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The Wilkes Community College Cougars are having a great basketball season.
The team’s first game was Thursday, December 17, and they have been going
strong ever since. Coach Jones has helped to shape an excellent team with a 4 and
1 record.
WCC competes against Catawba Valley Community College, Caldwell
Community College, Surry Community College, and Asheville-Buncome Tech.
Coach Jones is assisted by Richie Greer, Assistant Coach; Steve Cardwell,
manager; and Terry Severt, team Trainer. The Cougar players are: Scott Horton,
Tim Laws, Jason Macemore, Ernie Eller, Melvin Roberts, Jody Cheek, Mark
Jarvis, Derrick David, Christian Hilliard, Joel Perkins, William Harrison, Jerry
Myers, David Turnmire, and Ricky Joines.
There are three more regular season games — Feb. 4, Feb. 6, and Feb. 13. The
Conference Tournament will be held at Surry Community College on Feb. 18.
Go Cougars!
Student Activities Bulletin
Get Involved!!
There is a lot going on in Stu
dent Activities at WCC. The
Cougars are 4
and 1 so far
this season.
Intramural
basketball sign
ups are under
way. Sign up
your team by Jan. 22. Male and
female teams welcome.
First annual WCC Groundhog
Day Fun Run/Walk is Feb. 2 at
3:00. Sign up in the Commoms by
Jan. 29. Cash prizes.
February is
Black History
Month. Look
for info on re
lated activities
this month.
Also in February is WCC Wel
lness Week, Feb. 8-12. Activities include
Drug Ed, BYOB
(Bring Your
Own Banana)
Ice Cream social.
Stress Manage
ment, and tips
on male/female communication.
March brings
the Winterfest
Dance on the
9th at the Wal
ker Center.
More upcoming events include:
Quiz Bowl, talent show, tennis, and
more! For info call Kathron at 651 -
8713, or come see her in 205/
Commons
Tryouts
League Tennis and Softball tryouts
to begin soon. Men and women stu
dents come by room 205 in Thomp
son Hall Commons to sign up.
Wanted
Students for the
Business Computer
Programming Program
Peer
Counselors
Student Support Services has a
number of Peer Counselors for stu
dents who would like someone to talk
with them. Each of these Peer Counse
lors has completed special training. As
with all counseling, anything discuss
ed between students and peer counse
lors is confidential. In addition to
supportive counseling. Peer Counse
lors can provide students with infor
mation sources on financial issues,
career assessment and counseling,
employment issues, mental health,
substance abuse and other health
issues, programs offered through the
Department of Social Services, Blue
Ridge Opportunity Commission, legal
assistance and other services. The Peer
Counselors can assist students with
study skills, test taking strategies and
in seeking appropriate assistance with
learning disabilities.
Counselors are available for ap
pointments at a variety of times. There
is a Peer Counselor available from
9:00 am - 11:30 am and 2:00 pm -
5:00 pm, Monday, Wednesday and
Friday, and from 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
on Thursdays at the Student Support
Service’s office in Daniel Hall. Our
Student Support Services Peer Coun
selors are:
Mary Walker, age 39, is interested
in people and is pursuing course work
in the Social Service Program.
Rex Bryant, age 20. Rex is inter
ested in history and would like to
teach. He enjoys working with people.
Hugh Goforth is 34 years old and
very much people oriented. Hugh is a
Methodist minister and plans to at
tend Duke Divinity School.
Helen Pate is a 38 year old student
who is interested in people and plans
to enter the field of psychology. Her
work with peer counseling is related
to this interest.
Harry Gilligan, age 27, is out
going and enjoys writing, recording
and performing music. While unde
cided about a career, Harry is enrolled
in a College Transfer curriculum.
Robin Parsons is 23 years old. Her
work with peer counseling relates to
her career interest, nursing.
Tomeka Hester, age 20, is inter
ested in both psychology and law. Her
interest in working with people lends
itself to her role as Peer Counselor.
David Bumgarner, who is 22
years old, is a licensed minister and
coaches at the YMCA. David is unde
cided about a specific career, but plans
to work directly with people in some
capacity.
Gina Cantrell is a 20 year old stu
dent who also serves as a tutor for
Student Support Services. She enjoys
helping others and has plans to enter
pharmacy school.
Heather Elswick, age 21, is a peo
ple oriented person. Heather is a tutor
with Student Support Services, an
EMT, and is a volunteer with the local
fire department. She is in the Criminal
Justice Program and plans to be a
police officer.
Student Support Services is pleased
to have individuals of this caliber
available for those students who may
wish to talk with them. A theme
common to each Peer Counselor is
that they are interested in people and
interested in being available for stu
dents when facing a difficult situation.
If you are interested in talking with a
counselor, please contact Dean Sprin
kle, Student Support Services, Rm.
1015 Daniel Hall, or call 651-8754.
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Cupid Is Back
The Roman God of erotic love is
back and he is out to get a hold on you.
He comes around on February 14th
each year, looking to draw his bow
and plunge an arrow right through
someone’s heart. So if you feel a tin
gling sensation, a certain urge to do
something romantically sweet, or you
just feel like yelling out loud, then you
know without a doubt that Cupid has
struck once again.
What is Valentine’s Day? Most
people think that it is just another day,
but is it? Heck no!!! It is a time to be
with a person that you care about. It is
a day to send someone that you like a
rose, a card, or just a little message
showing how much you care. If you
were to walk around the campus at
WCC, you would notice that love has
taken its toll, as couples stroll hand in
hand experiencing the virtues of love.
I conducted a survey about Valen
tine’s Day to students and teachers at
WCC. Here was their response:
How did you meet your valentine?
• I met him at Yesterday’s in the
mall. At the first sight, he swept my
heart away. — Jane Doe.
• We were childhood sweethearts.
His best friend bet him a dollar to sit
with me on the bus — Vicki Nichols.
• I told his sister that I wanted to
go out with him, so she got him to ask
me out. We’ve been together ever
since — Linda Minton.
• I met her at a high school basket
ball game. I knew then that it was love
at first sight — Coot Gilreath.
• I took a chance on a blind date; it
just happened that we ended up get
ting married — Patricia Riley.
• 1 met her cruising around town. I
never yell at girls, I usually just ride
around with my friends and keep
quiet, but this girl was different. I saw
her and I just had to yell, "OOh baby,
you look good!” — Jamie Owens.
• We had chemistry together in
high school. I knew then that there
was something special about he. I
know now that she was meant for me
— Jonathan White.
• I met him on the 4th of July. My
friends and I were sitting in town and a
couple of guys pulled up to watch the
fireworks with us. It was really roman
tic watching the rockets explode in the
sky above us — Andrea Bullock.
So if you haven’t met your valentine
yet, maybe Valentine's Day will be your
lucky day.
— Donald Keys