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Spring TermClasses End! !! !! !! !

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Registration8:30a.m. - 7:30p.m.

May 14Late Registration

8:30a.m. - 6:30p.m.May 15

President's LetterWinnersExam schedule

Memory TechniquesFall Dean's List

"A Place of Magic"Summer SafetyMyrtle Beach Laws

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Issue II Quality Education for Quality Careers..---------.~~W From the editors:

\} ~ J:k~~::~ May 22 Well we have almost made~ Spartanburg it! The end ~oa great semester isf-.;I Memorial Auditorium coming. We hope each of you ac-

6:30pm complishedallthe goalsyou had set.To buy your tickets contact Marty Remember, the end isnot over justRichards at 591-3814 or visit yet... EXAMS are coming soon!Marty in the Development Office For your convenience we have in­in Ledbetter room 215. cluded the exam schedule and

studyingtips. For those of you who

Newspaper Content are really dedicated, do not forgetsummer school. Summer term be-

gins May 19. Whether you work,go to school, or just relax, we hopeyou all have a wonderful summerbreak. We have enjoyed bringingyou The Tech Informer. We wouldalso like to sincerely thank every­one who has helped us make this agreat experience.

Filmdlilmg a C~lJreelr IlrD.Steadlof a JolbCharlotte Babb

What kind ofjob would you like to do every day? What kind ofwork would make you happy as well as able to pay the bills? Talk toKathy McKinzie in the Career Planning and Placement Center to learnhow to get the most out of your educational investment, both time andmoney.

The Career Planning and Placement center is located in the Eastbuilding, room E-3 OF. Ms. McKinzie uses different techniques to helpstudents and graduates develop career goals and strategies based onskills and personality types.

A personality inventory, the Myers Briggs Type Indicator, isused to help clients see where their personal strengths and weak­nesses lie. The questions are easy and have no wrong answers. Oncethe client identifies himself or herself as one of sixteen personalitytypes, he or she is matched with types of careers that fit with theindividual's personality profile. The types of jobs that best matchthe person are listed along with suggestions for building up possibleweaknesses. McKinzie sits down with each person and discussespossible sources for information about different careers ( cont. pg.2)

GRADUATIONRehearsal10:00a.m.

Ceremony 8:00p.m.Sptbg. Memorial

Auditorium

May 21

The Lucille Ball

Sptbg. Memorial AuditoriumMay 22

Memorial DayMay 26

Summer Session II

Classes BeginJune 16

SUMMER BEGINS! !!!!!June 28

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Careerthat the person is suited for, con­tacts for informational interview­

ing, and ways to get started on theentry level. Another resource is

~COIS - South Carolina Occupa­tion Information System - a com­puter program which allows stu­

dents ~o~esearchtheir interests, jobdescnptlOns, colleges and job list­ings. This program is linked on-linewith Job Service to search for ac­

tual jobs that meet student input.Other services ofthe Ca­

reer Planning and Placement cen­ter arejob listings, referral services,graduate mailouts, an employer ref­erence library, a college catalog li­brary, and resume preparation as­sistance. Thejob listings are postedon bulletin boards in the West

BuildingC-wing and the East Build­ing near the Filling Station lobby.The Career Planning and PlacementCenter also sponsors free work­shop sessions on development of

resu~es, interview techniques,dressmg for success, and job searchskills. Schedules for these work­

shops are posted in the CareerPlanning and Placement Center aswell as on bulletin boards around

the campus.The Career Planing and

Placement Center is open from8:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday

tru:ough Thursday, to 1:30pm onFnday, and until 7:30pm onWednesday. Drop by or make an

appointment today by calling591-3808 or 591-3820.

SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE

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From the President:Dear Graduates ,

As part of the 1997Spartanburg Technical Collegegraduating class, you havereached a true milestone in yourlives. This accomplishment hasbeen a shared goal between your­

~elf and those persons support­mg your efforts. Your parentsfamily members, teachers, em~ployers, co-workers and friendsjoin me in applauding yourachievements. As your look for­ward, please take a moment to

r~t1ecton your past journey. Taketime to thank those who helpedyou travel to this point. It has of­ten been said that we do not walk

this way alone. This is certainlytrue when earning a college de­gree.

