THE VIEW FROM THE VALLEY Volume 13, Issue 4 October 10, 2018

WABASH VALLEY COLLEGE AN ILLINOIS EASTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE

October 10—Diesel Day

October 11—Midterm

October 13—Concealed Carry Recertification Class; 8-11 a.m. or 1-4pm; Advanced Technology Build-ing

October 16-December 6—GED Test Prep Classes

October 17—FAFSA Completion Night; 5-7pm, MA 205

October 25 & 26—Mama Won’t Fly, 7:30 p.m. & October 28 @ 1:30 p.m.; Theatre

October 30—Spring registration for currently enrolled students

October 31—CTE Showcase; 10-Noon; Theatre

November 6—Spring registration for new students

November 9—WVC Open House; 8-Noon; Theatre

November 12—College Closed; Veterans’ Day

November 18—Nashville Legacy: The Music of Floyd Cramer & Chet Atkins; 1:30 p.m., Theatre

November 28—WVC Foundation Chili Supper; 4:30-7:30 p.m., Red Café

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Small World Recycling Takes Shape

Students at Wabash Valley College’s Small

World Child Development Center can now

rest on benches and a picnic table made

from 100 percent recycled plastics.

WVC’s Early Childhood Education students

initiated a recycling program in 2016 as part

of a community-based project required in

their Intro to Early Childhood Education

class. The students – together with Small

World – entered into the “ABC Promise

Partnership” with Green Tree Plastics in

Evansville, IN. Green Tree Plastics manu-

factures recycled plastic products using

100% recycled plastics, no hazardous

chemicals, non-organic fillers, or non-

organic color concentrates.

The ABC Program, or “a bench for caps,” is

a cap-and-lid recycling program specifically

designed by schoolchildren for schoolchil-

dren. It is to be a tool in the hands of

teachers to teach children about caring for

the earth and “green” living. Through the

ABC Program, Green Tree Plastics takes

discarded plastics and turns them into new

pieces of décor and furniture. The plastics

are minced and ground through a process

called “flow molding,” where the plastics are

melted down and molded into benches or

picnic tables.

As part of the ABC Program, Small World

students collected plastic bottle caps in con-

tainers located in six (6) locations on the

WVC campus. Since 2016, over 500 pounds

of caps were collected from students, parents

and community members. On October 1, 500

pounds of caps were delivered to Green Tree

Plastics, where Small World was rewarded for

their hard work and dedication in the form of

one 4’ gray bench, one 8’ red bench, and one

6’ gray toddler table. WVC’s Teachers of

Youth Club provided the funds required for

the manufacturing and processing of the

benches and table.

WVC Small World Director Carla Cadwalader

emphasized that children will continue this

earth-conscious project to increase efforts to

keep their community “green.” Plastic bottles

and caps (stored separately) can be dropped

off at the WVC Pool, Main Hall or the Science

Building.

For more information about Green Tree Plas-

tics, visit the Green Tree Plastics website.

Small World preschool students sitting atop 500 pounds of recyclable caps (at left) and seated at

the new 6’ toddler table made from their collected bottle caps.

WVC Archery Team Competes in

First Individual Competition

The Mt. Carmel CEO class recently toured the Wabash Valley Col-

lege Radio/TV Department with Lead Instructor/Director of Broadcast-

ing Kyle Peach. Mr. Peach began by sharing with the students his

journey in the industry, which began with a job at WSJD radio before

he was even old enough to drive himself to work. He explained that

every project the students undertake from now on could potentially be

a stepping stone to a dream job. In his business, or in any industry,

he said, “The more things you know how to do, the more employable

you are.”

Mt. Carmel CEO Visits WVC

Radio/TV Department

The annual WVC Foundation Chili Supper will be held on

Wednesday, November 28, with serving from 4:30 – 7:30 p.m.

in the Red Café in the David L. Hart Student Center. Founda-

tion Directors will be serving chili, hot dogs, sandwiches, and

homemade desserts. Carry-outs are also available. Bring

your family out for the Chili Supper and then attend the Lady

Warriors and Warriors basketball games. The Lady Warriors

game will begin at 5:30 hosting Southeastern Illinois College,

with the Warriors game set for 7:30 pm against Southeastern

Illinois College in the Spencer Sports Center.

Tickets are $6 for Chili & Drink, or 2 Hot Dogs & Drink, or 2

Sandwiches & Drink. Chili refills are free. Extra Hot Dogs or

Sandwiches are also available, as well as delicious home-

made desserts for only $1.00. Tickets are available from any

Foundation Director, WVC Student Senate members, or in the

WVC Foundation/Administration Building.

Members of the WVC Archery Program competed in their first

individual competition in September at Nancy’s Broken Arrow 3D

Bow Course in Quincy, Indiana. Pictured, left to right: Karissa

McIntire, Jessica Shilling, Zach Kemper and Taylor LaVarier.

