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| Top Teacher |
Mrs. Wright receives the first certificate as Teacher of the Month at La Senita Elementary from her students.
Sunday, September 05, 2010
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| Learning commons now on MCC campuses |
Students returning to Mohave Community College found a new space designed for study, wireless Internet access, conversation and relaxing.
Sunday, September 05, 2010
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| MCC program lets you earn a degree from home |
The concept of distance education, which for many years was limited to "correspondence courses," flourished as electronic technology made it easier and faster to share information in an interactive environment.
Sunday, September 05, 2010
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| Burnham-Kidwell returns to MCC with free jewelry demonstration |
After a five-year hiatus, Jay Burnham-Kidwell has returned from retirement to teach again at Mohave Community College.
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Sunday, September 05, 2010
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| On a Mission |
Mission Bank presented the Kingman Academy of Learning and the Kingman Unified School District schools with more than $8,000 worth of school supplies Thursday as part of its 8th Annual School Supply Drive.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
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| A Healthy Start |
Northwest Arizona Healthcare Foundation, a non-profit organization, awards scholarships to students who live in Mohave County, attend Mohave Community College and are studying any program within the allied health field.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
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| KHS Leaders |
On June 22, more than 7,000 Health Occupations Students of America members, advisors and healthcare professionals from around the nation arrived in Orlando, Fla., for the 33rd National HOSA Leadership Conference.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
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| Photo: Nursing Scholarships |
Kingman Regional Medical Center is providing scholarships for 24 students enrolled in nursing programs.
Friday, February 12, 2010
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| Photo Hoop Shoot Award |
Jim Acer of Kingman Elks Lodge presents Alexis Semides the Hoop Shoot Award, sponsored by the Elks Lodge, for the best 8-9 year-old girl.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
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| Photo: Top Spellers |
Yucca Elementary Spelling Bee winners, from left, are Cameron Cavalliere - first, Kadence Sterling - second, and Chase Macomb - third.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
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| Photo: Scrubbing Up |
Everyone today is aware of the importance of washing their hands in order to prevent the spread of germs, but nowhere is it more important than in a surgical suite.
Sunday, December 27, 2009
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| Photo: Anti-Drug Essay Winners |
Pictured are the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) essay winners from Dec. 11 contest at Cerbat Elementary School's 5th grade.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
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| Photo: Top Spellers |
Kingman Middle School held its 2010 Spelling Bee on Dec. 15.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
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| A helping hand that lasts a lifetime |
If you are ever looking for inspiration, there is an event at Mohave Community College that will undoubtedly do the trick.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
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| Photo: Spelling Bee Whizzes |
On Monday, Dec. 14, 28 students at Mount Tipton School participated in the annual spelling bee. Robert Lee (far right), a seventh-grader, was the champion of the competition. He will be Mount Tipton's representative to compete on Jan. 29 in the Mohave County Spelling Bee.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
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| Schools: Sunday, December 20, 2009 |
Clark Brown, Tim Mayo, and Eric Aurand, who is also an academic chairman at MCC, attended the annual conference of the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges last month in Las Vegas.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
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| Davies named Student Rotarian by Kingman Rotary |
Kevin Davies, 18, a senior at Kingman High School, has been selected as a Student Rotarian by the Kingman Rotary Club. His parents are Edwin and Armi Davies.
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Sunday, December 13, 2009
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| Photo: Medical Assistants |
The latest class of nursing assistants graduated recently from Mohave Community College's CNA class.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
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| Zero to Leadership |
On Nov. 6, Health Occupations Students of America and Future Business Leaders of America students from Kingman High School and Kingman Academy joined more than 2,200 students from around the state to attend the Fall Leadership Conference in Phoenix at the Convention Center.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
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| Scholarship |
Gladys M. Sharkis was the winner of the $250 James C. Kohli Memorial College Scholarship given to a high school senior.
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Sunday, July 12, 2009
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| Palo Christi students win BUG awards |
The Kingman Powerhouse Kiwanis Club awarded six students from Palo Christi Elementary with its Bringing Up Grades award.
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Monday, June 22, 2009
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| Help your child win with words |
Solid reading skills are vital for success on many of the tests your child will take between kindergarten and high school graduation - including the SAT and ACT.
Friday, June 05, 2009
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| Photo: Star P.L.A.Y.ers |
Students from Mrs. Harris' fourth-grade class at Cerbat Elementary School received the Presidential Award for Fitness by participating in the P.L.A.Y. (Promoting Lifetime Activities for Youth) program.
Friday, June 05, 2009
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| College Corner: Friday, June 5, 2009 |
Ten students on the four campuses of Mohave Community College have been chosen for inclusion in the National Adult Education Honor Society for the 2008-09 school year.
