West Kentucky Community and Technical College recognized more than 200 candidates for graduation who participated in its spring commencement ceremonies May 7 at the Luther F. Carson Four Rivers Center. More than 780 WKCTC students qualified to participate by completing the classwork for an associate degree, diploma or certificate.

In addition to the candidates for graduation, more than 50 students received nursing pins during a ceremony prior to commencement.

A list of WKCTC's spring candidates for graduation (listed by counties) follows. (Names with one asterick received their credential with distinction and with two astericks with high distinction.)

Associate in Applied Science

Ballard: Joshua Curtis Geeding, Aaron Benjamin Milgate**, Cera Lynn Peck**, Toni Raquel Rice, Shelby Rollings, Samuela Dale Scott
 
Caldwell: Robin Lynn Anderson, Holly Elizabeth Dillingham*
 
Calloway: Alyssa Grace Cunningham**, Lee Mitchell Jett*, Sandra Marie Johnson, Antonio Kendall, Taylor Montana Mills, William James Neville**, Justin Adam Reynolds, Amy Leann Runyon Dunlap**, Taylor Brooke Schaaf, Mike Richard Schiller
 
Calvert (MD): Kristopher James Franklin*
 
Carlisle: Caitlin Michelle Manley*, Deidra Nicole Unsell**
 
Crittenden: Jennifer Ann Belt, LaDonna Allen Herrin
 
Fleming: Garrett S. Honaker**
 
Fulton: Hannah Elizabeth Aldridge, Jana Lee Turner
 
Graves: Julie M. Atkins*, Justus Elliott Blount*, Christian Shay Carrico, Dawn Rena Coleman**, Shelby Paige Glisson, Bridgette Nicole Harmon, Lindsay Dashae Holmes, Steven Rollins Hooper, William Doyle Howard, Laura Lee Jones, Lindsey Brooke Jones, Steve Lynn Keeling, Michelle Lynn Keipp**, Shianna Carol Madding, Nickolas Brian May*, Tina Marie Painter, Tyrone D. Phipps, Dominique Redd, Danielle Ann Rodriguez, Corey Randall Sands**, Fonda Jo Shelton, Courtney Ann Smith, Daphne Jane Smith, Kristie Dyan Starks**, Tanner J. Stoehr, Sylvia Tess Willie, Michaela R. Willie, Bethany Nichole Yates
 
Hickman: Jennifer Marie Humphreys
 
Livingston: Ragon Rebecca Fugate, Nathan Daniel Hackney**, Kathren Renee Hayes, Maria Danyella Masterson**, Ladonna M. Smith
 
Logan: Rebecca L. Park
 
Lyon: Autumn Michelle Deboe, Trisha Ann Green, Emily Gayle Lamb, Megan Kelley York**
 
Marshall: Tamra Leigh Ellan Baker*, Nathan Elias Bivin, Tyler Lynn Boddy*, Caitlin Rose Bradley**, Seth Andrew-Lee Brandon, Lindsey Michelle Briggs*, Matthew Franklin Burkeen**, Rebecca A. Fox*, Myrian Elizabeth Freeman*, Matthew M. Gore*, Keaton Guthrie**, Taylor Thomas Hendley, Brandie Lee Hendrick*, Cody Ryan Hollis*, Jacob Philip Hugenroth**, Kaitlyn Nicole Hunter, Nathaniel Hunter Jones**, Joseph Aaron McClanahan**, Tricia Lynn Stroup, Anthony B. Taylor**, Matthew Joseph Taylor**, Tina M. Van Waters, Hayley Carol-Ann Warner, Christina Nicole Winsett**, Cindy Pearl Wood
 
Mason: John Carlton Dickson
 
Massac (IL): Jonathan Kyle Buhrman, Stephanie L. Davis, Chelsea Lyn Frick**, Zack Austin Kester, Keisha Nicole Prewitt**, Lawrence Noel Ragsdale**
 
