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mikenips · 4 years

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Bob Dylan by Iggy and the Stooges

*zniffff* “I always thought introductions were overrated.” Pinch the bridge of my nose as I lift my head from the dirty mirror. Jostle my nostrils between my chipped paint on cracked fingernails. The ash falling from my half burnt Camel. “It always seemed more real gettin’ to know somebody through observation. Just bein’ there. Ya know?” The mass of half working guitar pedals blocking the gunked up view of myself in the mirror. Recycled mass of vomit culture drippin’ in bell bottoms and Hawaiian shirts. I never really asked Ig Byrd Brother and the Sweetheart of the Rodeo about themselves. Just knew they moved up here from Florida. But knew by the fuzz they reverberated in my bedroom during shows, they knew what I meant when I said this.

See. I had worked myself into this delusion my senior year of high school, I had to write the next great American semi-autobiographical existential crisis. I’ve written anthologies of half-baked drafts of this. Whether they be spoken into a tape recorder in my living room. Or scrawled on a pad of Tops rolling papers. But never got more of an inkling of characters. Characters facing this same dead end cliff hanger I’ve had waking nightmares of. And maybe because I never took the time to get to know them. Ask them about themselves.

But Keourac did that shit. I figured it would only be a matter of time before one of us figured out how to write it down. He saw what was happening before his very own glossy, bloodshot eyes. He was able to scribble that feeling into the margins of a fuckin’ scroll. And that was somebody’s kid. As much they didn’t want it to be. It could be anyone of us that immortalized this brief splice of life, exposose of space and time and the whole damn continuum. Somebody just needed to be there to document it.

So that’s what I set out to do. Document this shit. Document the trees growing through the brick of mildew drenched basements we go into for the sake of tone. Ballsy enough to walk up to an insect and smash it with our bare hands. Document the struggles of rolling a piano down a pothole filled alley. Document the rides home from a friend when we trip down the Lynchian rabbit holes of our psyches. This is what we fuck up our sleep schedules for! Cause all the pieces were there to jigsaw it back together. The vague glimpses of beauty in each other's humanity.

Maybe I just never had the free time to sit at length with myself. Just exist with myself. And come to terms with the cliffhanger at the end of my own road. Maybe it was just my own fear keeping me from doing it. But maybe I just never got to know the character’s enough. Never took the time to ask them about themselves. And get to know them beyond the vague glimpse of beauty I saw in all their humanity. How do you write a character’s ending when you haven’t even gotten to know them yet? Or if they’ve even gotten to know themselves. How do you write the ending when the story is still happening before your very own glossy, black hole pupils?

At the end of the day. We’d all prefer not knowing the ending instead of being let down by the sudden cliffhanger at the dead end of the road.

How well can you really get to know someone when you only get the perspective from your window and not their eye view?

“I’m just merely observing.” Baby Audobahn the Mad Organ Grinder says this setting down a glass of home brewed yerba. Sparking a joint behind his synth dungeon. The son of the professor that got me looking at the world through a different camera. (And that joke only lands if you knew he was my film teacher. Because you don’t really know me yet.) “I don’t know the answers. I’m just observing. Just like you are.” The last of the scene not to be crippled by nicotine addiction.

Him and his roommate got me listenin’ to a lotta Neil Young records. “Everybody knows this is nowhere...” Neil’s voice warbles in my head as we smoke DMT on the beach. Trespassing under a boardwalk with a smiley face painted on it. During the pandemic of 2020. The whole world currently on lockdown. But we’ve been frozen at the border of nowhere and infinity for a while now.

We’re rippin’ molded wood from the roots of concrete trees to build our own isolation booth. Lightnin’ bugs in the house, our only light to the outside world. A room to be alone with the sounds and screams we make into the void. Hoping someone replies. Or there’s at least a slight echo. That we aren’t the only ones observing we’re trapped. No matter how many brilliant ideas we attempt to make this absurdity mean something. Anything! We don’t need an answer. Just the observation there’s another isolation booth screaming in the void too.

“I don’t wanna know the answer to that…” the Guilty Undertaker ashes into the piano from 1943 while taping the entire experience on a Fostex. A contraption I still wish was more than just a robot to me. Anything made before 1990 was meant to double as an ashtray. “Ignorance is bliss, yeah I like where I’m at.” They sing this song behind a new pair of sunglasses after shattering the old lens with a drunken foot. Shoelaces tied back together. And hearing this vocal track is comforting. It’s reassuring.

It doesn’t matter if anyone else ever hears that reel. It doesn’t matter if it was documented or not. It doesn’t matter if it’s a scroll of amphetamine folklore we taught ourselves. A 4chan urban legend. Or anything else. It doesn’t matter if the cliffhanger is the end of the story. Or if “On the Way There” is it’s own destination. It doesn’t matter if we can even get the answers. At least we know we’re not alone. And there’s a couch to crash on nearby in case a closed bedroom starts to feel like an isolation chamber. Freezing us in a moment of just merely existing.

We might all just be characters in our own semi-autobiographical existential crisis. Inconsistent. Incomplete. Our own gunked up reflection in somebody else's dirty mirror. But through the coke and fuzz pedals. Seeing fractal trace visuals of our own beautifully fragmented glimpse of humanity. The validation isn’t that somebody else reads our novel. Hears our screams. Or sees our mirror. Just that they too, like us, are trapped in their own lens of unassuredness. After all, it’s not our fault some fish decided to step outta water and now we’re all just vague inklings of characters to some nervous breakdown. Struggling to pay rent and make sense of it all. At the same damn time! We’re all just waiting for Ashton Kutcher to wholesomely flashback us to the 2000s and yell “punk’d!” on the cruel prank of existence.

“I don’t know.” *znifff* “I think that’s all I’m tryin’ to say. Or at least all I’ve ever wanted to try to say.” Pinch the bridge of the nose. Jostle the nostrils in the cracked paint on cracked fingernails. “Maybe I’m just trippin’ too hard.”

#psychedelic vomit #intrusive thoughts #brief moments of clarity #vague glimpses of beauty #a vibe

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erica-rayann-fagan · 3 years

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abcnewspr · 4 years

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HIGHLIGHTS FOR ABC NEWS’ ‘GMA3: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW’ JANUARY 25 – JANUARY 29

The following report highlights the programming of ABC’s “GMA3: What You Need to Know” during the week of January 25 - January 29. “GMA3: What You Need to Know” is a one-hour program co-anchored by Amy Robach, T.J. Holmes with Dr. Jennifer Ashton as chief medical correspondent. The news program airs weekdays at 1:00 p.m. ET| 12:00 p.m. CT on ABC and 4:00 p.m and 6:00 p.m. ET on ABC News Live.

