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Friday, October 4, 2013 Vol. 77 No. 4 Serving Kilgore College since 1936
HOMECOMING
Jesse Partin, Baptist Student Ministry / Kelsey Johnson, Rangerettes / Chris Gracela, Phi Theta Kappa
Ex-Student, Teacher, Retirees Award and Homecoming Luncheon at noon Saturday, in the Devall Ballroom. Tickets are free but reservations are required. To reserve seats email pjamerson@kilgore.edu
Rangers vs. Blinn 7 p.m. Saturday at R.E. St. John Memorial Stadium
Mario Sandoval, TRiO and Latinos en Accion Jessica Espinosa, Latinos en Accion
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NOTEBOOK Oct. 5 - Oct. 31
SATURDAY, October 5 KC/EX STUDENT HOMECOMING LUNCHEON Noon- 2 p.m., DSC Ballroom RANGERETTES FOREVER HOMECOMING DINNER 4 p.m. - 6 p.m., DSC Ballroom RANGER SOFTBALL VS. UT TYLER 9 a.m., Tyler RANGER FOOTBALL VS. BLINN COLLEGE HOMECOMING 7 p.m., R.E. St. John Stadium
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Cheer raises funds for Nationals
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MONDAY, October 7 POISE OUTAGE Oct. 7 - 9 TUESDAY, October 8 RANGER YEARBOOK/ CLUB PHOTO DAY 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., DSC Ballroom WEDNESDAY, October 9 RANGER YEARBOOK/ CLUB PHOTO DAY 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., DSC Ballroom
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THURSDAY, October 10 LASER TAG (STUDENT ACTIVITY) 6 p.m. Carpeted Gym BSM (LAUGH AT EVERYTHING) SKIT Noon - 3:30 p.m., Devall Student Center SATURDAY, October 12 RANGER FOOTBALL VS. NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA A&M COLLEGE 3 p.m., R.E. St. John Stadium HOMECOMING DANCE (STUDENT ACTIVITY) 9 p.m. - midnight, DSC Ballroom RANGER SOFTBALL VS. LOUISIANA TECH/ NORTHWESTERN STATE TBA, Ruston, LA WEDNESDAY, October 16 BOSS’ DAY LUNCHEON 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., DSC Ballroom FRIDAY, October 18 HALL OF FAME GOLF TOURNAMENT Southern Hills Golf Course, Gladewater SATURDAY, October 19 HALL OF FAME LUNCHEON 11:30 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., DSC Ballroom RANGER FOOTBALL VS. SE PREP (HALL OF FAME) 3 p.m., R.E. St. John Stadium MONDAY, October 21 QUEST II COURSES Oct. 21 - Dec.13 SATURDAY, October 26 RANGER FOOTBALL VS. TYLER JR. COLLEGE 3 p.m., Tyler RANGER SOFTBALL VS. HOUSTON BAPTIST UNIVERSITY 1 p.m - 3 p.m., Houston SUNDAY, October 27 KC CHEER COMPETITION 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Masters Gym/Carpeted Gym, Aerobic Floor TUESDAY, October 29 CHILDREN’S OPERA PERFORMANCE “THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES” 7:30 p.m, Dodson Auditorium WEDNESDAY, October 30 CHILDREN’S OPERA PERFORMANCE “THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES” 7:30 p.m, Dodson Auditorium THURSDAY, October 31 BLOOD DRIVE 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., DSC Ballroom TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY VISITING RECRUITER Noon - 2 p.m., Devall Student Center RANGER AMBASSADOR BAKE SALE 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., DSC Hallway CHILDREN’S OPERA PERFORMANCE “THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES” 7:30 p.m, Dodson Auditorium
TORY VAN BLARCUM Features Editor
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Dustin Kincaide, Shelby Guillam, rehearse for the Tuesday, Oct. 8 opening performance of “The Elephant
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Tickets on sale for premiere Oct. 8 in Van Cliburn Auditorium KASSIDY TAYLOR Web Editor
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he first fall theatre production of the semester, “The Elephant Man,” will premiere 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8, at Van Cliburn Auditorium in the Anne Dean Turk Fine Arts Center and continues nightly through Saturday, Oct. 12. A matinee is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13. “The Elephant Man” is a 1977 Broadway production and was written by Bernard Pomerance. The play is based on the life of Joseph Merrick, a man in the Victorian era who had two rare diseases that caused his body to become deformed. In 1979, “The Elephant Man” won the Tony Award for Best Play. When on Broadway, the play included actors such as Bruce Davison and David Bowie. The play is famous for not having the actors who portray Merrick wear prosthetics. This allows for the audience to use their imagination. The play contains adult material and is for mature audiences. Kathy Barber, theatre instructor, suggests that children younger than 14 do not attend. “I would not want my child looking at the images of Mr. Merrick,” Barber said. “They are very disturbing.” Late arrivals and children under the age of 6 will not be admitted. The box office will open one hour prior to each performance.
