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Magda Silva, a music teacher. Silva enjoys listening to relaxing music sitting down in her office.
Student, faculty describe favorite songs, music
Conference MVP Seyun Park holds up the trophy for the regional championship that their team had fought through 4 sets to earn. Head coach Geno Frugoli has also been named KJCAA coach of the year after finishing their season at 30-6 and leading them to Missouri to compete at the NJCAA National Tournament.
Win Against Butler Community College Secures Ticket to NJCAA Tournament.
The Crusader staff was able to go sight seeing in between different conference actives. Reporter Ashanti Thompson listed off many national landmarks including the White House, the Senate, and the Washington Memorial.
Crusader takes their success nationally
Rodriguez like to study on Quizlet, because that seems to help her.
SCCC students study for exams
Cassandra Norin, director of the library, introduces keynote speaker for the final Saints Scribes events. The speaker for lunch was Steve Wolgast, a New York Times editor for nine years and current professor at the University of Kansas.
Library hosts final Saints Scribes event
Deedee Flax, technology instructor, is one of the main teachers at Seward County Community College to integrate blendflex into many of her classes. She said that multiple students prefer the computer classes to be blendfllex as they can watch back her recordings when confused to see how she does things on her screen.
Blending the barriers of in person and online
Even though area school districts have either canceled classes for the week or reinstated masks, SCCC remains maskless. The choice is left in the hands of individuals.
Despite rising COVID numbers, college will not require masks — for now
Abel Ochoa rips up the masks are required sign after the announcement that masks are now optional.
Campus goes maskless
Staff personnel Paul Fisher making a salad with the newly open salad bar.
SCCC cafeteria offers self-service options; first time since COVID
Free COVID vaccines offered on campus
Free COVID vaccines offered on campus
Ashanti Thompson is a cheetah costume. Ashanti Thompson made it to third base and was ready to get home.
SCCCs baseball and softball teams show their halloween spirit
The sophomores were recognized on the field instead of walking across the stage during their doubleheader. They received their diplomas and a picture of themselves playing during their career at Seward. [Pictured left to right are Dylan Day, Reed Thomas, Jase Schneider, Mason Martinez, Gannon Hardin, Brody Boisvert, and Zach Walker]
Two celebrations in one doubleheader
Hitting the ball is Jaxson Gregg, a freshman from Keller, Texas. In the second game Gregg hit a double which brought Ranse Radtke and Jace Schneider home scoring two points.
Saints battle it out with the Trojans
Javier Gomez, Ranse Radtke and Jase Schneider celebrate by colliding their helmets together. Saints baseball lost the first game with a score of 7-2, and then they won their second game with a score of 11-0.
16 strikeouts lead to victory after a loss
Freshman, Noah Baker is an outfielder from Amarillo, Texas. Baker has gotten seven putouts so far.
Saints baseball takes double win
Locked in during the first quarter, Tatum Winters scans the court in search of the ball to prepare the stats. Working behind the bench, she hovers over the digital court on the screen ready to input if a shot is made or missed.
Who really runs the court?
Jaylin Henderson takes control of the court and finishes with a slam dunk. With no one in sight, Henderson uses this opportunity to gain the Saints two more points.
Ravens soar over Saints
Jaylin Henderson finishes off a power dunk by hanging on the rim. The freshman guard scored 12 points against Garden City but the Saints lost 81-65.
Saints lose to No. 18 Garden City
The Saints bench erupts in cheers as a teammate throws down a dunk in the 68-61 win against Dodge City Community College Wednesday in the Green House.
Saints beat Conqs 68-61
Malachi McReed from Brooklyn, NY defends his position as the Thunderbirds offense sets up. McReed was a vital piece of encouragement for the team.
Men’s basketball comes from behind to beat Cloud County
Arts major, Bri Linnear is a freshman from Denver, Colorado. During her time here at Seward County Community College, she has been on the women’s basketball team.
Bri Linnear
