GSA hosts drag show to benefit Springhaven

The Street
May 5, 2014
Volume 32, Issue 3
Submitted Photo
Bob Wade, Jr. demonstrates notill farming effects during the
Earth Fair on April 10.
Earth Fair
draws
students,
vendors
MATTY SHEEHY/The Street
Above, Sydney Hampton, a guest performer, performs during the Gay Straight Alliance Drag Show
April 25 at the Science Auditorium. Below, Nick Howard, performing as Fonda Lynn Cox, sings during
the show.
GSA hosts drag show to
benefit Springhaven
By MATTY SHEEHY
Staff Writer
On April 25, about sixty people attended the annual Gay Straight Alliance
Drag Show in the Science
Auditorium.Proceeds were
donated to SpringHaven
Domestic Violence Program.
SpringHaven serves victims
of domestic violence and
their dependent children in
Hardin County and seven
other counties.
Audience members were
wowed by about ten acts consisting of students and community
members. Five GSA students
worked as technicians by helping the acts. Four GSA students
performed and three guests
entertained audience members
with singing, dancing, jokes, and
audience participation. Deena
Lilygren and Mary Rigney are
faculty advisors for the GSA.
The masters of ceremonies
were Sxye Valentine and Salem.
Layna Cowles, whose stage name
was Rave, performed music by
Luke Bryant and PitBull. Michael Viers, whose stage is Jessie
Bell, performed two sets. Allison
Call entertained the audience as
Justin Case. Nick Howard, whose
stage name is Fonda Lynn Cox,
also performed two acts. Sydney
Hampton, Salem, and Sxye Valentine entertained the students.
Salem stated that she had
been “performing for at least 10
See DRAG SHOW, page 5
By MAKAYLA BALLMAN &
ANDREW CRITCHELOW
Staff Writer
Informative booths and food
vendors filled the Regional Postsecondary Center at ECTC on
April 10 in celebration of Earth
Day. The college’s first Earth
Fair included local environmental advocacy programs, churches
and farms who all came together to celebrate the earth and
educate attendees on different
topics. About 25 groups and organizations participated.
One such organization was
the Kentucky Student Environmental Coalition. KSEC deals
with local issues, such as urging
local schools to invest in renewable energy and getting local
food on campus as well as statewide issues regarding the environment. One issue addressed
See EARTH FAIR, page 5
May 5, 2014
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Matty Sheehy
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Phi Theta Kappa honored with awards
By RACHEL WITTEN
Staff Writer
The ECTC chapter of Phi
Theta Kappa was recognized
throughout the state and the
nation for its hard work and excellence. This year, ECTC’s Phi
Theta Kappa chapter earned
the Four Star Chapter Award,
the Honors In Action Project
Award, and the College Project
Award, as well as the Horizon
Advisor Award, which was
presented specifically to advisor
Kevin Parrett.
“I was also happy to hear
that Mr. Parrett won an award,”
said Michaela Crutcher, a PTK
member. “He has gone above
and beyond for our organization and is a terrific advisor
who deserves to be honored.”
“When the chapters wins an
award, it makes the team feel
accomplished, knowing they
completed the various items
on time and to the standards
of Phi Theta Kappa’s international headquarters in Jackson,
Mississippi. This would be the
equivalent of studying hours
for a tough class’ exam, then
earning an ‘A’ on that exam.
This also motivates the chapter
to do more work in alignment
with the honor society’s goals
and expectations,” Parrett said.
“PTK has 1 to 5 star levels.
Each level you go up means
more items were done from a
checklist of items. We earned
4 out of 5 stars, which is nearly
perfect.”
“We’re aiming for the fifth
star,” said chapter president
Stephanie Johnson. “We had
to run a campaign, do inductions [of new members], do the
Honors in Action and College
Projects, and send students to
Internationals.”
Internationals is the name
given to the annual Phi Theta
Kappa conference, to which
each chapter is invited. This
year, the conference will be
held in Florida. However, the
chapter benefits the local area
as well as the national conference.
“For the Honors In Action
Project Award, we researched
Appalachia and developed a
project about it. For our project, we taught preschool students about their Appalachian
heritage,” said Johnson.
Crutcher noted that she and
advisor Megan Jones have roots
in Eastern Kentucky, which
is what their HIA project was
based on. “ It was awesome
to know someone else noticed
our concerns for this particular
area,” Crutcher said.
Parrett noted that the chapter does at least one college
project award each semester
which “shows internal service to
our home college, ECTC.”
“We got the [College Proj-
airports. You meet new role
models. …It taught me so much
about leadership roles. The
more you participate in it, the
more you get out of it.”
