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ACC student Alex Broaddus tries a welding machine during the Welding Open House on September 27.
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ACC Hosts Court Reporting Convention
Vendors, students and reporters discuss professional issues
The National Court Reporting Association had a mini-convention on September 26 in the Nolan Ryan Center.
There were several speakers covering the topics of evidence preservation, real-time reporting, reporting trends and advice for new hires.
Many ACC students were at the convention to hear the speakers and visit with the vendors.
NCRA officials talked about ACC's program and the recent success of graduates who took the state certification exam. ACC court reporting students had the highest percentage of students passing the Texas Court Reporters Certification Board.
Of the 49 students throughout the state who took the exam in April, only six passed. Four of those students were from ACC.
"You have an advantage over so many people," said Glyn Poage, NCRA board member. "You've chosen one of the greatest places to learn."
Visit the ACC Court Reporting website to get details about the program. Go to the NCRA website for information about the organization.
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ACC to Host 37th Fall Festival on Oct. 27
Festival features games, candy and costumes
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 | | "Aasher the Smasher" Liles, 1, far right, pets the horses pulling the carriage belonging to Rowdy Knight, 2, third from left, during the Halloween Costume Contest at the 36th annual Fall Festival. |
The 37th annual Alvin Community College Fall Festival will be on October 27 on the ACC campus.
The event will include games, arts and crafts and food booths sponsored by local businesses and campus clubs and organizations.
The Fall Festival will also feature a haunted house, hosted by the ACC Student Government Association, and costume contest, hosted by the Alvin Nursing Student Association. The contest is open to kids of all ages. Prizes will be awarded in numerous age categories and one for best overall.
Originally created to provide an alternative to trick or treating on Halloween, the ACC Fall Festival has become the college's largest event of the year. It is estimated that over 7,000 kids and family members attend each year. The Fall Festival will be held from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the main campus, 3110 Mustang Road.
For more information about the ACC Fall Festival & Carnival or to reserve booth space, call 281-756-3686.
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| ACC, Alvin ISD Work to Save Seniors
At-risk students are coming back to school to continue education
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 | | ACC pharmacy technician coordinator Dr. Rhonda Boone speaks to Save Our Seniors students about the pharmacy technician program. |
The Alvin Community College Continuing Education Department is working with Alvin ISD to help at-risk students join the workforce.
Called the Options program, a student can enroll to take the needed courses to finish high school and start courses at ACC to obtain certification in certified nursing assistant, welding and pharmacy.
The Options program is expected add more certifications in the next four to six months.
There are 31 students participating in the Options program and many more are on a waiting list, said Nekeisha Girdy, Alvin ISD student engagement and completions coordinator.
Options is based out of Alvin ISD's ASSETS Academy and is created for students who have either dropped out of high school or are 5th year students.
Read more about Options. For more information call 281-756-3787. |
| ACC Looking to Send Silence Packing
Traveling display to help raise awareness about student suicide
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A Bard College student looks at the Send Silence Packing display at the college in May.
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Hoping to raise awareness of the number of student suicides, Alvin Community College will host the Send Silence Packing display on the campus grounds on October 22.
Every year 1,100 college students commit suicide throughout the country. The Send Silence Packing exhibit will feature the same number of backpacks to represent every fallen student.
"That's just too many," said Diana Stiles, ACC counselor. "Everyone has been touched by somebody or knows somebody affected by suicide."
Read more about the exhibit. For more information call 281-756-3534 or visit the Send Silence Packing website. |
Success Workshops Offered Free to Students
Workshops provide students free assistance | Alvin Community College hosts several workshops throughout the semester to help students improve their skills both in class and their lives.
Student Success Workshops are offered throughout the semester and will include topics on financial management, study skills, controlling stress and more.
The workshops are free to ACC students.
The next workshop will be on October 3, titled Finding your Purpose and Passion. The following week, on October 11, there will be a workshop to teach student nontraditional study skills.
All workshops are held from 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. in the Texas Room in the Student Center. For more information about the sessions call 281-756-3534.
You can also visit the ACC website to get a full schedule for the workshops.
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| ACC Fall 2012 Student Ambassadors | The fall 2012 Student Ambassadors all come from a variety of backgrounds. There is a mother of two, recent high school graduates, a dual credit students and a former U.S. Marine.
The ambassadors are: Alexis Greene, of Angleton, Amy Beckman, of Friendswood, Brady Hudson, of Alvin, Colleen Powell of Alvin, Neal Powell, of Alvin, Kinsey Vasquez, of Alvin, Miranda Mejstedt, of Friendswood, Rachel Herring, of Alvin, Kristi Harell, of Alvin and Zac Gruetzner, of Pearland.
Throughout the semester ambassadors will help provide information to students about ACC services, help create marketing strategies, conduct campus tours, work community events and even volunteer for College and Foundation events. Ambassadors receive a $600 scholarship for their 40-hour commitment.
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The fall 2012 ACC ambassadors are from left, Miranda Mejstedt, Amy Beckman, Brady Hudson, Kinsey Vasquez, Kristi Harrell, Rachel Herring, Zac Gruetzner and Alexis Greene. Not pictured are Colleen Powell and Neal Powell.
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Congressional Candidate to Speak during Luncheon
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State Rep. and ACC alumnus Randy Weber will speak to students about legislative issues on October 3.
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U.S. congressional candidate and Alvin Community College alumn Randy Weber, R-Alvin, will speak to students on October 3 during the Legislation Luncheon.
Weber and other members of ACC administration will talk about the upcoming 83rd session of the Texas Legislature. They will discuss many issues facing education and students. They also will cover funding for Texas colleges.
State law changes can impact the college's funding, tuition rates and various programs that provide support for the college.
