THE VOICE OF WILKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
VOl.UME 9, NO. 9
WILKESBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
APRIL 8, 1980
SPRING
Spring Fling
The Student Government Asso
ciation has been focusing it’s
attention toward the Spring Fling.
The Spring Fling will be held on
Friday, April the 11th. Classes
will be called off at 11:00. There
will be two bands, Badge and
Bluegrass Anonymous. Every
club on campus will have an
activity planned or a booth set up.
The SGA is hoping everyone will
come out and participate because
your activity fee is paying for the
Spring Fling. If you have any
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Badge is a five man band made up of Southern Rock ’n Rollers. The group is from Wilmington, NC and
they are, “Ready to hit Wilkes County wide open.” The group’s leader is Gary Epherson. Their selection
of songs include groups such as: Lynyrd Skynyrd, Molly Hatchet, Blackfoot, Outlaws, Marshall Tucker,
Charlie Daniels and many original tunes written by Badge members. Badge has appeared in the Charlotte
area including Boardwalk. They are an excitement generating band. We hope this is enough to arouse your
musical interests and that we’ll see all of you at the “Fling.”
President's Message
suggestions let us know. Our
meetings are on Tuesdays, at
12:30, in room 312. We would like
to hear from you.
Dee Sullivan
The community college is here
to stay. Most persons who enter
postsecondary institutions for
training do so in one of the
nation’s public community col
leges. In other words, persons
now realize that the local
community college has a variety
of low-cost, quality programs
which are accessible to them.
Consequently the public commun
ity college is increasingly the first
choice of students. The result in
North Carolina is that some
500,000 individuals are currently
enrolled in one or more courses in
the Community College System.
So important to our state is this
comprehensive system that an
unparalleled industrial growth
would not have been possible
without it.
Without question the system
has helped to raise the quality of
life of our citizens. More adults
now read, plan, and compute
better. Their money is spent in
more justifiable ways. Our
appreciation of the arts is keener
and our participation in the
creative use of time has resulted
in expressions of health and
well-being. In short, the Com
munity College System has
brought a new dimension to our
society which should be continual
ly expanded.
The people who represent us in
the legislature and here at home
should be reminded of this great
community asset. As we face the
new fiscal year we hope that
increasing numbers of people will
mention their appreciation of the
college to office holders who
decide about our budget. In order
for us to serve better we must be
adequately supported. The most
infiuential person to say some
thing positive about the college is
you. Do it today...
Bluegrass Anonymous
The group Bluegrass Anony
mous will be performing at the
Spring Fling. This group was the
State Bluegrass champion in 1979.
With a name like Bluegass
Anonymous you would think that
no one knows the members but
Graduation
On May 23, 1980 approxi
mately 250 students will receive
diplomas or degrees from the
many programs offered at Wilkes
Community College. A number of
these students, however, have not
been by the Office of Student
Services to have a progress check
and place their orders for degrees.
The registrar urgently requests
that anyone in this category come
by within the next week, so that a
supplementary degree order can
be made immediately to insure
that degrees are received by
graduation day. Do it now and
avert disappointment.
that isn’t true. The members of
the band are very well known
throughout the State to anyone
who knows Bluegrass music. The
members are: Chris Bryant,
Banjo; Randy Carter, Guitar;
Randall Couch, Bass; and Opie^
Poindexter, Mandolin. They use
no electrical instruments and are
of the purest form of Bluegrass.
Come out to the “Fling” and find
out just how great Bluegrass
music really is.
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Upcoming Election
The 1980-81 SGA and Sopho
more officers will be elected on
April 22 and 23. The following
officers will be elected:
President of SGA
Vice-President of SGA
Secretary of SGA
Treasurer of SGA
President of Sophomore Class
Vice-President of Sophomore
Class
Secretary of Sophomore Class
Treasurer of Sophomore Class
Four Senators
The petitions are available in
the Student Services Office. The
petitions should be picked up by
the 15th. They must be returned
to Student Services by Friday,
April 18, at 5:00 p.m.
The election is scheduled for
Tuesday, April 22 from 10:00
a.m. til 2:00 p.m. and on
Wednesday, April 23 from 10:00
a.m. til 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 til 8:00
p.m.
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SGA Elections April 22 & 23