The Red Divas won last Tuesday‘s Powder Puff football tournament. Five teams participated and many fans came out to support. Ross Costanzo, assistant director of student life said he was pleased with the participation. “It turned out great; all the girls
three free workout sessions with Ashley Stanley A free front end alignment at Hank’s Wheel and Frame $20 gift card to Cancun Daves Dinner for two at McAlister’s The squad is also selling “Cheer for the Cure” T-shirts to raise funds. The pink shirts are being sold for $15 each. Orders are due by Oct. 7 and the shirts should be in Oct. 15. A portion of the money raised will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Foundation for the cure of breast cancer. Cheerleaders are encouraging students and staff to wear the shirts to the pink out game on Sat. Oct. 26 vs. Tyler Junior College To order a shirt, ask a cheerleader before Oct. 7.
Chorale performs Oct. 8 in Longview KASSIDY TAYLOR Web Editor Kristopher Dobbins/ THE FLARE
Elephant Man.”
Kincaide, Shelby Guillam and Ben Bolin will appear in “The
Reservations are available at 903983-8126 or kbarber@kilgore.edu. Reserved tickets may be picked up at the will call table one hour prior to the performance. General admission is $6 for adults, $5 for students and $4 for KC students when they present their student ID.
IF YOU GO WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 8 -12; Matinee 2:30 p..m. Oct. 13 WHERE: Van Cliburn Auditorium COST: General admission is $6 for adults, $5 for students and $4 for KC students with ID
Powder Puff football ends, flag football begins MILES MARABLE III Staff Writer
The KC cheerleaders are traveling to Daytona, Fla., for Nationals this spring. To be able to afford to participate, they are doing several different fundraisers this semester, to help them get the money they need. One fundraiser going on is a raffle for many different prizes. The tickets are being sold for $5 for one or $20 for five. Students can buy them from any cheerleader until halftime of the Homecoming game on Saturday. The drawing will be held at the game and students do not have to be present to win. The items being raffled off are: Custom KC Yeti Cooler Cajun Fish Fryer Two free months membership
had fun,” Costanzo said. “It got pretty rowdy at times but it was nice to see them mingle with one another and hopefully they made some new friends.” The men’s flag football tournament continues at 6 p.m. Tuesday at R.E. St. John Memorial Stadium. The Juggernauts will face The Police Academy in the last firstround game.
The winner will face Squad in the second round of the winners bracket and the losing team will face Beast Mode in the semi-finals of the losers bracket. The Loony Tunes will play We Are White Oak in the semi-finals of the losers bracket, and the following Tuesday The Ruff Riders will play The Back Ups in the second round of the winners bracket.
The KC Chorale and the Camerata Singers will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8, at Trinity Episcopal Church, 906 Padon St. in Longview. Dr. Jim Taylor will direct the concert, which will include Gregorian chant, Renaissance Polyphony, classical music by Mozart and Debussy, church music of John Rutter, folk songs and spirituals, and jazz vocals by the Camerata Singers with a rhythm section. Soloists include Kristen Threadgill, Dr. Bill Holda and Mark Horner. “(The soloists) are singing on the Mozart piece only, and we had a separate rehearsal last Friday, since the solos and the chorus alternate in this particular movement,” Taylor said. “The solos are difficult and able to be performed well only by trained professionals. Often we have students doing solos, but not in this case.” The concert is free of charge.
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KC short on adjuncts MAEGAN MITCHELL Senior Writer Relying on part-time, or adjunct, instructors for many courses is becoming the norm for many community colleges and universities, including KC. Overall, about 26 percent of courses taught at KC are by adjuncts compared to 1997 when only 11 percent of courses were taught by adjuncts. KC is struggling with acquiring and retaining adjuncts in several areas. “Not being in a metropolitan area, there are simply not enough people from which to get qualified adjuncts,” Dr. Gerald Stanglin, vice president of instruction, said. “Fewer potential college instructors are available to teach for us.” KC’s science, speech and technology departments hold some of the more difficult part-time teaching positions to fill. KC has a general guideline stating that no more than 33 percent of courses can be taught by adjuncts and the minimum degree requirement is a bachelor’s. “It is for budgetary reasons, but also for maximum flexibility in building a class schedule,” Stanglin said. “If a section does not make for a full-time instructor, he/she may take a section originally
assigned to an adjunct.” Any KC course that will transfer to a university must be taught by someone with a master’s degree he added. Generally, KC adjunct instructors cannot teach more than three traditional three-credit hour courses per semester. KC adjunct pay appears to be in line with other area community colleges. Each degree level brings different pay per three-credit hour course; bachelor’s degree receives $1,450, master’s degree receives $1,550, master’s plus 30 hours receives $1,650, master’s plus 60 hours receives $1,700 and doctorate degree receives $1,750. In comparison, Tyler Junior College allows adjuncts to teach 12 credit hours per semester, paying $1,800 per three-credit hour course and $2,400 per fourcredit hour course. Unlike KC, Panola College does not base pay on degrees. For every online, in-class and dual credit instructor, regardless of degree, Panola pays $1,710 per three-credit hour course and $2,565 per four-credit hour course. Panola adjuncts are allowed to teach three courses per semester. At Panola, each course is required to have a certain number of students enrolled
to be considered a full class. If that number is not met, the instructor’s pay is prorated. Northeast Texas Community College offers new adjunct instructors who are teaching for the first time $1,500 per three-credit hour course. After teaching six threecredit hour courses, instructors are paid $1,550 per course. NTCC offers a PartTime Teacher Academy to faculty who have taught six courses. This qualifies instructors to become an associate faculty member (still considered part-time) and receive pay of $1,600 per three-credit hour course. Instructors at NTCC are allowed to teach three threecredit hour courses per semester. LeTourneau University and East Texas Baptist University, both private institutions, declined to provide salary information. For more specific guidelines and requirements, visit the corresponding website for each college or university. “Whether an instructor is adjunct or full-time is not a deciding factor in determining if that person is a good, quality teacher,” Stanglin said. “Good teachers are good teachers.”