Following his presentation, Mr. Peach gave the students an oppor-

tunity to get in front of the camera and be interviewed, asking them to

share their reasons for applying to the CEO program and to explain

what they hoped to get out of the experience. There were some

laughs and even a few cringes as the students watched the playback

of their interviews, but in the end, the experience served to further

expand their comfort zones and gave them a unique experience they

won't soon forget.

The Mt. Carmel CEO class listens intently as WVC’s Lead Instruc-

tor/Director of Broadcasting Kyle Peach delivers his presentation.

WVC Foundation Chili Supper Set

for November 28

Mama Won’t Fly

Jack Trosper, the newly appointed WVC Women’s Basketball Head

Coach, will make his head coaching debut at home on November 3

against Brescia’s JV squad at 1:00 p.m. — offering fans their first

glimpse of the new look of the Lady Warriors.

Following the exit of the former head coach Scheidecker, coach

Trosper inherits a talented squad with a couple transfers, Ryan Jones

from Delaware State and Summer Blevins from Northwest Florida

State to give the Lady Warriors a couple experienced and very talent-

ed options.

“We’re very excited,” coach Trosper spoke of his team. “Myself and

coach Scheidecker were able to recruit these girls each other. We

were very excited about the opportunity we have, the numbers of

returners we have, the new additions we brought in through transfer

and the freshmen we have. We’re going to play fast, last year we led

the country in scoring in different aspects of our offense. We’re going

to look to keep that same mentality, the same tempo.”

Still, coach Trosper succeeds a coach who went 61-5 in his two-year

tenure, transforming the Lady Warriors into a JUCO power. Though

Trosper played a role in WVC’s success, he feels some pressure

succeeding the successful Scheidecker.

“I feel pressure, but it’s been pressure that I’ve always had on my-

self,” coach Trosper said. “Me and coach Scheidecker have talked

about it a little bit. We’ve helped create this pressure and that’s kind

of what we wanted. We wanted to build a program that’s recognizable

and successful. I think we’ve generated that pressure within our-

selves, so there is pressure there but it’s not something that we didn’t

expect or I didn’t expect. I knew having a program like this and com-

ing into a program like this, it’s what you want. You want that pres-

sure.”

For a full schedule of games this season, visit the Athletics Website.

WVC Women’s Basketball Coach Excited

for Opportunity “Mama Won’t Fly,” the fall community theatre production to be

presented on Thursday and Friday, October 25 and 26 at 7:30

p.m., and Sunday, October 28 at 1:30 p.m. in the Brubeck Arts

Center, is a hilarious

road trip that you won’t

want to miss! This com-

edy is about an outra-

geously hilarious race

against the clock that

begins when Savannah

Sprunt Fairchild Hon-

eycutt agrees to get her

feisty mother all the way

from Alabama to California in time for her brother's wedding.

Savannah's problem is that Mama won't fly! With only four days

to make it to the ceremony, this determined daughter has no

choice but to drive cross-country with her strong-willed mother,

Norleen Sprunt, in Mama's vintage sedan. As Savannah mental-

ly prepares herself for this hastily conceived road trip, another

outrageous complication arises: the bubbly, over-eager bride-to-

be arrives unannounced. Hayley Quinn, delighted to finally meet

her future in-laws, is convinced that traveling together to her

wedding is the perfect way to bond. This ferociously funny, fami-

ly-friendly Jones-Hope-Wooten comedy will have you laughing

your way across the country and all the way down the aisle!

WVC Hosts Annual Diesel Day

A community theatre production directed by Dennis Black

Wabash Valley College’s Diesel Equipment Technology Pro-

gram held their annual Diesel Day on October 10. Several area

high school students were in attendance, as well as parents and

instructors. Diesel Day is a great opportunity for students to

gain insight into the high-demand field of diesel equipment tech-

nology. Scott Balding and Eric Scheller are the instructors for

the program.

Representatives Adam Bunting (Regional Manager) and Daniel Baker

(Ag Sales) from Wm. Nobbe & Co. John Deere Farm Dealer in Albion,

IL spoke to students during Diesel Day activities.

Nashville Legacy: The Music of Floyd

Cramer & Chet Atkins

Floyd Cramer’s unique

“slip note” piano style

was an essential part

of countless country,

pop and rock hits in

the 1950’s and 1960’s.

Exemplified by his

1960 smash hit, “Last

Date,” Floyd’s distinc-

tive touch is instantly

identifiable and is

widely regarded as the standard for country piano. Chet Atkins is known as

one of the world’s preeminent guitar virtuosos and most prolific record pro-

ducers. His innovative thumb-and-two-finger style brought him unparalleled

success as a guitarist, and many of the records he produced for RCA have

become classics. And though they both lost their lives to cancer – Floyd in

1997 and Chet in 2001 – their Nashville Legacy lives on through Floyd’s

grandson, pianist Jason Coleman, and Chet’s niece, guitarist Meagan Taylor.

“Nashville Legacy” concert by Jason Coleman and Meagan Taylor, is set to

perform on November 18 at 1:30 p.m. in the Brubeck Theatre.