Published in part by the Porterville College Foundation November/December 2013

UPDATE

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PC Fire Academy graduates largest class

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PHOTO BY MO MONTGOMERYAbove: (from left to right) 2013 Homecoming King Rory French, 1987 King Steve Owens, Dr. Rosa Carlson, and 2013 Homecoming Queen Naomi Kasimoff. Below: (submitted photo) 1987 PC Homecoming King Steve Owens and Queen Connie Pierce.

Porterville College honored 38 cadets at the Firefighter 1 Academy Class #30 graduation, held in the PC gymnasium on Nov.14. Cadets Fernando Avila and Enrique Suarez were recognized for serving as the class “Battalion Chiefs”. On top of completing all other training and study required of Fire Academy Cadets, the class Battalion Chiefs assumes the additional responsibility of maintaining class decorum, lining the class up for inspection each day, assigning equipment set-up tasks, leading the class in all classroom and field training activities and assisting the instructional staff as needed. Avila is a Marine veteran who, following his recent military discharge, has decided to pursue firefighting as a career. Suarez has been a seasonal firefighter for CAL FIRE for seven years. Recognition was also given to six cadets for serving as “Company Captains” under Avila and Suarez. They are Taigar Cho, Conner Collins, Andrew Eggleston, Allegra Fritz, Melinda Marcak and Nicholas

Porterville College celebrated Homecoming for the first time since 1987. Homecoming Week, Nov. 4-8 activities included: Nov. 4 - Disney/Pixar character dress-up day, Nov. 5 - Nerd dress-up day, Nov. 6 - Blast from the Past dress-up day, Nov. 7 - Voting Day - 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Cafeteria and Nov. 8 – Homecoming Volleyball Game vs. COS; crowning. A dance was held for students after the game. 2013 PC Homecoming King & Queen Finalists (in alphabeti-cal order): Justin Adams, EOTF; Crystal Edwards, Anthropology;

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HOMEcoming

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NOVEMBER 4-8 2013 PC Homecoming King & Queen Finalists (in alphabetical order): Justin Adams, EOTF; Crystal Edwards, Anthropology; Rory French, Athletics; Naomi Kasimoff, Anthropology; Kelly Moua, CCM and Ammi Ruiz, PTK.

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Porterville College offering Spring Community Education classes Looking to learn something new? Porterville College Community Edu-cation Courses are designed to meet the needs of the community. These non-credit courses are designed to provide learning and enjoyment in a friendly, worry-free environment at a reasonable cost. Current early spring offerings include: Exercise for the Community, Community Ceramics, Fireline Safety for Hired Vendors and Zumba. Pre-registration is required for all classes. Exercise for the Community takes place Jan. 21 through May 14 on Mon-days through Thursdays from 7-8 a.m. and 8-9 a.m. in Rm. FIT 751 in the Fitness Center. Cost is $80 per person. Join at any time. Cost of class is not pro-rated. Community Ceramics includes the techniques in hand-building, slab-building and wheel throwing. Class starts Feb. 4 and runs through the May. 8 on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30 -5:30 p.m. Cost: $60. Supplies not included (please bring bag of clay to class). Clay available at PC Bookstore. Fireline Safety for Hired Vendors will take place March 1, March 29,

and April 12 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the PC Forum. Cost: $70 per person. The PC Fire Technology Department, the U.S. Forest Service and CAL FIRE will offer this one-day training that is required annually for operators of privately-owned equipment used to respond to active wild land fires. Pre-registration/payment required. Zumba allows you to get fit while having fun. Zumba will take place Jan. 7-30 from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Cost: $20 per session. Look for more Zumba sessions each month. If you have a special talent, skill, or hobby you’d like to share with oth-ers and would consider teaching a Community Education Course, please complete and return a Class Proposal Form, which can be found at www.por-tervillecollege.edu/community_ed. Past classes have featured such topics as: the arts, home/garden maintenance,

special certifications and physical education. Register for classes in the Porterville College Business Office during busi-ness hours. For more information on Community Education Classes call 791-2492 or visit www.portervillecol-lege.edu/community_ed.

