Chipola Monthly April 2019

TRIO SOCIETY POP TAB PANDEMONIUM

The Chipola TRiO Society club recently conducted a“Pop Tab
Pandemonium”initiative benefiting the Ronald McDonald House
Charities of Northwest Florida.

Employees and students across campus collected tabs- collectively,a total of
34,849 (22 pounds) of tabs were collected.
Winners were presented at Spring Fling. Congrats to Tina Stephens, Chipola
Cafeteria for 1st place; 2nd Karen Bradley, Testing; 3rd Mary Bruce Hamilton,
Public Service; 4th Cindy Croxton, Financial Aid; 5th Kim Collins, Student Affairs;
6th Bobbie Peace,Custodial;7th Hannah White,TRiO Society;8th Anita Pierce,Fine Arts and 9th Helen Cauraugh & Anna Stephens.
The Pop Tabs will be donated to the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northwest Florida by TRiO Society Sponsors,
Kristie Mosley, Angie Tyler and Maranda Weathers.Tabs will be recycled, generating funds to support the House and the nearly 1,100
families served each year.

Commencement May 2 in Dothan

The Chipola 2018 Commencement

Ceremony is set for Thursday, May 2, at

7 p.m., at the Dothan Civic Center. The

address is 126 St. Andrews Street, Dothan,

AL, 36303. SCIENCE CLASS
Counted as members of the class are all
who will complete degrees or certificates from December Mr. Billy Bailey, Florida Caverns State Park Assistant Manager and
of 2018 to May of 2019 or during the Summer 2019 terms. Ms. Dianna Bryant, Wildlife Rehabilitator, enhanced environmental
Diplomas will be awarded for Bachelor of Science, Associate science students’ studies on the protection and preservation of Florida
in Science, Associate in Arts and Workforce Development wildlife, and its importance to biodiversity and the maintenance of
Certificates. The ceremony will be broadcast live on YouTube. ecosystems through two separate interactive zoological presentations.
Nikki Fried, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Dozens of fossils which included alligator snapping turtle, beaver, boar,
Consumer Services, will deliver the commencement address. snake skins, lichen, eastern box turtle, gar, feathers, wasp nests, lunar
Fried is a lifelong Floridian, attorney and passionate activist. moth, yellow pond slider, antlers, locusts were brought from the Park
Born and raised in Miami, Commissioner Fried graduated from with a history of each. Dianna Bryant’s Wildlife Sanctuary residents :
the University of Florida, where she received her bachelor’s, Buffy,the great horned owl;Griffin,the red tailed hawk;and a bard owl
master’s and juris doctorate degrees. all came to visit,teach and interact with the students.
For information about the graduation ceremony, contact

the Admissions and Records Office at 850-718-2311 or visit Chipola Falls in Semi-Finals of State Tourney
www.chipola.edu.
The Indians fell 69-62 to Eastern Florida State in the semi-finals of the
State Tournament on March 8.
The Indians beat Palm Beach 75-72 in the first round of the tournament.
Chipola finished 27-5, ranked ninth in the country, but did not receive a bid to
the NationalTournament. Keishawn Brewton and Bitumba Baruti were named
to the All-Tournament Team.Brewton was also named All-State.

The annual performance will feature high energy,song and Six Chipola basketball players earned post-season honors. Pictured from
dance favorites performed by the Show Choir under the left, are: (top) Keishawn Brewton, Bitumba Baruti, Daniel Oladapo, (bottom)
Ibrahima Sankare,Malik Zachary and Cheikh Faye.
direction of Angie White.Tickets ($10) may be purchased at
the Chipola Box Office chipola.edu/boxoffice or call 718-2420

Lf- ADY INDIANS-K McLendon Scholarships
Available for Summer
Softball leads
Conference Race McLendon Educational Trust

