A team of five students from Mars Hill College competed February 10 and 11 in the North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities inaugural Ethics Bowl competition, “Ethics in the Workplace” at Meredith College. The competition featured teams from 14 private institutions across the state and gave students the opportunity to debate ethical situations relevant to the workforce. The NCICU Ethics Bowl is designed to provide an academic experience that increases student awareness about applying ethics in leadership, decision-making, interpersonal relationships and other issues in today’s society. Competing from Mars Hill College were: front row (l-r) Reba West, Michelle Payne, Christina Dalamangas, Meagan Green; and back row (l-r): Austin Wynn, Michael Pinkerton. Campus Coordinator was Dr. Barry Sharpe (back right), associate professor of political science.
Join us at Micaville Elementary School on March 1st as we March into the Library. The march will begin at 5:00pm with a hotdog supper that includes all the fixings for only $4.00 per person. From 5:30 to 7:00, march down the hall to find fun activities in our library and classrooms that will lead you on a journey of adventure through stories and games. Our final march will be a dance from 7:00 to 8:00pm in the gym. Don’t miss the opportunity to dance with the Cat in the Hat, and other special guests. Mark you calendars now to March into the Library on March 1st. We would like to extend a special invitation to any preschoolers that will be coming to Micaville Elementary School next year.
Project Skill-UP is funded by the North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund Commission to support short-term occupational skills training for North Carolina residents who reside in areas adversely impacted by changes in the tobacco industry. Mayland Community College is one of only twenty-four community colleges to receive the $15,000 grant to be used for scholarships. This student aid opportunity is available for training in high growth industries. Primary consideration is given to students from families directly affected by the decline in the tobacco industry. However, all students who meet the guidelines are eligible to apply and are encouraged to do so. To be eligible a person must be a permanent resident of Avery, Mitchell, or Yancey counties; be 18 years of age or older; and be unemployed or under-employed (less than 20 hrs. per week). Students must also complete nine hours of Employability Skills training and complete a Career Readiness Certification (CRC) assessment and test before receiving certification in occupational programs. Call 1-800-4-MAYLAND, extension 267, for more information.
Pictured are Rotary President Bill Sweetser with Abby Kuchta and Emily Hollifield. The Rotary Club of Spruce Pine honored these two seniors as Seniors of the Month on Thursday, February 16. Introducing these two outstanding Mitchell High School Seniors,MHS Counselor, Grant Sparks, noted that both Abby Kuchta and Emily Hollifield were taking AP Calculus this semester even though it was not required. He added that this choice reflected the character and the drive for excellence that each of these students possesses.
Abby Kuchta has been a cheerleader for four years and likes to ski. She also enjoys singing and musical performance. She is active in her church, participating in two mission trips. For her senior project Abby shadowed a kindergarten teacher and taught an art lesson, having each student make a mask representing a letter of the alphabet. This experience has led her to consider a career in teaching or possibly in mission work.She plans to attend NC State University.
Emily Hollifield has also been a cheerleader for four years and likes hiking, white water rafting, and camping. Emily has been accepted at East Tennessee State University, but is waiting to hear from NC State University and Wake Forest University. She plans to go into medicine, possibly in Obstetrics/Gynecology. As a part of her senior project, Emily developed a brochure about teenage pregnancy and made a presentation to students in a parenting class.
The Penland School of Crafts Community Collaboration program provides experiential art education to 500 Mitchell County students each year. In February, making and using moon journals helps every third grade student understand astronomy. Students make meaningful connections with the world around them through artistic expression. Not only do they fold, bind, paint, illustrate, and write in their handmade journals, but they also record scientific observations about the moon each night for an entire lunar period. Here students create cover artwork based on a personal experience of nighttime where they live.
Mitchell High Graduation Coach Jessica Ruegg, MHS student Susana Torres, and Communities in Schools Volunteer Risa Larsen joined other students, volunteers, and Student Support Program staff in a Communities in Schools celebration of mentoring at the Pizza Shop in Spruce Pine. The event was made possible by a mentoring grant from Progress Energy. For information on becoming a mentor to a Mitchell County student, contact Lori Gilcrist at lgilcrist@cismitchell.org or 467-0970.
Mars Hill College celebrated the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service on Saturday, January 28. A total of 75 faculty, staff and students came out to honor MLK’s memory with service at eight sites in Madison County. A kickoff on Saturday morning included encouraging words from Elder John R. Hayes, former President of Asheville’s NAACP and entertainment from the Hillcrest Highsteppers majorette and drum corps. During the week prior to the MLK Day of Service, a total of 195 students, faculty and staff attended Mars Hill’s 2nd annual MLK film series, featuring films that examined values consistent with MLK’s message of tolerance and respect.