Highlights of the week include:

Monday, January 25—Pediatric Infectious Disease Physician Dr. Katrina M. Byrd; actor Aldis Hodge (“One Night in Miami”); founder Holly Christine Hayes (“Sanctuary Project”); author Melissa Croce (“Single and Forced to Mingle”)

Tuesday, January 26— Gov. Brian Kemp (R-Ga.); authors Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bagdonas (“Humor, Seriously”); founder Rea Ann Silva (“BeautyBlender”); actor Scott Glenn (“Greenland”)

Wednesday, January 27— Author Dave Asprey (“Fast This Way”); actor Jared Padalecki (“Walker”); Deals and Steals with ABC e-commerce editor Tory Johnson GMA

Thursday, January 28— Physician Dr. Erika Flores Uribe; recording artist Will.I.Am (“America Dream”); musician & author Rick Springfield (“World on Fire”); fashion trends with W Magazine Editor-In-Chief Sara Moonves

Friday, January 29— Mayor of Houston Sylvester Turner (D-Texas); authors Amber Ruffin, Lacey Lamar & Rev. Angela Khabeb (“You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey”); host Natalie Manuel Lee (“Now with Natalie”)

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nsula · 6 years

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Results of 2019 Demon Math Classic released

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Department of Mathematics hosted the Demon Math Classic March 8, a quiz bowl-style competition for high school students with seven teams from four high schools participating. The annual competition was sponsored by Sabine State Bank.

Students competed as teams and as individuals with top competitors from each team selected by the NSU math faculty as All-Stars.

Winners of the individual competition each received a trophy, a TI-Nspire CX CAS graphing calculator and a scholarship to NSU. Winners were Dylan Tynes of C.E. Byrd High School, first place; Gergely Szarvas of C.E. Byrd, second place, and Sansar Gupta of Bolton High School, third place.

The top competitors from each team were selected by the NSU Mathematics faculty as All Stars. All stars were Sansar Gupta of Bolton, Keerthana Stanley of Pineville High School, Gergely Szarvas of Byrd, Dylan Tynes of Byrd, Abbas Khambatti of Bolton High School, Ashton Iber and Braeden Fordham, both of Pitkin High School.

In the team competition, winners were C.E. Byrd’s Purple Team, first; Bolton High School, second, and C.E. Byrd’s Gold Team, third. Each school received a plaque and a medal to keep and C.E. Byrd’s Purple Team received the traveling trophy for the year.

First Place – C.E. Byrd (Purple Team)

The Purple Team from C.E. Byrd High School took first place in the team competition at the Demon Math Classic. From left are Dr. Frank Serio, head of NSU’s Math Department; Riley Walker, Dylan Tynes, Ashley Gotberg, Robert Lawrence, Jessica Boldenow and Debbie Porter, director of Demon Math Classic.

Second Place – Bolton High School

Bolton High School took second place in the Demon Math Classic. From left are Dr. Frank Serio, head of NSU’s Math Department; Ahmed Hafez, Xinyi Huang, Esrah Shalabi, Abbas Khambatti, Asiad Mansoor, Debbie Porter, director of Demon Math Classic, and Laura Ajlani.

Third Place – CE Byrd (Gold Team)

The Gold Team from C.E. Byrd High School took third place in the Demon Math Classic. From left are Dr. Frank Serio, head of the NSU’s Math Department; Andrew Briley, Arjun Yusufji, Gergely Szarvas, Logan McMullen, James Rushing, Debbie Porter, director of Demon Math Classic, and Emma Turner.

Individual competition winners:

Individual winners in the Demon Math Classic at Northwestern State University earned trophies, calculators and scholarships to NSU. From left are Debbie Porter, director of Demon Math Classic; third place winner Sansar Gupta of Bolton High School, first place winner Dylan Tynes of C.E. Byrd, second place winner Gergely Szarvas of C.E. Byrd and Dr. Frank Serio, head of NSU’s Math Department.

All Stars:

Top competitors in the Demon Math Classic were selected by the NSU math faculty. Form left are Debbie Porter, director of Demon Math Classic; Sansar Gupta of Bolton High School, Keerthana Stanley of Pineville High School, Gergely Szarvas of C.E. Byrd, Dylan Tynes of C.E. Byrd, Abbas Khambatti of Bolton High School and Dr. Frank Serio, Head of NSU’s Math Department. Not shown are Ashton Iber and Braeden Fordham, both of Pitkin High School.

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wannabecatwriter · 1 year

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Rachel woke up with a start. What the hell was that? She didn't normally have dreams like these!

"Hmm? You ok?" Ashton stirred awake. "Did something happen?"

"I'm fine, don't worry. Just had a weird dream, that's all," she told him, trying not to blush.

"About what?" he asked. "Rach? Why are you looking at me like that? Was it something scary?"

"Uh, not exactly...more like, x-rated."

#Sims3 #Ashton Byrd #Rachel Everett

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ojolosoy · 6 years

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thefrogholler · 4 years

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Musical Birthday Notes - August 15th

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masaa-ma · 7 years

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その発想はなかった！インスピレーション湧き出るロゴデザインアイデア21選

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ロゴデザインは、写真のグラフィックのように大きな版面を採らないので、デザインのなかでも難易度が低いと思われているかもしれません。しかし、小さなロゴにさまざまなメッセージを託すという意味では、一番創造力(クリエイティビティ)や想像力(イマジネーション)、着想力(イマジネーション)が問われる部分と言っても過言ではありません。

とはいえ、デザイン初心者にとって全くのゼロからロゴデザインを考えるのは至難の技です。実際、多くのデザイナーは他のデザイナーのロゴマークを日々チェックしており、インスピレーションが湧き出るような環境を整えています。

優れたロゴデザインを生み出すには、優れたロゴを日々チェックするのが一番です。今回は、インスピレーション湧き出るロゴデザインアイデアをご紹介します。

インスピレーション湧き出るロゴデザインアイデア

1. Checklist

Creative by Davor Moucka on Dribbble

チェックリストのイメージで作ったアイコンです。アニメーションになっていますが、チェックリストの端を折り返し、チェックに見立てるというアイデアが秀逸です。

2. MOVERS

Creative by Ramotion on Dribbble

手で何かを掴もうとしていますが、よく見るとネガティブスペースの部分が家になっています。家を運ぶという意味から、引越し業者などのロゴにもぴったり合いそうです。

3. Slingshot

Creative by Anastasiia Andriichuk on Dribbble

円を使ったロゴも注目です。こちらのロゴは円を用いたアニメーションロゴですが、丸を「地球」や「惑星」に見立てて、飛行機が飛んでくるシーンをロゴに表しました。

4. SF Dribbble Meetup

Creative by Eddie Lobanovskiy on Dribbble

架空のミートアップ(集会)のロゴデザインです。こちらも円がロゴの図形のベースになっていますが、上半分を町の絵に、下側にロゴをつけることで、スペースをうまく使っています。あえて半分に切っている線を斜めに入れているのも斬新なアイデアです。

5. USA

Creative by Michael Spitz on Dribbble

カラフルな配色と丸みを帯びた形が印象的なロゴデザインです。「U」と「A」の文字から「S」を包み込むように触手が伸びているのも、注目したい部分です。

6. Fox

Creative by Ivan Bobrov on Dribbble

狐の形のロゴです。オレンジがベースになりながら、白がアクセントとして映えています。丸みと角がバランスよく使われています。

7. Minimalism Motion Logo

Creative by Gleb Kuznetsov on Dribbble

ドットと線、そしてダークな背景でできる六角形のロゴは、まるで近未来を彷彿とさせます。アニメーションになっているので、なおさらクールに映りますね。

8. NY

Creative by Nick Slater on Dribbble

黒い線だけでできた、シンプルなロゴマークです。りんごのように見えますが、中には「NY」の文字が入っています。文字とシルエットを組み合わせたロゴも、いかがでしょうか。

