Dee Loflin SMT Manager/Writer
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Poplar Bluff, Missouri - On Friday, March 22, Poplar Bluff High School senior Amy Walden received the $72,000 Merit Scholarship to the Kansas City Art Institute, where she plans to study animation and digital media.
Walden is pictured displaying one of her latest works in progress, while her art teacher Debbie Dunnegan holds the KCAI award letter. Dunnegan said she has been assigning Walden advanced art projects since her freshman year, helping the talented student build up her portfolio to position herself for this very opportunity.
Poplar Bluff, Missouri - Prospective students may now register for Fall semester classes at Three Rivers College. Registration is also open for Maymester, Summer, and Augmester classes. Registration will continue through Aug. 16 at the Poplar Bluff campus and the centers in Sikeston, Dexter, Kennett, Malden, and Cape Girardeau. The Fall semester starts on Aug. 19.
Three Rivers also offers two-week, intensive Maymester and Augmester classes between the Spring/Summer and Summer/Fall semesters, respectively. Registration for Maymester ends May 17, with classes beginning May 20. Augmester registration ends July 25 with classes starting on July 29.
Full-semester summer classes, along with four-week “A Session” and “B Session” courses are open for registration, as well. Full and A Session courses end registration on May 31, with classes beginning on June 3. B Session courses begin on July 1, with registration ending on June 27.
“We’re excited about the courses that are available this fall,” said Dr. Wesley Payne, Vice President for Learning. “There are options for students just getting out of high school and wanting to get their general education credits finished before transferring to a four-year institution, for students wanting to get their associate degree, and for people wanting workforce training or job skills.”
Payne advises new students who need financial aid to begin the application process as soon as possible in order to receive priority for federal grants and loans. For more information on how to apply for financial assistance at Three Rivers, visittrcc.edu/financialaid.
Those interested in enrolling can browse available courses by clicking “Search for Classes” at trcc.edu. Current students can register online through the myTRCC system. Advisement offices are also open now for any current or future students wishing to discuss their college goals. New students must meet with an advisor. For registration assistance or for an advisement appointment, contact the Poplar Bluff campus at 573-840-9605; Center at Sikeston at 573-4725223; Center at Kennett at 573-888-6381; Center at Dexter at 573-614-1081; Center at Malden at 573-276-3529; and the Center at Cape Girardeau at 573-332-0516.
Three Rivers College is committed to contributing to the quality of life in Southeast Missouri with quality, affordable higher education opportunities and community services that support and encourage the economic, civic, and cultural vitality of the region. For more information about college and workforce programs and upcoming events, visit trcc.edu.
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Beth Farrah, SMT Writer
Poplar Bluff, Missouri - Civil War history buffs and lovers of well-told tales will get a treat this month, as Oracle Award-winning storyteller and musician Beth Horner brings her show “The Silver Spurs” to the Tinnin Center at Three Rivers College, on Thursday, April 11 at 1 p.m. The performance will be free to the public.
A “remarkable tale of tender courage,” Horner’s act is based on the Civil War-era diary of Colonel Wesley P. Winans, Horner’s great-great-grandfather, and his exploits in Missouri and beyond. “The Silver Spurs” blends music, humor, and storytelling into an experience that is, by turns, both raucously funny and a quiet reflection on courage in a turbulent time.
“We’ve worked hard to get Ms. Horner and her unique storytelling style here to Poplar Bluff,” said Sherry McDonald, an Outreach Specialist for the Educational Talent Search program at Three Rivers. “It’s a great honor to have a nationally known storyteller like her perform for us, and we’re sure it’ll be a fun time for all ages.”
Horner has traveled nationwide as a storyteller and teaching artist since 1983, and is a recipient of the National Storytelling Network Circle of Excellence Oracle Award. She has performed multiple times at the National Storytelling Festival, on Live From National Geographic, at Miami’s International Art of Storytelling Festival, and most recently served as narrative consultant for NASA/Johnson Space Center’s Story Mining project for which she collected the stories of the scientists behind the Apollo Space Missions.
Horner says that her goal as a storyteller is to entertain and to encourage her listeners to dip into the wealth of their own imaginations.
“When you watch a story on television or in a movie theater, you see one person’s (the film maker’s) depiction of an image – of a monster, a prince, or an enraged tiger eating a buffalo chip! When you hear a story, you create that image yourself. When I’m telling stories to 50 different people, there are 50 different movies going on in the minds of listeners. Nothing is as powerful or vivid as your own imagination.”
“The Silver Spurs” is a performance appropriate for all ages. For more information on Beth Horner and her storytelling, visitbethhorner.com. For more information on “The Silver Spurs” at the Tinnin Center, call 573-840-9554.
Three Rivers College is committed to contributing to the quality of life in Southeast Missouri with quality, affordable higher education opportunities and community services that support and encourage the economic, civic, and cultural vitality of the region. For more information about college and workforce programs and upcoming events, visit trcc.edu.
Written by Beth Farrar, SMT Writer
Poplar Bluff, Missouri - The annual Three Rivers College District Music Festival took place on Thursday and Friday (March 21st-22nd) and nearly two thousand students competed in several different categories including: choir, piano, percussion ensemble, sight reading, brass, woodwinds, band, vocals, and solos. Seventeen different choirs competed along with fifteen high school bands. High schools from all over Missouri traveled to compete for a chance to get to the State Competition if they received a superior rating (1).
The students that arrived on Friday morning were from all over Southeast Missouri and so were the judges. The judges that were chosen for this event were drawn from Missouri and Arkansas in places such as Little Rock, St. Louis, and even Cape Girardeau. The event is sponsored by the Missouri State High School Activities Association and to allow the competition to run smoothly, many college students at Three Rivers stepped up and helped manage the stage, help the judges, and guide people and groups towards the next competition.
Due to the many students and competitors, there were multiple rooms and competitions going on at once. Each floor of the Tinnin Fine Arts Center was occupied by a different category of competitions. Although it was an all day event, the day seemed to run quickly and efficiently and each performer or group of performers had their chance to compete due to the very organized scheduling done by the college and judges.
Richland High School was among the many performers, including: Twin Rivers, Neelyville, Malden, New Madrid, Dexter, Bloomfield, Poplar Bluff, and Kennett. Richland, lead by Music and Band Director, Amber Duley, entered in multiple competitions such as vocal, piano, two percussion ensembles, two brass solos, and one woodwind solo. The first ensemble to perform included five students, where they performed the song “Scamper” and received an excellent rating (2). The second ensemble also received an excellent rating (2) after seven students performed the song “Flat Baroque”. Freshman Jamie Smith competed in a woodwind solo and junior Tristan Wamble competed in a brass solo, where they both received a 3 rating.
Dexter High School also traveled and performed at Poplar Bluff and made an incredible impression in all different areas, including both choir and band performances. The high school band, lead by Scott Rybolt, recently competed in the Jazz SIU Festival in Carbondale and won the “Best Section Award” in all of the categories, including: saxes, trombones, trumpets, and rhythm. One of the choir groups received an excellent rating (2) but did not qualify for state. Few students that participated in the competition as a whole will be sent further to the state competition and even a smaller amount will be sent on to nationals.
Congratulations to all of the participants and winners!