“Whether it is committing to
participate in pizza sales, voicing their opinion in meetings or
writing projects, everyone has
some time of passion, and we
want to exemplify it. Phi Theta
Kappa isn’t an organization
where only smart people with a
particular GPA and personality
are admitted. We have so many
types of people in our organization who want to make a difference,” said Crutcher.
Parrett said, “I was a member myself when I attended
ECTC in the 1990s. I graduated, came back to work at the
college, then was asked and
appointed as lead advisor for
the chapter. I love helping
students and seeing them grow
while being active Phi Theta
Kappa members. The local
chapter also is very proud of
these awards since they were
recognized for hard work at the
state and national level.”
Students interested in joining
Phi Theta Kappa can visit PTK.
org. The ECTC chapter meets
every other Wednesday in
room 108 of the RPC at 3:15.
Rachel Witten can be reached at
[email protected].
Spelling Bowl celebrates 50 years
By HASHIM MADYUN
Staff Writer
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ect Award] because we helped
the college out by escorting
guests, like the astronaut Story
Musgrave,” said Johnson.
The Phi Theta Kappa members also assisted with the Distinguished Alumni event and
with escorting Secretary of State
Grimes.
Just because PTK has recently earned these awards does
not mean that they are slowing
down. The ECTC chapter, Alpha Lambda Delta, has already
begun working on its goals for
the next year.
Johnson said, “We’ve got a
new HIA project for this year,
‘Frontiers of Exploration,’ that
we’ll be exploring for the next
two years, and we’re planning
to go to Internationals, where
we’ll have seminars to learn
more about this and share it
with the college. We’re still in
the process of exploring topics,
and we’ll be doing projects in
accordance with that. It wants
to teach us how to research a
project, expanding our minds,
and putting a project into action.”
Phi Theta Kappa encourages participation from ECTC
students for the upcoming
projects.
“It picks up where your
education leaves off. There
are things you don’t learn in
college,” said Johnson. “We
travel, go to hotels, luncheons,
Submitted photo
The middle school winners of the North Central
Kentucky Spelling Bowl include, from left , Ellie
Bruner, Flaherty Elementary School, fifth place;
Joshua Wagner, J.T. Alton Middle School fourth
place; Ethan Sparks, St. Augustine School, third
place; John Thornhill, Breckinridge County Middle
School, second place; and Clayton Hester, West
Hardin Middle School, first place with ECTC
President Dr. Thelma White and Jacqueline
Hawkins, Division Chair of Arts and Humanities
and pronouncer for the spelling bowl.
The ECTC hosted the 50th Annual
North Central Kentucky Spelling Bowl
on April 11. The Spelling Bowl started
in spring of 1965, so this year marked
the 50th Anniversary. Past winners were
invited back. The 1st place winner of
1965, Charles Lawson, attended this
year’s event.
The Spelling Bowl is the college’s
longest-running community service
activity and a great connection to the
local school system. All schools, public
and private, in the 12-county region
were invited, but some did not send
representatives, Dile said. Spelling Bowl
coordinator, Beverly Dile noted that the
bowl is important “to encourage and
recognize academic excellence in the
public and private schools.”
About 50 students competed in
this year’s Spelling Bowl, the highest
number in the bowl’s history. The top
finishers in all three matches received
trophies and all students received certificates and medallions commemorating
50 years. Beyond that, schools of the
three first-place winners were awarded
a trophy to display, and the champions’
teachers were given $100 for classrooms,
Dile said.
Champions also received $50 deposit
into a new savings account at First Federal Savings Bank.
Hashim Madyun can be reached at
[email protected].
May 5, 2014
News Page 3
Students display
talent in SGAsponsored show
By MATTY SHEEHY
Staff Writer
Submitted photos
Elizabethtown Community and Technical college Students at the Fort Knox campus join in on karaoke during the
spring fling.
Fort Knox campus hosts
Asian-heritage spring fling
By SARAH CASTILLO
Staff Writer
The Fort Knox ECTC campus
hosted a Spring Fling on April 8-9,
114 students attended. This was
an extension of the annual event
held at the Elizabethtown campus.
The first day of this year’s
event focused on Asian Heritage, which was suggested by
the students that attend the Fort
Knox campus. Attendees had the
opportunity to play Yutt, a traditional Korean board game, and
learn how to make sushi. Chinese
brush writing was also available.
An exhibit included artifacts,
songs, and popular food from a
variety of Asian countries. Other
activities included a chopstick
game, a bake-off, Chinese hacky
sack, karaoke, and hula-hoop and
corn-hole contests.
Representatives from other
colleges were also there along
with an ECTC financial aid representative.
Mary Ann Flowers, the program facilitator for the Fort Knox
campus, helped organize the
spring fling. “On behalf of the
ECTC Fort Knox campus, I’d like
On April 8, the ECTC held
its annual talent show in the
science auditorium. About 40
people attended and the event
went smoothly. The talent show
was open to all currently-enrolled ECTC students. Student
Government President Michael
Guerrieri and Vice President
Tory Vicari were the announcers during the show.