9. Swiftmill

Creative by Jona Dinges on Dribbble

エレクトリックブルーの色が印象的な風車のロゴです。正方形を斜めに配置するだけでも、横に置いた時とはまた違った印象を与えますが、同様に文字も斜めの線で置いてみるとエッジが効いてクールです。

10. volution

Creative by Ramotion on Dribbble

丸みを帯びた三角形が重なっていますが、ネガな色合いを使うことでモダンで洗練された印象を与えます。下向きの三角形が「volution」の「v」にも見立ててあるのも、秀逸なアイデアだと思いませんか？

11. PAINT

Creative by Paulius Kairevicius on Dribbble

「PAINT」の「P」をペンキ塗りに見立てた、面白いアイデアのロゴデザインです。黄色に塗られたところもよく映えており、たった2色しか使われていませんが、かえって印象に残りやすいものになっています。

12. Birdhouse Books

Creative by Nick on Dribbble

一見小文字の「b」をあしらったロゴデザインのようにも見えますが、よく見ると「鳥」がいます・・・・・・見えましたか？

13. IJR

Creative by Nick on Dribbble

マテリアルなロゴデザインもチェックしておきましょう。丸みを帯びた正方形の中に太文字のゴシック文字が配置されていますが、立体的になるだけでもまた違った柔らかさが現れます。

14. Logo Concept

Creative by Yoga Perdana on Dribbble

三角形を波に見立てたようなスタイリッシュなロゴデザインです。色味の基本はブルーですが、さまざまな濃度の青を重ねて立体的に表現しています。

15. FLIP FLOP

Creative by Eddie Lobanovskiy on Dribbble

太文字のタイポグラフィを並べているだけですが、「I」の部分がアニメーションで「O」に変わるというアイデアは、見ていて面白いですね。アニメーションありきのロゴにはなりますが、アイデアのストックとして溜めておくのはいかがでしょうか？

16. DATALINK XM

Creative by Nate Faz on Dribbble

細みの文字に「電源オン」を表すアイコンを重ねて、「近未来」や「デジタル世界」を彷彿とさせるイメージになっています。こうしたイメージは、ダークな背景ともぴったり合います。

17. BODA

Creative by hassan on Dribbble

スプレー缶の左端に「BODA」という文字がバランスよく配置されています。現実にある「モノ」と文字を組み合わせるという発想は、意外と汎用性が高く、便利なアイデアです。

18. BYRD HAUS

Creative by Melissa Lunt on Dribbble

鳥を正方形の中に入れて、巣作りをしている様子をシンプルなロゴにしました。線の細さが文字の太さと統一されており、バランスよく見えます。

19. Yummy Tummy

Creative by Lisa Preßmar on Dribbble

筆記体のようなくねりのあるラインをロゴマークにするのもシンプルでオシャレです。グラデーションになっているところや、最後にあえて点を配置しているところも見逃せません。

20. TONIVERSE

Creative by Lisa Preßmar on Dribbble

楕円を斜めに2つ重ねただけで、「惑星」や、電子が浮遊しているような「原始」を彷彿とさせる、サイエンスライクなロゴデザインに早変わりします。真ん中に「T」の文字を置いていますが、ここに何を置くか考えるだけでもワクワクしてきますね。

21. INFINITY VODCA

Creative by Ashton Patel on Dribbble

「無限ウォッカ」とでもいうべきウォッカのロゴマークには、2つのひし形がメビウスの輪のように無限に繋がっているようなロゴデザインになっています。キャッチコピーには「無限の可能性」(INFINITE POSSIBILITIES)という文字が付されており、シンプルな幾何学図形ながらも、深い意味が込められているようです。

まとめ

グラフィックの凝ったものから、ラインだけで描かれているシンプルなものまで、さまざまなロゴデザインをご覧いただきました。秀逸なロゴデザインの中には、一見して見えるものとは違った、あとからくる「そうだったのか！」という驚きによって、ロゴへの愛着が深まるものもありました。

単純にスタイリッシュなだけでなく、そこにどんな意味を込めるか。ロゴデザインを作成するときには、そんなことを考えながら作成してみるといいのではないでしょうか。

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wutbju · 5 years

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Mrs. Rheunell McCord Lee, a resident of Newton passed away on Sunday, August 4, 2019. She was 88. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, August 9, 2019 in Sunset Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Shane Traylor and grandson Dustin Lee officiating. Interment will follow in Gardens of Memory Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 10:00-11:00 am on Friday. Flowers are being accepted or memorial contributions may be made to the Newton Baptist Church general fund.

Mrs. Lee was born September 11, 1930 to the late Harvey and Beatrice McCord. She graduated from Dothan High School and attended Bob Jones College for the 1948-49 school year and Riley Business College. Mrs. Lee served over 30 years as a legal secretary for James Floyd Martin and Sam Adams in Dothan before her retirement. She and her husband, Dennis were one of the 4 founding families of Central Baptist Church in Dothan.

As one of her ministries, Mrs. Lee loved hosting and supporting several pastors and evangelists from Bob Jones University and Tennessee Temple University through the years.

Mrs. Lee was preceded in death by her parents, Harvey and Beatrice McCord, her brothers, Brunice McCord, Wauthu McCord, and Deloris McCord and her great-grandson, River Hayes Parks. Survivors include her husband of almost 65 years, Dennis E. Lee Sr.; her sons Dennis E. Lee Jr. (Francie), David Lee (Lynn); her daughter, Dawn Lee Parks; her brother and sister, Penolia McCord Mattison (Gary) and Maurice McCord; a special sister-in-law, Joyce McCord; her grandchildren, Trae Lee (Alex), Bryant Lee (Kristina), Kayla Lee, Richard Parks (Julie), Aaron Parks (Erika), Timothy Parks (Ceara), Tiffany Parks, Dustin Lee (Danielle), Drew Lee (Lindsey), and Cody Lee (Madison); her great-grandchildren, Ashton Parks, Brailynn Parks, Leah-Brooke Anderson, Will Anderson, Connor Parks, Elan Parks, Annalise Parks, Ryker Parks, Kenadee Morrow, Makynlee White, Reid Lee, Blake Lee, Kate Lee, Brady Lee, and Andrew Lee (scheduled to arrive later this month); several nieces and nephews also survive. The family would also like to recognize dear friends of Mrs. Lee, Sandra Helms and Cecelia Wager. The family would like to give special thanks to Brett, Latiesha and Tiffany of Kindred Hospice and Princess of Wiregrass Home Care. Serving as pallbearers will be her grandsons, Trae Lee, Bryant Lee, Blake Lee, Drew Lee, Cody Lee, Richard Parks, Aaron Parks, and Timothy Parks. Robert Byrd of Sunset Memorial Park Funeral Home (334) 983-6604

#Bob Jones University #Rheunell McCord Lee #Obituary #Class of 1949 #BJU Alumni Association #Hall of Fame

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frontmezzjunkies · 5 years

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Jacqueline B. Arnold as La Chocolat, Robyn Hurder as Nini, Holly James as Arabia and Jeigh Madjus as Baby Doll from Moulin Rouge!. Photos: © Matthew Murphy, 2019

My Top Ten Theatrical Experiences of 2019

By Ross

So here goes. I’m not that good at making lists, especially in an order that defines saying one thing is slightly better or somewhat worse, because on any given day, the order and assigned number might shift around quite dramatically. But on this cold NYC morning, this is what I was thinking. Of course, my special mentions are as long as this list of my top ten (by twice), but so be it. I feel grateful every time I walk in the theatre, particularly since becoming an Outer Critics Circle voting member. There is just so much to love about New York City’s dynamic and eclectic theatre scene, and although I wanted to add a few from London, England, Washington, or Toronto, I tried my hardest to keep it tuned in to what is happening on Broadway and Off this calendar year. So disagree or agree. It’s all good, and let me know your thoughts. I always love hearing about someone’s passionate loves.