Friday, June 05, 2009
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| Photo: Clinical Honorees |
Selected from among their classmates for critical thinking, priority setting and delegating abilities, teamwork and their caring and compassion during the clinical portion of their nurses training at Mohave Community College
Friday, June 05, 2009
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| College Corner: Friday, May 22, 2009 |
The latest news and happenings from Mohave Community College.
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Friday, May 22, 2009
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| Photo: Can Collectors |
The top aluminum can collecting students from each class at Cerbat Elementary pose with some cans yet to be recycled on Wednesday.
Friday, May 22, 2009
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| Photo: Top Band |
The Northwest Arizona Middle School Music Region's Honor Band Festival was held in Flagstaff May 1-2.
Friday, May 22, 2009
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| MCC students inducted into Phi Theta Kappa |
The Alpha Chi Omega chapter of Phi Theta Kappa held its stole and tassel ceremony on May 6 at Mohave Community College's Neal Campus in Kingman.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
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| Photo: Big Scholarship |
Kingman High senior Dustin Heiselman accepts the Trustee Scholarship from his admissions counselor, Meghan Oliver.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
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| College Corner for Sunday, May 17, 2009 |
Christiana Boone, a long-time veteran of the local human resources business, has been named human resources director at Mohave Community College. Boone joined MCC from her position as human resources manager for Frontier Communications in Kingman, where she worked at since 1989.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
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| Kindergarten registration under way at Palo Christi |
Sign up for kindergarten at Palo Christi Elementary, 500 Maple St., will continue through the month of May.
Application packets should be picked up at the front office as soon as possible. The last day to register for kindergarten is Aug. 7.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
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| Photo: Wash Your Hands |
Nursing students on Mohave Community College's Neal Campus in Kingman presented students at Hualapai Elementary with an impromptu lesson May 1 on keeping their hands clean.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
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| Photo: Senior Day |
About 150 seniors from Kingman High took part in the annual Senior Day on Mohave Community College's Neal Campus in Kingman. The students were broken into smaller groups and shown around the campus and its various facilities and informed about the many programs offered.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
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| College Corner: Friday, May 1, 2009 |
The latest news and happenings from Mohave Community College.
Friday, May 01, 2009
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| Salute to BUGS |
The Kingman Powerhouse Kiwanis Club recently celebrated a Bringing Up Grades (BUGS) luncheon with six students at Palo Christi Elementary School.
Friday, May 01, 2009
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| Honor Teachers on Tuesday |
In honor of National Teacher Day Tuesday, Huntington Learning Center in Kingman is encouraging local residents to celebrate the educators that have made a difference in their lives.
Friday, May 01, 2009
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| College Corner: Friday, April 17, 2009 |
The latest news and happenings from Mohave Community College.
Friday, April 17, 2009
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| Robinson inducted in Phi Theta Kappa |
Bert A. Robinson was inducted into the Alpha Chi Omega Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Mohave Community College on April 3.
Friday, April 10, 2009
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| Academy Achievers |
State Superintendent of Education Tom Horne presented Kingman Academy High Principal Jeff Martin Tuesday with a certificate in recognition of the school's Highly Performing achievement on the Arizona Learns tests.
Friday, April 10, 2009
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| A Job Well Done |
On Tuesday, Arizona Department of Education Superintendent Tom Horne presented a certificate to Palo Christi Elementary principal Steve Hite in recognition of their Performing Plus achievement on the Arizona Learns.
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
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| Eagles Assist WCMS |
he Eagles learned recently that the White Cliffs Middle School was in need of money for food or other supplies to help take some of the stress off the students during the difficult Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) testing period.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
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| Palo Christi Climbers |
The Palo Christi Elementary School Larson Life Skill winners for this month won for "Courage."
Sunday, March 29, 2009
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| Photo: SADD Donation |
On March 23, the Mohave County Superior Court's Community Advisory Board presented to Kingman High School SADD and Student Council a check for $1,500 to be used for prom and the after-prom party scheduled for May 9.
Friday, March 27, 2009
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| Photo: Krazy Kontest |
 First place went to Hailey Powell at Manzanita Elementary, who received a $100 gift card
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A T-shirt design contest for students was recently held for the 2nd Annual Krazy 8 Race on April 4.
Friday, March 27, 2009
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| College Corner: Friday, March 27, 2009 |
Rauchel C. Farris, a sophomore on Mohave Community College's Neal Campus in Kingman, has been named a 2009 Coca-Cola national finalist in the All-USA Academic Team competition.
