WABASH VALLEY COLLEGE AN ILLINOIS EASTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE

THE VIEW FROM THE VALLEY

Volume 13, Issue 1 July 17, 2018

WVC Hosts 10th Annual Wicked Wheels Car Show

Wabash Valley College hosted

July 21-22—Motorcycle its 10th annual Class Wicked Wheels Car Show on July 26-28—Concealed Carry Class Saturday, July 7, 2018. This August 2—New Student year’s event in- Orientation cluded a demon- August 7—WVC Foun- stration from the dation Meeting; Noon, MA 101 MCPD K-9 Unit and over 100 August 8—New Student vehicles regis- Orientation tered. The 50/50 Raffle went to the MCPD K-9 Program. Car enthusiasts from Missouri, Indiana, August 10—IECC Facul- Kentucky, Florida, and Illinois came together to enjoy food, fun, and great company on the WVC ty Professional Develop- campus. ment Day @ WVC “BEST IN SHOW” went to Tom Kocher with a 1969 Chevy SS 396 Camaro. “BEST SOUNDING August 10—New Stu- ENGINE” was awarded to Philip McCrary who owned a 1956 Chevy Belair. “BEST RAT ROD” dent Orientation was a 1937 Ford Truck, owned by Jeff Gish. “INSTRUCTORS’ CHOICE” was won by Aaron August 14—New Stu- Wease with a 1969 Chevy Camaro. Tri State Corvette took home “CLUB PARTICIPATION,” dent Orientation and Cayden Wallace won the first ever “SHERIFF’S CHOICE” with a 1970 Ford Mustang. August 16 – First Day of Fall Semester

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Diesel Club making ice cream First Lady of WVC in a ‘46 Packard High School Students Complete Upward Bound WVC Honors GED Graduates Summer Session at WVC

Students in the Upward Bound summer session recently learned about lifeguarding classes offered at WVC.

As part of the Upward Bound program, over 40 area high school The Wabash Valley College General Education Development (GED) / students from Mount Carmel, Grayville, Red Hill and Carmi com- Adult Education Program held the 2018 GED graduation on Wednes- pleted a six-week summer program on WVC’s campus, during day, July 11, 2018 in the Red Café on campus. which time the students were enrolled in enrichment classes. The students were taught Spanish, Composition & Literature, Chemis- The entire GED program, including the testing, was completely free for try, Mathematics, Intro to Technology, and personal development. all the graduates. WVC graduated 19 GED completers this school On Fridays, the juniors year. Eleven students are enrolled at WVC for the fall, and thirteen becoming seniors partici- students received a WVC tuition scholarship for two semesters. The pated in career internships, 2018 graduates are: Austin Ackerman, Daniel Abell, Rashell Alka, with a few students job Rachael Buchanan, Carly Cochran, Riah Davis, Jacob Durham, Hunter shadowing at Small World Ellis, Mark Ellis, Andrew Ferguson, Dawson Grisham, Gage Hoffman, Child Development Center Kathren Julian, Bethany Lutz, Emiline Majors, Cynthia Mauck, Kierra and Wabash General Hos- Robinson, Samuel Stoltz, and Kyle Thompson. Graduates earning the pital. The Career Internship WVC Scholarship are: Rashell Alka, Rachael Buchanan, Carly class hosted a few guest Cochran, Riah Davis, Jacob Durham, Hunter Ellis, Andrew Ferguson, speakers from IECC to talk Kathren Julian, Emiline Majors, Cynthia Mauck, Kierra Robinson, Sam- about programs, financial uel Stoltz, Kyle Thompson. aid, and career placement. The sophomores becoming Registration for fall GED classes begins on Aug. 21. For more infor- juniors went on college mation about the GED program offered at WVC, please contact Kalie tours, visiting the Universi- ty of Southern Indiana and Naas, Director, at 618-263-5126. Students conduct an experiment outside the the University of Evans- Applied Arts Building during the Experimental Chemistry session offered this summer. ville.

WVC Holds First Annual Volleyball Camp The WVC Volleyball Program held its first annual camp on July 9-12 for grades 5-8 and 9-11 in the Spencer Sports Center with 45 campers partici- pating under the direction of Head Coach Mark Colvin and Assistant Coach Syreeta Willis. WVC Library Hosts 5th Annual Summer Reading & Science Program

The WVC Library hosted its 5th Sum- mer Reading & Science Program at the beginning of July. Three WVC profes- sors present- ed interactive programs related to their fields of ex- pertise to showcase the theme Assoc. Prof. Steve Hnetkovsky leads the group in a GPS treasure hunt. “Exploring WVC.” Assis- tant Professor Dr. Drew McMurray, Associate Professor Steve Hnetkovsky and Broadcast Services Specialist Scott McCallen provided the keynote lesson during the first three days.

Reading time each day focused on non-fiction books re- garding natural disasters and videos produced by FEMA which taught the children about safety in emergency situa- tions. Each child took home their own “Disaster Master” book at the end of the Program. Programs featured were: Reading Maps & the Compass Rose, GPS Treasure Hunt, and learning about how the Radio/TV station operates as well as going live on WVJC radio. The children were also provided with directions and materials to produce their own volcano at home after watching an on-campus demonstra- tion. Parents accompanied many of the children as partici- pants moved around campus and explored WVC.

Red Café Manager Anna Bunting taught the children how to decorate cupcakes that looked like owls and puppies on the final day.