July 11, 2018
Story by Micah Oelze
Courtesy photos
The National Quilt Museum’s annual traveling show “New Quilts from an Old Favorite” featuring the Flying Geese block will be on display from July 16-Aug. 4 in The Shafer Art Gallery. The gallery is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Admission is free.
Great Bend Tribune
Published July 4, 2018
July 2, 2018
Story by Micah Oelze
Barton Community College has named 237 students to the President’s List for the spring 2018 semester. To qualify for this honor, students must have been enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours and maintained a grade point average of 4.0 on a 4.0 or "A" letter scale.
Abilene
Joshua Abbott
Jeffrey Kelly
Ethan Tingle
Agra
Valerie Haskett
Albert
Bryce Maneth
Taylor Regan
Augusta
Nolan Riley
July 2, 2018
Story by Micah Oelze
Barton Community College has named 266 students to the Dean’s List for the spring 2018 semester. To qualify for this honor, students must have been enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours and maintained a grade point average of 3.5 to 3.99 on a 4.0 or "A" letter scale.
Albert
Spencer Ewy
Assaria
Allie Beaumont
Kannen Haist
Berryton
Morgan Duncan
Bison
Cody Kaler
Great Bend Tribune
Published July 1, 2018
June 28, 2018
Story by Micah Oelze
Barton Community College’s Center for Adult Education will soon begin its nine-week GED Preparation Class. Students must attend all orientation classes July 9-12, and the first day of class July 16. Failure to attend all five days will result in removal of the student from the program. The center is located at 1025 Main St. in Great Bend.
There is a one-time $65 fee for materials. Once students have completed the preparation courses, they will be able to take the official GED test. The cost to take the GED test is $132.
June 28, 2018
Story by Brandon Steinert
Photo by Micah Oelze
Barton Community College graduates can now enjoy seamless transfer of credits to Fort Hays State University (FHSU) toward a bachelor’s degree for almost 20 majors, thanks to a new Memorandum of Understanding signed by the presidents of each institution Thursday morning on Barton’s campus.
Barton President Dr. Carl Heilman said Barton has always worked well with FHSU, but the agreement represents a new level of clarity for students as they move from Barton to the university level.
June 27, 2018
Story by Micah Oelze
Barton Community College will be closed Wednesday, July 4 for Independence Day. Classes will resume and offices will reopen Thursday, July 5.
Great Bend Tribune
Published June 24, 2018
First, the Drought Monitor which didn’t include last Tuesday night’s rain showed some easing in the western third of the state. With the precipitation and cooler weather of the last week, much of the state should show improvement with this coming week’s report. This column normally focuses on crops but today, with the official start of summer, a column on livestock to change things up a bit.
June 20, 2018
Story and photo by Brandon Steinert
Barton Community College will offer transitioning Fort Riley Soldiers, and family members with DOD ID cards, a grant-funded two-week certificate program at no cost to participants.
The Hazardous Waste Worker (HWW) program gives Soldiers credentials to help them find work after their tenure in the US Army ends. The next course is set from July 23 through August 3 at 100 Continental Ave, Grandview Plaza, which is just north of I-70 at exit 299.