Friday, March 27, 2009
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| Photo:Best Bands |
Keep up to date with Kingman's children's musical endeavors with these courtesy photos.
Friday, March 20, 2009
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| Photo: Arbor Day Planning |
Since receiving a grant from the Arizona Department of Forestry, members of Cerbat Garden Club have been busy working in the classrooms of community schools.
Friday, March 20, 2009
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| Photo: Science Majors |
 Fifth-grader Jenny Ruggles took home the Grand Champion award.
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On Feb. 26, Palo Christi held a science fair. Pictured are the winners.
Friday, March 20, 2009
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| Photo: A Long Read |
La Senita Elementary School's Debbie Dimattia's second grade class recently held a reading marathon.
Friday, March 20, 2009
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| Kindergarteners watch bulbs grow |
Ag-in-the-Classroom is expanding with hands-on education to both pre-school and kindergarten students at Kingman Academy of Learning Primary School.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
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| College Corner: Sunday, March 15. 2009 |
Lori Howell, a resident faculty member with the chemical dependency studies program at Mohave Community College, was named to the board of directors of the Mohave County Substance Abuse Treatment Education and Prevention Partnership.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
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| Writing skills are critical for success |
If your child hopes to attend college, you need to be sure he or she has the "write stuff" for success on the SAT or ACT, both of which now include a writing section.
Friday, February 27, 2009
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| Photo: Hands-On Learning |
Small class sizes and hands-on experiences make active learning come to life for students and teachers at Cedar Hills School in Kingman.
Friday, February 27, 2009
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| Photo: Mohave History |
Dan Messersmith (standing), a longtime Mohave Community College administrator and well-known Mohave County historian, presented the history of Mohave County during a lecture recently on the Kingman campus.
Friday, February 27, 2009
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| College Corner: Friday, February 29, 2009 |
A listing of news and events happening at our local college, Mohave Community College.
Friday, February 27, 2009
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| Students get lessons on Arbor Day |
The Cerbat Garden Club has been working in fifth-grade classrooms throughout the community these past few weeks sharing information about Arbor Day, which is celebrated nationwide as well as around the world.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
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| Photos: Happening at MCC |
Photos from Kingman's Mohave Community College
Friday, February 13, 2009
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| Success strategies for testing |
February is upon us, and in addition to flu season, it is also test preparation season.
Friday, February 13, 2009
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| Fire Lines |
Students from all areas of Mohave County and Clark County, Nev., are taking part in the Mohave Community College fire academy, now underway at Bullhead City Fire Station No. 1.
Sunday, February 08, 2009
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| Photo: Learning about R-E-S-P-E-C-T |
The Larson Life Skill winners at Palo Christi Elementary School this month won for Respect.
Friday, February 06, 2009
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| Grand Canyon Curriculum |
Coleen Williams' 2nd-grade class learns about the geography of Arizona Tuesday at KAOL Primary School.
Friday, February 06, 2009
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| University transfer studies a major focus of MCC |
Preparing students to transfer to a university and earn a bachelor's degree has always been a focus of Mohave Community College.
Friday, February 06, 2009
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| Working parents can
overcome homework hassles |
From television to the Internet, to the lure of a playing field outside your child's bedroom window, distractions can be significant obstacles to getting homework done correctly and on time.
Friday, February 06, 2009
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| College Corner: Friday, February 6, 2009 |
As a community outreach program, dental hygiene students on the Mohave Community College's Henry Campus in Bullhead City will perform free dental cleanings, fluoride treatments and offer oral hygiene instructions to Mohave County children on Saturday.
Friday, February 06, 2009
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| Photo: Student Lion Dance |
KAOL Primary second-grade students perform the Lion Dance, which follows the sounds of the drums, typically seen during a Chinese New Year celebration.
Friday, January 30, 2009
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| College Corner: Friday, January 30, 2009 |
To help pave the way for more students to enter college, Mohave Community College will join with the state of Arizona in holding College Goal Sunday.
Friday, January 30, 2009
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| Schools: Friday, January 30, 2009 |
Jennifer Campbell of Kingman is one of 620 students who qualified for the academic honors lists at Chadron State College during the fall 2008 semester.
Friday, January 30, 2009
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| Photo: Reference Check |
Griffith Energy Interim Plant Manager Joe Lloyd presents Black Mountain Elementary Principal Becky Collins with a check on Jan. 21 for the purchase of school reference books.
Friday, January 30, 2009
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| 44 MCC students receive nursing pins |
Mohave Community College welcomed 44 December graduates into the nursing profession by presenting them with their nursing pins at a ceremony Dec. 11 at White Cliffs Middle School in Kingman.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
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| College Corner: Friday, January 23, 2009 |
Through her intense interest in the physical therapist assistant program at Mohave Community College, student Alison Abbott has recently had an article published in the American Physical Therapy Association National Student Assembly newsletter. Abbott completed her first semester in MCC's PTA program on the Lake Havasu City campus in December.
