Commons in the new
building. Y.B. Johnson and his
merry band of mortar slingers
appeared to be making hasty
fortifications the first week of
September. What they have
achieved is a first rate pro
fessional looking wall. Soon the
den of iniquity we all enjoyed so
much will be a hallowed hall of
learning. Progress is moving the
wingy Commons gang onto new
fields of battle. I sincerely hope
people will spend as much time
learning here, as in days gone by
they squandered avoiding the
library and teachers whose classes
they were cutting.
AFA Degree
To Be Offered
Wilkes Community College was
approved last year to grant an
Associate in Fine Arts Degree
(AFA) in Drama.
The North Carolina Depart
ment of Community Colleges
approved the program to grant
the degree during the 1976-77
school year. WCC has offered
courses of instruction as well as
production experience for the past
eleven years. Bud Mayes, director
of the program, stated that only in
the last few years has there been a
demand for and enough students
to initiate a full degree program in
theater arts.
The AFA program is designed
for those who are interested in
taking a concentration in theater
courses on the junior college level
and/or transferring to a senior
institution and continuing their
studies for a Bachelor of Fine Arts
(BFA) or a Master of Fine Arts
(MFA). A number of univerisities
in the state and region offer such
degrees.
Major emphasis is on pro
duction experience and a full
schedule of shows is presented
each year to meet these needs.
Courses include Play Pro
duction, Introduction to Dra
matic Arts, Introduction to
Cinema, Acting and Stage
Movement, Stagecraft, Scenery
Design, Stage Makeup, Stage
Lighting, Dramatic Literature,
Educational and Community
Theater Management, Directing,
and Theater History.
Those interested in the program
should contact Bud Mayes in
General Studies or the office of
Student Services.
Collie Workstudy
The College Work-Study (CWS) Program provides jobs for students
who have great financial need and who must earn a part of their
educational expenses. You may apply if you are enrolled at least
half-time as a graduate, undergraduate or vocational student in an
approved postsecondary educational institution.
The educational institution which participates in College Work-Study
arranges jobs on campus or off campus with a public or private
nonprofit agency, such as a hospital. If you are found to be eligible, you
may be employed for as many as 40 hours a week.
In arranging a job and determining how many hours a week you may
work under this program, the financial aid officer will take into
account: (1) your need for financial assistance; (2) your class schedule;
and (3) your health and academic progress. In general, the salary you
receive is at least equal to the current minimum wage. Maximum hourly
wage rate depends on the job and your qualifications.
Apply through the Financial Aid Officer at your school. He is
responsible for determining your eligibility and arranging the job.
Applications are available in the Student Services Office at Wilkes
Community College.
1977-78
Basic Educational Opportunity Grant Program
Application
N
The Basic Educational Opportunity Grant Program (Basic Grants)
makes funds available to eligible students attending approved Colleges,
Community/Junior Colleges, Vocational Schools, Technical Institutes,
Hospital Schools Of Nursing, and other post-high school institutions.
In academic year 1977-78 (July 1, 1977 to June 30, 1978) you may
apply for a Basic Grant if you are an undergraduate student enrolled on
at least a half-time basis in a program of study which is six months in
length or longer.
To apply for a Basic Grant, you must complete a form called
“Application For Determination Of Basic Grant Eligibility” for the
1977-78 academic year.
You may get copies of the application from Postsecondary
Educational Institutes, High Schools, Talent Search, Upward Bound
Projects, and Public Libraries, or by writing to P.O. Box 84,
Washington, D.C. 20044.
Send the completed form in accordance with the instructions on the
application. Within six weeks you will receive a notification of your
eligibility.
Applications are available in the Student Service Office at Wilkes
Community College.