J.D. Mollison (center) and the cast of Octet. Photo by Joan Marcus.

10: Octet

“This one certainly got under my skin and had me thinking late into the night. It also forced me, quite intensely and wisely, to think twice before each and every impulse I had to look at my phone…It’s insanely beautiful and achingly real emotionality that forces itself on me even as I attempted to fall asleep after I got home from this enlightenment…The simpleness of this musical has one of the more important messages that the world seems to be desperate to hear and learn.” Full Review

Danny Burstein. Photos: © Matthew Murphy, 2019.

9: Moulin Rouge!

“Truth. Beauty. Freedom. And above all things, Love. That’s what is splashed before our hungry eyes and ears at the Moulin Rouge! – The Musical decadently and gorgeously mashing together with high-wired spectacular spectacular-ness…Within this new musical, directed dynamically and deliciously…” Full Review

MaYaa Boateng and Roslyn Ruff. Photo by Henry Grossman.

8: Fairview

“Utterly fascinating and forceful play. Like a good food fight, it wildly throws out implied conventions and disturbing vantage points…It transitions dramatically into a heady examination of race, strongly held expectations, and white privilege. Layered on top is an upsettingly accurate internal dialogue…Directed with resolution and unabashed confidence…the piece pounds us forward dramatically, challenging us to overcome.” Full Review

Heidi Schreck. What the Conststution Means to Me. Photo by Joan Marcus.

7: What the Constitution Means to Me

“As directed with a free-flowing and creative hand by Oliver Butler, it hits us deep and sharp, almost as complicated as the ripples of distrust and pain that strike through Schreck, shaking and overwhelming her composure that feels, most definitely, out of the box…It lightens my load, seeing the smart and funny ‘What the Constitution Means to Me,’ although my broken heart stays confused and perplexed in these trying times.” Full Review

James Jackson, Jr., John-Michael Lyles, Jason Veasey, Larry Owens (in red jacket and hat), Antwayn Hopper, John-Andrew Morrison, L Morgan Lee. Photo by Joan Marcus.

6: A Strange Loop

“Directed with crafty ingenuity…The thrills of that first number sent me into joyous giggles of delight and surprise. And it just kept getting deeper and smarter, wittier and wiser with each effervescent and boundary-free song. The show is like no other…There are times we don’t know whether to laugh, cry, or clap along to the sounds of this collision of hurt and humor, as the players all bring forth an authentic slap to each well crafted song.” Full Review

Eva Noblezada, Andre De Shields, Reeve Carney. Photo credit: Matthew Murphy.

5: Hadestown

“The ‘Road to Hell’ has never been finer…With Mitchell’s spectacular retelling of the old Orpheus myth…It’s clear from the hot and fiery opening that…Chavkin has a pure vision of tense and muscular motion…The songs are beautiful…’Hadestown’ delivers a deeply resonant and defiantly hopeful theatrical experience, filled to overflowing with passion, artistry, and love, even as are hearts are crushed in the end by our human frailties.” Full Review

Zawe Ashton, Charlie Cox, Tom Hiddleston in Pinter’s BETRAYAL at London’s Harold Pinter Theatre. Photo by Marc Brenner.

4: Betrayal

“A triangle built with a ballet-like precision within a circle against a long rectangular wall. This is the essence of this masterful revival. They are poised for interaction from that first visual, one by one, in pairs (for the most part), as directed with tight thoughtfulness by the gifted Jamie Lloyd.” Full Review

The full cast of SLAVE PLAY (On Ground L to R): Ato Blankson-Wood, James Cusati-Moyer, Sullivan Jones, Annie McNamara, Joaquina Kalukango, Paul Alexander Nolan. (In red boxes L to R): Irene Sofia Lucio and Chalia La Tour. (photo by Matthew Murphy)

3: Slave Play

“It’s provocative and uncomfortable, pushing boundaries and buttons that are hidden within every single soul in the theatre, daring us with staggering urgency to take notice and check our own prejudicial thoughts and politics…So sign up for this sexy and dynamic experiment and become engaged in a conversation that will likely continue long after the last group member leaves the stage.” Full Review

2: The Sound Inside

“The piece floats forward in segments, delicately ushering in the ideas of encapsulated loneliness and the acceptance of praise that resides within, ever so quietly…The two come together in a (Tony deserving) way that will haunt your imagination as you try to make sense of the imagined.” Full Review

1: The Inheritance

“‘The Inheritance’ truly surprises us, moment to moment, with its tender power and strong parallel story-telling. It slides in almost unsuspecting, finding a way to deliver a heart breaking truth and an emotional reality that sends me, almost, over the edge. ” Full Review

Steven Skybell, Jennifer Babiak in Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish. Photo by Matthew Murphy.

Honorable Mentions (in no particular order):

NYTW’s Sing Street, LCT’s Greater Clements, PH’s The Thin Place, Little Shop of Horrors, St. Ann’s Warehouse’s History of Violence, PH’s Heroes of the Fourth Turning, Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish, ATC’s Blue Ridge, Public’s Sea Wall/A Life, ATC’s The Mother, St. Ann’s Oklahoma!, Gary: A Sequel…, Public’s White Noise, Rattlestick’s No One is Forgotten, LCT’s The Rolling Stone, Broadway Bounty Hunter, MCC’s The Wrong Man, 59E59’s Square Go, TNG’s one in two. I did not get a chance to see Fleabag or many others, as I only have me, and I do need to work occasionally and make some money to live and eat…And I have yet to see The Lehman Trilogy, but I will get my chance in the Spring. Along with the new West Side Story directed by Ivo van Hove and choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker that started previews early December. I’m guessing they might make my Best of 2020.

Heroes of the Fourth Turning Written by Will Arbery Directed by Danya Taymor FEATURING Jeb Kreager — Justin Julia McDermott — Emily Michele Pawk — Gina Zoë Winters — Teresa John Zdrojeski — Kevin Scenic Design: Laura Jellinek Costume Design: Sarafina Bush Lighting Design: Isabella Byrd Sound Design: Justin Ellington Fight Direction: J. David Brimmer Production Stage Manager: Jenny Kennedy Assistant Stage Manager: Madolyn Friedman

Greater Clements LCT 11-09 257 Greater Clements, written by Samuel D. Hunter and directed by Davis McCallum Lincoln Center Theater 11/13/19 Lighting Design: Yi Zhao Costume Design: Kaye Voice Scenic Design: Dane Laffrey Sound Design: Fitz Patton Photo Credit: T Charles Erickson © T Charles Erickson Photography [email protected]

Photo Credit: Julieta Cervantes

White Noise By Suzan-Lori Parks Directed By Oskar Eustis David Diggs Sheria Irving Thomas Sadoski Zoe Winters

#frontmezzjunkies gifts u his #bestof2019 #OctetNYC @MoulinRougeBway #TFANAFairview @TheatreforaNewA @constitutionbwy #astrangeloop @phnyc @hadestown @betrayalbwy @SlavePlayBway @nytw79 @SoundInsideBwy @Inheritanceplay My Top Ten Theatrical Experiences of 2019 By Ross So here goes. I'm not that good at making lists, especially in an order that defines saying one thing is slightly better or somewhat worse, because on any given day, the order and assigned number might shift around quite dramatically.

