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TUESDAY, JUNE 5 ACT Workshop For more information please contact Shiela Mosley @ 256.352.8230 1 p.m. JBC 511
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13 CELEBRATE Health Screenings For more information please contact Amy Burtram @ 256.352.8062. 8 a.m. Oneonta Campus
FRIDAY, JULY 6 Patriotic Concert For more information please contact Stefany Pate @ 256.352.8277 7 p.m. Student Center, BLH Theatre
THURSDAY, JUNE 7 Skills USA Champions Training For more information please contact Jamie Robertson @ 256.352.8394. JBC, 12th Floor & Auditorium
MOINDAY JUNE 18 ServSafe For more information please contact Mandi Perkins @ 256.352.7826. 5 p.m. JBC, 511
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MONDAY, JUNE 11 ServSafe For more information please contact Mandi Perkins @ 256.352.7826. 5 p.m. JBC, 511
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27 ACT Prep Workshop For more information please contact LaDonna Allen @ 256.352.8071 9:30 a.m. JBC 511
SUNDAY, JULY 8 Patriotic Concert For more information please contact Stefany Pate @ 256.352.8277 2 p.m. Student Center, BLH Theatre
TUESDAY, JUNE 12 ServSafe For more information please contact Mandi Perkins @ 256.352.7826. 5 p.m. JBC, 511
SATURDAY, JUNE 30 20th Annual Hanceville Antique Tractor & Engine Show For more information please contact Bonnie Brannan @ 256.737.2034 9 a.m. Wilson Hall Parking Lot
WEDNESDAY, JULY 11 CELEBRATE Health Screenings For more information please contact Amy Burtram@ 256.352.8062 8 a.m. JBC, Lobby
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Marjorie Edmondson Emily Carlisle Samantha Galloway Landon Philpot Victoria Graham Emily Dia
Challie Johnson Megan Taylor Grace Allbright
Makayla Chandler Carolina Chacon Sarah Hinkle
Bethany Sartain
Sydney Pendley
Della Parker
Garrett Johnson
Michael Moran Aaron Holder Elivia Jones
Joanna Crauswell Ross Wallace Haley Self-Tumlin
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Meetings are held in the Graphic Arts Classroom on the 2nd floor of the Burrow Center on Tuesdays at 2 p.m. Mission It is the mission of the Wallace State newspaper to inform the Wallace State student body of campus news and events. Submissions and Suggestions If you have a story idea or would like to make a submission to the Wallace State newspaper, please send an e-mail to any of the following sponsors listed above. All submissions must include the author’s name and contact information. It is the policy of the Alabama State Board of Education and Wallace State Community College, a postsecondary institution under its control, that no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability or age, be ex-cluded from participation in, be denied benefit of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program, activity or employment.Wallace State Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097. Ph: 404-679-4501).
3 Clubs & Activities 4th District Congressional Art Competition held at Wallace State Story by: Bethany Sartain On April 23, excited high school artists from Cherokee, Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Marshall, Walker, and Winston Counties gathered to be recognized by Congressman Robert Aderholt at the Fourth Congressional District Art Competition held at Wallace State ‘s Burrow Center for Fine and Performing Arts. Several students placed in categories like drawing, mixed media, painting, collage, prints, computer generated, and photography. Winners received recognition and plaques presented by Aderholt.
Aderholt, left, presents The Best of Show award to winner Brenda Sanchez.
Brenda Sanchez of Guntersville High School won the Best of Show with her paint-
ing of her friend’s car keys. Her art will now be displayed as part of a national exhibition in the U.S. Capitol to be viewed by tourists and art lovers from around the world. “I think our topic was point of view,” Sanchez recalled. “The very first thing I saw was one of my friend’s keys laying on the table and so I really liked the point of view that it had on the table. It took me so long to get it because I repainted so many things over and over just to get it right.” Sanchez’s hard work paid off. Not only was her work put on display in the US Capitol, she also won two tickets to Washington D.C., and a scholarship of $3,000.00 per year to the Savannah College of Art and Design.
Business Department Hosts Fish Fry Story & Photo by: Bethany Sartain
fries, or onion rings as sides to go with their fish.
On April 24, the Wallace State Business Department held a fish fry for its students and faculty.
Cupcakes, cookies, and strawberry pretzel salad were served as dessert.