Point guard, Halima Salat, holds Coffeyville player to only 6 points. Salat has 3 blocks overall this season.
Lady Saints lose tight contest
Zhane Thompson, sophomore point guard, rounds the top of the key to rotate the ball. She had nine points in the overtime loss against Garden City.
Lady Saints lose in overtime to Garden City
Zhane Thompson gets mauled by the Lady Saints team after hitting the buzzer beater. The women beat Dodge City Community College 63-60, extending their win streak to five.
Thompson buzzer beater gets the win
Andrea Tribble runs to the basket while Lianna Washington tries to block. Tribble had five rebounds during the conference opener game against Pratt Community College.
Women’s basketball player turned podcaster
Ashanti Thompson is a cheetah costume. Ashanti Thompson made it to third base and was ready to get home.
SCCCs baseball and softball teams show their halloween spirit
Fixing to catch the ball is third baseman Mari Landa. Landa was the third baseman during the whole scrimmage.
Lady Saints scrimmage the Conquistadors
Sliding into home is Paris Brienesse, a freshman from Stockholm, Sweden. Brienesse received two runs in the second game, which now brings her to 27 runs overall.
Lady Saints bring heat in double-header
Macy Spearman swings her bat and collides with the softball. During the first game, Spearman got to bat twice and she scored two runs.
Lady Saints exchange wins, losses with Broncbusters
Molly Adams swings the bat to hit the ball. Adams pitched in the second game as a relief for the Lady Saints.
Lady Saints split with Barton
Sophomore Franco Vecchia prepares to swing a forehand to hit the ball back. Vecchia is from Puerto Rico, Argentina, and he is majoring in administration and marketing.
Saints take victory
Locked in during the first quarter, Tatum Winters scans the court in search of the ball to prepare the stats. Working behind the bench, she hovers over the digital court on the screen ready to input if a shot is made or missed.
Who really runs the court?
The baseball team is loaded with 20 freshmen. Mike Davidson, baseball coach, says despite being young and inexperienced, they will make a good showing this season.
Spring sports finally in action
Noah Burton is a freshman from Chichester England. Burton’s major is physical education.
Noah Burton
Tennis has two events qualify for nationals
Tennis has two events qualify for nationals
7th straight win for our Lady Saints
7th straight win for our Lady Saints
Micell Jerez and Aubreigh Haxton celebrate after a kill for Haxton number 5 on Tuesday night. The Lady Saints went 3-0 with Barton Community College to improve to 3-0 in our conference and 10-2 overall.
Lady Saints sweep the Barton Cougars to stay undefeated in conference
Middle hitter Ana Cambraia joins her fellow Lady Saints to show with a smile and wave.
Lady Saints win against Hutchinson Community College
Michel Jerez saves the ball with a dig near the out-of-bounds line. Jerez is a libero for the Lady Saints from the Dominican Republic. The Lady Saint has an overall of 76 assists.
Grizzlies maul Lady Saints in straight sets
Berfin Mertcan and Seyum Park go up to block the ball coming from the Lady Trojan Savannah Adams. Park is a middle and outside hitter for the Lady Saints and has a block assist overall of 33.
Photo Essay: Lady Saints destroy the Lady Trojans
Magda Silva, a music teacher. Silva enjoys listening to relaxing music sitting down in her office.
Student, faculty describe favorite songs, music
Rodriguez like to study on Quizlet, because that seems to help her.
SCCC students study for exams
Saints on the Street: What’s in your bag?
Saints on the Street: What’s in your bag?
Anime club members Alexis Soto, Judith Soto, and Alexa Pavia discuss with Michael McComack, president of the club, about future endeavors. The club is interested in taking a trip to an anime convention.
It’s time to try something new
Maria Gutierrez inquiries a student athlete, Lana Pigeon, about her reason for treatment inside the training room. While hooked up to stim and ice, they went over possible reasons and treatments in the future.
One tear changed it all
Saints on the Street: Students swap holiday snacks
Saints on the Street: Students swap holiday snacks
As students started outlining their cookies, Veenstra demonstrated further the proper way to outline a cookie. The bag should be held further away from the cookie, and the frosting is supposed to flow out and lay naturally instead of forcing it to come out onto the cookie.