Scholarship applications for summer
semesters are still available in the

The Chipola Lady Indians softball team Foundation office and on the college website.
hosts Gulf Coast Wednesday, April 10, in Applications for the Summer 2019 terms will be accepted
a single game at 4 p.m. The team travels to until funds are depleted. Completed applications may be
Tallahassee April 12 before returning home submitted in person at the Foundation office or mailed to
to host Northwest in the final game of the Chipola Foundation,3094 Indian Circle,Marianna,FL 32446.
regular season, Sunday, April 14, at 3 p.m. Only one McLendon Educational Trust Scholarship award will
Chipola leads the conf. race at 15-1. The other standings are: Gulf Coast (9-7), be made per student for Summer 2019.Students who have already
Pensacola (7-9), Northwest (6-10) and Tallahasee (3-13). At 37-3 overall, Chipola received notice will not need to submit another application.
is second in the FCSAA State poll behind Florida Southwestern (42-1). The scholarship may be used toward tuition and/or books
for the Summer 2019 terms. Applicants must complete the

CHIPOLA BASEBALLf- application and provide a student letter, college and/or high
-K school transcripts and the previous year’s household income
SECOND IN LEAGUE RACE tax returns. The scholarship selection is based on both financial
need as well as merit.

The Chipola baseball team hosts Gulf Coast, Sat, Chipola PBL Wins Big at State Conference
April 6, in a 1 p.m. double-header with game two set
for 4 p.m. The team travels to Gulf Coast, April 9, and The Chipola chapter of Phi Beta Lambda brought
to Tallahassee, April 12, before returning home to host home eight top-five awards from the PBL State Leadership
Tallahassee, April 13, at 1 p.m. and Pensacola, April Conference and Competition in Orlando, March 28-31.
15, at 5 p.m. Seven students competed, with four winning Top-Five
Chipola is second in the Panhandle Conference race at 9-4 behind Northwest awards. Winners are: Kami Presley, Korbin Haller, Kylee
at 13-3. Tallahassee is 4-8, Gulf Coast is 4-9 and Pensacola is 3-9. Rhodes, and Scott Ludlow. Some 400 students from 20 Florida
The Indians won the first eight league games sweeping Tallahassee and colleges and universities competed in numerous written,
Pensacola in four-game series. Chipola dropped the first three games of a four- performance, and skills events that focus on accounting,
game series with Northwest before winning at home 2-0 on April 2. business, technology and leadership.
The conference race ends April 27 with the top two teams in the league Chipola PBL students worked on several service projects
making the state tournament. Chipola is the two-time defending national, state this year, including: BackPack for Kids Feeding Program;
and Panhandle Conference champion. Habitat for Humanity Gala; Ushering at the Center for theArts;
FBLA District II Competition and Science Department STEM
• PRESS CONFERENCE • Project.
Qualifying students are eligible to compete at the PBL
Chipola will hold a press conference on April 10 to recognize students National Leadership Conference in San Antonio, TX, in June.
who have received national recognition.
The event will be held in the atrium of the Literature/Language Building Z
at 10:30 a.m. Citlali Gutierrez and Ansleigh Walters have been named to the
All-Florida Academic Team as Coca-Cola Gold Scholars. Gutierrez has been
named a national Guistwhite Scholar.
For information about the press conference, call Bryan Craven at 718-
5273 or email [email protected]

The Student Government CHIPOLATO OFFER FREE ACT PREP COURSE
Association will host the annual
Chipola will offer a free ACT Prep course for high schools in the
Chipola Awards Ceremony five-county district. The course will meet seven times and will be
Thursday, April 18, with a reception offered in the weeks leading up to the June 8 ACT Test.The course will
at 6 p.m. and ceremony following meet from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Tuesdays and Wednesdays, May 14-15,
at 7 p.m. in the Center for the Arts. 21-22,28-29,with a mock test on June 4.
Registration deadline for the free course is May 7. For information,
contact Bonnie Smith at 718-2247 or email: [email protected]; or
Charity Sikora at 718-2312 or email:[email protected].