“I mainly took care of the
background music for trivia
time,” Guerrieri said. “I also
took care of the music that the
acts may have needed.”
Many people participated
and the three winners were announced. The first place winner
was Alyssa LaFlair, who played
guitar and sang a song by Taylor Swift, and she received a
$100 gift card prize. The second
place winner was Samantha
Estes, who played the piano
and sang, and she was awarded
a $50 gift card prize. The third
place winner was awarded to
Marton Horton, who performed
an original rap song that he
wrote himself, and he was
awarded a $25 gift card prize.
Even though the talent show
was small, students and faculty
really enjoyed it.
“There are a lot of talented
people just in the school alone,”
Vacari said. “With some, they
miss the little details that make
them stand out, but with most,
they really got it together. It
would be nice if they could find
a way to reach a broader audience.”
The show provided an opportunity for students who had
not previous performed to shine.
“As small as the talent show
was it gave us the opportunity to
display the abilities for the people who seem to just get looked
over,” Vicari said. “I would like
to see ECTC become a little
more even in the Technical/
Artsy Departments. Being a
student here, I notice that music
programs or art departments do
not have as much attention as
they could have.”
The SGA also held its Spring
Fling Week during April 7-11.
The event was held both inside
and outside due to the weather.
The Counseling Office, Student
Affairs, Financial Aid Office, the
Marines, and the Assessment
Center were invited to set up
information tables.
Matty Sheehy can be reached at
[email protected].
Financial Aid Tip of
the Month
Students enjoyed playing an Asian chopstick game at the Fort Knox spring
fling.
to extend a big thank you to Dr.
White and the ECTC multi-cultural and diversity committee for
supporting the Asian heritage
day,” said Flowers, “And another
thank you to the 114 students who
participated and to those who
helped to make the spring fling a
success.”
Sarah Castillo can be reached at
[email protected].
Financial aid grant amounts are
based in part on the number
of credit hours students are
attempting. If students are less than
full-time a grant may be reduced to
reflect the number of credit hours
on a student’s schedule.
May 5, 2014
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Phoenix Club closes with child abuse vigil
By SARAH CASTILLO
Staff Writer
The Phoenix Club of
ECTC hosted its last event
April 17. The event was a
child abuse vigil held in the
Student Center.
Susan and Tom Berry
founded the club 12 years
ago and helped to organize
the event. Both are adjuncts
for ECTC and Susan also
works in student services.
EleCTriC, the band, played
numerous songs prior to
the vigil. The main event
kicked off with children
singing “Let It Go” to
Disney’s “Frozen”. Then
Susan Berry’s presentation
educated attendees on child
abuse. Poster presentations
were also placed around
the room for attendees to
read.
This might be the Phoenix Club’s last event, but
the people involved are not
calling it quits. The club is
transforming into a launch
committee, which is cur-
Photos by SARAH CASTILLO/The Street
Photos by SARAH CASTILLO/The Street
The Elizabethtown Community and Technical College band played numerous songs before the start of the
child abuse vigil on April 17.
Pinwheels were dispersed throughout
campus with violence statistics.
rently staff run.
“Green Dot” was
founded by University of
Kentucky researchers. “If
a single act of violence is a
red dot, our goal is to elim-
inate red dots and replace
them with green dots which
are acts of prevention,” said
Samantha Manire, a program counselor and student
support services worker.
The committee will
focus more on preventing
acts of violence rather than
just educating people on
the subject. It is bystander
intervention.
“You can change the
number of victims of violence if you can change the
culture,” said Susan Berry.
The group plans to follow the Green Dot model:
“No one has to do everything, but everyone has to
do something.”
Sarah Castillo can be
reached at
[email protected].
Event attracts many
child educators
By SARAH CASTILLO
Staff Writer
Submitted photo
Students’ theater production ‘Bigger than Life’
ECTC’s Toy Box Theatre presented “Bigger than Life,” directed by Katrina Eicher, professor of communication and
theatre. The play imagines legendary showman P. T. Barnum assembled American folk heroes for a performance.
ECTC’s Interdisciplinary
Early Childhood Education
program hosted a conference for early childhood
educators on April 12. This
is the eighth consecutive
year of the event.
According to a news
release, approximately 300
child educators and childcare providers attended
the all-day event, which
included guest speaker
Thomas Lottman and a
wide selection of interactive
workshops.
Participants had the opportunity to earn continuing
education credits. They also
could explore a variety of
teaching tools offered by
different vendors and organizations.
The theme of this year’s
event was “Back to the Future.”
IECE Coordinator Martha Page and instructor
Shelly Doty helped organized the event.
