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A Final Word Spring is a season of rebirth, new beginnings, and second chances and it has come to Wilkes Community College. As the daffodils and tulips open their faces to the sun and as the campus is washed clean by the Spring rains, a new generation of students readies itself for its own new beginning. The class of 1996 will have graduation services on Thursday, May 23, in the John A. Walker center. As new graduates of WCC they will have many further opportunities to grow and change, whether in the work force or in another school. Their experiences here at Wilkes have been worthwhile, and they have hopefully been well-prepared for the experiences that await them. As editors of the Cougar Cry, and as fellow graduates, we have come to know many of the students here and we have hopefully earned your friendship. Working for this publication has been an enlightening experience for us, and we appreciate all of the students, faculty, and staff we have worked with this year. Since this has been the first paper we have worked on, we apologize for any offense we might have given and for any mistakes we have made. We sincerely hope that the material covered by the Cry has been enjoyable and worth reading. Thanks to everyone at Wilkes Community College for supporting the Cougar Cry. Congratulations to the Class of 1996 and good luck to all returning students. -Christy & Amber WCC Profiles Chris Cheap Local Chapter Gets International Recognition The Alpha Kappa Omega Chapter of Wilkes Community College was recognized recently for its out standing accomplishments during the 1995-96 year. On April 18-20, two representatives of the WCC chapter attended the 78th Annual Phi Theta Kappa International Convention in Washington, D.C. During the Hall mark Awards Banquet, Alpha Kappa Omega won several awards, in cluding: Distinguished Chapter, Robert Giles Distinguished Advisor, recognition for the Fellowship Essay, and was ranked number eighteen in the nation. To be considered for the Distinguished Chapter Award, chap ters had to submit applications for the Hallmark Awards in Scholarship, Leader ship, Service, and Fellowship, and their scores for each award were averaged. Those chapters with the highest scores were recognized as Distinguished Chapters, and Alpha Kappa Omega placed with chapters from states such as Michigan, Colorado, Texas, California, Florida, When your heart has been pulverized to a powder, And you feel it seething through the cracks, Your mind seems as if answers will never come. Your soul seems to have disintegrated. And a second in time qjpears to never end. Remember one thing: Matthew: 17:20 “If Ye Haye FaifL Ai A Grain Of MuiiarJ Seed, N^oiking SkaU Be ImpoMiUe Unio Tkee.” by Jana Hall and Arizona. Dr. Josephine Hendrix was one of only twenty-nine advisors chosen from the advisors of over eleven hundred chapters, to win the Robert Giles Distinguished Advisor Award. Amber Burgess wrote a Fellow ship essay that placed tenth out of over eleven hundred in the nation, and overall. Alpha Kappa Omega tied for eighteenth in the Top 100 Chap ters. Attending the convention were Christine Boult, President of the chap ter, and Kevin Gentry, Vice President of the North Carolina Region, both of Ashe. Kevin and Christine, along with members from the Alpha Kappa Omega’s sister chapter from Wake Technical Community College in Raleigh, attended several discussions on the coming Honors Study Topic. The 1996-97 Honors Study Topic was: “Arts: The Landscape of Our Times,” and speakers included: Sam Donaldson, Governor Kirk Fordice, Steve Allen, and several members of the House of Representatives. Chris Cbeap Perhaps the busiest instructor on the Wilkes Community College cam pus is the man in the white hat, Chris Cheap. Mr. Cheap is responsible for three degree programs on the cam pus: the Hotel-Restaurant Man^e- ment program, the Foodservice Manage ment program, and the Foodservice Sp>ecialist program. He also serves as a fiill-time instructor in the WCC Busi ness Department. Mr. Cheap earned his degrees in Foodservice Administration and in Business Administration from More- head State University in Kentucky in 1979, where he received the Food service Student of the Year Award. Before becoming a part of the Wilkes Community College staff, he served as an instructor in the Continuing Edu cation Department teaching Basic Quantity Cooking and in curriculum division teaching foodservice courses at Catawba Valley Community Col lege. At Wilkes, aside from his regular teaching duties, Mr. Che^ advises the Ye Host Hospitality Management Club, which is a very active organi zation on campus. As advisor, he guides members of the organization in operating a working restaurant, known as the Tory Oak Room, on the WCC campus, and in providing five separate booths at the Eddy Merle Watson Memorial Festival. The money earned during the work at the Festival provides tuition for all active mem bers in the Ye Host Club and earns the organization enough money to allow the students to attend the National Restaurant Association’s show in Chi cago, Illinois. While at the show, the students participate in a seven course gourmet dinner. This year’s show will be on May 18 through May 22. When Ye Host students compete in culinary competitions, Mr. Cheap acts as their coach. In his further duties for the college, he serves on the Faculty Senate. Earlier in the year, Mr. Cheap was on the re-engineering committee that helped re-write the course descrijv tions for the Foodservice Manage ment, Foodservice Specialist, and Hotel and Restaurant Management program in preparation for the up coming changes to the semester system. Mr. Cheap has been a part of the Wilkes Commimity College campus for the past eleven years, and he has done much to contribute to the campus environment. Echo’s of the Mountains: Ashe Campus On the other side of the mountain lies a scenic region referred to as the High Country. Within Ashe’s borders Wilkes Community College has an additioi^ campus that gives a new outlook on the twenty-first century. Within this beauty and calmness a group of individuals finds a second home in the Ashe Campus of Wilkes Community College. Recently the expansion of the college faculty has parked into full action. The expansion according to Marla Miller, a WCC secretary, began in mid November and will hopefully be completed by May 3. The expansion of the campus consists of adding eleven new classrooms for the use of students and faculty. On the other side of the innovations at Wilkes Community College is the creation of a consolidated high school near the canpus. Wilkes Community College and the high school students in the near future will be closer than ever before. The creation of the consolidated high school and its proximity to Wilkes Community College Campus in Ashe will be beneficial This will provide more opportunities for students in high school to gain college credit during their high school years. Furthermore, the college also houses and supports the literacy league. According to Julie Smith, coordinator of the literacy league, they offer confidential, one-on-one tutoring services to people interested in learning how to read. They are also seeking individuals with patience and persistence to train as tutors. The training usually consists of 15 hours and many hands-on activities to give them an accurate idea of being tutors. (Think about it - Make a difference!!) The Ashe County canpus demonstrates the value WCC holds for the community. Wilkes Community College is assisting its students, future students, and the community. It is becoming an innovator heading toward the twenty-first century. R. Canid
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