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Solid gold weekend celebrates 50 years of SCCC

Solid gold weekend celebrates 50 years of SCCC

August 28, 2019

This year marks 50 years since Seward County Community College opened its doors for the first students and classes. Join the college for a “#solidgoldsaints”...

Ken Trzaska, SCCC president, urges new students to be give 100% in everything they do. Saints Welcome Day was in the Greenhouse on Aug. 19.

SCCC welcomes incoming freshmen at playfair

Cheyenne Miller, Copy Editor
August 20, 2019

The nervous, excited chatter of a fresh new batch of college freshmen filled the hot air in the Seward County Community College gym as President Ken Trzaska...

Advising coordinator Patsy Fischer, director of financial aid Donna Fisher, administrative assistant to the vice president of academic affairs Mary Beth Matkin and English instructor Janice Northerns get recognized at Seward County Community Colleges commencement ceremony for their hard work and dedication at SCCC. President Trzaska announced that this year would be the last year the retiring staff members will be working here.

Six faculty, staff retire from SCCC

Michelle Mattich, Managing Editor
May 8, 2019

Six members from the Seward County Community College staff will be retiring after this 2018-19 school year. Their work at SCCC will always be remembered...

Seward County Community College had Its 48th annual commencement of 2019.  It was held in the SCCC gymnasium Saturday, May 4 at 10 a.m.

Farewell to the class of 2019

Annette Meza, Copy Editor
May 6, 2019

“The only constant in this world is change, so embrace it and aim for solution,” Seward County Community College president Ken Trzaska said as he began...

Seward County Community College will hold the 48th annual commencement ceremony on May 4 at 10 a.m. in the Greenhouse. Special guest, senior branch manager at Sunflower Bank of Liberal, Jonny Vergara, will be giving a speech as SCCC president Ken Trzaska asked him to do so.

Commencement speaker challenges status quo

Michelle Mattich, Copy Editor
May 3, 2019

The class of 2019 will take the stage this Saturday at Seward County Community College's 48th annual commencement ceremony with nearly 400 graduates. Jonny...

Dignitaries break the ground for the Sharp Champions Center. Construction should start late in May 2019.

Ground broken for Sharp Champions Center

Calen Moore, Reporter
April 25, 2019

Plans for the new athletic building all started with a drawing on a napkin. Those simple plans are coming to life after years of planning. On April 25,...

It’s On Us to stop sexual assault from happening on campus

Annette Meza, Copy Editor
April 25, 2019

“An ounce of prevention is a pound of cure,” Annette Hackbarth-Onson, dean of students, said. April is Sexual Assault Awareness month and there’s...

Sri Lanka tragedy ‘hits close to home’ for SCCC economics instructor

Calen Moore, Reporter
April 24, 2019

Sri Lanka was at peace until Easter Sunday. Over the weekend, Sri Lanka suffered a severe tragedy, as bombs went off around Catholic churches and international...

Sophomore biology major Madison Hall and freshman behavioral sciences major Molleigh McCormack attended the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Student Judging Contest at Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky. The Agriculture department has competed in NACTA every spring semester.

Agriculture department takes on Kentucky and competes nationally

Annette Meza, Copy Editor
April 23, 2019

A team of two from Seward County Community College competed against other college students in the nation in the North American Colleges and Teachers of...

Instead of taking the final in Intro to Computers, Cassandra Arredondo took up her instructors challenge and passed four certification tests for Microsoft. The freshman education major said the class was given the choice of passing all of the certifications as their final or giving a presentation to the class.

Arredondo recognized as Microsoft certified

Michelle Mattich, Managing Editor
April 23, 2019

To be a certified Microsoft specialist one needs to pass four exams on Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and Powerpoint. This certification shows that the...

One of the many ways to brew coffee is the pour over method. It starts by wetting the filter then pouring the coffee. Then the coffee must be stirred about five times then the more water is added and must be stirred again. The coffee can be seen dripping down.

There’s more to coffee than you think

Michelle Mattich, Managing Editor
April 18, 2019

Louie’s place is filled with the smell of coffee. The unique taste of Reverie Roasters coffee was in full swing as attendees sipped the coffee. On...

Nati da Rocha gets excited about winning the giant chocolate bunny. The Easter egg she found in the bookstore matched up to this prize. More than 300 eggs were hidden but not all offered prizes.

Egg-cellent dash

A sea of excited students waited with bated breath outside of the Seward County Community College bookstore. Everyone chatted nervously with their friends,...

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