As a student you werefaced with many selections: whatdegree to choose, how manyclasses to take, which instructors.

~ach selection you made had animpact on your future atSpartanburg Technical College.Each choice led to more choices.

Now - as a graduate- it's timeagain to face even more options.The future isopen to you. Whetheryou continue your education at afour-year institution or immedi­ately join the work force as atrained technical professionalyour choices will be more plen~tiful because you are now a col­lege graduate.

As you continue your ex­

plorations, enjoy the challengesthat you face. You've workedhard and are prepared to meet thedemands that will confront you.

(cont. pg 5)

AnnouncingThe Winners Of The

1997

Spartanburg TechnicalCollege

Celebrates The Arts

Competition!

GALLERY ARTS

1st place-Lisa Klementovich"Cats I" acrylic

2nd place-Gwyn Miley"The Mourning After" acrylic

3rd place-Kay Bowling"Anticipation", photograph

STAGE ARTS

1st place-Margary KwasnieskiFlutist

Runner -up-Mary Etta HardyVocalist

WRITING

Prose 1st place­D. Bridgette Seay

"Closed Doors"

Poetry 1st place-Betty Wheeler"Something About Seeing

Summer"

2nd place-Gigi Gwin"A Place Of Magic"

3rd place-Julie Townsend"My Strength Within"

CONGRATULATIONS!! !

Jamie Estes Co-edito

Guy Grant. Co-editorGina Parris Advisor

Cindy Knight.Media ConsultantCarolyn Hooker ..Faculty Editor

Organize it.

1.Learn from the general to thespecific.

2. Make it meaningful.3. Create associations.

Use your body.

4. Learn it once, actively.5. Relax.

6. Create pictures.7. Recite and repeat.

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8. Write it down.

Use your brain.9. Reduce interference.

10. Use daylight.11. Overlearn.

12. Escape the short-termmemory trap.

13.Distribute learning.14. Be aware of attitudes.15. Choose what not to store in

memory.16. Combine memory techniques.

Recall it.17. Remember something else.18. Notice when you do remem

ber.

19. Use it before you lose it.20. And remember, you never

forget.

Source: Becoming a MasterStudent by David Ellis

xatn ScheduleS riD 1997 Semester Exam Schedule

Exam TIme 8:00am-IO:30am- 6:00pm-8: 15pm-1O:00am

12:30 m 8:00 m10:15 m

DatelDay

Class TIme

May 5

9:00am12 Noon12:30pm4:30pm6:00pmM,W7:30pmM,WMonday

M,W,FM,W,FT,ThT,Th

May 6

8:00am1l:00am2:00pm4:30pmM,WTuesday

M,W,FT,ThT,Thor4:00 mM,WMay 7

9:30amIO:OOam2:30pmI:OOpmM,WWednesda

T,ThM,W,FM,Wor3:30pm T,ThMay 8

8:00am1l:00am

Thursday

T,ThM,W,F

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Fall 1996 Dean's ListAutomated OfficeMichelle Belcher

Genise BennettShannon Hilton

Deborah StaceyDebrah Wolff

System Support TechnicianVicki Billie

Ray BohonDeborah Medeiros

Angela ShockDental Assisting

Sherry AlleyHeather Carter

Mandy HughesChristy Parker

Tabitha PhillipsPractical Nursing

Lisa CagleLarrisa FlynnJennifer Stark

Surgical TechnologyAnne-Maree CassCelina McDowell

Sadie RiceChristine Shearsmith

Melody SprouseMedical Assisting

Tammy HughesTeresa Lewis

Kimberly RevelsRespiratory Care - Diploma

RhondaCampWendy FloydJaime Goode

Barbara HamrickLeesa Landmesser

Tricia Stevens

WeldingThomas KingMichael Lee

Industrial Mechanics

Judy WaddellBrian Waldrep

John Williamson

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Early Childhood DevelopmentTracey Brock