“We are increasingly
aware of the critical importance of a child’s earliest
years in preparing them for
success in school,” Page said
in a news release, “this conference provides education,
training, insight, and the latest in technology and strategies for preparing the youngest to learn. We have highly
interactive workshops, and
speakers who address a variety of issues and challenges
including social and emotional development and the
role of families.”
Sarah Castillo can be
reached at
[email protected].
May 5, 2014
News Page 5
Students enjoy
Earth Fair
DRAG SHOW
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years since graduating high school.”
During the show audience members
were allowed to approach the stage and
give money which was then donated to
charity. At the fifteen minute intermission, the audience had the chance to
briefly talk to the show members and to
have their pictures taken with the performers. When the show was officially
over, students were allowed had another
opportunity for pictures, autographs,
brief discussion, and any final donations. A total of $200 was collected for
Spring Haven.
“I enjoyed seeing our students perform and help the community through
the donation to Spring Haven,” Amy
Fox, an adjunct instructor of English,
said.
Audience members had fun watching
and interacting with the performers. At
the end of the show, the acts gave a final
bow where the students cheered them
on. Overall, the students and audience
had fun throughout the night.
Matty Sheehy can be reached at
[email protected].
By MATTY SHEEHY
Staff Writer
MATTY SHEEHTY/The Street
Sxye Valentine, a guest performer, sings as a member of the audience donates to SpringHaven Domestic Violence Program in Elizabethtown at the GSA Drag Show on April 25.
EARTH FAIR
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was a petition against the
proposed Bluegrass Pipeline
planned to cross 13 counties
in Kentucky to carry natural
gas liquids.
Cara Cooper, a state organizer for the group, says
that the pipeline is dangerous
for Kentucky’s environment
because of the unsafe shale
fields. “We know people in
Pennsylvania, Ohio and West
Virginia who are near these
shale field extraction areas,
and the water has been contaminated. People are getting
sick and the natural areas are
getting destroyed,” Cooper
said.
Another organization
set up at the event was First
Presbyterian Church of Elizabethtowh.
The church is involved in
environmental efforts such as
informing people about the
environmental dangers of water bottles, educating people
about how to reduce their
carbon footprint and efforts
in Guatemala to help people
there obtain clean water.
MATTY SHEEHY/The Street
Adam Huddleston, Dr. Thelma White, Bill Druen, and Charles
Cobb participate in tree planting ceremony during earth fair.
Church member Lucy
Dunford says that preserving the environment is a big
part of the church’s agenda.
“Take the politics out of it
and just read what it says
in the Bible,” Dunford said.
“Almost every parable Jesus
told was about the farmers,
the sea, the fig trees and the
vines; he loved the world.”
The Creation Care Group
from Memorial Methodist
Church discussed the importance of composting, making
waste into usable soil. “Our
group focuses on environmental issues, reducing, reusing,
and recycling the things that
God has given to us to on
our creation,” Ruth Hayden,
a member of the group,
said. Hayden explained how
to take materials from the
kitchen or garden and recycle them to reuse the soil for
growing vegetables or flowers.
Composting is not all the Creation Care group does. “We
also focus on educating the
public about recycling products and trying to keep things
out of the land fill,” Hayden
said.
The Friends of the Hardin County Animal Shelter
promoted the importance of
spaying and neutering pets at
their booth. “Our main mission is to educate the community about spaying and neutering their pets and about being
responsible pet owners,” said
Julia Springsteen, president of
the Friends of Hardin County
Animal Shelter. Their other
missions include setting up an
emergency medical fund for
the shelter, promoting adoptions, and working with the
Girl and Boy Scouts to educate them about how to take
care of the dogs and cats. The
Hardin County Animal Shelter can hold approximately 70
dogs and 30 cats, Springsteen
said.
The variety of different
topics all related to the Earth
enabled the Earth Fair’s success.
Makayla Ballman and Andrew
Critchelow are students in Mrs.
Suzanne Darland’s journalism
class.
On April 10, ECTC held its inaugural Earth
Fair in partnership with the Hardin County
Earthcare Collaborative. The Collaborative
and the Earth Fair was designed to educate
and create awareness of environmental and
sustainability issues. From the first two floors of
the RPC building to outside, booths were filled
with student projects, local environmental organizations, and a bake sale table.
Biology student Austin Geer was one of
the many students whose project was out on
display. “The project was a group effort assignment for my BIO 112 class,” Geer said.
“The project came to mind since I live on a
farm, and I thought it would be a great idea to
talk about the things that farmers could do to
help and prevent issues that cause harm to our
earth.”
Throughout the day, students, faculty, and
visitors viewed presentations, watched the movie, heard the discussion, and participated in a
tree planting ceremony.
The tree planting ceremony included
Adam Huddleston, Dr. White, Bill Druen, and
Charles Cobb.
