February 14, 2025
Barton Community College has announced its list of graduates who earned associate degrees or certificates for career training during the fall semester of 2024.
Andover
Wyatt Huslig, Natural Gas Transmission and Distribution Certificate
Bison
Jenny Shaw, Business Management & Leadership Certificate
Canton
Elijah Clarke, Natural Gas Transmission and Distribution Certificate
Chase
Walon Belk, Welding Technology Certificate
After graduating from Barton’s Construction Tech program in just one semester, Great Bend native Brecken Carroll immediately found employment and started earning a living as part of the window installation crew at MPIRE Improvements and Overhead Door of Great Bend.
Barton Community College has named 293 students to the President’s List for the fall 2024 semester. To qualify for this honor students must have been enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours and maintained a grade point average of 4.0 on a 4.0 or "A" letter scale.
Barton Community College has named 312 students to the Dean’s List for the fall 2024 semester. To qualify for this honor, students must have been enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours and maintained a grade point average of 3.5 to 3.99 on a 4.0 or "A" letter scale.
The Barton Community College Theatre Department will present an emotional yet uplifting musical, “Sing Sing Blues,” written by Barton Psychology Instructor Eric Smith, with multiple showings Feb. 20-23 with general admission tickets available for $10 at the door, and the production is suitable for ages 10 and up.
Barton Community College will host a blood drive from 8 a.m.- 2 p.m. Feb. 24 in the Kirkman Practice Gym. Donors will receive a $15 gift e-gift card from the American Red Cross to the merchant of their choice (to be mailed to the donor within 30 days of donation).
Flute players and music enthusiasts will have the opportunity to listen and learn from one of the best flutists in the region as Kansas City flute player and musicologist Bryanna Beasley will present a masterclass from 3-4:30 p.m. in the Chapel in the Fine Arts Building, followed by a duet recital with Barton Guitar Instructor Aleia Gonzalez from 5-6 p.m. March 5 in the Dorothy Morrison Chapel in the Fine Arts Building.
The drought monitor report as of Tuesday, February 4th continues unchanged from the last several weeks.
Barton Community College’s Center for Adult Education is holding orientation days March 3-6 with multiple times available in preparation for its next nine-week session of high school diploma classes, which will start March 10 or 11, depending on which class sessions are signed up for.
When Great Bend High School student Trey Milsap was a youngster, he took a tour of the Great Bend Fire Station, which left him fascinated with the world of emergency response, and he is now working as a part-time firefighter for the Great Bend Fire and EMS Department all before graduating high school.