Angela CooperHelen Cunningham

Makisha FowlerCharlene MartinShonda Means

TonyaPeakeAccountingAmy Bates

Kimberly BrownLarry McCall

Tanja StonitschMarketing

Kimberly CreefOffice Systems Technology

Becky BlackwellMelissa Broome

Melissa HughesDell Leazer

Nancy MorrowRobin Solesbee

ManagementAnnie Lawson

Tina McKinneyConnie Pettit

Harvey ThompsonOffice Systems Technology/

MedicalDeborah Anlicker

Kris CainCaroline Gardner

Marilyn GibsonCynthia Hill

Stacie HumphriesTara Roark

Mary ShandsJennifer Viverette

Computer TechnologyLolietta Avetta

Melissa CodyTina Dawkins

Tammy FellhauerWanda Hicks

Karla LawingEwa Matusiak

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Chastidy McCombsBillyRochester

Lisa Shore

Gary ShullDarlene Smith

Katie Wall

Medical LaboratoryTechnology

Jodie ChappellDana Vaughan

Radiologic TechnologyKimberly HullKelli McCallGlenda Smith

Courtney TroutDavid Levi

Michael McHughAutomotive Technology - Ford

ASSETAndres ArellanoDaniel BennettMichael Evans

Robert FalkinghamMichael Hefuer

Boston McCorkelMatthew Peeler

Brett PhillipsRobert Pinkelton

Timothy RobinsonAnthony Smith

Jonathon StewartWilliam Tibbetts

Jody TreadwayCarl Williams

Civil Engineering TechnologyThomas Burke

Joshua CampbellRobert Painter

Clinton Robinson

Timothy SherbertRichard Smith

Eric Walton

Electronics EngineeringTechnologyBoyd CodyTerry Gregg

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Franklin MooreMatt SwartzmillerComputer Numerical Control

Alford MorganIntemreter TrainingOperator

Gregory PickellAshley BendallMark Poteat

Brock PierceConnie FellowsMechanical Computer Aided

Gene RosboroughMisty ShultsDrafting

Mechanical EngineeringGreg SommersDennis Champion

TechnologyTrina SteagallAllen Elder

Fred LinderAssociate in ArtsPre-Physical Therapy

Michael StnblingJennifer BakerCynthia Sloan

Industrial ElectronicsTina CashPre-Dental Hygiene

TechnologyMeridth ClarkLaura Bryant

Broadus FowlerThomas Crow

Jonathan JohnsonAnn Ellstrom

Edward SwayngimMary EpleePresident Letter

Jason TurnerCheryl FincherYou have the skills and educationAutomated Manufacturing

Stacy Gowanto accomplish great things and ITechnologyAngela Grantbelieve each of you will be suc-Gregory GeorgeGeraldine Gwincessful.Remember to keep aMark Waddell

Patricia Hamiltonsense of humor and to maintain aMachine Tool TechnologyTwannitta Johnson

balance of honesty and sincerity.Robert Downs Sonya LindsayEach day stands alone; each oneJeffrey DuncanJohnny Piercehas the same amount oftime; makeDavid GilfillanJamie Pruett

an effort to use this time wisely andKenneth Green Heather Seaycheerfully.Jonathan GreeneMichele Stroud

As president, I wish youJeny GriffinJulie Trail

the very best as you continue toJerry HarrisJennifer VanDervort

make those important decisions.Joshua Hart Vicky VanOverstraetenLearning is a life-long opportu-Anthony LeGrandAssociate in Science

nity. As you explore new venuesStefan MurphyTImothyHancockof opportunity, please rememberJason Sam Ronald JoUythat Spartanburg Technical Col-Jeremy Stewart