College named ‘Military Friendly’ for the third consecutive year MAEGAN MITCHELL Senior Writer KC has been named to a list of “Military Friendly Schools” for the third year in a row by Victory Media Inc., the premier media entity for military personnel transitioning into civilian life. Every year, Victory Media Inc. conducts a survey to compile a list of the top 20 percent of the colleges, universities and trade schools who are doing the most to embrace America’s military service members, veterans and their spouses as students to ensure their educational success. “Kilgore College appreciates the service that veterans have given to their country, and we want to act in a manner that reflects our appreciation and our respect,” said Dr. Bill Holda, KC President. KC prepares students for success in life by providing educational opportunities and promotes high quality in teaching and learning, which lead to certificates and associates degree, in educational support services and in public service. “Kilgore College provides full-time staff to address the educational and support needs of military personnel and their dependents… provides a variety of
educational opportunities… [and most programs] are on the approved list for benefits,” said Rebekah Metcalf, KC Veteran Certifying Official. “With varying course times like night classes [and] flex classes, continuing education and online courses, we’re able to address the unique needs of non-traditional students… as they transition back into civilian life or even start pursuing their education as they’re serving or in the military reserve forces,” Metcalf said. In addition, spouses and child dependents also have opportunities for education benefits, including Chapter 35 Dependent’s Education Assistance, a federal program through the VA and the Hazlewood Exemption
for Texas Veterans, which provides an exemption from tuition and most fees for qualifying veterans and/or their dependents. Military students are encouraged to join KC at the upcoming Military Friendly Schools Virtual College Fair on Nov. 20. The Virtual College Fair will provide an unprecedented opportunity for service members, spouses and veterans to engage with the organization during the school search process. The fair is especially efficient for introducing service members deployed overseas or those still in uniform to KC’s education programs. Registration is required for all attendees at www. militaryfriendly.com/events.
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Ingrid Schultz lights a candle during the PTK induction ceremony Friday night.
Striving for
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Phi Theta Kappa inducts 38 new members CHRISTINE RITTER Staff Writer
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eadership and excellence were the themes of the Phi Theta Kappa induction last Friday. Members and staff welcomed 38 new PTK members into the group. Dr. Bill Holda, KC president, said a few words to the new members. “You guys really set the bar,” he said, “There’s a real need for students like you… It’s not just about a GPA. We need your leadership, so keep aspiring for excellence, and you’re off to a good start.” Ashley Hall, former KC student and PTK representative, showed a video that greatly affected her. It was called “Everyday Leadership” and was created by Dew Dudley. “I hope this video impacted you like it has me,” Hall said. “It challenged me to be a leader not only with friends but with strangers.” She ended her speech with a message to the new PTK members. “Don’t be afraid to try new things,” Hall said. “Nothing great happens when you hold back.” New members took and lit a candle; standing together they recited the PTK pledge. John Miller, PTK president, had a few words to the new members.
“There’s a world of opportunity at PTK, and I hope each member can experience all the good things it has to offer,” Miller said. Michele Daniels, PTK sponsor, was happy to see the number of people who showed up on a Friday night. “The amount of support we found from family and administration was amazing, I’ve never seen it that full. It was wonderful to see that much support,” Daniels said. Daniels had a message for the new members. “This is just the beginning. There’s a lot of opportunities now available they should take advantage of,” she said. “They should get involved as possible to get the full experience.” Inductees included Whitney Adams, Ruangrong Barclay, Carolann Bishop, Alana Brown, Bruce Broyles III, Isaac Burnett, Cameron Carlson, Jennifer Dyess, Christian De La Fuente, Samuel Essary, Angela Fugler, Salud Gonzalez, Sarah Farmer, April Hall, Nickole Hambright, Ellen Henderson, Rachel Herron, Jessica King, Stephanie LaRue, Hollie Langford, Juli-Joy Malone, Rheana Maloney, Curt Mathis, John Norwood, Christina Paz, Megan Poe, Cleola Reeves, Stephanie Rodrigues, Dylan Savage, Ingrid Schultz, Amy Stuart, Oliver Tan, Troy Townsend, Robbie Whiting, Jordan Woods, Hannah Wylie and Jamie Yarbrough.