McCracken: Eric Shane Augustus, Danny Bailey, Sarah Jean Baird*, Laurie Ann Beasley**, April Dawn Beavers, Kayla Michelle Boss*, Ashley Hannah Brantley, Daniel Hugh Burge**, Elizabeth Ann Busclas, Byron Eugene Caldwell, Lexie Rashea Carper, Michael Bruce Chesnut, Michael Allen Chumbler, Kelsey Rene'e Couch, Taylor Croft, Maximillian Aloys Matter Curry, Tammy Lyn Darnell, Kennedy Michelle Davis**, Sandra Marie Deaton, Liatisher Maria Donaldson, Amy Lynn Duncan*, Zachary Levi Everhart*, Tawnie Olympia Flemons, Linda LaShay Fouts, Destini L. Freeman, Brandi Lynne Fronabarger**, Thonentra Lee Griffin, Lacy Renee Halligan, Devin Kreg Haneline, Kristin Michelle Hardin*, Chen L. Holland, Chad Dean Ingram, Marina Daniele Inman, LaGreta Niccole Jones, Joseph Kelly*, Michael David Langston**, James Lindsay, Ashley Diana Lozano, Joseph Malear**, Vicky Lynn Marsh**, Tiffany Paige McFadden*, Sean Trevor McGuire**, William Garrett Moore, Janicha Michelle Norment*, James Panosh**, Bailey Elizabeth Robertson*, Lisa Marie Seymour, Sydne Kade Skipworth, Mary Paulette Spear**, Halee Nicole Spears*, Whitney Nicole Spink, Farrah Celeste Starks, Michael Sawyer Steele, John R. Thompson, Sally Noel Thompson**, Tonimarie Antoinette Tiggens, Stacey Lynn Tippin*, Jessica Marie Townsend, Ashley N. Tremper, Dinikie Renee' Turner, Whitney Jordan Vaughn, Gwen Ellen Watson**, Rayanne Michelle Weber, Erica M. Weise**, Porsche Lee Wilson
 
Obion (TN): Justin Don Taylor
 
Oldham: Jewel Hall, Clifford Lee Perry

Pope (IL): Kristina Lynn Bates, Janet Carol Bowman**, Mary Kate Hudspeth**

Associate in Arts

Ballard: Abbi Paulina Denton*, Christina Jill Hogg**, Mikaela Sue Kerley, Kat Smith, Kelsey Jean Snow*, Christian Shelby Tate*, Bailey Jane Weatherford*

Caldwell: Victoria Elizabeth Walker**, Kelsey Cierra Yates**
 
Calloway: Talal Nafea Alanazi, Courtney Challyis Hamilton, Megan Pitman, Jennifer Katelyn Whitmore
 
Daviess: Jordan Elizabeth Johnson**
 
Graves: Kaycee Deanne Champion*, Elsa Diaz, Cristian Lopez**, Samantha Aron McClain, Nicole Mikel*, Cari A. Mikez, Georgiana Marie Roberts**, Emily Sasseen, Katelin Brooke Spraggs, Laney Gale Stinson, Brittany N. Ward, Dallas Jewell Yarbrough
 
Henry (TN): Cayce Jae Mathis
 
Hickman: Mathew Wade Clark, Kayla A'teana Yarbro
 
Livingston: Josie Marie Lasters**, Tiffany Amber Layne*, Kathy A. Wojton
 
Lyon: Jennifer Elaine Campbell, Crystal Leigh Jewell**, Jennifer Marie McKinney**, Logan Shaffer**
 
Marshall: Amanda Sue Barrett, Sara Cheyenne Lavine Bradley*, Toni Renee Gamble*, Jessica K. Kline, Brandon Wesley Martin, Monica Nicole Munoz, Sean A. Niloff
 
Massac (IL): Kailey Adell Hillebrand, Melody Joy Holt, Shana B. Storm*
 
McCracken: Pablo Eduardo Bianchi Bragard, Courtney Brantley**, Te'Onna Rayelle Bridgett, Hannah Elizabeth Brotherton, Martin Boyd Brugger*, Samuel Gregory Croft, Holly Rose Duncan, John Morgan Gentry**, Caitlin Giselle Gomez*, Kathryn Paige Grantham, Lars Thomas Griggs, Carla Brianne Hagan**, Hally Michelle Hagan*, Andrea Nicole Hardison*, Austin Tyler Helton**, Seth Philip Jaco, Maria Engracia Lopez, Sally Lane Moser, Tammy L. Mounday, Haley Renee Noles, Skylar Timothy Nunley**, Dennis William Osborne, Storm Eric Pezzullo, Paige Marie Roark**, Cody James Schultz, Rebecca Waylon Seilheimer, Mack Shannon, Marlena L. Shaw, Adam Michael Shreve, Kline Paige Stacy, Chelsea Brannon Stevens, Paul William Strasser**, Katina Lynn Sullivan, Amanda Marie Tubbs, Kevin Shawn Tubbs, James Curtis Turner, Zain VanderBoegh, Charles Amos Wahl, Brady Royce Wallace, Shelby Taylor Warren, Gracen Alexandra Wheat**, Hannah Rose Williams, Jessica M. Wooley, Nicholas E. Yopp
 