Stanley Kinglege will always be here for you.Christopher SuttonKevin Kondash

Whether it's enrolling in a differ-Heating, Ventilation and AirAndrew Walden

ent degree program, registeringConditioning TechnologyKrystal Westbrookfor a one-day workshop or leam-Darren Hitch

SunYIming a new skill in our communityTobias Parker

Multi-Skilled Healthinterest courses, the College willHorticulture Technology

Technicianbe a valued resource in the futureJerry AshmoreTeresa Hawes

just as it has been in the past.David DaytonKay McDanielCongratulations on beingSherry Fuller

Sherry Stewarta 1997 STC graduate!Daniel HaddyHealth Unit Coordinating

Laurie KiteKimberly CambySincerely,Jason Mahaffey

Cheryl GaryDan L. TerhuneBrenna RiddleAlisa SmithPresidentChristina StewartKristina Wills

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A PLACE OF MAGICGigiGwin

Mom worked her magicin her shed. My dad had his, andshe wanted hers. With six kids

ranging in age from five to eigh­teen years, Mom desired a placeall to herself. The noise in thehouse must have made her feel as

if she were going crazy. The phonerang constantly, and the kids bick­ered incessantly. Jimi Hendrixblared from one room, the RollingStones from another. We were af­

ter her all day with ridiculous re­quests. I remember times when shemade us call her Sam because she

would get sick of hearing "Mom. "Hence, she demanded and got hershed.

Dad built Mom's shed side

by side with his. The sheds re­sembled a small duplex, and theywere situated right in the middleof our backyard. Her shed wassmaller than his, but she did notcare. It was six feet wide and

twenty feet deep. She insisted onhaving a window because sheplanned to spend many hours inher new haven.

Mom designed the insideof her shed, and Dad builtshelves and cabinets to suit herneeds. The window and door

took up most of the front wall.She lined the right wall withbookshelves to store her most

prized possessions. Her bookcollection was eclectic, and itcontained many first editions ofthe books she considered clas­sics. These lent the room that

one-of-a-kind, earthy smell thatonly old books can exude. Theback wall was made up of cabi-

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nets and shelves that held her sew­

ing items and material. Bright rib­bons and tattered sewing patternsspilled onto the floor. A table ranthe length ofthe room along the leftwall. This is where her true cre­ative tools rested. Two easels held

her current works in progress.Other paintings stood about theroom in various stages of comple­tion. Old tin cans lined the table,filled with paintbrushes soaking inpungent linseed oil and turpentine.Half-empty tubes of paint laystrewn about. In the middle of all

the chaos sather palette waiting pa­tiently for her to resume her work.Her smock hung on a nearby nail.My mother could never stay awayfor very long.

I loved to sit and watch

Mom's creative ability flow fromher fingertips. With precisestrokes she would take a plainwhite canvas and give it life. She

dabbled on her palette and sangalong with Nat King Cole. Shewould tell me the names of the

paints she was using. They rolledwith pleasure from her lips."Burnt sienna" and "yellowocher." They sounded sillyto me,yet she spoke them with such rev­erence.

I have many of her paint-

ings, but the one I call "Harvest" ismy favorite. It is a picture of theside of abarn, complete with knotsin the wool and exposed rusty nails.Resting against the side ofthe bamis the day's take: orange, yellow,and green squash and a bushel ofred delicious apples. In the back­ground, a barrel stands in an openfield. The field extends to a tree

line. The yellow-brown foliage andthe crisp blue sky add to the im­pression of a cold fall day.

The "Harvest" that I havenow is the second one that she

painted. She didn't think that shewould be able to paint a realisticlooking pumpkin, so the first timeshe painted "Harvest," she paintedit on a practice canvas board. Ithought it was the most beautifulthing I had ever seen. I immedi­ately called "dibs" on it, and shegave it to me. Within two yearsit began to bow. She insisted shecould remedy the problem, so Igave it to her. She read her manu­als, constructed a wooden frame,and tried to stretch the canvas

onto the sturdier frame. Despiteher efforts, she ruined my beauti­ful painting. I was devastated.She was undaunted, saying, "I'll

paint it again, and it'll be better. "I was doubtful, but she was right.

