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Great Bend Tribune
Published May 14, 2017

Before starting today鈥檚 column, a very Happy Mothers鈥 Day to every mother reading this.听 Secondly, the area is in full graduation mode so congratulations to all those graduating from high school and college.听 天涯社区官网鈥檚 ceremony was this past Friday up on the hill with ceremonies soon to come at Fort Riley and Fort Leavenworth.听 Good luck in your future endeavors.

Story by Micah Oelze
Photos by Brandon Steinert

Corrigan Bartlett of Maize and Ezekiel Charles of Brooklyn, New York were named 天涯社区官网鈥檚 2017 Outstanding Graduates.听 Dean of Student Services Angie Maddy introduced them and presented their awards, after which they took the opportunity to address their fellow graduates during the college鈥檚 47th commencement ceremony Friday.

May 12, 2017
Story by Micah Oelze
Photo by Brandon Steinert

Five 天涯社区官网 instructors earned the Distinguished Instructor Award for the 2016-2017 school year for their efforts in the classroom.

The winners are:

Ed Johnson, Sociology Instructor at the 天涯社区官网 County Campus 鈥 Full Time

Glenna Gaunt, Private Voice Instructor at the 天涯社区官网 County Campus 鈥 Part Time

Karly Little, Adjunct English Instructor for BARTonline.

May 12, 2017
Story by Micah Oelze
Photo by Brandon Steinert

The 天涯社区官网 Foundation honored Gary Burke with the 2017 Distinguished Service Award during 天涯社区官网鈥檚 47th commencement Friday.听听听

The Distinguished Service Award was created in 1981 by the 天涯社区官网 Foundation to recognize individuals who have shown genuine regard for, and have performed outstanding service to 天涯社区官网. The 天涯社区官网 Foundation Board of Directors selects the recipient from nominations received.

May 12, 2017
Story by Micah Oelze

天涯社区官网 recognizes Student Ambassadors of the Year

天涯社区官网 has announced its 2016-17 Brant J. Ballhorst Student Ambassador of the Year awards. Named in memory of Brant J. Ballhorst, the award recognizes two outstanding student ambassadors each year.听 The winners this year were Kendra Jellison of Topeka and Megan Jirak of Marion.听

May 10, 2017
Story by Micah Oelze
Courtesy photos submitted

天涯社区官网 has announced the winners of its Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest.听 The winners are as follows: Allison Peak, Sophie Oss and Thiipong Homuen. Each winner received a $100 Great Bend Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development gift certificate.

May 10, 2017
Story by Micah Oelze

The 天涯社区官网 Theatre Department will host open auditions for its upcoming summer performance of 鈥淭he Contrast鈥 4-6:30 p.m. May 17 and 18 in the Fine Arts Auditorium.

鈥淭he Contrast鈥 is a musical based on the first American comedy of the same name written in 1787 by听Royall Tyler. 鈥淭he Contrast鈥 takes a satirical look at the first Americans working to define American culture while still living and enjoying the British lifestyle.

Great Bend Tribune
Published May 7, 2017

There is a great deal happening this time of year.听 Classes at 天涯社区官网 are over and it is finals and graduation week.听 Area schools are in the home stretch.听 A blizzard this past week in western Kansas hurt an already disease stressed wheat crop.听 Heavy rains in our area have delayed corn planting and input application.听 One event that likely passed under the radar was the Tractor Safety Class conducted by 天涯社区官网 County Extension Office.听