Chipola Monthly August 2021

Register Now for Fall Classes
Registration for the Fall 2021 semester at Chipola is now open. Advisers
are available Aug. 17-20. Fall classes begin Monday, Aug. 23. Late registration
continues through Aug. 23. Drop/add runs through Aug. 27.

The schedule features traditional face-to-face and online classes. Students may
register in person with an adviser, or online at my.chipola.edu.

Advisers are: Karen Hall, Dual Enrollment, general advising, hallk@chipola.
edu or 718-2424; Ken Kallies, VA, General Advising, [email protected] or 718-
2437; Leigh Whittington, Disability, Nursing, General Advising, whittingtonl@
chipola.edu or 718-2290; Ashley Harvey, Student Support Services harveya@
chipola.edu; and Kristie Mosley, Student Support Services, [email protected]

New students must apply for admission before registering. There are several
steps in the application process: (1) complete the college Application online
at www.chipola.edu; (2) request a high school or college transcript be sent to
Admission and Records; and (3) take the College Placement Test (non-exempt
students). Email [email protected] or call 718-2311.

Chipola offers Bachelor’s Degrees, Associate in Arts Degrees, Associate in
Science Degrees and Workforce Development programs and certifications.

For more information, visit www.chipola.edu or call 850-526-2761.

Chipola Partners With Florida Doe In Now Initiative

Chipola is joining together with the Florida Department of Education for a new college enrollment initiative to provide
opportunities for all students to enroll in the Florida College System. Now. Not Tomorrow.
helps educate families about the financial incentives that are immediately available for
students to enroll in college.

Administered by the Florida Student Success Center, the grant will incentivize
students to enroll in associate degree programs that prepare them to transfer to a four-year
institution or entry into employment.

At Chipola, students may enroll in an in more than 40 programs. Chipola offers
Bachelor’s Degrees, Associate in Arts Degrees, Associate in Science Degrees and Workforce
Development programs and certifications.

Florida College System Chancellor Kathy Hebda said, “This scholarship helps students
start right now in AA and AS degree-seeking pathways. Florida’s 2+2 system from a state
college to a state university is still the envy of the nation. We are excited to partner with the
Helios Foundation to help students realize that their path to success is close to home.”

The Chipola schedule of classes is available at www.chipola.edu. For information,
contact: Admissions, [email protected], 850-718-2211; Financial Aid, financialaid@
chipola.edu, 850-718-2366.

Chipola Provides Great Education Value
With prices of everything on the rise, Chipola continues to be an exceptional
value in higher education.
The District Board of Trustees has not raised tuition or fees in nearly a decade,
since 2011-12. Chipola’s in-state tuition is $102 per semester hour for freshman and
sophomore classes, and only $115 an hour for junior and senior classes. Georgia and
Alabama residents pay only one dollar more per semester hour.
By comparison, Florida State University’s undergraduate tuition is $215 per hour
on the main campus and $180 per hour at the Panama City campus. The University
of West Florida’s tuition is $218 an hour. Troy University—Troy and Dothan
campuses—charges $325 an hour.
The majority of Chipola students receive some form of financial aid through the
Federal Pell Grant, State of Florida scholarships such as Bright Futures or through the
Chipola Foundation. The college awards $3.2 million annually in State and Federal
awards and nearly $1 million through Institutional Waivers and Scholarships.
The Chipola Foundation awarded 1,098 scholarships during the 2019-20 school year totaling over $778,000 spent toward
tuition and books. The Foundation also helps students with gifts from two large trusts. The Violet McLendon Educational
Trust awarded more than 340 scholarships this school year. The Maynard and Edna Fink Estate funds 14 Valedictorian
Scholarships at $4,000 and 27 other scholarships annually.

Steve Young, Chipola Vice President of Business Services, says, “Chipola is the best return on investment a student can
make. We award more in financial aid and scholarships than we collect in tuition and fees.”

For information, call 850-718-2366 or visit www.fafsa.gov. The Foundation number is 850-718-2404 or visit www.chipola.
edu/foundation

Brookins Named Head Softball Coach

Kelly Brookins was named Chipola’s head softball
coach on July 20. Former Coach Belinda Hendrix left
Chipola after 18 years to take the head coaching job at East
Tennessee State University.

Brookins is a 2004 graduate of Liberty County High.
She played two years at Chipola and went on to play at
Nova Southeastern University where she earned a B.S. in
Sports and Recreation Management. Brookins returned to
Chipola as a coach in 2011 has served as assistant coach for
10 seasons.

“I’m excited for the opportunity to take over a program
that I’ve been part of as a player and coach,” says Brookins.
“I’m going to continue to hold student athletes to a high
standard both on and off the field and continue to work
hard to uphold the winning tradition.”

Coming off a 2019 national championship, Kelly
Brookins and former head coach Belinda Hendrix, were
named the 2019 NFCA NJCAA DI National Coaching Staff
of the Year.

Four Chipola Pitchers Taken in 2021 MLB Draft

Chipola baseball continued its rich tradition of sending Take StLouckmIinnaCrhyiGldorledn Earns
baseball players to the professional ranks on Tuesday when four
pitchers from the 2021 team heard their names called on day
three of the Major League Baseball Draft.

Drew Baker, from Montgomery, Alabama, was taken in the
11th round (325th pick overall) by the Philadelphia Phillies. In
2021, Baker led the team in starts with 15 and wins with seven.
In 57.1 innings pitched, he had a 3.45 ERA and 92 strikeouts.

In the 14th round, the Seattle Mariners selected Andrew
Moore, a native of Flovilla, Georgia, with the 414th pick of
the draft. Moore started in seven of his 12 appearances for the
Indians. Moore struck out 44 opposing hitters in 32.1 innings
pitched and carried an ERA of 5.29. He was 5-2 on the season.