Yancey County Humane Society Exec. Director Tim Tipton accepting donation from Mrs. Fox. Students from Mrs. Rebecca Fox's K-5 class visited and toured the animal shelter on Thursday, January 19 2012. During their visit students made a $200 donation to help .................
Pictured are Eve Duncan and Virginia (Vee) Lipps with Rotary President-elect Reid Duncan. The Rotary Club of Spruce Pine recognized and honored two Seniors of the Month from Mitchell High School on Thursday, January 19.Grant Sparks, Counselor at Mitchell High School, introduced these two outstanding Seniors, Eve Duncan and Virginia (Vee) Lipps. Eve Duncan shared her senior project, Equine Science and Business, a topic she chose because horses are her biggest passion. She documented riding lessons that she taught, concentrating on balance and communication between the rider and the horse. Eve is also a member of the MHS Show Choir and was selected for the NC All-State Chorus. Additionally, Eve is active in the FFA, where she explores her interest in agriculture. She hopes to attend Clemson University and her career goal is to develop an equine business. Vee Lipps is a self-described “child at heart” and would like to pursue a career in physical therapy. Her goal is to help the less fortunate and her senior project included shadowing a physical therapist where she assisted physically disabled children. To better understand the world of the disabled, she did a “handicap day” in which she spent the school day in a wheel chair and simulated sense depravation by wearing goggles, earphones, and leather gloves. Vee has been accepted at Meredith College and is a finalist in the Honors Program there. Rotary members were impressed with these awesome young ladies.
Dr. Kenneth Peacock (MHC ’70), chancellor of Appalachian State University, was the speaker for Opening Convocation for the spring, 2012 semester at Mars Hill College, held Tuesday, January 24th in Moore Auditorium on the campus.
Peacock encouraged Mars Hill students to use their college years to discover who they are as individuals. Peacock, who received his bachelor’s degree at Mars Hill in 1970, said: “Mars Hill College helped me discover who I am.”
Peacock referenced a 2005 commencement speech given by Apple Computer founder Steve Jobs at Samford University, when he said that students must “connect the dots,” between their past experiences, personal values and passions. That introspection will prepare them for an “authentic leadership,” that is unique and will truly make a difference in the world.
“Embrace who you are, and then lead,” he said. “We need you. We need your leadership, we need your ideas, and we need your thinking.”
In addition to welcoming students back for the new semester, spring convocation provided Mars Hill College with the opportunity to recognize student scholars. Among those recognized were 11 students in the honors program; 90 recipients of honors scholarships; 16 college marshals; 20 students with a cumulative grade point average of 4.0; 30 students who are members of Alpha Chi National Honor Society; 16 students who are members of Mu Kappa Lambda Honor Society for Adult Students; and 82 student athletes who have been named on the 2011 South Atlantic Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
Preparing for the transition by starting at Mayland worked well for MCC graduate Hannah Elizabeth Johnson. Johnson began taking classes at Mayland as a home school high school student and continued at Mayland to earn her Associate’s degree before transferring to Appalachian State University. Johnson’s story showcases another example of Mayland’s values of fostering ....
Opportunity. Excellence. Community. That is Mayland Community College’s vision for 2012 and the future. Mayland alumnus Stephen Dellinger is an excellent example of this future vision. Dellinger is a motivated student who began his college career taking courses at Mayland while still enrolled in high school. He enrolled in computer classes and high-level math courses at .......
Tina Rathburn, a 2011 graduate of Mars Hill College, was back in the area for her holiday break from the University of Peace in Costa Rica where she has been pursuing a Masters’ Degree with the help of a $25,000 scholarship which she was awarded by Rotary International. Tina was nominated for consideration by the Rotary Club of Madison County to go through the rigorous ......
Project Skill-Up is funded by the NC Tobacco Trust Fund Commission to support short-term occupational skills training for NC residents who reside in areas adversely impacted by changes in the tobacco industry.
Training must be in high growth industries. Primary consideration .......
GED testing will be changing in the upcoming year and in preparation of those changes, Mayland Community College’s Basic Skills Department suggests that anyone who has taken portions of the GED, but have not completed all parts do so as soon as they can. Any previous scores of portions of tests taken since Jan 2002 will no longer be valid if all portions ........
** Please note: Mary is excited about sharing her story with our communities and I hope you will enjoy the series as she grows and reaches her educational goals with MCC. However, since Mary is blind and lives a lone and the college wanted to protect her as much as possible so we have omitted her last name ......
