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Auto body collision and repair instructor, Bree Downs, has earned skills through her painting and doing work on automobiles.

Students transform cars

Monica Gonzalez, Reporter
April 26, 2019

Students studying auto body collision and repair at Seward County Community Colleges Tech School never get bored. They always have a project on hand, like...

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,...

Hayden Marties measures ingredients for a lab project making soap. For many chemistry II students, it was trial and error. Calculations had to be made to make sure the right combination of oil and lye was mixed. Too much lye is could cause burning to skin.

Chemistry students design, create soaps

Cheyenne Miller, Reporter
April 25, 2019

When most people think of chemistry, images of complicated equations and strange, dangerous chemicals may come to mind. However, Seward County Community...

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...

Edwin Yemoh comes from Ghana. The super sophomore plans to major in engineer once he gets a four year university.

International students adjust to America

Calen Moore, Reporter
April 24, 2019

Being a new student can feel stressful and cause anxiety being in a completely new place surrounded by new people, new classes, new everything. But now...

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...

Miranda Nester leads off first base just after the Northwest Technical College pitcher releases the ball. The outfielder from Anaheim, California is a threat on the base path. She has stolen eight bases this year.

Lady Saints shut out Northwest, sweep three games

SCCC Athletics
April 23, 2019

Strong pitching and a lot of offense lifted the Seward County Community College softball team to a doubleheader sweep of Northwest Kansas Technical College,...

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How much do we know about Easter?

Calen Moore, Reporter
April 18, 2019

Easter, a traditional holiday celebrated in America by Christians, is just around the corner. When Easter comes to mind, one can imagine eggs of all different...

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...

Unsung champions

Calen Moore, Reporter
April 17, 2019

They are the unsung champions of the SCCC sports world - men's and women's tennis. They are consistently ranked in the nation. The fall season had three...

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