“As a member of the sustainability committee, I just enjoy working with everyone”
said tree planting member and maintenance
supervisor Charles Cobb. “We have been planning for over five years for the tree planting. It
started back when we had our ice storm a few
years back. We had several trees on our campus that was damaged caused by the storm.”
Near the end of the fair, a panel discussion
was held on sustainable practices featuring Sam
Avery, a certified solar installer; Jim Fugitte,
chief executive officer of Wind Energy Corporation; Bob Wade Jr., a Hardin County farmer;
and Robert Bean, Kentucky chief forester, Central Region.
“The meaning of the earth fair to me was
summarized nicely by our panel: Awareness,
Conservation, Investigation, Inventory and
Understanding,” moderator Martha Wolfe said.
“You can conserve our resources, beginning
in small ways like recycling the waste in your
home, and become aware of the decisions that
are being made now in this country and community that will affect the next generations.”
At the end of the day, teachers and faculty
were more than pleased with the turnout of the
schools’ first ever Earth Fair.
“More people should work toward rejuvenating the planet in any way possible,” said
Adam Huddleston, chairman of the campus
beautification committee. “Earth Day is a wonderful opportunity for people to be aware of
our surroundings and give back to nature.”
Matty Sheehy can be reached at
[email protected].
May 5, 2014
News Page 6
United Way offers workshops in financial literacy
By ANDREW CRITCHELOW
Guest writer
If phrases such as “check cashing fees” and “financial instability”
give you a feeling of anxiety, an
Elizabethtown-based program
called Bank On might be beneficial. Created in 2012, Bank
On is a program developed by
United Way of Central Kentucky
along with local partners and is a
resource for residents of Central
Kentucky to develop knowledge
in banking and financial ventures.
This knowledge includes being
able to set up a safe and financially dependable checking account
and in turn having the ability to
avoid problems such as check
cashing fees and payday lenders.
One of its main focuses is the
Start Fresh workshop program.
This workshop includes a series
of hands-on lessons that range
from teaching participants how to
balance a checkbook, save and
spend wisely, identify theft protection, choose a sound financial
institution to many other essential
skills.
Sarah Gonzales, resource development and financial literacy
VISTA coordinator for United
Way of Central Kentucky, said
that college students at ECTC
can benefit greatly from the Start
Fresh workshop.
“Many young students don’t
have a checking account,” Gonzales said. “And if they do, they
may not manage it well, because
of the overwhelming obligations
that come along with the college
experience. This workshop would
help the student better understand
the checking account and the responsibilities that come with one.”
Though the Bank On program
and Start Fresh workshop were
initially created for those who are
new to banking, United Way of
Central Kentucky’s Resource Development and Financial Stability
Coordinator Dana Taylor said
that just about anyone can benefit
from these programs.
“Since financial literacy isn’t
required in public schools in
Kentucky, many individuals who
don’t necessarily have to rely on
payday lenders and cash advances or maybe aren’t in a financial
bind still might not have all the
financial skills and knowledge
that they need,” Taylor said. “As
a result, our financial education
workshops can benefit many people.”
After attending a Start Fresh
workshop, participants receive
a Start Fresh certificate they can
take to one of the banks partnered with United Way of Central
Kentucky, where they can open
up a safe new checking or savings
account. Bank On is currently
partnered with ten local financial
institutions in the Central Kentucky area.
According to Marc Prasch,
senior vice president of First Federal Savings Bank, his institution
participates in Bank On because
leaders recognize the value of the
program. In addition to financial
institutions, Bank On also partners
with other local organizations
such as Helping Hand of Hope,
Warm Blessings and the Hardin
County Public Library of both
Elizabethtown and Radcliff.
Game Day provides break for students
By Matty Sheehy
Staff Writer
In the Student Center on April
16, the Student Government Association held their Game Day.
This was a day where students
could pull away from school for a
little while and have some fun.
With the end of the year approaching fast and finals following
not too far behind, students decompressed, even if only for three hours.
“The game day was a start
of something that will eventually
build,” said SGA member Todd
Bryant. “Primarily it was Magic the
Gathering that was played though
some dice based Dungeons and
Dragons played as well.”
Many other games were brought
out, such as various video games
and table tennis.
Throughout the day, snacks and
refreshments were given out, and
prizes were handed out to the winners of the games.
“It is always good to take part in
a community event,” said Bryant.
“It allows for people to get together
and make new acquaintances.”
During the day, people came
together to form teams to play the
games and shortly formed new
friendships. Part of the intention of
the game day was for students to
find and meet new people in hopes
to make some new friends.
Many of the students and SGA
members hope to make this a
monthly event since the day had
such a great turnout.
“I feel we need to do more promoting of the event and perhaps
make it a monthly event.” said Bryant.