The Wallace State BASS Club caught the fish the night before and served them up the following morning. At the fish fry, students were offered a choice of hushpuppies, baked beans, French
The campus police decided to join in on the action and it was an enjoyable event. Everyone got to socialize and savor fresh air and fresh food at the picnic tables outside on campus.
The Business Department held an end-of-the-semester fish fry for Business majors and faculty.
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Wallace State Concert Band celebrating “The Best of Hollywood: 75 Years of Stage and Screen” Story & Photos by: Bethany Sartain In April, the Wallace State Concert Band performed selections from some of Hollywood’s most famous movies and television shows. The band performed iconic pieces from movies such as “Game of Thrones”, “Lord of the Rings”, “Chicago”, “The Great Gatsby”, “Pirates of the Caribbean”, “World of Warcraft” and “Harry Potter.” Before each piece, Wallace State Theatre instructor Lauren Salerno informed the audience with a brief description of the film in which the song was used. The pictures projected behind the band reminded the audience of famous moments in the films and props rolled onto the stage helped pull listeners
Members of the Wallace State Concert Band as they play selections from “Harry Potter.” further into the experience. By the end of the night, the audience had been taken on a musical
journey through Middle Earth, Davy Jones’ Locker, New York, Azeroth, Hogwarts and many other magical places.
2018 - 2019 Wallace State Singers & Jazz Vocals announced Story by: Haley Self-Tumlin The Wallace State Singers is a traveling music group that performs year-round. Auditions for this group, as well as for the Wallace State Vocal Jazz, were held on May 5 and the returning and new members have been announced! The selected students are as follows: Wallace State Singers - Abby Moody, Cheyenne Teeling, Essence James, Chloe Nutt, Samantha Drake, Kendall Sharpe, Breanna Spangler, Caroline Grimes, Kennedy Jones, Drew Clemons, Conner Gully, Avery Jackson, Isaiah
Washington, Eli Parker, Jorrelle Webster, Riley Adams, Samuel Hewitt, and Nick Smith. Wallace State Vocal Jazz - Abby Moody, Emily Herbert, Hannah Glasco, Allie Knight, Samantha Drake, Samuel Hewitt, Justin Weygund, Rutland Turner, Eli Parker, and Avery Jackson. A huge congratulations goes out to these talented students who were handpicked at auditions for their outstanding singing and dancing abilities. Throughout the next year, be sure to keep an eye out for all the spectacular events The Wallace State Preforming Arts Department has planned!
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History Class Welcomes WWII Veteran
Story by: Bethany Sartain
Star, various air medals, a Commendation Medal, four campaign medals and numerous others.
“What made you want to be a pilot?” asked one of the students in Mrs. Courington’s history class.
He achieved senior and command pilot rating and completed Strategic Air command B-47 school.
“Ignorance,” Julian Campbell replied and broke into a smile. “I saw a plane go over while I was picking cotton in the fields and I thought ‘that would be a better thing to do than this.’’‘
After the war ended, Campbell continued to fly transport missions into occupied Japan in a C-4 and later flew combat missions into Vietnam.
The World War II veteran had been invited by Mrs. Courington to speak to her students about his life during the spring semester. Born in the mountainous region of southwest Cullman County, Julian Campbell was the eighth of 12 children born to George F. and Martha Campbell. Campbell voluntarily enrolled in flight training as a civilian, but before he could be accepted into service he was drafted –six days before the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. “When I joined the military they called me Private,” Campbell recalled. “But I shared a room and one bathroom with 49 other guys and I didn’t feel very private.” Although drafted into the Army, he became a pilot and by 1942 was qualified as aircraft commander and began training for combat
Campbell married his wife, Marie Hammer and the two have been together for over 70 years, a relationship Campbell describs as “mostly compatable.” The Mane Issue’s Bethany Sartain and WWII vet Julian Campbell.