Weber has served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives since 2009. He is now running for the U.S. District 14 seat against Nick Lampson in the November 6 election.
The current District 14 representative, Ron Paul, did not seek reelection.
The luncheon will be from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Texas Room at the Student Center. It is free to all students with a valid student ID.
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KACC to Broadcast Manvel HS v. Alvin HS Game
October 5 game will be first meeting between the AISD schools
|  KACC 89.7 FM has always aired the games of the Manvel High School and Alvin High School football teams, just never together.
The station will air the first-ever meeting between the two schools on October 5.
The live broadcast of the much-anticipated match-up will start at 6:45 p.m. with kickoff at 7 p.m. at Memorial Stadium in Alvin.
The ACC television crew also will record the game and air it at a later date on cable Channel 16.
Friday's game between the Yellowjackets and the Mavericks will be the first between the two Alvin ISD schools since Manvel started classes in 2006.
Manvel was moved from 4A to 5A over the summer. The team is coming off a 15-1 season and a visit to the state championship final.
Visit the KACC website to learn more. |
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ACC Students Getting a Little Culture
Student Activities sponsoring trips to area museums
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Watch a video of ACC students touring the Museum of Fine Arts Houston on September 14.
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Approximately 30 students made a trip to the Museum of Fine Arts Houston on September 14 to recognize Hispanic Heritage Month.
Students toured the various exhibits at the Museum that demonstrated Hispanic influence in American art. The displays included many forms of art produced from the Pre-Columbian era to modern works. The exhibits featured sculpture, jewelry, pottery, clothing and more.
Watch a video of the students' tour through the museum.
On October 5, Student Activities will sponsor another trip to the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences to get a look at the new Hall of Paleontology.
The hall opened in June and features more than 60 new prehistoric fossil structures including ancient reptiles and mammals.
The trips including admission, transportation and lunch are free for current ACC students.
For more information about the upcoming trip, contact Student Activities at 281-756-3686.
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ACC Drama Department Presents The Seafarer
Production will run from October 13-20
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Ivan Curry (Chase Folwell of Dickinson), right, who has lost his glasses and can't see very well himself, helps the blind Richard Harkin (Sammie Ford, of Dickenson) play poker in a rehearsal of The Seafarer, which opens at the Alvin Community College Theatre on October 13.
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The Drama Department will begin performances of Conor McPherson's The Seafarer starting on October 13 at the ACC Theatre. The Seafarer is a chilling play about the sea, the land and the power of myth. A character Sharky returns home on Christmas to look after his irascible, aging brother who's recently gone blind. Sharky's friends Ivan and Nicky are holed up at the house too, hoping to play some cards.
But with the arrival of a stranger from the distant past, the stakes are raised ever higher. Sharky may be playing the most important game of his life.
The Drama department's other performances this year will include Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge in December and Once Upon a Mattress in March.
Performances for The Seafarer will be at 8:00 p.m. on October 13, 18- 20, with a matinee at 2:30 p.m. October 14. The play will be at the ACC Theatre. Read more about the Drama Department's 2012-13 performances. For information and reservations call the ACC Theatre Box Office at 281-756-3606.
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| ACC Health Care Departments Hosts Health Fair
Programs showcased during the fair on November 8
| ACC Allied Health departments, local businesses and vendors will showcase their programs to the public during the annual Health and Fitness Fair on November 8.
The Fair will have demonstrations, informational booths and more. Students will perform free cardiovascular scans, heart scans, massage demonstrations and other activities.
Flu shots will also be available for $25.
Some of the programs and vendors that will be on-hand at the fair include Nursing, Respiratory Care, Emergency Medical Technology, Diagnostic Cardiovascular Sonography and many more.
The event will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Fitness Fair is free and open to the public. For more information visit www.alvincollege.edu or call 281-756-5610. |
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ACC Can Feed the Hungry Accepting Nominations
Event to help families in need for the holidays
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ACC student Danni Jones paints a Christmas tree on the cheeks of Henleigh Bibb, 2, during the 2011 Breakfast with Santa.
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Alvin Community College can Feed the Hungry will be accepting nominations for families in need until November 2nd.
The annual ACC can Feed the Hungry and the Shellie Garza Memorial Food Driveis are annual events to help feed families around our community. Can Feed the Hungry coincides with Breakfast with Santa, which is the result of a toy drive for the families' children.
The Breakfast with Santa event will be on December 1 at the Student Center from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Families will be given a hot breakfast and children will have a chance to visit with Santa Clause and receive a toy.
The Toy Drive will be collecting toys during the fall semester.
The toy donations will be wrapped during a party hosted by Student Activities on November 27. Food sorting will be on November 30.
For more information, contact Gary Coffman at 281-756-3693. If a business would like for a donation box to be put in its location, please contact Liz Sitta 281-756-3552.
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| Calendar of Event |
Oct. 1-15: Registration for second mini-semester
Oct. 3: Legislative Luncheon 12:30 - 1 p.m., Texas Room
Oct. 12: December graduation application deadline
Oct. 13-20: Drama Dept. performances of The Seafarer
Oct. 18: Second mini-semester classes begin
Oct. 22: Send Silence Packing Suicide Prevention Tour
Oct. 25: Board of Regents meeting, 7 p.m. Nolan Ryan Center
Oct. 27: ACC Fall Festival
Nov. 3: Student Government Association Talent Show
Nov. 8: Health and Fitness Fair, Science Health Bldg.
Nov. 12: Veterans Day Ceremony
Nov. 12-13: Blood Drive, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Texas Room
Nov. 13: Fall withdrawal deadline
Nov. 21-24: Thanksgiving holiday
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from the President
Dr. Rodney Allbright
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