The members were happy with
the turnout, but they were happier
with all of the new friendships.
Matty Sheehy can be reached at
[email protected].
Psychology club explores many disorders
Submitted
The ECTC/WKU Psychology
club held their yearly psychology
awareness program on March 27,
2014. The topic was “Exploration of
Disorders”. The goal was to explore
the array of Psychological and Abnormal Disorders as well as the signs
and symptoms of the disorders and
where to obtain assistance. More
than 70 students were in attendance.
Along with the Psychology Club,
ECTC’s Psy 185 class participated
with informative poster presentations.
Speakers and their respective
topics were Craig Curtiss on Attention Deficient Hyperactive Disorder
(ADHD), Dr. John Beiermann on
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder,
and Dr. Charles Thomas on Post
Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Craig Curtiss, a faculty member
and family counselor, shared his
experience with ADHD, providing
parents with solutions and information about medication.
Dr. John Beidermann, a licensed
Professional Clinical Psychologist,
with the Bonnie J. French and Associates LLC, introduced the topic
of OCD including the symptoms as
well as a questionnaire to evaluate
and recognize the criteria of this
disorder.
Dr. Charles Thomas, a psychologist and practicum director with the
Department of Behavioral Health,
discussed the various traumas that
can cause PTSD.
“I think what made [the organizations] get involved is because
they recognize the importance
of a program such as Bank On,”
Gonzales said,” and they see the
need to help people come up
from under poverty. We can’t
solve it all with this one program,
but we sure can start teaching
people the basic steps to help
them begin that process.”
Michael Barlow, ECTC Financial Aid coordinator, said the program would be offered to ECTC
students in the fall.
If you would like to learn more
about the Bank On program or if
you would like to attend a Start
Fresh workshop, call 270-737-6608
or visit the United Way website
at http://www.unitedwayck.org/
Bank_On.php.
Biology Club
completes
innaugural year
By SARAH CASTILLO
Staff Writer
The Biology Club at Elizabethtown Community and
Technical college is just one
of many clubs that students
can join.
This is the first year of
the club. The club may be
new, but it isn’t short on activities. They hosted a walka-thon on April 26. The goal
of it was not only to provide
people with a chance to
get out and exercise, but
to help the club raise money for more activities. All
money received was from
donations. The club is also
planning on having a movie
night May 8.
Anyone can join. Being
in a biology class or taking
one prior is not a requirement.
The club secretary
Amanda Coffman said the
benefits of joining are “being involved in a club, mak-
ing new friends, helping the
environment, and learning
about science.”
The club also has an
added benefit of being
placed on a resume.
“It’s a club for students
interested in biology,
pre-medicine, pre-veterinarian, or pre-dental,” club president Anjalise Jorgens said.
“It’s to get to know other
students with similar goals.”
The club is planning on
doing many more fundraisers to raise money for different activities. After more
funds are raised the plan is
to have guest speakers, field
trips, and much more. Anyone who joins can suggest
ideas.
Interested students can
contact Dr. Dixon to join
and request to be put on the
email list. The club fee is 10
dollars and is an annual fee.
The club meets weekly.
Sarah Castillo can be reached at
[email protected].
May 5, 2014
News Page 7
College awards honors, scholarships
ECTC held its annual award and honors night on April 25
at the Historic State
Theater in Elizabethtown. The following
students received
recognition from the
college in the form
of scholarships, medallions, Who’s Who
Among Colleges and
Universities and other honors.
Scholarship Awards:
L.F. and Ruth Brewer
Scholarship: Spencer
Maupin, Forest Timberlake,
Rachel Witten; Jennifer
Anne Molgaard Memorial
Scholarship: Susan Yopp;
Edith Dupin Community Leader Scholarship:
Adrianne Buckles; John
T. Smith Scholarship Program: Bridgett Bell, Fuquan
Petterson, Kenneth Rush,
Jr.; KCTC Presidential
Scholarsip: Christopher
Begley, Michelle Brown,
Andrew Buckles, Avery
Buckles, Adrianne Buckles,
Lori Denny, William Fain,
Kristina Gaede, Erika Henderson, Valeria Mitchell,
Ashley Morehead, Steven
Murphy, Dillon Simpson,
Amanda Wachowski; Ordie
Irwin Memorial Scholarship: Robert Richardson;
Marc Even Beeler Memorial Journalism Scholarship:
Makayla Ballman; Alma
Crowder Cooper Memorial
Scholarship: Christopher
Begley; Elizabethtown
Tourism and Convention
Bureau / Martha Sue Present Hospitality Scholarship:
Chandice Lewis, Phillip Pinson, Jr.; Kentucky Retired
Teachers Association / N.O.
