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THE VOICE OF WILKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
VOLUJ^E 17, NUMBER 2
WILKESBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
DECEMBER 16, 1986
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Christmas Dance
December 18,1986
from 8 -12 PM
Thompson Hall
Student Commons
featuring
“Electric Night Life”
Winterfest
Coining Up
On January 22, 1987, the annual
Winterfest Dance will be held at
the Walker Center from eight until
twelve p.m. At this special event
the crowning of the Winterfest
Queen and her court will be pres
ented. Also, the dance will have the
“Stratus Band” as the feature
players.
Put this date on your calendar
now for the events to attend in
January, 1987.
Students Chosen To
Represent WCC
Five students were chosen by their peers to represent the college. The
following were chosen: Mr. WCC, Beau Kyle Stroupe from Hibriten High
School; Miss WCC, Cynthia Kay Tevepaugh from Wilkes Central High
School; Miss College Transfer, Robin Renee Triplett, a West High gradu
ate; Miss Technical, Pamela Lynn Eller from West High School; and Miss
Cougar, Jill Ann Baity from Wilkes Central High School.
Mr. WCC, Miss WCC, and Miss College Transfer are all COl 1 (College
Transfer students-Associate in Arts Degree). Miss Technical is a Business
Administration major and Miss Cougar is in the Social Services program.
These students were featured in the Christmas parade on December 6,
1986. They will also be featured in the 1987 yearbook.
Dr. Bob Thompson, Coot Gilreath Mac Warren
Wilkes Community College
Representatives Meet With North
Wilkesboro National Guard Unit
Spotlight
Dr. Bob Thompson, Coot Gil
reath, and Mac Warren met with
the Co. D Det, 505th Eng. Btn. on
Saturday, December 6, 1986,at the
National Guard Armory in North
Wilkesboro. A presentation of the
program and service offerings of
Wilkes Community College was
highlighted and the New G.I. Bill
was discussed to inform each mem
ber of their entitlement. The dele
gation from Wilkes Community
College was warmly met by Sgt.
Larry Pendry and members of his
local unit. There will be future
meetings with the educational of
ficers of the unit to provide any
needed course offerings or enrol
lment. It was a very successful and
worthwhile event.
The Nutcracker
By: Ann Joyner
The Southern Ballet Theatre of Jacksonville, Florida performed “The
Nutcracker” on Monday, December 1 at 8:00 PM on the Walker Center
stage. This was Christmas entertainment at its best. Some reviews of this
touring company are: “This is a well-trained Company”, Birmingham
News; “Glamorous costuming and bright, humorous choreography-
Something for everyone.”. Palm Beach Entertainment; “A gift to the
audience.” Footnotes.
The Walker Center Christmas tree was decorated by the performance
time. All who came to “The Nutcracker” were invited to the Walker Center
Open House in the lobby following the performance
The beautiful soprano voice we
heard in the recent production of
The Fantasticks belongs to a very
talented WCC Freshman, Nicole
Walsh.
You know her - she’s that petite
blonde that carries a bright ray of
sunshine on her face. Cheerful and
unassuming, those are her trade
marks.
Nicole is attending WCC on a
Fine Arts Scholarship that was
offered for the first time this year.
She plans to major in music and
minor in dramatic arts.
Music has always been a big part
of Nicole’s life. She frequently sings
at church and during her senior
year at West Wilkes she appeared
as Eliza Doolittle in “My Fair
Lady.” Currently she is taking voice
lessons from Hoyt Safrit, a music
professorat ASU. Her future plans
include performing as much as she
can in community theater, and
perhaps later, teaching music or
giving voice lessons.
When asked how her life at
WCC has been, she responded,
“Chaotic! But 1 wouldn’t want it
any other way.” Since her true love
is music, I asked her how she felt
about acting. She told me, “They
really go hand in hand. Acting is a
great way to build your confidence
and it teaches you how to develop
and improve your stage prescence.
The hardest thing for me about act
ing is to forget who 1 am and
become the character totally when
I’m on stage.”
Those who have worked with
Nicole agree that she has every
thing it takes to be a successful per
former. Dan Mason, who directed
her in The Fantasticks says, “Nicole
is extremely talented, self-dis
ciplined, and takes direction easily.
It was a delight to work with her.”
It is very difficult for anyone
who is young and inexperienced to
be put in the spotlight to perform
before hundreds of people, but
Nicole has shown us she has the
courage to tackle difficulties and
overcome them.
Her devotion to her work is evi
denced by the long hard hours she
spends practicing. Many days she
is in classes from 9:00 a.m. till 7:00
p.m. and during rehearsals it may
be 11:00 before she leaves. Such
hours certainly take a toll on a per
son’s family and social life.
Since performing is such a very
demanding business, I asked her
why she is willing, at eighteen years
of age, to devote herself so com
pletely to her art.
“Part of it is the thrill I get from
feeling that 1 have helped others
forget their problems and escape
into another world with me for
that short time. But, most of all, I
do it because it’s just a lot of fun,”
she said.
Well, it was a lot of fun for us
too, Nicole. And if the smiles,
laughter, and applause 1 heard
from the audience is any indica
tion, you certainly succeeded in
carrying us into another world
where for two hours all our prob
lems were put on hold. We thank
you for that. And we hope to have
many opportunities to hear you
sing and see you perform in the
future.
Dr. David E. Daniel
Presidents
Message
The Holiday Season is special to
all of us. It signifies a time of end
ing and beginning, a time of reflec
tion and aspiration; a time of grati
tude and dedication. We are so
blessed in this country. We enjoy
the best of everything the world
has to offer. Sometimes we take all
our good fortune for granted, as if
it is ours forever through some
kind of merit or mystery. How
ever, history is replete with the
accounts of the rise and fall of past
civilization and government. We
should pause during these days to
thank God for our blessings. Fur
ther, we should look to the future
with a sense of stewardship and
service. Things taken for granted
are easily lost. Things worked for
and appreciated are kept in the
heart and in our active lives.
The words “Merry Christmas
and Happy New Year” are so eas
ily spoken. But we wish for you in
sincerity, and in the faith that
together we shall prevail.
Christmas
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Christmas is the time of year
When everyone is full of cheer.
While sleigh bells ring, with
mistletoe,
A jolly old elf sings, “Ho, ho, ho.”
This fat old man in red and white.
Rides his sleigh out through the
night.
With eight reindeer and Rudolph
too.
To spread Christmas cheer to me
and you.
When all is done and his work is
complete.
You’ll find him up north, soaking
his feet.
Another Christmas has come and
past.
And Santa’s elves are thankful at
last.
Keith Whitley