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THE VOICE OF WILKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
VOLUME 23. NUMBER 2
WILKESBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
NOVEMBER 13, 1992
^^Have A Nice THanksgiving’^
WCC Nursing
Graduates
Rank First
The National Council Licensure
Examination (NCLEX) Summary Pro
files Report, a report that gives in-
depth information concerning the test
results of nursing graduates, reported
that the 1992 WCC nursing graduates
were ranked first among those who
took the test nationwide.The NCLEX
is required by the state for two-year
and four-year nursing graduates who
wish to practice as registered nurses.
The summary indicates that Wilkes
Community College ranked first in
three categories. It was first among 59
RN programs from the state of North
Carolina, first among the 837 Asso
ciate Degree RN programs nation
wide, and first among 1,467 RN pro
grams nationwide.
The North Carolina exam is the
same test given to students through
out the country allowing test results to
be compared to the scores of both
in-state and out-of-state students.
Kathryn Tisdale, RN, chairperson of
the Allied Health Department at
WCC and a nursing instructor, attri
butes the high ranking to "the innate
ability of the students” and an out
standing faculty. Ms. Tisdale was es
pecially proud of the fact that WCC
students had higher test scores than
students from colleges with bigger and
more technologically advanced teach
ing facilities. "What we lack in facili
ties, we make up for in faculty,” she
commented.
WCC’s Allied Health Department
program currently has programs for
medical assistants, nurses and dental
assistants. The department has a high
caliber faculty of five full-time in
structors and two part-time instruc
tors, all registered nurses. Full-time
instructors are Laura Abernethy, RN,
BSN; Wanda Douglas, RN, MSN;
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Endowment
Approaches
$680,000
(A) Total To Date
The Wilkes Community College
Endowment Corporation has raised
$346,792.72 as designated scholar
ships for the WCC Scholarship Fund.
These scholarships are awarded to
Wilkes Community College students
based on the guidelines established for
each scholarship. These include:
Lowes C/E Foundation Scholarship,
Douglas &. Sons Auto Tech Scholar
ship, Junior Johnson Auto Tech Scho
larship, Whittington Auto Tech
Scholarship, Brown Chevrolet Buick
Auto Tech Scholarship, Wilkes Busi
ness Women’s Scholarship, Lydall,
Inc. Diesel Equipment Program Scho
larship, Salem Leasing Auto Tech
Scholarship, Allied Health Scholar
ship, Automotive Technician Scho
larship, Rex Williams Scholarship,
Edith Murphy Scholarship, Blue
Ridge Shoe Scholarship, Fred Lovette
Scholarship, Bonnie Rhodes Scholar
ship, T.E. Story Scholarship, Jimmy
Absher Scholarship, George C. Barber
Memorial Scholarship, Ron Davis
Scholarship, Robert B. McNeil Scho
larship, J.B. Hash Educational Trust.
(B) Total In Progress
In addition, $72,000 is presently
accumulating in the WCC Endow
ment account awaiting completion of
each project by payment of pledges.
When complete these projects will
total over $100,000: Allied Health
Scholarship, M.B. McNeill Auto Tech
Scholarship, Yadkin Valley Motor
Company Auto Tech Scholarship,
Lewis Williams Scholarship, Presiden
tial Scholarship, Bill Young Memorial
Scholarship, Merle Watson Memorial
Scholarship.
As these are endowed scholarships,
only the interest will be spent with the
principal remaining untouched to
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From The
Drama Dept*
The drama department at Wilkes
Community College competed in a
state theater festival on October 30 at
Catawba College in Salisbury, NC. A
winner from each state will be selected
to perform at the regional conference
at Auburn University in Auburn,
Alabama. The winning performances
from that competition will go on to
perform in the American College
Theater Festival (ACTF) at Kennedy
Center in New York City.
According to David Reynolds, in
structor of drama at WCC, "Some
scholarship money will be awarded to
students at the regional conference at
Auburn, and there will also be scho
larships offered at the American Col
lege Theater Festival. In addition to
the scholarships at the ACTF, there
may be agents and producers watching
performers in search of new talent.”
This is the second year that Wilkes
Community College has participated
in the theater festival. Mr. Reynolds
says that the festivals are centered
around new plays and that they are
especially interested in plays written
by students. "It is a demanding sche
dule,” Reynolds explained, "We have
to arrive at the stage six hours in
advance to set up the scene, set up the
lighting and adapt to the new space.
We use up the whole six hours and, at
times, could use more.”
"The Lucky Spot” is the play that
WCC presented at the state festival.
It’s a warm hearted play set in rural
Louisiana during the Great Depres
sion. It centers around a group of zany
Southern misfits who struggle to make
a go of it with a rural dance hall. They
have converted an old Victorian house
into the dance hall that they call "The
Lucky Spot.” Mr. Reynolds described
the play as "offbeat with humerous,
touching insights.”
Seven WCC students performing
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Yearbook
News
Since returning from the annual
Delmar Yearbook Workshop in Char
lotte, your yearbook staff has been
very productive. The first deadline of
October 16 was easily met, despite the
staff’s little experience. The first 16
pages of the yearbook are generally
the most difficult to produce. In past
years the staff had trouble at even
meeting the deadline, let alone adding
special touches. This year, however,
we’re proud to tell you that we were
lucky enough to spruce it up a bit.
We’ve added a few finishing touches
that we hope you will be pleased with.
An informal pizza! pizza! party was
held on Monday, October 19 to cele
brate a job well-done! We have a
super group of students who are dedi
cated to producing the best yearbook
ever! It’s hard to believe that the qual
ity of work this staff produces is prim
arily coming from beginners! From
candid photos and honest, thought-
provoking stories, I’m sure you’ll be
pleased with the finished product. We
intend to change things around, add
things and move things, in an effort to
blow the competition out of the water
at the yearbook judging and review.
Along with the staff, I’d like to thank
those students who volunteered sto
ries and photos of their own, outside
of the yearbook staff. 1 invite any stu-
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