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Her added experience made thefiuit look even more real than be­fore. The second "Harvest" is

larger than the first, and it is paintedon stretched canvas that will lastforever. Mom finished "Harvest"

number two in 1993, two yearsbefore her death. It is the first pic­ture you see when you enter myhome. When I need to feel close

to Mom, I take it down off the wall,

flip it over, and read what she wroteon the back: "To Gigi, Love you,Mom." I hold the picture in myhands and run my fingers over itssurface and signature. It makes mefeel very close to her indeed.

Mom's shed is still in the

backyard ofthe old homestead. Igo there sometimes to reminisce.Everything in her shed remains thesame, as if she may walk in at anymoment to resume her work. The

mingling scents oflinseed oil, tur­pentine, and varnish still hang inthe air. They were my mother'sperfumes. They never fail toevoke a memory of her so vividit brings tears to my eyes. I canstill see her sitting there beforeher easel, singing softly with NatKing Cole, as she created anothermasterpiece.

~ummer ~Afet!lAs the weather gets warmer and our thoughts turn to outdoor

activities, Public Safety would like to take a moment to ask everyone oncampus to think about safety during this spring and summer. With busyschedules, we tend to forget about the little things we can do each daythat help to keep us safe.

Remember to lock up your valuables! Never leave them sittingin a vehicle with the windows rolled down or sitting outside unattended.Don't take unnecessary chances when you ride around. Do not sit oncar hoods or trunks and never stand in the back ofa pick-up truck orJeep.

For your safety and the safety of others on campus, you shouldavoid riding on any part of a vehicle that is not designed for passen­gers. And remember, safety belts are a must! Wearing your seat beltcan keep you safe and save you the cost of a ticket.

When driving in towns and cities, always keep your win­dows rolled up and your doors locked (especially at intersectionsand traffic lights). If someone tries to enter the vehicle, make theproblem known by blowing the horn. Drive off immediately andleave the "perpetrator." If you have a cellular phone, make sure thebattery is charged and ready to call for help.

Practice smart water safety this season, too. Always be alertin and on the water, especially with boats and jet skis.Don't become a statistic while enjoying the warm weather. Neverdrink and drive! One-half of all vehicle accidents are alcohol-re­lated.

Again, Spartanburg Technical College Public Safety wishesyou a fun and safe summer, and we are looking forward to seeing youin the fall.

Congratulations! !The following students have been awarded Ledbetter Scholarshipsof$500 each for the spring semester: Kimberly A. Camby, NatalieA. Carpenter, Anne-Maree Cass, Nancy C. Elliott, Jamie L. Estes,Wendy C. Floyd, Tonya R. Gray, Richard J. Longenecker, KarenL. Perry, and Lorie C. Shearer.If you are interested in applying for this scholarship, contact thefinancial aid office.

Spartanburg Tech­nical College does notdiscriminate on the ba- I!=====================sis of color, religion, age,national origin, ethnicorigin, disability, or sexin its admissions poli­cies, programs, activi­ties, or employmentpractices.

===========~IAndre Kerr

Public Safety DirectorSpartanburg Technical College

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For those of you who are planning to visit Myrtle Beach this summer, knowing these regulationsmay save you time and money.

* No motor vehicles are allowed

on the public beach

* No glass containers of anykind are allowed on the beach

* No sleeping on the publicbeach between 9:00pm and sun­nse

* Passengers are not allowed toride on any part of the vehiclethat is not designed for riding

* Surfboards are not permittedwithin 400 feet of any fishingpIer

* No cruising allowed between2:00am-6:00am

* No drinking on publicbeaches

* No sleeping in motor vehiclesbetween 9:00pm-sunrise

* Disorderly conduct will notbe tolerated

* Continuous loud noise willnot be tolerated

* It is against the law to benude in public places

* Discharge of firearms, sling­shots, or air rifles is prohibited

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