| November
2009 News |
SCC Chorale presents: A Joyous
Holly Day Concert
featuring SCC Chorale &
Soloists. Tues, Dec 8 - Jackson
Campus and Thurs, Dec 10 -
Macon Campus. Both shows start
at 7:30 p.m. » more
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| HOSA
competition held at SCC
- Western Region Health Occupations
Students of America held their
annual competitive events
at SCC Thursday, Nov. 19.
. . » see
photos |
SECU scholarships awarded
- The State Employees
Credit Union Foundation, funded
solely by SECU membership,
presented $5,000 scholarships
to Jeremy Gregory of Franklin
and Amanda Smith of Sylva
to attend SCC. . » full
story |
 Three
SCC employees complete OSHA
500 training - SCC’s
Keith Ashe, Keith Allen and
Frank Gunter recently completed
training through the Safety
and Health Council of NC.
. » full
story |
 SSS
Students Visit UNCW Campus
- A group of SCC
SSS college transfer students
recently traveled on a three-day
trip to Wilmington to visit
the UNCW campus as part of
the Student Support Services
program’s transfer initiatives
to prepare students for graduating
and/or transferring to a 4-year
university. . » full
story |
| Printer
cartridge drive until Nov
30 - SCC’s
environmental club is hosting
a used printer cartridge drive
until Nov. 30. Proceeds from
the printer cartridges will
be donated on behalf of the
winning division to local
charities. . » details |
| GEAR
UP Gardeners - The
Macon Middle School Garden
Club has spruced up the school
grounds and replanted the
Josh Ammons and Sarah Beck
Memorial Gardens. . »
full
story |
| GEAR
UP helps with Greenway project
- Franklin High Agriculture
Department students became
active volunteers in a service-learning
program to restore the Franklin
Greenway environment . . »
full
story |
| NTHS
fall induction held -
The SCC Chapter of the National
Technical Honor Society held
the fall induction of new
members Nov. 12 . . . »
full
story |
Hank Shuler - Retirement Celebration
- Fri, Dec 11, 1 p.m. at SCC
Swain Center. Please bring
your favorite covered dish
- RSVP by Dec 4 . . »
details
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Wanda Morris, Accounting
& Business Administration
Instructor, has announced
her retirement. A retirement
celebration will be held Tues,
Dec. 8, » details
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| Lunch
and Learn: It's Not too Late
. . College Opportunities
for Adult Learners: Fri, Dec
4 - Noon - 1:30 p.m. . . .
. » more
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| Free
Workshop: How to Pay for College
- Tues, Dec 1 - Sponsored
by SCC's College Access Programs,
hosted by Upward Bound . .
. » details
|
 Styling
and Profiling - Coats For
Kids Distribution
Day held Saturday, Nov. 7,
on the Jackson Campus. Organized
by Christy Rowe through her
SCC Positive Psychology class,
the project collected more
than 500 new and gently-used
coats which were available
on a first-come, first-serve
basis. . . » full
story |
| Neighbors
supporting neighbors - Veteran's
Day Salute - SCC
students prepare care packages
and letters of support for
their neighbors, members of
the 210th Military Police,
headquartered adjacent to
the Jackson Campus and currently
deployed to Iraq. The show
of support for the deployed
unit was part of SCC’s
Veteran’s Day Salute
. » more
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| Disney's
Earth - SCC’s
Green Team will show the Disney
docudrama Earth on Thursday,
Nov. 19, at 3 p.m. in Oaks
Hall. . » details |
| GEAR
UP Students attend Conservation
Field Day - Recently
280 Macon Middle School seventh
graders attended Conservation
Field Day at Standing Indian
Campground in Nantahala National
Forest. . . » full
story |
| Career
Exploration Day held
- More than 300 high school
students from Cherokee Central
Schools and Macon, Jackson
and Swain County Schools attended
SCC’s Career Exploration
Day on the Jackson Campus
Friday, Nov. 6. Sponsored
by SCC’s GEAR UP program,
the all-day event gave students
the opportunity to attend
sessions in a variety of career
fields. . . » full
story |
SSS-
helping students through
college - “Sometimes
a student might need a little
help  making
it through the college experience.
That’s why we are
here,” said Cheryl
Contino-Conner, SCC director
of Student Support Services.
The support can range from
academic counseling to personal
and career counseling- or
even personal tutoring.
If a student has a disability,
SSS can assist with special
services. Perhaps a student
needs a laptop or a calculator-
SCC offers a resource loan
program. Or perhaps the
need is financial- SCC provides
supplemental grant aid.
. . » full
story |
| Health
Fair held Nov 5 - see photos
- Free blood sugar
and blood pressure checks
and free massages were available.
In addition to a variety of
student booths . . »
more |
ABG induction ceremony held
- The SCC Chapter of Alpha
Beta Gamma International Business
Honor Society held its fall
induction of new members on
Wed, Nov. 4, » more |
| Mountain
Shapes & Colors
- indoor craft art sale -
Sat, Nov 14 - SCC Swain Center
. . » more |
Lucky Winner - James
Wallace, a student in SCCs
Culinary Technology program,
won this IPod last week when
he attended the Office Politics
career seminar. . »
full
story |
| SCC
Cherokee Center Celebrates
Native American Heritage Month
- Nov 9 - 5-6 p.m. - Joel
Queen will discuss and showcase
. » full
story |
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| October
2009 News |
 Luzene
Hill's art on display
- Human Rites…the Body
and the Blood artwork by Luzene
Hill, program outreach coordinator
for the Oconaluftee Institute
of Cultural Arts, is featured
at the University of North
Carolina Asheville Highsmith
Gallery as part of Domestic
Violence Awareness Month.