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HOMECOMING HONOREES Former students, instructors, employees recognized
Ex-Student, Teacher and Retirees Award Luncheon noon Saturday, Oct. 5 in the Devall Student Center Ballroom. Tickets are free, but reservations are required. To reserve seats, email pjamerson@kilgore.edu
Ex-Teacher of the Year KASSIDY TAYLOR Web Editor
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arah Keith is being honored as one of this year’s Ex-Teacher of the Year. Keith was born in York, Alaska, and moved to Kosciusko, Mississippi before she was 2 years old. Her father was minister of First Presbyterian Church and her mother was an active minister’s wife, public school music teacher and caterer. In 1959 Keith graduated from Kosciusko High School. She enjoyed activities such as band and editing the high school newspaper. After high school, Keith attended Mississippi College for two years and later transferred to The University of Southern Mississippi, where she graduated in 1964 with a bachelor’s in medical technology. Keith attended medical technology school at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, where she obtained certification as a medical technologist (ASCP). In 1991, Keith earned her master’s from the University of Texas at Tyler while teaching at KC. Keith’s husband, Jim, served in the Army, resulting in them living in Munich, Germany for the first year of their marriage. They have now been married for 50 years. Keith worked as chief medical technologist at St. Dominic’s Hospital in Jackson from 1965-1971 until they moved
to the Dallas area. She worked at Harris Hospital in Fort Worth in chemistry and medicine where she earned certification as nuclear medical technologist and supervisor of radioimmunoassay lab. In 1975, Keith and her husband moved to Longview. She worked at Good Shepherd Medical Center from 1975-1976 where she served as assistant chief technologist and chief technologist. Keith began working for KC in 1976 when she was hired by Dean Leslie Matthews to organize and start the medical laboratory technology program at KC. While the program was under Keith’s direction, it achieved national certification and provided lab personnel to hospitals and clinics throughout East Texas. While Keith was at KC, she served on various committees, including the Faculty Senate which she was president of 2001-2002. The program included College Success Strategies changes, tutoring and orientation among other responsibilities. Later, Keith became Director of Student Development and worked with Student Success, the TRiO Fast Track Program, student life, and residential life. Keith retired from KC in 2007. She and Jim spent a year and a half on the road traveling the countryside in their RV. While traveling, they served as park hosts at Cedar Hill State Park and Hickory Creek Corps of Engineers Park on Lake Lewisville until 2008. In 2008, Keith and her husband moved
from Longview to Holly Lake R Hawkins, where they currently They have two children, Mark a Mark graduated from Pine Tre School and Texas A&M Univer Aerospace Engineering and is the vice president of customer Solar Turbines in San Diego, C Mark and his wife, Tina, have a Courtland, and a son, Logan. Keith’s granddaughter, Courtl whom Keith calls “the world’s g granddaughter,” is a senior at D High School. Logan is 12 years seventh grade. Keith’s daughte graduated from Lindale High S where she was named All-Distr three years as a softball player. earned an Associate of Arts de from KC and served as an Orien Leader. Katie then graduated fr University of North Texas, ma in history and is currently wor financial planning and manage Chattanooga, Tennessee. Keith and Jim continue to tra their children and play in amat tournaments. Keith plays golf times a week and is active in th Lake Ranch Women’s Golf Ass She also serves on the advisory the Allen Memorial Public Libr Hawkins. Keith continues to keep in tou KC and its students doing acad advising during New Student O and late registration.
Ex-Teacher of the Year ASHLEY MORALES Executive Editor
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ane Barnett is being recognized as one of the ExTeachers of the Year. Barnett began teaching at KC in August of 1977. She previously worked as a nurse for 11 years in Jackson, La., primarily in the operating room before moving to Texas in 1977. She taught in the nursing department during her first two years at KC. “Opal Stewart hustled me off to UT Arlington and helped me get enrolled in graduate school,” Barnett said. She earned her master’s in nursing in the summer of 1980. In August of 1979, she transferred from the nursing department to the Surgical Technology Program when Neva Reagan retired. Barnett remained in that position through various title changes until she retired July 15, 2008. “During that time I learned right along with my students as the program evolved and became nationally accredited,”
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Barnett said. Barnett was born and raised in Kosciusko, Miss., where her father was the minister of the First Presbyterian Church in Kosciusko. “My mother worked as hard as my father as a pastor’s wife, but she thrived on it,” Barnett said. She graduated from Kosciusko High School then attende the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Miss., to study nursing. She graduated from UMMC and became licensed as a registered nurse in 1966. Barnett has one sister, Sarah Keith, who also worked at KC and is being co-honored as Ex-Teacher of the Year. Since her retirement in 2008, Barnett said she has travele and enjoyed trying to create and maintain a pretty yard. “However, I really miss all of my friends and fellow faculty members and staff at Kilgore College,” Barnett said. “I do look forward to working each year in advisement for new student orientations in the summer and helping out in the counseling center during late registration.”
