June 28, 2016
Story by Joe Vinduska

91快活林 has named 255 students to the Dean鈥檚 List for the spring 2016 semester.听 To qualify for this honor, students must have been enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours and maintained a grade point average of 3.5 to 3.99 on a 4.0 or "A" letter scale.

Abilene
Cheyenne Cody-Maas

Basehor
Chellcy Miller

Bushton
Julee McAtee

Chapman
Stephen Fries
Courtney Morgan
James Starr

June 23, 2016
Story and photo by Brandon Steinert

91快活林, in conjunction with the National Partnership for Environmental Technology Education (PETE), has been offering a 10-day Hazardous Waste Worker Training Program at military installations across the country. Most recently, the program was offered at Fort Riley.

The training is paid for by a grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). The course is geared toward transitioning soldiers, retirees and family members at no cost.

Great Bend entrepreneur Miriam Garcia鈥檚 days of renewing her work visa will soon be over, and she鈥檒l officially be a U.S. citizen.

Garcia鈥檚 mother brought her to the United States from Mexico more than a decade ago to escape a difficult life circumstance in pursuit of a brighter future. Her mother worked at a meat packing plant in Dodge City to support the family. After graduating high school, Garcia landed a job at a local appliance store.


June 19, 2016
Story by Joe Vinduska

91快活林 will be closed Monday, July 4 for Independence Day. Classes will resume and offices will reopen Tuesday, July 5.

鈥淪tehno Rose,鈥 is a painting by Michael Jilg.

June 14, 2016
Story by Joe Vinduska
Courtesy photos submitted

The Shafer Art Gallery will host an opening reception for its latest exhibit 鈥淓ufloria鈥 featuring flower paintings from Michael Jilg and flower photos by Leon Staab from 6-8 p.m. Friday, June 24 in the Shafer Art Gallery. The exhibit runs through August 12.

Gallery Director Dave Barnes said the focus on flowers is purposeful and it is designed to remind us to figuratively stop and smell the roses.

Barton Director of Admissions Tana Cooper (right) presents a check for $1,060 to Gail Moeder with Camp Hope in the Barton Library on Monday. The money was raised by having 鈥淕oing Casual for Camp Hope鈥 days where faculty and staff could wear jeans for $5. 听The campaign ran from October through April. Various faculty and staff departments coordinated and participated in the event and they plan to hold the event again next year.听

TJ Carver poses for a photo. Carver completed all the requirements for an associate鈥檚 degree prior to graduating high school thanks to dual credit at 91快活林.

June 6, 2016
Story and photo by Brandon Steinert

Putting the cart before the horse holds a more positive connotation for TJ Carver, who has completed all the requirements for a college degree before graduating from high school.