Porterville College partners with U.S. Bank to offer OneCard This month, Porterville College will partner with U.S. Bank to introduce a new campus ID called the OneCard— Porterville’s official ID Card. The OneCard combines the student ID with a prepaid Debit MasterCard. It is designed as a smart solution to managing college expenses and it will speed up the financial aid refund pro-cess beginning this spring. Students will begin receiving their cards in the mail in later this month through February. Once they receive their card, they can choose to register it online through a secure link from Porterville College’s website. With the OneCard, students can pay for copy/print services on campus, access materials from local and state library resources and use it as their of-ficial college ID whenever requested. Students electing to activate a prepaid MasterCard account with their OneCard pay no enrollment or monthly fees. Funds can be added to the account from one or multiple sources, such as a parent, employer or financial aid office, at no cost. Card-holders can also withdraw funds from the account for free at any U.S. Bank or MoneyPass-branded ATM located on campus or nationwide. Online and mobile tools are available for card-holders to stay easily informed and in control of their finances. For more information visit www.portervillecollege.edu/onecard.

January

17- Flex Day for faculty and staff

18- Saturday classes begin

20 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday - Campus closed

21- Regular Spring instruction begins

22 - DRC Orientation (All DRC students must attend orientation.) 4:00-5:00 p.m. in the PC Theater.

24 - DRC Orientation - 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon in the PC Theater

31 - 10% date-Last day to drop semester-length courses and qualify for a refund- To submit your event for the Campus Calendar email maureen.montgomery@portervillecollege.edu.

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February 5Lunch and Learn Workshop

(Resume and Career Readiness) 11:30AM to 12:30PM in SCCR

•Students will engage in 45-minute PowerPoint presentation and receive FREE lunch afterwards at 12:15PM to 12:30PM

• We will go over resume items and job search information

• Space is limited to 25; first to RSVP will be able to reserve a spot by calling the JEC Center at (559) 791-2216

april 10Lunch and Learn Workshop

(Resume and Career Readiness) 11:30AM to 12:30PM in SCCR

• Students will engage in 45-minute PowerPoint presentation and receive FREE lunch afterwards at 12:15PM to 12:30PM

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SUBMITTED PHOTOJust in time for the holidays the PC Business office held a special Ugly Sweater Contest for staff Dec. 20. Staff did not disappoint, donning ugly holiday apparel that would even make Santa sigh. First place went to Janice Halopoff,with her plug-in sweater. Kudos to the Business Office for hosting this event.

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SUBMITTED PHOTOPC hosted their annual High School Counselor Retreat Dec. 10. Local counselors came to hear about the latest updates to registration and new opportunities for future students.

Rory French, Athletics; Naomi Ka-simoff, Anthropology; Kelly Moua, CCM and Ammi Ruiz, PTK. Winners were King Rory French and Queen Naomi Kasimoff. 1987 King Steve Owens returned to crown this year’s king. PC President Dr. Rosa Flores Carlson crowned this year’s queen. Winners were crowned during the volleyball game versus College of the Sequoias. The 2013 PC Homecoming King and Queen took part in the Porterville Veteran’s Day Parade on Nov. 11.

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Sauceda. Each year, by secret ballot, the Cadets select a class member who they felt went “above and beyond the call of duty” in assisting others with hand-on skills practice, classroom study or in other ways during the difficult and rigorous 15 week Academy. Juan M. Martinez was overwhelmingly selected for the “Class Leadership” award by his fellow cadets. Per State Fire Marshal rules, all cadets in our SFM Accredited Fire Academy must score at least 80% on each written examination and there is much competition among Cadets to have the highest overall score at the end of the Academy. Receiving the “Top Score” award this year was Remington Pipkin with an overall score of 98%. Conner Collins was given the class “Allegiance Award” for presenting the colors and leading the flag salute each day, as he also did during the graduation

ceremony. Graduation took place during Veterans Day week, and four cadets were recognized for their military service. They are Nicholas Sauceda, Fernando Avila, Andrew Eggleston, and Jose Valencia.

Recognition/Award –Class Battalion Chief – Fernando AvilaClass Battalion Chief – Enrique SuarezCompany Captain – Taigar ChoCompany Captain – Conner CollinsCompany Captain – Andrew EgglestonCompany Captain- Allegra FritzCompany Captain – Melinda MarcakCompany Captain-Nicholas SaucedaClass Leadership – Juan M. MartinezTop Student Award – Remington PipkinAllegiance Award – Conner Collins For more information visit www.portervillecollege.edu/fire_tech or call (559) 791-2200.

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