May 21, 2014
Story and photo by Brandon Steinert
May 19, 2014
Story and photos by Brandon Steinert
Marvin Davis and Austin Brownell have been at Larned Juvenile Correctional Facility (LJCF) for nearly five years for mistakes they made as adolescents.
They could have taken the path of least resistance. They could have simply served their time and walked out the door, but they didn’t.
Society could have neglected the existence of the two young men for their full sentences, but it didn’t.
May 16, 2014
Story by Joe Vinduska
Photos by Brandon Steinert
Holland Mosier of Great Bend and Jordan Klima of Hoisington were named Barton Community College’s 2014 Outstanding Graduates. Dean of Student Services Angie Maddy introduced them and presented their awards, after which they took the opportunity to address their fellow graduates during the college’s 44th commencement ceremony Friday.
May 6, 2014
Story by Joe Vinduska
Photo by Brandon Steinert
Barton Community College hosted its annual Field Ops Day on Saturday on the Barton campus to give its medical and emergency services students a chance to take their skills out of the classroom and into life-like emergency scenarios.
April 30, 2014
Story by Joe Vinduska
Residents of Russell and Ellsworth looking to further their educations during the summer months can do so via Barton Community College by attending an on-site enrollment from 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, May 27 at Russell High School, 565 E. State St., Russell. Students can also enroll online at bartonccc.edu.
Classes begin June 2. English Composition I and Introduction to Sociology will be offered in Ellsworth and Russell and Public Speaking will also be offered in Russell.
April 30, 2014
Story by Joe Vinduska
High school students wanting to get a head start on their career this summer can take advantage of dozens of Barton’s career and technical online classes at little to no cost to them, except textbooks and program fees as applicable. The classes are available via BARTonline.org through Senate Bill 155. For more information on these opportunities and a course listing, visit highschool.bartonccc.edu and click on “Senate Bill #155.”
April 28, 2014
Story by Joe Vinduska
Barton Community College will present a student recital of instrumental and vocal performances at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 8 in the Dorothy Moses Morrison Chapel, located in the Fine Arts Building, F-157. The recital is free.
The recital will include performances by the following traditional and non-traditional Barton music students:
Bushton
Lucas Bosquez
Claflin
Rose Radenberg
Clearwater
Brandon Fox
April 23, 2014
Story by Brandon Steinert | Photo by Todd Mobray
Legitimate excuses are in abundant supply for Stephanie Hoover, but one would be hard-pressed to get her to use one.
Hoover has three daughters, Albi, 3 months; Hailey, 4 and Marley, 5. In addition to parental duties, she has taken on the huge responsibility of providing their educations by homeschooling them.
This endeavor is the motivation fueling her pursuit of an online associate degree in Early Childhood Education from Barton Community College’s online learning platform, BARTonline.org.
April 16, 2014
Story by Brandon Steinert
The Barton Community College Planetarium is getting a “re-boot,” as the staff is calling it.
During the re-boot, the 1960s technology previously in use will be on display, then lowered into its housing to make way for a high-definition projector, using a series of precisely curved mirrors to proportionally project the image onto the Planetarium's 365-degree dome.
The Barton Theatre Department will hold its last performance of the school year at the Thespian Showcase at 3 p.m. Thursday, May 1 in the Fine Arts Auditorium.
Barton Theatre students will perform monologues, scenes, musical theatre, improvisation and original work. The Barton Theatre Department will hand out year-end acting and technical awards. Admission is free and complimentary refreshments will be provided at a reception following the performances and ceremony.