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Gig Guide: 12 - 18 Sep 2018

Wednesday, September 12, INK at Manchester Academy 3. London-based alt-rock trio with hints grunge, classic rock and new wave.

Thursday, September 13, Mass Gothic at Castle Hotel, Manchester. A husband and wife duo from New York who create exhilarating guitar pop.

Friday, September 14, Europe at Manchester Academy. Swedish rock pioneers best known for The Final Countdown. Support from King King a dynamic blues rock band from Glasgow and Lincoln.

Friday, September 14, Proletariat at Witchwood Live, Ashton-under-Lyne. Bridging the gap between the snarling swagger of ‘70s punk and the effortless cool of contemporary indie.

Friday, September 14, Hey Pixies at Zombie Shack, Manchester. Tribute to The Pixies, faithfully reproducing their original sound.

Friday, September 14, Deadcuts at Night People, Manchester. A four piece band from London whose influences include The Cure, The Doors and Prince.

Saturday, September 15, David Crosby at Palace Theatre, Manchester. Legendary singer-songwriter and two time Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, with The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash.

Saturday, September 15, The Duran Duran Experience at Heywood Civic Centre. Authentic sounding UK-based Duran Duran tribute band comprising of five professional musicians.

Saturday, September 15, The Drones at Gullivers, Manchester.

Sunday, September 16, The Rolling Stones Story at Opera House, Manchester. Bringing the musical legacy of The Rolling Stones to life.

Monday, September 17, One Eleven Heavy at Castle Hotel, Manchester.

Tuesday, September 18, Vodun at Rebellion, Manchester. Afro-punk doom rockers from London.

* To avoid disappointment, you are advised to check with the venue before travelling to any of the Gigs mentioned above.

* Alan Ovington’s Rock Zone can be heard on Tuesdays at 9pm on 103.6 Tameside Radio and on-line at tamesideradio.com

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May 16, 2018: In other news

WCC holds 52nd Commencement Ceremony on Tuesday, May 15

Wilkesboro, N.C. – Wilkes Community College’s 52nd Annual Commencement Ceremony took place on Tuesday, May 15, in the John A. Walker Community Center on the Wilkes Campus. Two ceremonies will be held.

The Health Sciences Division and Applied Career Technologies Division graduates participated in the 4 p.m. ceremony. The Arts & Sciences Division and the Business & Public Service Technologies Division graduates participated in the 7 p.m. ceremony.

Presenters for the program were Dr. Jeff Cox, president of Wilkes Community College; Mr. Terry Bumgarner, chairperson of the Board of Trustees; and Kayla Colglazier, president of the Student Government Association. The speaker was Dr. David Ritter, lead instructor Economics and Management Information Systems, and Blair Hancock, vice-president of Instruction, presented the candidates.

The prelude for the ceremony Summit Strings (Mr. Steve Holman & Ms. Tess Angel). Ms. Tammy Griffin-Garcia, Soloist performed the national anthem and provided inspirational music.

Following the ceremony, a reception was held in the Lakey Ballroom for graduates, faculty, staff and guests.

Arts and Sciences Division

ASSOCIATE GRADUATES

Two-year Associate Degrees will be awarded to the following students:

ASSOCIATE IN ARTS: Benjamin Thomas Adair, Moravian Falls; Billie LeAnn Adams, Millers Creek; Trent Michael Adams; North Wilkesboro; Allie Suzanne Anderson, Moravian Falls; Kayley Virginia Anderson, North Wilkesboro; Chrystal Aponte, North Wilkesboro; Taylor Haynes Baker, Wilkesboro; Mastin Cole Bauguess, Thurmound; Zoe Rae Beaman, North Wilkesboro; Joy Elizabeth Billings, Ronda; James Dylan Blankley, Ronda; Allison Belle Bowers, North Wilkesboro; Caighlen McKenzie Brady, Millers Creek; Summer Sky Branciforte, Traphill; Kaela Paige Bray, Millers Creek; Erik Bueno-Medina, Wilkesboro; Dawson William Burwell, Moravian Falls; Brittany Lee-Ann Byrd, Ronda; Lauren Ashton Byrd, North Wilkesboro; Logan Allen Byrd, North Wilkesboro; Heaven L. Call, Millers Creek; Adriana Alejandra Carmona-Jurado, Moravian Falls; Dashae LaVaun Chatham, Wilkesboro; Austin Benjamin Church, Wilkesboro; Kayla Marie Colglazier, Hays; Whittney Alissa Combs, Wilkesboro; Elizabeth Gray Cooke, Wilkesboro; Johanna Copley, North Wilkesboro; Karla Yamileth Cortez, Moravian Falls; Marc Gonzales Cruz, North Wilkesboro; Lauren Grace Dancy, Wilkesboro; Caroline Amelia Daughtry, Roaring River; Tracey Hockett Daughtry, Roaring River; Mikki Leigh Davis, Purlear; Jose Maria De La Garza, North Wilkesboro; Khara Faw Dimmette, North Wilkesboro; Angela Jean Dolinger, Wilkesboro; Ashley Espinoza, North Wilkesboro; Joshua Blake Estep, Millers Creek; Katelyn Yvonne Fielder, Barton; Maria Guadalupe Frausto-Barbosa, Wilkesboro; Lesly Pilar Fuentes-Ramirez, North Wilkesboro; Diego Francisco Garcia- Galindo, Wilkesboro; T.J. McRae Gordon, North Wilkesboro; Taylor Nicole Greer, North Wilkesboro; Rhianna Shanice Griffin, North Wilkesboro; Stephenie Alana Hamby, Millers Creek; Jessica Gisselle Henriquez, North Wilkesboro; Charles William Hicks, North Wilkesboro; Patrick Carl Hill, North Wilkesboro; Cassie N. Huffman, Wilkesboro; Jonathan Willis Inman, Wilkesboro; Allison Mara Ivey, North Wilkesboro; Laken Alexandra Jarvis, Wilkesboro; Kodie Leigh Jennings, North Wilkesboro; Charles Jacob Johnson, Roaring River; Jesse Samuel Johnson, North Wilkesboro; Joseph Gregory Kennedy, Traphill; Megan Nicole Knight, Wilkesboro; Austin Timothy Lane, Wilkesboro; Rachel Dawn LaPrad, North Wilkesboro; Ana'e Desarae Limon, Wilkesboro; Morgen Nicole Love, North Wilkesboro; Yandery Mariela Manzanares, North Wilkesboro; Kyra Leigh McClarrin, North Wilkesboro; Erika Layne Miles, Hays; Ursela Gena Miller, North Wilkesboro; Stephen Christopher Mitchell, North Wilkesboro; Alexander Elijah Morales, Moravian Falls; Rachel Jean Muskelley, Wilkesboro; Pedro Anthony Noon, Ronda; Lakyn Danae Parrish, Wilkesboro; Dakota Leeann Passmore, North Wilkesboro; Haley Perez-Ramirez, North Wilkesboro; Tamika Lashaun Phillips, Millers Creek; Marco Antonio Pineda-Sierra, North Wilkesboro; Andrew Jeffrey Pinkerton, Wilkesboro; Ricky Seth Poe, Moravian Falls; Delaney Raeh Richards, North Wilkesboro; Gabriela Ruvalcaba-Barragan, North Wilkesboro; Garrett Joseph Saffold, Wilkesboro; Lisa Penhollow Salmon, North Wilkesboro; Alisha Dawn Scott, Sparta; Briana Church Shell, Millers Creek; Kirsten Sierra Shepherd, North Wilkesboro; James David Simmons, Jr., Wilkesboro; James Dalton Smith, Moravian Falls; Karma Raine Smith, North Wilkesboro; Miranda Michelle Smith, North Wilkesboro; Brandon James Teague, North Wilkesboro; Rebecca Elizabeth Triplett, North Wilkesboro; Mary Jane Boiser Vawter, McGrady; Moriah Grace Vimont, Moravian Falls; Phillip Ethan Waldrup-Dobbins, Ronda; Marissa Ruth Walker; Wilkesboro; Travis Remington Wall, Wilkesboro; Montanna Morgan Walters; Wilkesboro; Alicia Dawn Widener, Millers Creek; Zechariah Patrick Kent Wilborn, North Wilkesboro; and Olivia Marie Wilcox, North Wilkesboro.