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ana Ransom is being recognized as this year’s Honored Retiree. He worked 51 years in education – 34 years in higher education and 17 years in public schools – all in the state of
Texas. Ransom worked at KC from 1986 to 1998, serving under four KC presidents: Dr. Stewart McLaurin, Bert E. Woodruff, Dr. J. Frank Thornton and Dr. Bill Holda. In 1986, Ransom began working as director of counseling, school relations, placement and testing. He began the summer orientation program for beginning freshmen, oversaw applications for admissions and computer registration and developed a tracking program for prospective students from point-ofcontact to enrollment. Ransom developed “The Pipeline,” a counselor’s newsletter for all of East Texas that was mailed quarterly. He also administered the advisement and registration of all athletic teams as well as cheerleaders, band and Rangerettes. Ransom represented KC throughout Texas in college day/night programs for prospective students, hosted receptions for prospective students in the KC service area each spring, annual health career days, annual college transfer days and annual workshops for area counselors for ACT, College Board, SAT and Advanced Placement testing in addition to an annual high school counselors’ conference. He was also a tester and examiner for Texas Committee for Law Enforcement and Ethics Standards and an end-of-course examiner for correspondence courses for The University of Texas at Austin and Texas Tech University. Ransom was born in Pampa and was the oldest of five children. His father was a land man for Skelly Oil and moved his family often. Ransom attended a different school almost every year growing up, from Michigan, Illinois, Nebraska, Indiana, Oklahoma, Louisiana and finally to Texas. He graduated from Carthage High School and was class president his senior year, as well as being awarded most popular boy after only attending his junior and senior years. Ransom is being honored in October as a Distinguished Alumnus from Carthage. After high school he attended The University of Texas at Austin
and graduated from East Texas State University (now Texas A&M Commerce) with a bachelor’s and master’s degrees. At ETSU he was president of the student body his senior year. Ransom completed additional graduate work at Stephen F. Austin State University and McNeese State University. He began his career at ETSU teaching business statistics, business law and introduction to business. Next he went to Port Neches-Groves High School serving as a teacher of world history and civics, later working as a school counselor. While at Port Neches, he taught Dr. Harry Montgomery, founder of Texas Tomorrow Plan; Dr. Bob Lanier, pediatrician and TV host; and Wade Phillips, defensive coordinator for the Houston Texans. He then worked at Lamar University as Assistant Dean of Admissions and Records and was later named Director of School Relations. He stayed at Lamar for 21 years before coming to KC. When he left KC he went to Texas A&M Commerce as a Coordinator of Special Admissions and Recruiting Projects. After TAMU Commerce he went to Tyler Junior College as an admissions consultant for a short time. Then he was a teacher and counselor at Kilgore ISD in its dropout/ high school recovery program. Ransom served as president of Texas Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers. He saw the completion of the common course numbering system for all schools of high education in Texas, the development of the college day/night programs throughout the state of Texas and creation of the Junior/Community College Division of TACRAO all while serving as president. Ransom also served in several offices and positions with the Southern Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admission Officers and with the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admission Officers. He has served as president of the Piney Woods Counseling Association and that year it received an award for being an outstanding chapter in Texas and for having the best newsletter, “The Pine Needle,” and he was named counselor of the year for the PWCA which represents 18 counties. Ransom is also a past president of the KC Retirees Association. He is married to Sherry, who serves as KC’s professional support assistant for institutional advancement. They have three grown children, five grandchildren and one greatgranddaughter.
Ex-Student of the Year KASSIDY TAYLOR Web Editor
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ohn Dodd is being honored as this year’s Ex-Student of the Year. Dodd is an East Texas native and calls Kilgore his home. He graduated from Hallsville High School in 1977, and attended Kilgore College from 1977-1980. Later, Dodd transferred to the University of Houston Clear Lake where he obtained a Bachelor of Science in Humanities. Dodd started his career at KC as the company manager for the Texas Shakespeare Festival in 1987. He also has served as the festival’s artistic associate, production manager and he is currently the managing director. Dodd has performed in more than 25 theatre productions, including TSF productions of “Much Ado About Nothing,” “Man of La Mancha,” “Romeo and Juliet,” and “1776.”
