April 22, 2020
Story by Joe Vinduska
The Barton Fine Performing Arts Department would like to invite high school seniors with an interest in dance, instrumental music, theatre and vocal music to apply and audition for 2020-2021 Performance Awards, Major Scholarships and performance ensembles via virtual auditions from 4-8 p.m., May 12.
April 20, 2020
Story by Joe Vinduska
Barton Community College is slashing prices on online courses for its summer sessions for Kansas High School students and graduating seniors from $150 to the face-to-face price of $114. That’s a savings of 24 percent per credit hour. Career technical education (CTE) courses are still being offered at no tuition charged for high school students through a state program called Excel in CTE.
Great Bend Tribune
Part I
Published April 12, 2020
April 8, 2020
Story by Joe Vinduska
Barton Community College will be closed on April 10 and April 13 for Easter Break. Offices will reopen on April 14 and limited staffing will continue.
April 6, 2020
Story by Joe Vinduska
Courtesy photos submitted
Barton Theatre Director Miller James hails from California and has acted professionally in a variety of settings and is now using some of his contacts to liven up his classes now that they are being delivered virtually. His acting students will have the pleasure of hearing from two professional voice-over (VO) actresses, Amanda Terman and Corina Boettger this week.
Great Bend Tribune
Published April 5, 2020
April 2, 2020
Story by Brandon Steinert
Those seeking a credential as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) have the chance to enroll in a course at no charge thanks to a generous anonymous donor and a collaboration between Barton Community College, Ellsworth County Medical Center (ECMC) and Good Samaritan Retirement Center.
April 1, 2020
Story by Brandon Steinert
Barton Community College students, faculty and staff woke up to a new way of providing education on Monday morning, which was the first day classes were delivered via alternate methods. Reduced staffing had already been in place for nearly two weeks.
So far, instructors and students are saying that despite the challenges of learning at a distance, they are making the best of the situation and in many cases are finding very creative ways to improvise.
March 31, 2020
Story by Brandon Steinert
Maryann Anderson is both a junior in high school and freshman in college. She’ll be a full two years ahead of most of her peers when she graduates from Barton Community College in 2021.
“The more I do here, the less I’ll have to do somewhere else,” she said. “Right now I’m just trying to get through it and making myself do everything that needs to be done. I’m learning a lot of personal self-discipline.”