Friday, January 23, 2009
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| Photo: Cerbat's Bee Team |
Hailee Plank (left) finished first and Chris Solaiza was runner-up in the Cerbat Elementary School spelling bee.
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Friday, January 23, 2009
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| Peterman wins KMS bee |
Jacob Peterman, a 7th-grader at Kingman Middle School, won the school-level Geography Bee competition held on Jan. 8.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
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| College Corner for Friday, January 16, 2009 |
With heavy enrollment ongoing, several planned computer information systems classes have become full. As a result, Mohave Community College administrators have opened new course sections to accommodate student interest.
Friday, January 16, 2009
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| Food Drive |
Kingman Elks Lodge Past Exalted Ruler and Past Arizona State President Jerry Grimes, Kingman Academy of Learning Intermediate School Principal Mrs. Debbie Padilla and Kingman Elks Lodge Exalted Ruler Don Radley proudly stood with fourth-grader Justin Poole, fifth-grader Brenden Bemis and third-grader Dakota Penrod upon completion of the food drive conducted by the school.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
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| Manzanita students learn marketing |
Students at Manzanita Elementary learned high-level business skills - including profit and loss, supply and demand, personnel management, customer service, and competitive pricing at Manzanita Marketplace.
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Friday, January 09, 2009
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| MCC orientation sessions next week |
To familiarize students with Mohave Community College's Neal Campus-Kingman, student orientations will be held Tuesday and Thursday, beginning in Room 200F of the Student Center (Building 200).
Friday, January 09, 2009
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| Aged part of KAOL curriculum |
In some way, agriculture has touched your life today!
While most of your family and loved ones were getting ready for Thanksgiving feast and the holiday season, the Mohave County School Gardening Program was busy coordinating volunteers to read a fun, simple, yet informative book about agriculture to students in K-5 grades as part of the November theme for "Agriculture Literacy Days."
Friday, January 02, 2009
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| MCC students named to academic team |
Four Mohave Community College students have been named to the 2008 All-Arizona Community College Academic Team.
Rauchel Chelan Farris from the campus in Kingman was selected with Aja Harris and Emily Lyman from the Bullhead Campus, and Julie Williams.
All four will are eligible for selection to the All-USA Academic Team in the spring.
Friday, January 02, 2009
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| Rotary Welcomes Robotics Team |
Members of the Bionic Bulldogs, the Kingman High School Robotics Team 60, spoke at the Kingman Route 66 Rotary Club's Dec. 12 meeting.
Sunday, December 28, 2008
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| Turkey Trotters |
KAOL schools participated in a "turkey trot" race in Centennial Park recently. Students jogged or walked an age-appropriate number of laps around the park.
Sunday, December 21, 2008
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| MCC revamps culinary arts class |
The culinary arts program at Mohave Community College will take on a different flavor for the spring semester.
The program is lowering the number of credits required for a certificate or degree, and will offer students the choice of taking individual classes or the full programs.
Friday, December 19, 2008
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| Manzanita cups is part of fitness education |
Students at Manzanita Elementary ran laps during their physical education classes in conjunction with the Project Fit America program.
During the first week in December, students ran laps to earn cups to stack into pyramids and towers.
Friday, December 19, 2008
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| Still Giving |
Black Mountain School continues to give to Golden Valley even during the sluggish economy. This is Ms. Laird's third-grade class at Black Mountain Elementary School. The students largely participated in collecting more than 1,200 food items for the Golden Valley Food Bank. Laird said she was thrilled with the amount collected school-wide, especially with the economy being so bad. Laird can be reached at 565-9111 for more information.
Friday, December 12, 2008
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| Hibbard takes fifth place |
The New Mexico State University horse judging team, which includes junior Emily Hibbard of Kingman, placed fifth overall at the American Quarter Horse Association World Show Collegiate Judging Contest in Oklahoma City, Okla., on Nov. 19.
Friday, December 12, 2008
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| BUG rewards students |
The Golden Valley Kiwanis sponsors the Bringing Up Grades program at Black Mountain Elementary and EAGLE Academy in Golden Valley and Mount Tipton School in Dolan Springs.
The BUG program recognizes and rewards youth who raise their grades to an acceptable range and maintain or continue raising them from one grading period to the next.
Friday, December 12, 2008
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| Title III at MCC |
Bernita Davis, right, the new director of the Title III program at Mohave Community College; and Tina Sagisi, left, department secretary, work to ensure the success of at-risk students who attend the college.
