Putting it on the line TDEA awards Wayne with Lifetime Achievement Award ELLEN REID Staff Writer Shelley Wayne, assistant director and choreographer of the Rangerettes, has been honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Texas Dance Educators Association. The award is given annually to a dance educator with at least 15 years of service who exhibits a true dedication toward the advancement of dance/drill team. Wayne, a native of Houston, attended KC and was a Rangerette from 1985-1987. She served as a lieutenant and a member of the Swingsters. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree from Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University) in 1991, Wayne directed a high school drill team for one year before accepting the job at KC in
1993 as the assistant director and choreographer for the Rangerettes — a job she has held since. Other dance successes for Wayne include teaching National Cheerleaders Association Superstar Drill Team, an elite dance group (1985-1993); Starmakers Dance and Performance Camps (1994-2003); and co-owning Encore Creative Productions, a dance/drill team company specializing in private instruction, summer camps and leadership training. Wayne earned her master’s in education in 2000 from the University of Texas at Tyler, the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2012 and is a member of the Rangerettes Forever alumni organization. Wayne will be honored at the 2015 TDEA convention for her accomplishment.
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Shelley Wayne has been given the Lifetime Achievement Award from TDEA.
Friday, February 7, 2014 Vol. 77 No. 13 Serving Kilgore College since 1936
A cut above TORY VAN BLARCUM • Features Editor
Cosmetology department offers free hair, nail and face treatments
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n need of a fresh set of nails, pedicure or new hairstyle but can’t afford it? One solution could be one of KC’s best kept secrets – the cosmetology department on the Longview campus. Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations ranks the school number one in the state of Texas for cosmetology schools, according to Joyce Manger, director of the cosmetology program. The department offers free haircuts, hairstyles, manicures and pedicures to any student, faculty or staff member. To receive services, appointments must be made. Perms, relaxers and hair coloring are also offered at a discounted price. Senior discounts are given to people age 62 and over who are not students, staff or faculty. The department is offering a Valentine’s Day special. Students, faculty and staff can bring in a friend and get the same service for the price of one. The lab is fully stocked with every kind of chemical, polish, relaxer and anything else cosmetology students would need for treating someone’s hair, skin or nails. The lab area has 60 stations along with a wash station, manicure area, pedicure area and a room for skin care. Students going through the program have to complete a total of 1,500 hours before graduating. The first 500 hours (three months) are spent in the classroom learning all the basics of hair, skin and nails. Although students are only required to take 150 classroom hours by the state of Texas, Magner wants her students well prepared. “We want students to have confidence in themselves,”
Magner said. Every hairstylist is trained to do hair, facials, manicures and pedicures. Students are required to recognize all chemicals and skin diseases, along with performing practicals on mannequins. There are a total of 103 students currently enrolled, with nine instructors teaching and guiding them. There are also 34 high school students from surrounding schools taking the courses as a dual credit. Although they are in high school, the dual credit students still go through the same process as college students. Before students go to the actual department, they must participate in the precosmetology program, which offers five courses to teach them how to manage and work in a salon. “It’s nice, and makes them aware of the seriousness of being a professional,” Magner said. The classes students go through are usually businessoriented that relate to cosmetology. See HAIRCUTS on Page 6
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Joe Jones, Longview sophomore, works on a client’s buzz cut during lab hours. Services are available Monday through Friday.
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Rangers defeat TJC to go to 11-2 in conference. Lady Rangers fall short to TJC, 65-60.
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Holda receives 3-year contract but not without opposition MAEGAN MITCHELL Senior Writer KC President Dr. Bill Holda will remain with the college until at least 2017 after his contract was extended by a 6-3 vote at the Jan. 13 meeting. “I really didn’t choose this. This summer, during the board retreat, I was asked if I would accept a three-year contract if it was offered to me,” Holda said. “I said yes.” Holda is in his 39th year at KC, 18 of which he has served as president. However, the three-year contract renewal was not passed without opposition from three trustees: Joe Carrington, Carlos “Scooter” Griffin Jr. and Brian Nutt. “It is my understanding that Dr. Holda has requested a one-year contract for the past 18 years,” Carrington said. “I did not feel comfortable voting for a three-year contract until I actually could review the document itself since this was such a big change from prior years.” In an email interview, Holda stated all nine
trustees received a copy of his current contract. The Longview News Journal quoted Holda as saying the only change that was made to his contract was the end date for his presidency. Additionally, Holda has never asked for a longterm contract for any of his 38 renewals. Trustee Griffin also voted against the renewal for a similar reason. “I had not seen evidence compelling me to vote otherwise as the motion read along with the discussion heard,” Griffin said. Nutt, who also voted against the contract, declined to respond. “I do not feel comfortable responding to questions regarding Dr. Holda’s contract renewal,” Nutt said. “My reason for voting ‘no’ are numerous...” Holda said board members have been invited to submit changes they would like to see to the contract, which will be sent to the college’s attorney who will manage the process. “One or two of the trustees said that they wanted See HOLDA on Page 6