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Dodd has designed lights for productions at KC, the University of Houston Clear Lake, Longview Ballet Theatre and the Houston Shaw Festival. In 2005, he directed “The Daisy Bradford 3” as part of the 75th Anniversary celebration of the East Texas oilfield. Also in 2005, he traveled to Beijing, China, with the TSF’s production of “The Miracle Worker.” Over the 28 seasons with TSF, Dodd worked with Raymond Caldwell, Kathy Barber, Michael Atkins, Jason Richards (KC alum), Val Winkelman, Joel Ebarb, Meaghan Sullivan and Matthew Simpson. He also worked with other theatre artists such as Michael C. Hall (of “Dexter” and “Six Feet Under”), Danny Pino (of “Cold Case,” “Law and Order,” and “SVU”, Seamus Dever (of “Castle”) and Glenn Kessler (co-creator of “Damages” with Glenn Close). Dodd has also worked with numerous Broadway actors such as Rick Holmes, Andrew Samonsky, Glenn Fleshler and Andy Mills.
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Colin Jeter, Longview freshman, plays tight end for the Rangers. He was at the Air Force Academy for about a month before returning home to care for his mother.
COMING HOME: MILES MARABLE III Staff Writer
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olin Jeter isn’t your typical transfer college student. He arrived at KC after a brief stint at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., where he received a football scholarship. Jeter graduated from Longview High School in May, where he played tight end for the Lobos. Jeter said several Division II schools recruited him heavily. However, Air Force was the only Division I
school that was interested in him. He left for Air Force at the end of June. Just weeks before he left, Jeter’s mother, Wendy, was diagnosed with breast cancer. “It was definitely tough, no doubt,” Jeter said. “Having to think that your mom is suffering through something that could potentially take her life away.” After going through basic training as an Air Force cadet for a month Jeter decided it was best if he were closer to his mom. “The more and more I thought about it I figured I needed to be closer to home so I can take care of her,” Jeter said. Jeter plays tight end for the Rangers and
Rangers battle LETU in four-game away match DEVIN BROOKS Sports Writer The Rangers took on the LeTourneau University Yellow Jackets last Saturday in Longview in a four-game match, winning one, losing two and tying a fourth. KC lost the first game, 3-2. Third baseman Lakin Kerby had two hits, including one RBI. Catcher Mariah Goguen added one hit and one RBI. Pitchers Katie Abshire and Kayla Calvert combined for five strikeouts and 20 firstpitch strikes through seven innings of work.
KC won the second game 112. Gougen recorded two hits. Marisa Ledkins and first baseman Lexi Lopez had strong offensive showings. Ledkins drove in four runs while Lopez drove in three runs. Pitcher Kara Courtney recorded 14 first-pitch strikes, one strikeout, and only allowed two runs through five innings of work. KC dropped the third game, 2-0. Bianca Van Vlerah recorded two hits but was unable to drove in any runs. Courtney and Abshire combined for seven innings
pitched with 18 first-pitch strikes and three strikeouts. The last and final game of the day ended in a 1-1 tie. Ledkins scored the only run of the day for KC. Abshire and Calvert combined for five strikeouts through seven innings with 19 first-pitch strikes. KC faced North Texas Central College Wednesday at Stream Flo- Field. The team travels to Tyler Saturday for a tourney opening at 9 a.m. against UTTyler with ensuing matches against Hill College and Trinity Valley.
Rangers take a tie at TWU DEVIN BROOKS Sports Writer The KC softball team battled Texas Wesleyan University last Thursday. KC tied the first of two games, 3-3, and lost the second game, 4-1. The first game was a backand-forth battle. Third baseman Lakin Kerby and catcher Mariah
Gougen each had an RBI. Pitcher Kayla Calvert had 16 first-pitch strikes and struck out nine batters through five innings. Pitcher Kari Courtney also retired two batters in two innings. In the second game, Bianca Van Vlerah recorded two hits in the game and catcher Asia Marshall had an RBI. Pitchers Abshire and
Courtney had 21 first-pitch strikes and seven strikeouts, combined throughout seven innings. Courtney and Kerby both were selected to play in the Texas Junior College Coaches Association Sophomore All-Star game last weekend, but the event was postponed due to inclement weather and has yet to be rescheduled.
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Jeter leaves Air Force Academy for KC to care for ailing mother
has already seen considerable playing time, including a key touchdown catch against Trinity Valley Community College. Jeter is working toward a civil engineering major at KC; his ultimate goal is to someday play in the NFL. “That definitely is a dream of mine to play in the league,” he said. “I’m definitely working hard to get toward that, but at the same time you have to be prepared for if you don’t make it to the league.” At 6-feet 6-inches and 225 pounds, Jeter hopes to get re-recruited by a Division I school and continue to play football — something he has been doing since third grade.
Jeter’s mom is finished with chemotherapy and is now going through radiation. According to doctors, that treatment will be completed by the end of October. “She’s got a pretty good chance of making it through and being healthy again,” he said. Jeter has no regrets about leaving Air Force and coming back home. As an only child, he said his parents divorced when he was young, and he lived with his mother his entire life. “She’s taken care of me my whole life,” he said. “She’s basically taught me everything I know today, how to be a good person and just how to live your life.”