Friday, December 12, 2008
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| Column: Transfer from university to MCC common |
The cost of higher education has been in the news a lot lately. You may have heard comments about reverse transfer - students who start at a university and transfer back to a community college.
Friday, December 12, 2008
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| College buying books back from students |
From now through Dec. 19, the Barnes & Noble bookstores on all four of the Mohave Community College campuses are buying back used textbooks.
Friday, December 12, 2008
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| Kimberly Hogan is a study in strength
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Her body may be frail, but you cannot say Kimberly Hogan is a weak woman.
Hogan is married, has a daughter nearly 11 whom she home-schools, is deeply involved in local church activities - including Bible study and leading worship - takes 11 semester hours of classes at Mohave Community College, is a member of the Phi Theta Kappa international honor society on the Neal Campus-Kingman and carried a 4.0 grade point average into her fall classes.
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Friday, November 28, 2008
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| College Corner for Friday, November 21, 2008 |
KINGMAN - The Western Arizona Law Enforcement Training Academy signed a three-year extension with the Arizona State Parks Department on the academy facility.
KINGMAN - The Mohave Community College Computer Club will hold a local-area network video game night and toy drive open on Dec. 13 on the Kingman and Bullhead City campuses.
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Friday, November 21, 2008
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| Column: Improving and promoting positive self-esteem in students |
Self-esteem can be considered an abstract concept and difficult to define.
Friday, November 21, 2008
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| Combatting Diabetes |
Dawn Uhles, first-grade teacher at Palo Christi Elementary, walks three classes during the school's annual Walk for Diabetes on Oct. 24. Students from kindergarten through fifth grade raised $839 toward research to help prevent diabetes.
Friday, November 14, 2008
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| Controlling Infections |
More than 25 Mohave County dental professionals gathered on Saturday at Mohave Community College's Henry Campus in Bullhead City for a seminar on "Infection Control in the Dental Office."
Friday, November 14, 2008
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| Telling the Truth |
The Palo Christi Elementary School Larsons Lifeskills winners for this month won for "Honesty." The winners demonstrate honesty by turning in a library book to Mrs. Organ, the librarian, at the school Wednesday. Front row, left to right, are Meghan Yingling, 9, Katie Ruggles and Maria Gallo, both 10. Back row are Cody Bryan, Nicole Kelly and Colton Sewell, all 10.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
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| Recycling Computers |
Mohave Community College Computer Club member Ashley Null (second from left) helps employees of Westech of Phoenix accept a computer donation from Jon Becker (second from right) during the computer recycling collection on Oct. 25.
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Friday, November 07, 2008
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| Garden club members visit KAOL |
Volunteers from the Cerbat Garden Club visited the Kingman Academy of Learning Primary School pre-school classrooms on Oct. 20 and Oct. 22 with hands-on lessons about "Apple and Pumpkin."
The KAOL School Gardening program and lesson plans are coordinated by Carrie Garfield of KAOL Primary School, Susan Jones of the Cerbat Garden Club and Nina Brackett of the University of Arizona Mohave County Cooperative Extension School Gardening Program.
Friday, November 07, 2008
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| Best of Show |
Three best of show winners were awarded trophies on Oct. 22 at the 2008 Welding Expo and Car Show sponsored by Mohave Community College and Praxair. The judges were, from left to right in the back row: MCC Vice Chancellor for Administration Lynn Cundiff, Neal Campus-Kingman President Mike Ford, MCC Chancellor Michael Kearns and Vice Chancellor of Instruction and Student Services Chuck Spotts. The winners were, front row from left: Tony Scott, winner of the President's Choice Award for best of show specialty vehicle; TNC Machine won the Vice Chancellors' Award for best of show race car, accepted by Chad Baker, who is also a former MCC welder; and Bob and Kathy Heron won the Chancellor's Choice Award for best of show among show cars. More than 60 vehicles took part in the auto show. The combined welding event and car show drew up to 1,000 spectators to the MCC campus.
Thursday, November 06, 2008
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| Pumpkins and Eggs |
Top: Kingman Academy of Learning Intermediate students Seth Pitts (left) and Tyler Balluff (right) decorate a pumpkin with the continents on Oct. 23 in class.
Friday, October 31, 2008
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| Column: Here's some tips to help you help your student |
It may seem obvious that the first tip is to establish a daily routine for students. This includes both a time and place for study, a time for chores, a time for getting up and going to bed and a time for the family to be together.
Experts tell us that established routines contribute to time management, setting priorities and accomplishing tasks.
Friday, October 31, 2008
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