THE VOICE OF WILKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Volume 13 - No. 4
WILKESBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
February 14,1984
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Who^s Who Selected
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Presidenfs
Message
The school year has been one
of the best in Wilkes Communitj
College’s history. Much of the
credit for the smooth and
efficient operation goes to our
student leaders. Our organizations
are active and productive. The
Student Government Association
has provided meaningful
programs which have been
carried out without any problem
whatsoever. All of us who are
professionally connected to
Wilkes Community College are
grateful to our students for
accepting important roles of
responsibility and filling them
in mature and wholesome ways.
Our student leaders are indeed
the nation’s leaders for today
and tomorrow. If this school
year is any indication, the days
ahead should be anticipated
with great optimism.
Thank you Students!
David E. Daniel
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Who’s Who
Financial Aid
for 1984-85
The necessary forms for
applying for financial aid for
1984-85 are now available in the
financial aid office. Whether you
plan to continue at WCC or to
transfer to a four year
institution you may pick up the
financial aid forms.
Financial aid has helped
millions of students continue
their education. If you think you
need outside help, your chances
of getting it are best if you apply
the right way at the right time.
WCC, as do most colleges and
state programs, asks that you
complete either a Family
Financial Statement, a
Financial Aid Form or an
Application for Federal
Student Aid. These forms
collect information about your
family’s income, assets, family
size, etc. that are needed to
determine your need.
If you are interested in the Pell
Grant only, you need to complete
the Application for Federal
Student Aid. However, if you
are interested in other grants
and in the College Workstudy
Program you need to complete
and send in one of the need
analysis forms. Wilkes
Community College and many
other colleges want you also to
complete an institutional
application for aid.
Check the deadlines for each
college, state program, or other
scholarship programs to which
you plan to apply. The need
analysis forms should be filed as
soon as possibleafter January 1,
1984.
Please come by the financial
aid office if you have questions
or need help completing the
forms. Financial aid is available
to those students who need it.
Personifications of Excellence
In the midst of this era in post-secondary education when a
majority of curriculums and courses lack a sufficient degree of
academic rigor, and far too little is expected of students, there are a
few shining examples of truly superior or above average
performance; that, in a class that does set high standards in addition
to demanding academic committment and pursuit of excellence.
I would like to take this opportunity to confer the praise and
respect that an achievement of this nature so richly deserves upon
those students who are currently sustaining an A or B average in
Economics. This is all the more significant because economics is a
discipline which demands thinking logically, and analytically, in
an abstract manner. This, of course, is something far too few
students are capable of doing and something that far too educators
insist that students do.
In addition to this article providing peer recognition to those who
are deserving of such, I would like for it to represent a challange to all
those students who have the ability to achieve excellence but for
various reasons are not making the sacrifice and committment to do
so.
The following students should be recognized for making the
necessary committment, and for providing evidence that if
something is sufficiently challanging the cream inevitably rises to
the top.
SGA President
Visits Governor
On Monday, January 30,1984,
Nancy Huffman, our WCC SGA
President, was invited to the
Governor’s Mansion in Raleigh
with other student government
presidents across the state. This
reception and discussion
marked the first time that
students in junior colleges and
senior institutions, both private
and public, had ever been
recognized on the same level.
The discussion with Governor
Hunt was similiar in form to
that of a press conference, with
students asking Hunt or his
cabinet about such issues as
merit raises, capital punishment,
and prayer in schools.
One issue Nancy raised was
the question of state-wide
economical child-care for
students of the community
college system. Since the
average age for community
college students is 26 years,
several schools expressed
interest in, and had made
attempts at, such endeavors on
their own campus. Governor
Hunt and Ray Jefferies, Bob
Scott’s representative at the
meeting expressed interest in
such an idea. They are to issue
information to Nancy concerning
her inquiry in the near future.
On
Name
Program Code
Jeff Minton
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Judy Joines
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Remi Welbom
con
Kemuel Pruitt
T018
David Osborne
T016
Betty Winslow
con
Ann Gorciak
con
Steve Garris
T018
Kamels Shore
C018
Carol Jordon
T018
Penny Lyon
con
Mark Eller
con
Gail Pruitt
T018
Rita Bumgarner
T018
William Burke
con
Debbie Watson
T018
Sherry Winebarger
con
Volunteers Of Wilkes
By: Jim Barrow
The Wilkes County One-On-
One Program is a new progrram
in our community that matches
responsible adult volunteers
with youth who are having
difficulties in life. Most of the
youth involved in this program
are between the ages of 12 and 16
and are under Juvenile Court
supervision. Many come from
single parent homes and lack
positive role models to guide
them. But most of all, these
youth suffer from a low self-
image, many times a complete
feeling of worthlessness.
One-On-One Volunteers, who
commit to spend four (4) hours a
week for one year and attend a
six (6) hour training session, are
matched with a youth. The
volunteer becomes their friend
and hopefully becomes a role
model for them, guiding them in
a positive direction.
It is the strong belief of the
Wilkes One-On-One Program
that caring can make a
difference in the lives of these
youth. The question is, do you
care and are you willing to make
a difference?
To volunteer in this program
or for more information contact
Alicia Murphy, Program
Director at (919) 667-1266.
Diane Richardson, Letha Woodruff, Robert Blom, Franklin Stokes, Donna Moore, Nancy
Huffman, Remi Welborn, John Anderson, Denise Burkes, Angela Royal, Steve Williams, Midori
Yanagida, Deborah Transeau, David McCoy, Mike Beuttel, and Monica Shumate.
Winterfest
Queen
Letha Woodruff was crowned
as the first Miss Winterfest
Queen at the Winterfest Dance
on January 24, 1984. Letha is a
Sophomore who will graduate in
the spring with an Associate in
Science Degree. She plans to
transfer to NCSU and major in
computer science. Letha says
she was very pleased to have
been named Miss Winterfest
because she has really enjoyed
the past two years spent with
her Wends at WCC.
Tutors Avail
able Through
Special Services
If college students are having
academic difficulty, the Best
and Foremost source of help is
their instructors. The instructor
may suggest a tutor.
Special Services will refer
WCC students to volunteer
tutors who can help with some
English and social science
courses. In addition, some tutors
for accounting, math and other
technical fields are available for
$4.00-$5.00 per hour.
The Special Services Tutoring
Program’s reduced budget for
1983-84 resulted in the
termination of most free
tutoring for those who qualified
for the Federal Program.
However, the Tutoring Service
expects full federal funding
again beginning September 1,
1984.
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