. . » full
story |
 Keener
sworn in - Daniel
Keener of Sylva was sworn
in Tuesday evening, Oct. 27,
as a student representative
on the Southwestern Community
College Board of Trustees.
. . » full
story |
Disaster Drill -
Oct 26, 2009 . . . »
see
photos |
| The Cherokee
Middle School 4-H RezBots
Lego Robotics Teams are hosting
a Parent and Sponsor
Night on Nov. 17,
at 6 p.m. in the Middle School
Media Center. The teams will
demonstrate their robot programming
prowess, as well as Smart
Move presentations. . . »
more
info |
Students at the Oconaluftee
Institute of Cultural Arts
in Cherokee tour the Asheville
Art Museum. . » full
story |
Hands in Deep Creek
- Recently, Cherokee Middle
School 7th grade students
braved the cold weather and
engaged in a hands-on water
quality study of Deep Creek
in Great Smoky Mountains National
Park. . . » full
story |
| GEAR
UP will help pay for tests
- SCC GEAR UP will now provide
fiscal assistance for students
in the community who need
to pay test fees. . . »
details
|
 Sylva
named dental school site
- East Carolina University
officials announced Monday
that Sylva, Ahoskie and Elizabeth
City are the first three locations
for community service learning
centers that will be part
of the university’s
new dental school. . . »
more
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| GEAR
UP tours WCU - Recently,
64 freshmen from Swain County
High School visited Western
Carolina University for a
tour arranged by SCC GEAR
UP. . » more
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| SCC Center
for Business and Industry
will sponsor a seminar Tuesday
evening, Oct. 20,
on Setting
Up Your Home Office.
. » more
|
Keener wins regional award
- SCC student Daniel Keener
of Sylva is the regional winner
for the Gov. Robert W. Scott
Student Leadership Award.
. » full
story |
 Students
can win $1,000 with 2-min
video - In two minutes
or less, you have an opportunity
to show the world how far
education can take you. The
U.S. Department of Education
is asking students to participate
in a national video contest
titled I
Am What I Learn.
. » more
|
| Teachers
of Tomorrow Club attends Reaching
to Teach Conference
- The Teachers of Tomorrow
Club at Swain County High
School is sponsored by GEAR
UP, a SCC program that encourages
college readiness. . »
full
story |
| Frozen
eyelids and struck by lightning
- The Women’s Appalachian
Trail Record Holder and Blue
Ridge Outdoors 2008 Outdoors
Person of the Year, Jennifer
Pharr Davis, shared her experience
with interested hikers during
a presentation Wed, Oct. 14,
at SCC. Davis completed the
AT, which spans 14 states,
in 57 days, eight hours and
35 minutes, averaging 38 miles
a day. . . » full
story |
| Professional
Office Management certificate
to be offered - SCC
will offer a certificate program
in Professional Office Management
in Franklin beginning Nov
2 . . » details |
Coats for Kids Drive
- Donations are coming in
for SCC’s Coats for
Kids Drive, according to Christy
Rowe, who is organizing the
drive along with fellow classmates
in SCC’s Positive Psychology
class. . . » full
story |
 Smoky
and sweet recipe wins 1st
place for SCC students in
chili cook off -
Two brothers, both SCC culinary
technology students, won first
place in the Professional
Category of the Downtown Sylva
Association’s 2nd Annual
Chilly Fest . » full
story |
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College Readiness
Club tours Macon Campus
- GEAR UP College Readiness
Coach Mary Bennett arranged
the activity so students could
explore the option of attending
the Early College . . »
full
story |
| Need
a massage? SCC Therapeutic
Massage Students will offer
an evening massage clinic
from 5-9 p.m. starting Tuesday,
Oct. 13, and running every
Tuesday and Thursday evening
until Nov. 24. . » details |
Losing
your memory?  SCC’s
Small Business Center is presenting
a workshop to teach proven
techniques and legitimate
reasons why you may be having
problems with your memory.
Available to anyone looking
to enhance their memory skills,
Memory Power Building is scheduled
for Wed, Oct. 28, from 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m.. . » details |
| GEAR
UP teams up with JC School
of Alternatives in
Sylva to help fund new technology
for the school. GEAR UP and
the JCPS technology department
teamed up to equip a computer
lab . . » read
full story |
| Shocktober
Fest to be held Oct 28
- Join us on Wed, Oct 28 for
Shocktober Fest. Festivities
begin at 11:30 and end at
1:30 in the Bradford Hall
Gym. This SCC Student Life
Committee sponsored event
will feature contests with
cash prizes and free lunch.
Participate in the Costume,
Pumpkin Carving and Cake Bake
and Decorate Contest . . »
details |
| New
Coordinator Brings Artistic
Heritage to OICA
- “We stand on the edge
of becoming a truly unique
voice in the world for indigenous
art and culture,” said
Joel Queen, new program coordinator
and instructor at the Oconaluftee
Institute for Cultural Arts
in Cherokee. . . » full
story |
| Car
& Bike Show
pics |
Hispanic Fiesta held
in celebration of Hispanic
Heritage Month . . »
full
story |
As part of SCC’s Discover
America Series, on
Oct. 14 Jennifer
Pharr Davis, the Women’s
Appalachian Trail Record Holder,
will share what hiking has
taught her about goal setting,
sacrifice and achievement.
. . . »
details
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