with his own crew. To join in the fray, Campbell flew his plane, dubbed “Campbell’s Caravan” by the crew, across the Atlantic to North Africa and up across the continent to his combat group. Forty of his combat missions were as pilot of the B-26 bomber, which dropped bombs that weighed between 100-500 pounds. Some of the most dramatic episodes of Campbell’s life were spent in the cockpit over Southern Europe as he and his crew took heavy flak from German fighter aircrafts on bombing missions. He
recalled an incident where his plane was hit all over and the flak was so tremendous the other planes nearby left formation. Miraculously, he and his crew managed to stay in the air and eventually land the plane. Besides bombing, Campbell also did return flights with the wounded, an experience he described as “humbling” because he knew some of the passengers being transported wouldn’t make it. For his service he was honored with the Bronze
“My wife never lies about her age,” Campbell told the class. “She says she’s seven years younger than me and lies about my age. ” The class laughed and Campbell continued, “We agreed early on that we would never go to bed angry, and so far the longest we’ve stayed up is three days.” Today, Campbell can found golfing at Terri Pines. Over his life he has played over 5,000 rounds of golf. After Campbell completed his story, students remained behind to ask questions and take photos with the 98-year-old Veteran.
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Wallace State hosts annual TRiO Day Story by: WSCC Staff Photo by: Josh Dia Wallace State’s Talent Search students were celebrated recently at the annual TRIO Day on campus. TRIO Day is for students in 6th-9th grades from participating service area schools, many of whom are first generation potential college attenders, voluntarily participating in a wide variety of college readiness activities. The group was treated to an exciting day on campus, which began with a welcome from Wallace State President Dr. Vicki Karolewics and an exclusive performance from Wallace State’s Singers. “I’m excited and delighted you are here at Wallace State Community College and that you care enough about college to participate in this program. You are already aspiring to be something better, whatever you define better to be. The jobs you’ll have when you graduate high school and college may not even exist today. Every job is changing through technology and automation. That’s why it’s important to get a head start,” Karolewics said. “We want to be a part of your future. I invite each of
you to attend Wallace State. It’s a good lift for your future. Wherever you decide to go, find that lift that will better yourself.” Selected students in attendance were recognized with medals for most improved academic achievements and good attitudes through the entire school year. “We are proud of all of you and we want to celebrate you. You’re here because you chose to be in Talent Search and want to be a better student. You said you wanted to make progress in your academic work, and that’s why you meet with tutors weekly,” said Kristi Nyquist, Wallace State’s Talent Search Project Director. “You are also here because you said you wanted to learn more about college and the process involved to get ready for college. We’re thrilled you are a part of this program.” Wallace State students Joshua Dia and Valarie Yarbrough, both participants in TRIO, shared their positive experiences from being involved with the program. Talent Search students also had the opportunity to learn more about Systems Management and Production (SMAP), an organiza-
High school students tour the cosmetology department while on campus. tion at the University of Alabama at Huntsville that conducts research in support of the U.S. Army at Redstone Arsenal. Though many full-time engineers, computer scientists, and other specialists work at SMAP, the organization also invites undergraduate students at UAH and other colleges to assist in research projects such as drone development and 3D visualization/animation. Dr. Norven Goddard of SMAP
served as the event’s guest speaker and encouraged the students to attend college, pursue their passions and observe the SMAP display tables in the Bailey Center lobby. Before the day was complete, the students toured the following Wallace State programs: Criminal Justice, Salon and Spa Management, Visual Communications and Welding.
Campus Police Host Coffee with a Cop Story by: Bethany Sartain
State, Brandi worked 15 years for the Cullman County Sheriff’s Department.
On Tuesday April 24, students and faculty gathered in the Wallace State Campus Police department to get to know the officers.
“So, what made you want to become a police officer?” I asked.
Donuts, coffee, and water were provided and students got to chat and meet the police officers. Guests were also encouraged to sign in for the chance to win a free Wallace T-shirt. I got to meet Brandi Parker. She is part of the campus police, but she also teaches part-time. Before working for Wallace
“I just always wanted to help people,” Parker replied. I’ve enjoyed getting to know the Police Department at Wallace State. Did you know if you lock your keys in your car or need a battery boost a campus police officer will help you at no charge? Contact the switchboard or the on duty officer at 256.735.9975
Wallace State Campus Police Officer Brandi Parker said she became an officer because she wanted to help people.
Campus Police Contact Information Emergency: Call 911 Campus Police/Switch Board: 256.352.8000 After Hours Police Cell: 256.735.9975 (Call or Text) E-mail: police@wallacestate.edu Website: http://www.wallacestate.edu/ campuspolice