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November 12, 2014
Story by Joe Vinduska
Photos by Brandon Steinert

Barton Community College’s music department will present the timeless holiday musical classic “A Christmas Carol” at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 21 and 22 and at 2 p.m. Nov. 23 in the Fine Arts Auditorium.

The show is being directed by Barton’s Director of Chorale Activities Vern Fryberger.  He has participated in 46 musicals over a span of 35 years and has been planning this show since last summer after seeing this particular adaptation at the Denver Center for Performing Arts.

November 12, 2014
Story and Photos by Joe Vinduska

Each year, as part of the Theatre Program at Barton, students are asked to take the reins and produce a show entirely by themselves.  This year, theatre Majors Joy Conner and Maili Kee are co-directing “Love, Lust & Lasagna,” with showings at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 20 and 21 in the Barton Planetarium.

The production features two plays, “Caught in the Act” and “Opposites Attract” and both are by playwright Bruce Kane. 

 
November 10, 2014
Story by Joe Vinduska
Courtesy photo submitted

Brenna Martin, senior piano major at Wichita State University, will give her senior piano recital at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16 in the Dorothy Moses Morrison Chapel as part of the Barton Music Department’s Visiting Artist Series.

Martin is originally from St. John and took classes through Barton for two years in high school from Barton Piano Instructor Karole Erikson.

 
November 4, 2014
Story by Joe Vinduska

Barton Theatre major and vocalist Maili Kee of Salina earned the right to sing with five Broadway stars at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Bethel College’s Memorial Hall, 300 East 27^th St. in Newton as part of Neil Berg’s “100 Years of Broadway” show.  Kee won a runner-up spot in Hesston-Bethel College’s “Singing with the Broadway Stars” contest by submitting a video of herself singing.

 
October 29, 2014
Story by Joe Vinduska

Barton Community College’s music department will begin selling tickets to its production of “A Christmas Carol,” on Nov. 1.  Tickets are $10.  All seats are reserved and are available online at scrooge.bartonccc.edu.  Any patron needing ticket assistance can call the box office at (620) 786-1150. Performances are at 7:30 on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 21 & 22 and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23.  

October 29, 2014
Story and Photo by Joe Vinduska

Barton Theatre Major Maili Kee of Salina took home a second place award at the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) competition this weekend as part of the West Central Regional Student Auditions at Metropolitan State University in Denver, Colo.

 
October 23, 2014
Story by Joe Vinduska
Courtesy photo submitted

The Barton Debate and Forensics team participated in its second tournament of the year Oct. 17-19 at the University of Central Missouri and Barton’s Chase Pumford was a standout performer.

Pumford, a sophomore from Great Bend, earned a sixth place individual speaker award in National Forensic Association Lincoln Douglas (NFA-LD) Debate and tied for third in NFA-LD Debate.

Barton Forensics Coach Bill Sheffield said Pumford really shined at this event.

October 22, 2014
Story and photo by Brandon Steinert

Second chances and renewed hope for brighter futures for inmates were underscored by the speakers at the 10^th Annual Learning Celebration on Tuesday evening at Ellsworth Correctional Facility.

As a team, Barton Community College and the Kansas Department of Corrections are a force to be reckoned with, giving inmates the opportunity to improve themselves through education while incarcerated.

 
October 22, 2014
Story by Joe Vinduska
Courtesy photo submitted

Artists at Barton Community College got a chance to showcase their talents at the annual Russell Original Art Review Exhibition at the Russell 4-H Building.  The show ran from Oct. 10 through 12 and Barton students received awards.

 
October 22, 2014
Story by Joe Vinduska 

The Barton Community College Foundation presents scholarships each year from funds received through its fundraising events, endowments and annual scholarship gifts. For the 2015-15 academic year, the Foundation has selected the following students (listed by hometown) for scholarship offers: 

Abilene
Amber Clark, BEST Scholarship

Albert
Coryell Deege, Barton County Alumni Scholarship