Getting Spooky with Cookies
Spooky Suggestions
Spooky Suggestions
Cassandra Norin, director of the library, introduces keynote speaker for the final Saints Scribes events. The speaker for lunch was Steve Wolgast, a New York Times editor for nine years and current professor at the University of Kansas.
Library hosts final Saints Scribes event
Some participants stood up bracing themselves on chairs as they try to endure the hotness. Others sat in anticipation for Lyon to announce who was second and third place to see if the pain was worth it.
Cosmetology tries the spice
Saints on the Street: Students swap holiday snacks
Saints on the Street: Students swap holiday snacks
Spooky Suggestions
Spooky Suggestions
Enrollment starts on Oct. 31 and ends on Jan.13, and Seward County Community College has some fun classes. To get to the classes go to the SCCC website, click academics, and then go to class schedule.
That’s a class?
Saints on the Street: What’s in your bag?
Saints on the Street: What’s in your bag?
Salina Byrd had a hard time getting the Face Slimmer in her mouth. The product only came in one size and might be too big for some to use.
Workout for your face: Does it really work?
Magda Silva, a music teacher. Silva enjoys listening to relaxing music sitting down in her office.
Student, faculty describe favorite songs, music
Jasmine Caamal is a freshman with her hometown being Liberal. She is majoring in marketing and works part time at Brown’s Shoe Store.
Jasmine Camaal
Super sophomore, Rosa Turcios is majoring in Liberal Arts, and she is from Guymon, Oklahoma. Turcios describes herself as yellow for a color because it is a happy color.
Rosa Turcios
Paige Campbell is a freshman majoring in elementary education.
Paige Campbell
Alejandra Berumen Reveles is a freshman majoring in computer science. She was born in Jerez, Zacatecas and she is 19 years old.
Alejandra Berumen Reveles
As students started outlining their cookies, Veenstra demonstrated further the proper way to outline a cookie. The bag should be held further away from the cookie, and the frosting is supposed to flow out and lay naturally instead of forcing it to come out onto the cookie.
Getting Spooky with Cookies
Some participants stood up bracing themselves on chairs as they try to endure the hotness. Others sat in anticipation for Lyon to announce who was second and third place to see if the pain was worth it.
Cosmetology tries the spice
7th straight win for our Lady Saints
7th straight win for our Lady Saints
Fixing to catch the ball is third baseman Mari Landa. Landa was the third baseman during the whole scrimmage.
Lady Saints scrimmage the Conquistadors
Micell Jerez and Aubreigh Haxton celebrate after a kill for Haxton number 5 on Tuesday night. The Lady Saints went 3-0 with Barton Community College to improve to 3-0 in our conference and 10-2 overall.
Lady Saints sweep the Barton Cougars to stay undefeated in conference
Saints on the Street: What’s in your bag?
Saints on the Street: What’s in your bag?
Saints on the Street: Students appreciate favorite teachers
Saints on the Street: Students appreciate favorite teachers
New kids on the block
New kids on the block
Podcast: Holiday thats hoppin around the corner
Podcast: Holiday that’s hoppin’ around the corner
Home away from home
Home away from home
Saints on the Street: Students swap holiday snacks
Saints on the Street: Students swap holiday snacks
Spooky Suggestions
Spooky Suggestions
Elyse Adame is one of the representatives present at the transfer fair in the academic building. Over 10 different colleges were present for December graduates and transfer students to gain information.
Where to go from here
Deedee Flax, technology instructor, is one of the main teachers at Seward County Community College to integrate blendflex into many of her classes. She said that multiple students prefer the computer classes to be blendfllex as they can watch back her recordings when confused to see how she does things on her screen.
Blending the barriers of in person and online
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
2021 Telolith celebrates creativity
2021 Telolith celebrates creativity
The Telolith is a contemporary art and literature magazine that has been publishing since the mid 1970s. This years Telolith marks its fourty-seventh edition
Entries for Telolith available now
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Telolith 2019
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New kids on the block