ASSOCIATE IN GENERAL EDUCATION: LarkAnn Louise Byrd, North Wilkesboro; Kayla Marie Colglazier, Hays; Katrina Leigh Fletcher, Purlear; Harlee Denise Glass, North Wilkesboro; Adrianne Janette Johnson , North Wilkesboro; Alexandra Morgan Johnson, McGrady; Sydney Laura Johnson, Wilkesboro; Seth Malachi Kerr, Moravian Falls; Christen L. Martin, North Wilkesboro; Paige Elizabeth Neely, Millers Creek; John Thomas O'Connell, Jr., Millers Creek; Taylor Leigh Osborne, Boomer; Patricia Meadows Owens, Wilkesboro; Staley Elizabeth Parks , Wilkesboro; Selina Greene Richardson, North Wilkesboro; Kristie Hope Royal, North Wilkesboro; and Alicia Dawn Widener, Millers Creek.

ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE: Evan Walsh Adams, North Wilkesboro; Ryan Richardson Barrett, Wilkesboro; Brandon Carl Billings, Hays; Heaven L. Call, Millers Creek; Kayla Brooke Chipman , Traphill; Daniel Ryan Cooke, Wilkesboro; Joshua Blake Estep, Millers Creek; William Chase Greene, Millers Creek; Leslie Giselle Huezo-Arias, Wilkesboro; Adrianne Janette Johnson , North Wilkesboro; Ana'e Desarae Limon, Wilkesboro; Bethany Noelle McGill, North Wilkesboro; Marlen Veronica Nava, Roaring River; Hunter Daniel Page, Purlear; Meagan Elizabeth Thibodeau, Moravian Falls; Cameron Grant Tribble, North Wilkesboro; and Kelsy Elizabeth Waddell, North Wilkesboro.

Business and Public Service Technologies Division

ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE GRADUATES

The following student will receive Associate in Applied Science degrees:

ACCOUNTING: Alejandra Limon, Moravian Falls; Rosa Angelica Dionicio Mariano, North Wilkesboro; Kang McCoy , North Wilkesboro; Brenna Metzger Lara, Millers Creek; Katlyn Davis Mickel, Roaring River; Juan Antonio Olea Chamv, North Wilkesboro; Samantha Jane Prevette, Hays; and Susie Violeta Ramos, Wilkesboro.

ADVERTISING & GRAPHIC DESIGN: Candelaria Andres Francisco, North Wilkesboro;

Alexandra Morgan Johnson, McGrady; Danny Bubba Lane, North Wilkesboro; Marina Nicole Moore, Millers Creek; Courtney Young Moser, Wilkesboro; Sylvia Rubio-Reyes, Wilkesboro; Rosalinda Ruiz Carbajal, North Wilkesboro; Austin Ray Shrewsbury, North Wilkesboro; Alexis Erin Smith , Statesville; and Sabrina Michelle Summerlin, North Wilkesboro.

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION: Aaron McKae Billings, Hays; Courtney Danielle Bullis, North Wilkesboro; Joseph Alexander Kamperman, Boomer; Amanda Leigh Kelly, North Wilkesboro; Katlyn Davis Mickel, Roaring River; Donna Jean Miller, North Wilkesboro; Juan Antonio Olea Chamv, North Wilkesboro; Marie Jeanette Phifer, Lenoir; Samantha Jane Prevette, Hays; and Laura Nichelle Rector, Hays.

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION – Management Information Systems: Amanda Leigh Kelly, North Wilkesboro.

COMPUTER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Derek Scott Patterson, North Wilkesboro.

COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION –Game Development: Daniel Joseph Metz, McGrady.

COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION – Networking Technology: Kyle Conrad Martin, Ronda; and Trenton Matthew York, Wilkesboro.

COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION – Programming: Ashton James Absher, Moravian Falls

CRIMINAL JUSTICE TECHNOLOGY: Hannah Kristain Absher , McGrady;

Vernon Earl Byrd, Hays; Brandon Matthew Caudle, Taylorsville; Sammy Shawn Clonch, Wilkesboro; Justin Lee Combs , Ronda; Ethan Daniel Gambill, North Wilkesboro; Colby Austin Greene, North Wilkesboro; Mirella Izquierdo, Wilkesboro; Caleb Richard Johnston, Hays; Alondra Limon-Garcia, Moravian Falls; Michelle Raye Mitchell, North Wilkesboro; Preston Lee Parsons, North Wilkesboro; Daniel Allen Prevette, Hays; Damian Lee Smithey, Ronda; and Derrick Allen Taylor, Wilkesboro.

CULINARY ARTS: Andrea Fay Barton, Moravian Falls; Tonda Dane , Wilkesboro; Marie Shirk Maltba, North Wilkesboro; and Victoria Nicole Smith, Millers Creek.

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION: Amber Noel Anglin , North Wilkesboro; Racheal Lynn Brionez, Wilkesboro; Laken Nicole Cox, Ronda; Jamie Marie Higginbotham, Wilkesboro; and Jenna Alysse Walker, North Wilkesboro.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – Network Management: Sean Conan Nichols, Wilkesboro

DIPLOMA PROGRAMS

OFFICE ADMINISTRATION: Christian Yolanda Howell, Wilkesboro

CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS

The following will receive certificates:

ADVERTISING AND GRAPHIC DESIGN – Graphic Design: Candelaria Andres Francisco, North Wilkesboro; Alexandra Morgan Johnson, McGrady; Danny Bubba Lane, North Wilkesboro; Marina Nicole Moore, Millers Creek; Courtney Young Moser, Wilkesboro; Rosalinda Ruiz Carbajal, North Wilkesboro; and Austin Ray Shrewsbury, North Wilkesboro

ADVERTISING AND GRAPHIC DESIGN – Photography: Candelaria Andres Francisco, North Wilkesboro; Alexandra Morgan Johnson, McGrady; Danny Bubba Lane, North Wilkesboro; Marina Nicole Moore, Millers Creek; Courtney Young Moser, Wilkesboro; Sylvia Rubio-Reyes, Wilkesboro; Rosalinda Ruiz Carbajal, North Wilkesboro; and Austin Ray Shrewsbury, North Wilkesboro.

COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION – Cyber Crime: Douglas James Morrison, Moravian Falls.

COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION – Networking Security: Kyle Conrad Martin, Ronda; Douglas James Morrison, Moravian Falls; and Trenton Matthew York, Wilkesboro.

COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION – Networking Technology: Kyle Conrad Martin, Ronda; and Trenton Matthew York, Wilkesboro.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE TECHNOLOGY: Haley Patricia Barker, Hays; Kendra Blane Casse, North Wilkesboro; Breanna Lynn Dancy, North Wilkesboro; Michaela Madison Huffman, Purlear; and Ashley MacKenzie Woodruff, Hays.

EARLY CHILDHOOD: Racheal Lynn Brionez, Wilkesboro; Emory Christian Carroll, Moravian Falls; Hannah Nichole Shumate, North Wilkesboro; and Siara Eden Vidrine, Moravian Falls.

INFANT/TODDLER CARE: Racheal Lynn Brionez, Wilkesboro.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY- Information Technology: Jared Nathenial Ball, North Wilkesboro; Addison Blaine Carrigan, Millers Creek; Melissa Grace Cleary, North Wilkesboro;

Andrew Paul Johnson, Millers Creek; Dalton Maclaine Johnson, Purlear; Zachary Keith Lunsford, Wilkesboro; Alexy Mario Palma, North Wilkesboro; Kaitlyn Michelle Roark, North Wilkesboro; Ryan Thomas Smith, North Wilkesboro; and Brittany Marie Watkins, North Wilkesboro.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - Cyber Security: Vernon Earl Byrd, Hays

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – Network Management: Sean Conan Nichols, Wilkesboro

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – Network Security: Sean Conan Nichols, Wilkesboro

Health Sciences Division

ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE GRADUATES

The following students will receive Associate in Applied Science degrees:

ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING: Jessica Harris Ball, Purlear; Kayla Ann Bowlin, Millers Creek; LarkAnn Louise Byrd, North Wilkesboro; Alivia Leeann Flinchum, North Wilkesboro; Kayla Laws Hawkins, Hays; Benjamin Silas Johnson, North Wilkesboro; Hannah Daun Johnson, Millers Creek; Tiffany Lashele Lytton, North Wilkesboro; Teresa Munoz-Maya, Hays; Taylor Leigh Osborne, Boomer; Haley Nichole Wagoner, Millers Creek; Dongyan Wang, Wilkesboro; and Callie Brooke West, Wilkesboro.

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SCIENCE: Colby Ryan Cooper, Thurmond; Heather Renee Dancy, McGrady; and Jesse Robert Laws, North Wilkesboro.

HUMAN SERVICES TECHNOLOGY: Lindsey Michelle Baldwin , Hays; Simone Nicole Barbetta-Latos, North Wilkesboro; Natalie Jean Helms, Wilkesboro; Tamara Nicole Mayes, Wilkesboro; Barbara Diane Thompson, North Wilkesboro; and Brenda Sue Trivette, Purlear.

MEDICAL ASSISTING: Annette Nichols Laws, North Wilkesboro; Marie Kuharik Mercer, Millers Creek; Hannah Elizabeth Miles, Roaring River; Kaitlyn Michelle Mullis, Roaring River; Maria Jasmin Munoz-Maya , Hays; Paige Elizabeth Neely, Millers Creek; Rebekah LeeAnn Pardue, Millers Creek; Kristie Hope Royal, North Wilkesboro; Mercedes Oyola Simons, North Wilkesboro; and Allison Ruth Virginia Strickland, Traphill.

RADIOGRAPHY: Madison Olivia Ashley, North Wilkesboro; Abigail Christine Byrd, North Wilkesboro; Janice Marie Foster, Hays; Tracey Jean Harkless, Wilkesboro; Hugo Fernando Limon-Davalos, North Wilkesboro; Brianna Lea Shelton, Wilkesboro; and Stephanie Edan Wingler, North Wilkesboro.

RESPIRATORY THERAPY: Lyndsey Raegen Bumgarner, Wilkesboro; Layvin Allen Ferguson, Millers Creek; Kara Leigh Forester, Wilkesboro; and Laykn Johnson Howard, North Wilkesboro.

DIPLOMA PROGRAMS

The following will receive one-year diplomas:

DENTAL ASSISTING: Kendall Genene Faw, Wilkesboro; Hannah Ashley Miller, Moravian Falls; and Haley Jensen Rogers, Wilkesboro.

CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS

HUMAN SERVICES TECHNOLOGY: Christen L. Martin, North Wilkesboro; and Brenda Sue Trivette, Purlear.

Applied Career Technologies Division

ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE GRADUATES

The following students will receive Associate in Applied Science degrees:

APPLIED ANIMAL SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY: Jeff Patterson Allison, North Wilkesboro;

Brandon Wayne Blankenship, North Wilkesboro; Harlee Denise Glass, North Wilkesboro; Kasey Lee Harrold, Millers Creek; Erica Leigh Matteson, Wilkesboro; Brittany Nicole McNeill, North Wilkesboro; Katelyn McKenzie Parker, Wilkesboro; Ruth Grace St. John, Ronda; Lisa South Staley, Millers Creek; and Bailey Nicole Sturgill, Hays.

APPLIED ANIMAL SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY – Poultry Management Technology: Jeff Patterson Allison, North Wilkesboro; Kasey Lee Harrold, Millers Creek; Ruth Grace St. John, Ronda; Lisa South Staley, Millers Creek; and Bailey Nicole Sturgill, Hays.

APPLIED ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY: Jarrett Lane Brown , Millers Creek; Jake L. Craven, Millers Creek; Jacob Scott Eddy, Wilkesboro; James Dakota Garris, Traphill; Heather Nicole McGuire Richter, Wilkesboro; and Nicholas Trentten Sparks, Roaring River.

ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY: Sharyn Danielle Stone, Ronda.

Architecture Technology: Joshua Taylor Benson , Moravian Falls; Samantha Ann Church, Wilkesboro; Sarah Lynn Church, Wilkesboro; Jenny Lopez-Jimenez, Wilkesboro; and Andrew Ray Williams, North Wilkesboro.

Building Construction Technology: Dylan Ray Bauguess , Traphill; and Sharyn Danielle Stone, Ronda.

AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY: Mason James Brinegar, North Wilkesboro; and Giovanni Montoya, Wilkesboro.

BUILDING CONTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY: Joshua Taylor Benson , Moravian Falls.

DIESEL AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY: Daniel Alexander Cook, Wilkesboro; Jacob Lyndsay Greene, Wilkesboro; Hunter Deice Jolly, Roaring River; Khori Thomas Jones, Boomer; Logan Walker Page, Ferguson; Gabriel Elijah Patrick, North Wilkesboro; John Ray Wilbourn, Purlear; and Jacob Austin Wood , Wilkesboro.

HORTICULTURE TECHNOLOGY: Roxanne Kay Beck, North Wilkesboro; Bobbie Santanna Smoot, Ronda; Lisa South Staley, Millers Creek; and Randall Austin Trapp, North Wilkesboro.