Chipola Faculty attend Patient Simulation Conference— 4/1 AuditionsforTheWeeSingTrainMusical,CFA
4/4 SpringFrolics
Chipola School of Health Sciences faculty members 4/8-9 EarlyRegSummerI&II-CurrentlyEnrolled
Katie Hayes, Coordinator of Patient Simulation, and 4/9 PoetryCafé6:00PM
Tina Maloy, EMS Program Director, attended the Human 4/10 MentalHealthSymposium9:00AMCult.Ctr.
Patient Simulation Network Conference in Orlando, Feb. 4/10 PressConferenceLit/LangBuildingZ10:30AM.
26-28. Involving health care professionals from around 4/10 CCSoftballvs.GulfcoastStateCollege
the world, the conference featured the latest innovations 4/10 LastDaytoResignfromAllClassesTermA
in simulation-based medical education, collaborative 4/10 SGACampusBloodDrive-IndianCircle
workshops, and hands-on learning to enhance patient 4/11-12 Jazzmatazz 7:00 PM Tickets $10
safety and improve outcomes. Chipola faculty gathered 4/11 LastDaytoWithdrawfromAllClassesTermC
information to enhance Chipola’s Patient Simulation 4/11 NightStudentSocial-Cafe7PM
education to better equip students and to enhance the quality of patient care in the future. 4/11 SpringEnsembleConcert,CFA7PM
The Chipola School of Health Sciences promotes inter-professional learning by engaging 4/12 EarlyRegSummerI&II-CurrentlyEnrolled
Nursing, EMT, and Paramedic students in simulated training scenarios. 4/13 CCBaseballvs.TallahasseeCommunityCollege
4/13 ACTExam
Chipola will host the Third Annual Mental Health Symposium, 4/14 CCSoftballvs.NorthwestFloridaStateCollege
4/14 ChipolaArtistSeriesevent
Wednesday, April 10, from 9 a.m. to noon in the Cultural Center on the 4/15 CCBaseballvs.PensacolaStateCollege
corner of College Street and Indian Circle. 4/15-16 Early Registration Summer I & II
The Chipola Social and Behavioral Sciences Department, Jackson 4/16 DeadlinetohaveFinancialAidFilesforSummer
County Health Department and Chipola Black Student Union are 4/18 TermCLastDaytoResignfromAllClasses
sponsoring the event. 4/18 AwardsCeremony,CFA
Guest speaker is Tricia Pearce, Community Relations Specialist 4/19 CollegeApplicationDeadlineforSummerI
at Life Management Center. Students also will make presentations on 4/19 GraduationExitExam
various mental health topics. Several community organizations will 4/19 SophomoreMusicCabaret,CFAExp.Theatre
be represented at the meeting. Free breakfast snacks and drinks will be 4/19 AFCRegionISpringConference@Chipola
provided. There is no charge. The public is invited to attend. 4/19 DeadlineforAASummerGraduates
For more information, call 718-2319. 4/22 CCBaseballvs.NorthwestFloridaStateCollege
4/22-23 Early Registration Summer I & II
An Evening of 4/23 PaymentDeadlineforEarlySummerI
4/24 FinalExamsforSpringTermA
Chipola College music students will present two shows of the Sophomore Cabaret on 4/27 CCBaseballvsGulfCoastStateCollege
Friday,April 19,at 5:30 p.m.and 7 p.m.,in the Center for the Arts,Experimental Theatre. 4/29 CCBaseballvsCoastalAlabama-North
The public is invited to come enjoy the taste of a sweet dessert and the sounds of selected 4/29 FinalExamsforSpringTermA
Chipola voice,piano and instrumental majors as they perform their sophomore recitals. 4/29 LastClassDay,WorkforceDevelopment
Limited seating is available by reservation only. Tickets—$10—are on sale online at 4/30 TermCClassesEnd
www.chipola.edu/boxoffice or at the Center for the Arts Box Office. Box office hours are
Monday through Thursday,9 a.m.to 4 p.m.and Friday,9 a.m.to noon.
For information,contact Chipola Box Office at 850-718-2420.

The Chipola Book Store is hosting a Chipola Brain Bowl Defends State Title—
ConGRADulation Party, Monday, April 15,
The Chipola Gold Brain Bowl Team defended the college’s state title
from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. by defeating Broward 485-450 in the final match of the FCSAA State
Tournament. Chipola Gold team members are, from left: Kiley Justice,
Free food and drinks and door prizes will be Jacob Murley, Joseph Hayes, Tanner Andress and coach of the year, Stan
given to all Chipola graduates picking up caps Young.

and gowns.
There will be a raffle and a big sale on Chipola items.

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