Students interested in auditioning for vocal ensembles or instrumental ensembles and learning about scholarships opportunities in music for the 2024-2025 season are encouraged to sign up one of Barton’s “Music Scholarship Days” on Feb. 10 or March 2 at auditions.bartonccc.edu.
Ellinwood resident and Barton Welding Program alum Devin Christiansen gets to work each day, puts on her safety gear at her station, and once she pulls down her welding helmet all the distractions of the world fade away while she focuses on her job as a welder at Primus Sterilizer in Great Bend.
Barton will host its ninth annual Career Technical Education Fair for students grades 8-12 to learn about different career options on Friday, Feb. 2, and it will feature demonstrations, hands-on activities, refreshments, and prizes.
Barton Dance Theatre’s popular “Dancing with the Cougars,” fundraiser classes have returned for the spring with a line dancing class from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Jan. 19 in Studio 34, and all proceeds go to support Barton Dance Theatre's trip to dance in New York City.
Barton Community College and the Barton Foundation have announced their scholarship deadlines for the 2024-2025 school year.
The final two candidates in the search for Barton Community College's next president will be visiting the Barton County area Jan. 16-19. The community is invited to public meetings to meet the candidates and ask their questions.
Barton Community College will help area high school juniors plan for their futures at Junior Day, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Feb. 14. Those interested can sign up at juniorday.bartonccc.edu through Feb. 1.
Barton Community College will be closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 15. Barton's Center for Adult Education and the Shafer Art Gallery also will be closed. Offices will reopen, and classes will resume on Tuesday, Jan. 16.
The Shafer Gallery will host a closing reception for its “Eclectic Selections” exhibit from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Jan. 13 in the Gallery and will feature light refreshments and a gallery talk by Shafer Gallery Community Engagement Coordinator Richard Lartz. Admission is free.
Barton Community College is pleased to announce the final two candidates in the search for the College’s next president. The search began in September when Dr. Carl Heilman announced his retirement effective June 30 after providing leadership for seventeen years.