New kids on the block

Jessica Madrigal and Reece Hay
April 22, 2022

All Saints Day took place for students all over wanting to attend Seward County Community College in the Fall of 22’. Seniors get to enroll in classes...

For the fourth year in a row Crusader receives the All-Kansas award for spring and fall of 2021. Pictured left to right are Laura Gillespie, Brianna Rich, Jessica Madrigal, Dani Arellano and Seyun Park.

Crusader keeps winning

Melvin Le , Copy Editor
April 13, 2022

The annual Kansas Collegiate Media Awards are back in-person after being online via Zoom due to COVID-19 restrictions. Each year, Crusader takes home numerous...

Hollistah talks about his beginnings when he first listened to rappers on MTV at his grandma’s house. The show inspired the young boy and at the age of nine, he knew he wanted to be a rapper. He had his first gig at 12 at a gospel festival and at 18 opened for another artist in front of a crowd of 4,000 people.

Kansas rapper expresses need for creativity

Megan Berg , Features Editor
April 11, 2022

Tables of pizza and cookies is an enticing view, especially at lunchtime when the smell of melted cheese and spices makes the mouth water. This is the...

This year it was the 12 annual celebration of national poetry month and to celebrate the creative writers’ coffeehouse was held. During the coffeehouse, there were poems read by the contest winners and by the people who just wanted to share their poems.

Poetry night is brought to life

Jessica Madrigal, Reporter
April 11, 2022

The creative writer's coffee house was brought to life with many poems and with the appearance of a guest speaker.  Creative writers coffee...

Library receives $10,000 grant

Library receives $10,000 grant

Jessica Madrigal , Reporter
April 7, 2022

The Seward County Community College Library received a massive win in the form of a $10,000 grant for new additions and more events in the fall.  The...

Calmly sitting in the donation chair, Jaxon Rios donates plasma to The Red Cross donation in the afternoon. Plasma accounts for around 55% of our total blood volume and is also 90% water.

Be a hero and donate

Ashanti Thompson and Megan Berg
April 6, 2022

Warning: pictures of blood and needles are included in this story  The smell of antiseptic wafts through the room as donators lay back waiting for...

Brad Bennett, SCCC president, calls the lack of preparedness on transportation for Portillo as inexcusable.

Equality in the classroom

Laura Gillespie and Megan Berg
April 5, 2022

With arms wrapping Natalie Portillo, an elementary education major from Plains, a teacher slowly lifts her out of the wheelchair, placing her into the...

Navigating to a class on a cold, snowy day is a challenge Portillo faces daily. Since some classrooms are in different buildings, she has to drive across campus outside.

Equality in the classroom

Megan Berg and Laura Gillespie
April 4, 2022

Weaving through chairs and desks while trying to find a spot in the classroom can be difficult in a wheelchair. Natalie Portillo, an elementary education...

An opportunity to not only meet the president but also to talk about campus and what could be better. SCCC President Bennett and some of the presidential scholars meet to share some ice cream, and discuss issues on campus.

Bennett uses ice cream to receive feedback

Laura Gillespie , Editor
March 30, 2022

The tables were lined with multiple flavors of ice cream and a handful of different types of toppings from sprinkles to cherries. This is what the Presidential...

The E-boutique was originally started by Lisa Kennedy, a former instructor, and she started the boutique because she wanted to help students get proper attire for their first impression interviews or even any formal event. The Phi Beta Lambda club now runs it and their hours are Thursdays from 12:30-2:00 p.m.

PBL brings fashion to aid students’ future

Dani Arellano and Melvin Le
March 29, 2022

As college students continuously deal with many different obstacles during their academic careers, many might find themselves wanting a part-time job....

Congratulations to all of the new members who just got inducted to PTK. Starting from left to right: Javier Victoria, Brenda Cardenas Perez, Aidaly Ramos, Ren Watt, Karina Rodriguez and Adrian Torres (Not pictured: Ugo Fiorito, Karime Rios, Alexis Rodriguez and Guadalupe Ugalde).

PTK recognizes 10 new members

Salina Byrd , Laura Gillespie, and Brianna Rich
March 28, 2022

Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) is a club at Seward County Community College that recognizes the academic achievements of students. On March 27, the club inducted...

Brad Bennett hosted a town hall meeting on March 24 to talk about the future of the campus and enrollment. Bennett has hopes that these meetings will continue, and will grow with more student and community involvement.

Community, faculty discuss Seward’s future

Laura Gillespie, Editor
March 25, 2022

The recent success of Seward County Community Colleges Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) program led college administrators to question what else can...

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