DIPLOMA PROGRAMS

The following will receive one-year diplomas:

APPLIED ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY – CNC Machining Technology: James Dakota Garris, Traphill

APPLIED ENGINERRING TECHNOLOGY – 3D Design Technology - James Dakota Garris, Traphill

ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY- Architecture Technology: Samantha Ann Church, Wilkesboro; Sarah Lynn Church, Wilkesboro; Jenny Lopez-Jimenez, Wilkesboro; Sharyn Danielle Stone, Ronda; and Andrew Ray Williams, North Wilkesboro.

ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY- Building Construction Technology: Dylan Ray Bauguess, Traphill; and Sharyn Danielle Stone, Ronda.

HORTICULTURE TECHNOLOGY: Benjamin Phoenix Branciforte, Hays; James Thomas King, Wilkesboro; Roger Haskel Morrow, Millers Creek; and Janine Diane Severt, Wilkesboro.

WELDING: Thomas Shea Bitner, Purlear; Aaron Morgan Brown, Roaring River; Jonathan Chance Cleary, Purlear; Jesse Lee Driver, Boomer; Zachary Robert Huffman, North Wilkesboro; Samuel Aaron McNeil, Boomer; Kyle Edward Murray, Traphill; and Neil Jacob Rotsheck, Millers Creek.

CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS

The following will receive certificates:

APPLIED ANIMAL SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY – Animal Production: Bailey Nicole Sturgill, Hays.

APPLIED ANIMAL SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY – Basic Animal Science: Lisa South Staley, Millers Creek.

APPLIED ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY – Advanced Level II CNC Machining: Michael Shane Hill, Ronda.

APPLIED ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY – Basic Level I CNC Machining: Michael Shane Hill, Ronda.

APPLIED ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY – Level I Electronics Technology: Christopher Alexander Roten, North Wilkesboro.

ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY – Architectural Technology Level I: Joshua Taylor Benson, Moravian Falls; Samantha Ann Church, Wilkesboro; Sarah Lynn Church, Wilkesboro;

Jenny Lopez-Jimenez, Wilkesboro; Sharyn Danielle Stone, Ronda; and Andrew Ray Williams, North Wilkesboro.

ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY – CAD/BIM: Joshua Taylor Benson, Moravian Falls;

Samantha Ann Church, Wilkesboro; Sarah Lynn Church, Wilkesboro; Jenny Lopez-Jimenez, Wilkesboro; Sharyn Danielle Stone, Ronda; and Andrew Ray Williams, North Wilkesboro.

ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY - CAD Techniques: Joshua Taylor Benson, Moravian Falls; Samantha Ann Church, Wilkesboro; Sarah Lynn Church, Wilkesboro; Jenny Lopez-Jimenez, Wilkesboro; Sharyn Danielle Stone, Ronda; and Andrew Ray Williams, North Wilkesboro.

ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY – Carpentry: Dylan Ray Bauguess, Traphill; and Sharyn Danielle Stone, Ronda.

ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY – Construction Management: Jenny Lopez-Jimenez, Wilkesboro.

ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY – Construction Mechanical Trades: Joshua Taylor Benson, Moravian Falls; and Sharyn Danielle Stone, Ronda.

ARCHTECTURAL TECHNOLOGY – Project Planning: Dylan Ray Bauguess, Traphill; Joshua Taylor Benson, Moravian Falls; Samantha Ann Church , Wilkesboro; Sarah Lynn Church, Wilkesboro; Jenny Lopez-Jimenez, Wilkesboro; Sharyn Danielle Stone, Ronda; and Andrew Ray Williams, North Wilkesboro.

AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY - Basic Transportation: Graylen Edward Barnes, Wilkesboro; Mason James Brinegar, North Wilkesboro; Joshua Dylan Brown, Purlear; Stephen James Brown, Millers Creek; Ca-Sandra Irene Burton , Wilkesboro; Josh Lee Call, North Wilkesboro; Joseph Kyle Casstevens, Ferguson; Jacob Lyndsay Greene, Wilkesboro; Gabriel Griffin, Millers Creek; Dawton Allen Hamby, Purlear; Devin James Johnson, Wilkesboro; Winston Blake Johnson, North Wilkesboro; Hunter Deice Jolly, Roaring River; Khori Thomas Jones, Boomer; Isaias Landeros-Davalos, North Wilkesboro; Joshua Lee Long, Hays; Rylan Cole Long, North Wilkesboro; Jonathan Lugo-Parra, North Wilkesboro; Zachary Nolan Miller, North Wilkesboro; Giovanni Montoya, Wilkesboro; James Dean Moretz , Millers Creek; Armando Javier Orozco, Moravian Falls; Jackson Conley Evan Phipps, Ronda; James Matthew Taylor, Purlear; John Ray Wilbourn, Purlear; and Patrick Scott Wilhelm, Traphill.

AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY – Transportation Climate Control: Graylen Edward Barnes, Wilkesboro; Mason James Brinegar, North Wilkesboro; Josh Lee Call, North Wilkesboro; Joseph Kyle Casstevens, Ferguson; Tyler Shane Cranfill, Hays;Jacob Lyndsay Greene, Wilkesboro; Devin James Johnson, Wilkesboro; Hunter Deice Jolly, Roaring River; Khori Thomas Jones, Boomer; Isaias Landeros-Davalos, North Wilkesboro; Rylan Cole Long, North Wilkesboro; Jonathan Lugo-Parra, North Wilkesboro; Giovanni Montoya, Wilkesboro; James Dean Moretz, Millers Creek; Logan Walker Page, Ferguson; Jackson Conley Evan Phipps, Ronda; James Matthew Taylor, Purlear; John Ray Wilbourn, Purlear; and Patrick Scott Wilhelm, Traphill.

DIESEL AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY – Diesel and Heavy Equipment Technology: Benjamin Carroll Bradburn, Millers Creek; and Gabriel Griffin, Moravian Falls.

WELDING - MIG: Charles Jacob Ballard, Wilkesboro; Jacob Ryan Church, Moravian Falls;

Aidan Thomas Ellsworth, North Wilkesboro; Owen Thomas Felts , Wilkesboro; Noah Landon Greene, Purlear; Zachary Michael Gregory, Purlear; Dylan Blake Handy , North Wilkesboro;

Ezekiel Morgan Hayes, McGrady; William Cody Johnson, North Wilkesboro; Payton Grant Moore, Millers Creek; Jesse Aaron Pennell, North Wilkesboro; and Zachary Isaac Ritenour, Ferguson.

WELDING - SMAW & MIG: Holden McNeil Eller, Moravian Falls.

WELDING - TIG: Charles Jacob Ballard, North Wilkesboro; Owen Thomas Felts, Wilkesboro;

Noah Landon Greene, Purlear; Zachary Michael Gregory, Purlear; Dylan Blake Handy, McGrady; William Cody Johnson, Wilkesboro; and Kyle Reid Tinnin, Wilkesboro.

Wilkes Community College, a member of the North Carolina Community College System, is a public, two-year, open-door institution serving the people of Wilkes, Ashe and Alleghany counties and beyond. Established in 1965, WCC continues to build on a strong history of meeting the educational needs and cultural interests of our students, community and workforce. WCC prepares learners for success in a dynamic world.

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