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Colorful umbrellas color an R.E Saint John Mermorial Stadium parking area as the Rangerettes meet their parents during third quarter. Kristopher Dobbins / THE FLARE
Saturday night (and Monday night) lights
KC dominates Cisco in weather-delayed match DEVIN BROOKS Sports Writer It took a two-day delay and a bus ride to Waxahachie High School on Monday night for the Rangers to finish off the winless Cisco Wranglers 31-6. The win puts KC in a three-way tie for second place in its conference. Play was resumed after lighting forced a suspension Saturday night at R.E. St. John Memorial Stadium after three quarters with KC ahead 10-0. The Rangers played their best fourth quarter of the season. The Rangers resumed play Monday on Cisco’s 38-yard line, Tausch connected with receiver Derrick Ledet for a 13-yard completion to move the chains for a first down. That would lead to a 2-yard touchdown run by running back Eddie Smith, putting the score at 17-0 with 12:04 left. After a strong stand by the KC defense, Tausch drove his offense 48 yards down the field to connect with tight end Andrew Peterson for the touchdown from the 5-yard line. KC bumped the lead to 24-0 with 9:55 left. Cisco finally found the end zone as back-up quarterback Jacorey McQueen rushed for a 19-yard touchdown. The Wranglers failed to convert the 2-point play, so the score would remain 24-6. On KC’s next offensive possession, Tausch directed the offense down the field. After a holding penalty was charged against Cisco, Tausch threw a 37-yard bomb into the back of the end zone to receiver Morris Williams, who made the catch for the touchdown. The score would be 31-6 with 3:36 left. Defensive Lineman Cliff Butler sacked Cisco McQueen for an 11-yard loss on third down. That was Cisco’s last drive of the game. Tausch went 17-37 for 339 yards, three touchdowns, and no interceptions. Williams was Tausch’s
main target. He had eight receptions for 158 yards and one touchdown. |———| The first three quarters of the game was a defensive battle. The game started off with a surprise onside kick by Cisco, which caught the Rangers off guard and recovered the kick. KC’s defensive unit forced a fumble and a host of Rangers were there to recover the ball. The field was very slick and wet. It was hard for either of the teams to move the ball downfield. KC would strike first as quarterback Tanner Tausch found tight end Josh Atherton for a 7-yard touchdown pass with 1:58 left in the second quarter. The halftime score would be 7-0, as KC’s offense couldn’t put up any more points before time expired. The third quarter seemed to last forever. With 8:42 left, the rain came down hard with lighting visible. That set up a 33-minute rain delay. Both teams retreated to the locker rooms, and both sides of the stands emptied to their vehicles. As play resumed, it seemed the rain was coming down even harder than before. The field was flooded and both teams were trying not to hurt themselves on the slick turf. Tausch led his offense 80 yards down the field for kicker Luis Sanchez to sink a 37-yard field goal with 34.6 seconds left in the third quarter. On Cisco’s next possession, the lighting appeared once again as the rain continued to flood the field, and send all the fans back to their vehicles. The game was delayed again, and play wouldn’t resume. |———| This is Homecoming week, and the Blinn College Buccaneers are coming into town. The Homecoming game begins at 7 p.m. Saturday at R.E. St. John Memorial Stadium.
Rangers can’t handle Navarro on road, 35-21 DEVIN BROOKS Sports Writer The Rangers lost their second road game of the season Sept. 21 to conference foe Navarro College, 35-21. The game started off with an 83-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Navarro receiver Austin Collins. On the ensuing kick, KC cornerback Tristen Holt returned the ball to the 48yard line, on the Navarro side of the field. Running back Ladaedrix Payton finished the drive with a 12-yard rushing touchdown. Kicker Luis Sanchez added the extra point to tie the game up at 7-7 with 11:09 left in the opening quarter. After several incomplete passes, Navarro quarterback Joshua Greer launched a pass downfield and cornerback Michael Mathis intercepted. However, KC was flagged for an offside penalty, and the interception was called back. Later in the drive, the Rangers forced Navarro to go for it on fourth down, and Greer connected with receiver Collins for a 21-yard touchdown pass. Navarro failed on a 2-point conversion. The score was 13-7 with 6:40 left in the first quarter. The score would remain the same at the end of the quarter after Sanchez missed a 37-yard field goal. The Rangers drove the ball 80 yards down the field; Payton rushed for the touchdown from the goal line, putting KC in the lead 14-13
with 14:55 left in the first half. Navarro would score again midway through the quarter, and made the 2-point conversion to make it 21-14. KC answered back as quarterback Tanner Tausch connected with receiver Morris Williams for a 21-yard touchdown pass with 1:23 left in the half. The score was tied at 21 going into halftime. The first touchdown for Navarro came with 2:49 left in the third quarter, as running back Tim Wright ran in the touchdown from 15 yards out. Navarro led the Rangers 28-21 at the end of the third quarter. Linebacker Devin Williams batted down a pass on third down to force a Navarro field goal attempt. On the ensuing try, a host of Rangers burst through the Navarro defensive line and blocked the field goal. The score remained 28-21. On Navarro’s next possession, running back Cameron Washington rushed for a 28-yard touchdown with 8:12 left in the game. Navarro led KC 35-21. Tausch hit tight end Colin Jeter for a 15-yard touchdown, but the touchdown was called back because of a holding penalty. Navarro would take a knee to end the game. Tausch went 9 for 25 with 174 yards. He had one touchdown and one interception. Running backs Smith and Payton combined for 85 yards rushing on 25 carries. Payton had two touchdowns.
