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Welcome to Kilgore College!
2012 Year in Review See PAGE 6
The Flare
Monday, January 14, 2013 Vol. 76 No. 11 Serving Kilgore College since 1936
473 make grade for President’s, Dean’s lists
ENROLLMENT
ASHTON JOHNSON Co-Executive Editor KC has named the students who achieved academic excellence for Fall 2012. Students named to the President’s list have earned a 4.0 GPA and Dean’s list honorees have earned at least a 3.5 GPA. Students on both lists must be enrolled in 12 credit hours, excluding developmental classes. Students making the honors lists are as follows:
President’s List (3.5 - 3.9 GPA) AUSTIN Stephanie Arino BIG SANDY Payton Hahn, Justin Smith and Bradley Van Wert BRASHEAR Armando Tovar COLLEGE STATION Jenna Helduser DALLAS Carly Marston FORT WORTH Whitney Costello GILMER Jordan Conley, Luann Duncan, Barbie Garner, Jonatan Gaspar, Christy Haldren and Adam Marion GLADEWATER Scott Campbell, Conner Chambliss, Lea Childress, Tammy Craig, Shelbi Crews, Kelly Gillit, Jenifer Goude, Austin Medina, Lisa Monteagudo, David Newman, Lillie Pepper, Rachel Rodgers, Jeremy Teague and Marci Wells HALLSVILLE Granger Abbott, Ashley Callaway-Rocha, Karley Glezen, Aimee Hanson, Tanton Johnson and Shelbie Spencer HENDERSON Ramiro Aguilar, Cotina Dotrey, Diana Fitzgerald, Alexandra Hernandez, Jacklyn Hillin, Cynthia Owens, Kelsi Reynolds and Leigh Smith HOUSTON Norman Darden HUNTINGTON Dezirae Burnett KILGORE James Banga, Paige Bishop, Angelia Crews, Brenda Dietz, Kristopher Dobbins, Thomas Fierros, Aston Ford, Kristi Hendrick, Wesley Howard, Wiley Howard, Valentin Huerta, Yeimi Huerta, Jared Jackson, Jessica Kabala, Pirriane Mevo, April Moore, Mark Nelson, Rachel Null, Alissa Seilhan Romelia, Kevin Short, Jessica Sinte, Kelsey Stanley, Brittany Suarez, Hannah Trimble and Sally Turner KILLEEN Phillip Bannister LONGBRANCH Joseph Innerarity LONGVIEW Anthony Arrington, Daniel Beard, Destiny Bellamy, Rebekah Bobo, Noah Bowers, Kristin Boyd, Michael Bryan, Monica Cole, David Colteaux, Lauren Davis, Dee
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vEason, Gabriel Espinosa, Whitney Flanagan,
See HONORS on Page 3
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5,782 as of 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9.
as students schedule classes during late registration on Jan. 9. KC’s enrollment is
Enrollment dips 5.4% Adds, drops possible through Jan. 15 in Counseling Center BRITTANI PFAU Co-Executive Editor
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s of 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9, KC’s enrollment was 5,782, which is a 5.4 percent decrease from the 6,114 enrolled at the same time last year. Enrollment figures will fluctuate. Students are expected to continue to enroll Friday through Tuesday.. Figures will not be permanent until after the 12th class day, Jan. 30. Students can make changes to their schedules from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 14-15, by visiting the Counseling Center on the second floor of the Devall Student Center. Students do not need to make an appointment. Those students who are registering for the first time or
changing an entire schedule will be charged a $20 late fee. Starting Tuesday, Jan. 22, the late fee will be raised to $50. Students who have been dropped for nonpayment will be charged a $25 reinstatement fee plus the $20 late fee. QUEST classes are offered at KC-Longview and students can enroll through a counselor. QUEST courses give students an opportunity to earn 12 hours of college credit in 16 weeks. Most are hybrid courses with half of the curriculum online and the other half in a classroom-lecture format. A QUEST schedule and overview are available at www. kilgore.edu/quest.asp. For more information, contact Frank Mosley, director of special populations at 903-236-2030 or fmosley@kilgore.edu.
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Rangerettes to perform at inaugural ball ’Rettes’ fourth appearance BRITTANI PFAU Co-Executive Editor The Rangerettes will perform at The Black Tie & Boots Presidential Inaugural Ball presented quadrennially by the Texas State Society. The event will take place Jan. 19 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in Washington, D.C. “We will be performing a Texas show that we have put together. It consists of three songs right after one another,” said Stephanie Aumiller, Beaumont sophomore and Rangerette captain. The performance songs are “Country Girl,” “That’s Right (You’re Not from Texas)” and “Deep in the Heart of Texas.” “The whole team will be going and See BALL on Page 3
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