Kimbler Memorial Scholarship: Melissa French;
Charles C. and Zelma
Conner Inge Scholarship:
Brittany Givan, Nicholas
Rainer; Vinson and Mary
Thomas Memorial Nurshing Scholarship: Amanda
Wachowski; Automative /
Diesel Excellence in Education Scholarship: Michael
Guerrieri; Hardin/Larue
Medical Society Endowed
Scholarship: Jill Miles; Kelly
O’Rourke Abell Nursing
Scholarship: Sarah Hudson-Williamson; Martha
Ailene Knudson Memorial
Endowed Nursing Scholarship: William Fain; Walker
C. Cunningham Memorial
Outstanding Freshman &
Sophomore Scholarships:
Outstanding Freshman
award Brittany Givan, Outstanding Sophomore award
Kyle Franz
Who’s Who Among
Students in American
Universities and Colleges: ECTC recognized
four students selected
for Who’s Who Among
Students in American Universities and Colleges. The
selection process of students
occurs annually in the fall.
Faculty members nominate
students for awards, and
then recipients are selected
by the Scholarship and
Awards Committee. Katie
Renee Boykin, Michael
Shayne Guerrieri, Laura
Mae Hawkins, Margaret
Ann Logsdon
Medallions: Seven
graduating honor students
maintained a GPA of 4.0
and received a medallion for this achievement:
Charles Anthony Arnold,
Amanda Jean Bien, Helga
Corine Coogle, Katherine
Lynne Hendrie, Abbigail
Shea Ledford, Jason Bernard Luckett, Amber Elizabeth Smith
Department/Division
Awards: Outstanding
Computerized Manufacturing and Machining
Student: Charlie Arnold;
Outstanding Engineering
and Electronics Technology
Student - Victoria Bernardi; Outstanding Industrial
Electrical Technology
Student - Dexter Boone;
Modesto del Castillo Bi-
ological Science - Celina
Anne Charles; Fine Arts
-Kimberly Elliott; Electrical
Technology Honor Student
- Heidi Hasty; Martha Rice
Composition - Tyler Hayes;
Edward Mallinckrodt
Award of Excellence - Michelle Leigh-Ann Kappel;
Physics - Jerianna Yolanda
Laporte; Associate Degree
Nursing - Louisa Bridget
Malewitz; Culinarian of the
Year - Jamie Mallard; Mary
Anne Reiss Researched
Composition - Amanda
Mortensen; CADD Student
of the Year 2013-14 - Tyler
Mudd; Automotive Student
of the Year - Jerry Noble;
JR CERT - Jake Perkins;
Associate Degree Nursing
- Jason Perry; Information
Technology - Forrest Pollock; Medical Information
Technology Student of the
Year - Cherie S. Reeves;
Outstanding Industrial
Maintenance Technology
Student - Cole Richardson;
Outstanding Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education Graduate - Shannon
Marie Shippee; Biology
- Amber Elizabeth Smith;
Diesel Student of the Year
- Adam White; Accounting
Student of the Year - Sharlet L. Whitehead
Honor Student
Awards: Each year the
College recognizes students who have achieved
scholastic distinction by
attaining and maintaining
high accumulative grade
point averages. Students
must maintain a cumulative
grade point average of 3.5
or above to be eligible.
The specific criteria for determining Honor Students
is: a full time student who
completed 40 or more credit hours at ECTC, earned
a cumulative GPA of 3.5
or above, and enrolled as
a full-time student during
both Fall and Spring semesters of the current academic
year; or be a part-time
student who has completed
at least 60 hours of coursework at ECTC, who has
not attended the Honors
Program previously, and
who intends to graduate this
year (diploma or degree).
Charles Anthony
Arnold, Matthew Ryan
Aronhalt, Sarah Beth Astor,
Alfred Bryant Atkisson,
Timothy Shaun Baker,
Amanda Marie Banks, Michael Anthony Beasley, Sarah Brooke Bennett, Brittany
Marie Bogard, Dexter Alan
Boone, Maria Ilda Calloway, Leilani Lee Carney,
Marsha Marie Coomes,
Gwendolynn F. Crouch,
Nathan Austin Crowdus,
Kedeisha A. Dougherty,
Kayla Rose Doyle, Dorian
Clinton Floyd, Jennifer
Marie Fogle, LeighAnne C.
