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December 11, 2017
Story by Micah Oelze

������Ƶ offices will close for holiday break Monday, Dec. 18.�� All offices will reopen Tuesday, Jan. 2.�� Spring semester classes will begin Monday, Jan. 8.

Great Bend Tribune
Published December 10, 2017

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December 6, 2017
Story by Micah Oelze

������Ƶ’s Center for Adult Education will soon start its nine-week GED Preparation Class.

������Ƶ will offer two sessions for orientation: 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. on Tuesday Jan. 30 at 1025 Main St. in Great Bend. Orientation classes are the first step to obtaining a GED and are required before official preparation courses can be taken. Those interested will need to call before Friday, January 12.

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December 5, 2017
Story by Micah Oelze

The ������Ƶ Planetarium will host three showings of the annual holiday show “Star of Bethlehem” at 1, 2 and 3 p.m. December 10 in the ������Ƶ Planetarium in the Science Building.

The show will teach audiences about the origin of the star and how it played into the story of the “Christ Child.”��The presentation will answer questions like: ‘Who were the wise men? Were there just three? Did they come from Persia, Babylon or Ethiopia? Did they follow a visible star to Jerusalem?’ and more.

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December 4, 2017
Story by Micah Oelze
Courtesy Photos Submitted

Two works by Steve Dudek, “Canna” and “Summer”, were accepted into the Kansas Watercolor Society National Watercolor Exhibition. Art student and Director of Student Life Diane Engle also has a piece in the exhibition titled, “The Black Pearl”. The exhibition runs until December 17 at the Wichita Center for Arts on 912 E. Central in Wichita. The judge for the show is Soon Y. Warren.

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December 1, 2017
Story by Micah Oelze

������Ƶ Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) graduates had a 100 percent pass rate in 2017 on their National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) and the Registered Nurse (RN) graduates had an 88.89 percent pass rate on their licensure exams, a 44 percent increase from last year.

“My hat goes off to both the faculty and students for working hard to accomplish this,” Executive Director of Nursing and Healthcare Education Dr. Kathleen Kottas said.

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December 1, 2017
Story by Micah Oelze

������Ƶ is offering woodworking courses from 6-9:45 p.m. on Mondays from January 8 to March 5 at Ellsworth High School, 211 W. 11th St. in Ellsworth.

The instructor will be David Weeks. Classes of various levels will be available including Woodworking I, Woodworking II and Individual Woodworking Projects. Each course will count for three credit-hours.��The cost is $324 per class and fees for materials used.