Luis Guerrero was taken in the 17th round by the Boston
Red Sox. The 496th pick of the draft appeared in 14 games for
the Indians and started 11. He led the team in strikeouts with
95 in 58 innings pitched. Guerrero was 6-2 on the year with an
ERA of 3.72.

Rounding out the Chipola draftees in 2021 was Jaylen
Nowlin from Atlanta, Georgia. Nowlin was selected in the 19th
round (579th overall pick) by the Minnesota Twins. Nowlin was
3-2 on the season having appeared in fifteen games, including
five starts. In 42 innings pitched, Nowlin had an ERA of 2.14
and struck out 59.

PBL Wins at National Conference

Chipola Phi Beta Lambda The Chipola College Take Stock in Children (TSIC) program
(PBL) members participated in has earned the Excellence Award, Luminary Gold Level,
the virtual 2021 PBL National from its statewide parent organization. Pictured here are
Leadership Conference in June. TSIC mentor Amy Alderman of Blountstown High and TSIC
Lela Abbott (right) of Bonifay graduate Casey Baldwin, incoming Chipola freshman. To
won seventh place in Client become aTSIC mentor, contact Debra Perdue at perdued@
Service, and placed eighth in chipola.edu or call 850-209-5314.
Information Management.
Sandra Diane Watson (left) of
Marianna, also competed in
Job Interview and Marketing
Concepts.

Chipola Theatre Announces 2021-22 Season
The Chipola College Theatre Department announces its 2021-
2022 season with a line-up of six plays that promise to be exciting
entertainment for all ages.

For ten hard-luck Texans a new lease on life is so close they can
touch it in the hilarious musical Hands on a Hardbody (Oct. 14-17,
2021).

One of the most renowned of Oscar Wilde’s comedies, The
Importance of Being Earnest (February 24-27, 2022) is the story of
two bachelors, John “Jack” Worthing and Algernon “Algy” Moncreiff,
who create alter egos named Ernest to escape their tiresome lives.

In the beloved children’s musical Charlotte’s Web (May 12-13,
2022) an affectionate, sometimes bashful pig named Wilbur befriends
a spider named Charlotte, who lives in the rafters above his pen.

The Chipola Theatre season culminates with an opportunity
for the community to participate in the new Chipola Shakespeare
program. This year’s performance will be The Taming of the Shrew
(June 16-18, 2022).

New to the Chipola Theatre lineup this year is the opportunity to experience staged readings. A staged reading is theatre
in its purest form. No set, no props, no costumes. Actors interact and perform the story with scripts. Some stage directions
will be read to help set the scene, similar to listening to an audiobook. Alabama Rain will be read November 4-5, 2021 in the
Center for the Arts Experimental Theatre.

Gee’s Bend will be read March 31 and April 1 in the Center for the Arts Experimental Theatre.
The ACT (Applauding Chipola Theatre) Fund directly supports the Chipola Theatre program. Season Memberships go
on sale Aug. 18. Membership levels include a number of tickets to be used throughout the 2021-22 season. Memberships
begin at the Sponsor Level for $25 (2 tickets), Patron Level for $50 (4 tickets), Benefactor Level for $75 (6 tickets), Angel
Level for $100 (8 tickets), and up to the Corporate Angel Level for $300 (12 tickets). ACT Fund members receive early ticket
redemption opportunities and special benefits throughout the season.
For more information, call the Center for the Arts Box Office at 850-718-2420 or visit www.chipola.edu/boxoffice. The
Box Office will open for the Fall Semester on Monday, Aug. 18. Box Office hours are 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Monday through
Thursday and 9 a.m. – noon, Fridays. The Box Office is closed on college holidays.

Chipola Artist Series 2021-22 Season

The 2021-2022 season promises to be an exciting line-up of great entertainment
for all ages opening September 16, 2021 with THE ANNIE MOSES BAND. As the
“first family of American music,” this sibling band applies its classically honed, all-
American talent to a cornucopia of iconic melodies through innovative arrangements
and masterful original songwriting. Learn more at www.anniemosesband.com.

MUTTS GONE NUTS comes to the Chipola stage on Tuesday, January
25, 2022. Disorderly duo, Scott and Joan Houghton and their hilarious pack of
pooches have created a comedy dog thrill show like no other. Learn more at www.
muttsgonenuts.com.

The season rounds out on March 8, 2022 with AMERICA’S SWEETHEARTS.
America has loved the swinging sounds of female close-harmony groups even
before The Andrews Sisters hit the airwaves with “Bei Mir Bist Du Schön” in 1937,
but audiences will hear those great vintage songs with fresh ears when America’s
Sweethearts take the stage in their fresh and vibrant show! Learn more at www.
americas-sweethearts.com.

Season tickets go on sale Aug. 18. Season tickets—$50—are a bargain price
when compared to sister institutions where prices are double or triple this amount.
Season ticket holders are invited to attend the Meet the Artist receptions and receive
reserved seating renewal privileges for the next season. Patrons who are renewing
their season tickets may contact the Box Office beginning Aug. 18.

Single event ticket prices this year are $20 for adults, $10 for children under
18, and $5 for Chipola students and employees. Single event tickets for The Annie
Moses Band go on sale Aug. 18. Single event tickets for the remaining performances
go on sale Oct. 1.

For more information, call the Center for the Arts Box Office at 850-718-2420
or visit www.chipola.edu/boxoffice. The Box Office will open for the Fall Semester
on Wednesday, Aug. 18. Box Office hours are Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
and Friday, 9 a.m. – Noon.

Chipola College is an Equal Access/Equal Opportunity Institution