Franklin, Kyle Christopher
Franz, Nakita Ann Gavre,
Brittany Carell Givan, Karen Marie Glover, Jenna
Nicole Grabbert, Nathaniel
Hardin, Shameka Ann
Hardin, Robert Kyle Harris,
Faith Hazel Hatton, Kelsey
Marie Howell, Anjalise Jorgens, Michelle L. Kappel,
Joshua William Keehan,
Wesley Sean Kiper, Wesley Kyle Knott, Jerianna
Y. Laporte, Abbigail Shea
Ledford, Kelly Denise
Levay, Margaret Ann Logsdon, Jason Bernard Luckett,
Louisa Bridget Malewitz,
Andrea M. Matthews, Charlotte F. McFarland, Bethany
P. Mooneyhan, Amanda
Layne Netto, Jerry W. Noble, Gregory Ray Peel, Jake
Barrett Perkins, Tonya Noisha Perry, Forrest Pollock,
Robert Cole Richardson,
Warren Todd Rucker,
Sandra K. Saget, Spencer
Riley Singer, Amber Elizabeth Smith, Michael Patrick Smith, Lauren Alene
Tankersley, Joshua Kevin
Taylor, James Michael Tinnell, Bradley Aaron Vinson,
Jessica N. Wash, Kelvin
Lee Wells, Sharlet Lynne
Whitehead, Loryn Janeen
Williams, Teresa Lorraine
Woods, Michaela Bianca
York
Emily Brooke Beavers,
Amy Marie Benton, Aman-
da Jean Bien, Valeria Victoria Blair, Sean Christopher
Blevins, Aimee Nichole Blythe, Katie Renee Boykin,
Albert Eugene Brady, Megan Nicole Brown, Rupert
A. Brown, Kyle Buckles,
Ricky Ray Bullard, Jennifer
Leigh Canedy, Phillip John
Carney, Autumn Denise
Carpenter, Amanda-Mae
Margret Carruthers, Matthew David Carruthers,
Miguel Angel Castro-ojeda,
Braden William Clemons,
Jessica Lane Clemons,
Amanda Devon Coffman,
Helga Corine Coogle,
Jeremy Edward Cothern,
Michaela Jo Crutcher,
Katelyn Danielle Dallas,
Benjamin Thompson Davis,
Lori Kaye Davis, Anna
Mae Decker, Mark Andrew
Dodd, Emily Dotson, Kevin Jerome Drury, Joseph
Earls, Megan Elizabeth Euler, Deanna Favier, Sheila
Rena Forsee, Georgia Ann
Galipeau, James Brandon
Gardner, Sara Dawn Gilpin, Thea M. Goodin, Constance Lane Grant, Stephen
Lee Guthrie, Jason Thomas
Hamilton, Rena Lynn
Harp, Derick Allen Harris,
Heather Anne Hart, Stephanie Aracely Hart, Brigette
Noell Hawkins, Nikki Lee
Hayes, Adam Douglas Henderson, Katherine Lynne
Hendrie, Patrick Hibbs,
Jacob Andrew Hill, Patricia
Ann Jackson, Stephanie
Johnson, Lori Sue Kibbe,
Travis Wayne King, Calen
Olivia Knifley, Amber Jean
Koch, David John Lampert,
Kevin Lynn Lewis, Stacie Lynn Lyons, Saladin
Muhummed Mahdi, Ashley
Nicole Mansfield, Melinda
Matthews, John Everett
Mattingly, Spencer Kyle
Maupin, April Christine
May, Brittany Nicole McCloud, Matthew Joseph
McKenzie, Cory Edward
Medley, Dalton Thomas
Miles, Courtney Paige Miller, Micaela Grace Miller,
Amber Christine Morris,
Stephanie Renee Moseley,
Christian Noel Moutardier,
Darren Ray Murray, Annette Elizabeth Neumann,
Laura B. Nolan, Dakota
James Nunn, Britney Michelle Padgett, Rachel Beth
Payton, Kelly Ann Pedrick,
Thomas Allen Pedrick,
Courtney Brooke Penner,
Tiffany Cheyline Pickering,
Daniel Ethan Pile, Brittany
Anne Plahetka, Lea Michelle Porter, Lori A. Powell, Machelle Ann Ramsey,
Elizabeth Ashley Ratliff, Edward Felix Razo, II, Ethan
Bradley Redmon, Joshua
Curtis Reed, Misty Kaye
Rice, Crystal Breann Riley,
Stephanie Louise Robertson, Nicholas J. Rombach,
Zachary Dennis Ruley,
Matthew Tyler Scamihorn,
Brittany Renee Schafer,
Rosanna Michelle Scott,
John Franklin Singletary,
William Gerald Slayton,
III, Raymond E. Slinker,
Charles Thomas Smith,
Marcia Denise Smith,
James Timothy Smothers,
Melissa R. Stevens, Angelea
Danielle Stone, Bonita Kay
Thurman, Yvette A. Tilford, Michael Kyle Tingle,
Joshua Eric Travis, Joanna
Voyles, Kathy S. Wade,
Andrea Dayle Waters, Deborah D. Weakley, Brandon
Kyle Whitlow, Nathan Lee
Williamson, Dillian Lee
Willis, Emily Kay Willoughby, Jamison Heath Wright,
Molly Jo Wright
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