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Tanner Tausch
Buccaneers come to town for Homecoming MILES MARABLE III Staff Writer The Rangers hope to keep things going in a positive direction as they go for their second win in a row at homecoming against Blinn College 7 p.m. Saturday at R.E. St. John Memorial Stadium. KC is tied for second place in the Southwest Junior College Football Conference with Trinity Valley and
Navarro College at 2-1. KC is 2-3 on the season Blinn comes into the game with a 1-1 conference record after a 31-28 loss to No. 6 ranked Tyler Junior College. Blinn is 2-3 on the season. Blinn averages 28 points per game in conference play and is allowing 27 points per contest. KC is averaging 30 points per game this year, while giving up an average of just
more than 15 points. With a win, the Rangers will be one game away from clinching a spot in the SWJCFC playoffs for
the second consecutive year. The Rangers will face Northeastern Oklahoma A&M at 3 p.m. next Saturday at home.
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SPOTLIGHT
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2013
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Chris Kennedy, right, helps himself to lunch after the pep rally.
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The Rangerette Sophomore Swingsters performing a hip-hop routine for the crowd.
HOMECOMING PEP RALLY - OCT. 1
Rallying the
Rangers Sonia Garza / THE FLARE
Drum line member Wesley Childers plays the drums during the twirlers’ performance.
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Tori Dheil, featured twirler, performs at the pep rally.
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KC Cheerleaders Randi Vinson-Davis / THE FLARE
Kavan Westring playing a tune with the Ranger Band.
OPINION
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2013
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MEMORY LANE
YOUR VIEW
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The Rangerettes, founded by Gussie Nell team on Sept. 19, 1940.
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The 1946 Ranger football team played in the Little Rose Bowl for junior colleges in Pasadena, Calif.
1966
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What are your favorite Homecoming memories?
Stadium in 1989 during half time as a Rangerette was crowned Homecoming Queen and one of our star football players was named
Under the direction of Coach Boyd Converse, Football Championships in school history (also in 1978).
with a bouquet of red roses and a KC mum, and the sweaty athlete in full pads garnished with a red carnation and a small gift box with a red bow was almost more than I could bear as I released the shutter of my camera and recorded what appeared to be a timeless moment steeped in tradition.” O. RUFUS LOVETT PHOTOGRAPHY INSTRUCTOR
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1970
regimen of 7 a.m. study hall commenced for the rest of the semester. The statute of limitations has expired on all known incidents!” JOE WHITE
At a cost of slightly over $80,000, the crosswalk connected both sides of campus with a path over Hwy. 259. A ribbon-cutting was held April 28, 1970.
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Ten years from now, what will you remember most about KC?
KC purchases the Sears, Roebuck Building to establish KC Longview, located at 300 South High Street. The building was later named the
“All the friends I have made and all the hard classes I’ve taken.”
“The interesting people I’ve met.” Chelsea Murphy
Gladewater sophomore
1989
The KC Fire Academy was established in August.
Jacob Reed
Sabine freshman
“The teachers and the friends I have made.”
“Playing softball!”
Nicole Fryman
Gladewater freshman
KeAmbira Hunter
1999
The Devall Student Center is dedicated to Charles K. and Lyde W. Devall on Sept. 25 after two years of construction. Devall, longtime publisher of the Kilgore News Herald, gave $500,000 as seed money toward construction of the center.
2002 Photographs by Shelbi Crews and Sara Holmes / THE FLARE
The Flare
VOL. 77, NO. 4
Friday, October 4, 2013
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COURT 2013
Lauren Cabrera, Dance Club
Austin Head, Ranger Ambassadors Ty Crutcher, Ranger Ambassadors
Mighty-Warrior Buckles, Student Activites Tashia Adams, Student Activites
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Rangers Softball vs. UT Tyler 9 a.m. Saturday, Tyler
The Rangerette Forevers will have a dinner at 4 p.m. Oct. 5, in the Devall Student Center Ballroom. Advanced reservations are required due to limited seating. To reserve a seat contact, Paula Jamerson at pjamerson@kilgore.edu or call 903-983-8187 or Shelly Ransom at sransom@kilgore. edu or 903-983-8182.