Montgomery (TN): Keith Guy Latta
 
Taylor: Kilder Daniel Gonzalez Bobb
Associate in Fine Arts

McCracken: Norma LuAnn Colby, McKayla Morgan Lawrence

Associate in Science

Ballard: Chad M. Adams, Weston Andrew Gordon, Devin Cole Griffin**, Justin Todd King**, Leigh Kathryn Thomas, Clayton Elder Walker
 
Caldwell: Lucas P. Brown**, Macie E. Giannini*
 
Calloway: Jason Marquardt, Sarah Catherine Overby
 
Carlisle: Raeven L. Kraning
 
Christian: Chance Reed Lancaster*
 
Crittenden: Amelia Jean Gilley**, Dugan Wayne Overfield, Whitney Leighann Williams
 
Graves: Alexander Michael Bolin, Jessica Ann Choate**, James Derrick Davison**, Kelsey Hope Doty, Danielle N. Gardner**, Matthew Houston Glasco, Dalton Rane Jackson**, Kyanna Jean Jackson**, Tanisha Carol Norman**, Nathan C. Schmidt**, Idalia Marie Simmons, Aaron H. Smith
 
Hickman: Gena Marie Wilson**
 
Livingston: Adam D. Kinnes**, Hailee Jill Lampley, Emily Shannon Peek, Ryan Kent Smith
 
Lyon: Kayla Nicole McGill
 
Marshall: Jack Ryan Cooper, Tanner Patton Gray, Hillary Brooke Turner**, Sarah Frances Willett*
 
McCracken: Allie Brooke York**, Amanda Marie Adkison, Tiffany Anne Boone*, Justin Hunter Calhoun, Calvin Robert Cranor*, Anthony Wilson Davis**, Ryanne Diane Dennison-Jordan, Reed Duncan, Daniel Anthony Durbin, Leah Durbin**, Samuel Charles Edwards, Aaron Michael Fox*, Alex Timothy Fox, Crosby James Gardner**, Thomas Clark Hagan**, John Christopher Higgins**, Phillip Clay Kelly, Isaac Lawrence Klapp**, Hailey Denice Laxton, Corey James Miller*, Louis Schubert Moffatt III**, Corey Michael Nance**, Talise Marie Nordstrom, Logan Ty Oliver, Jacob Anthony Owen, Courtney Rhea-Lyn Powell, Madelyn Hope Ross**, Lindsey Nicole Sharer**, Ansley Carmen Sims*, Marjorie Rosa Smith, Trevor Thomas Thompson, Jade Leola Marie Townsley, Zackary Blake VanderBoegh, Ezekiel Aaron Wheat**, Makenzie Grace Wiley, Rachel Michelle Willingham, Christopher Scott Wilson, Daniel Paul Wilson, Alicia Wines, Jesse Scott Wood*, Troy Randolph Woody
 
Trigg: Hassan Ali, William Clarke Boyd**, Alexandra Mae Carr**
 
Diploma
 
Ballard: Taylor Renee Cooper
 
Calloway: Taylor Brianne Armstrong, Shania Dawn Bridges*, Stacy Lynn Cooper, Kerri Ann Saunders
 
Carlisle: Macy Linn Moran
 
Graves: Jamie M. Albritton*, Makayla B. Becker*, Sarepta Dawn Elliott, Logan Allen Lindblad**, Haley Jo Taylor, April Elizabeth Turner
 
Henderson: Jaycee Elaine Chapman
 
Marshall: Marie Kim**, Chaney Breanna Sherman, Shannon Dale Wilford**
 
McCracken: Brittany M. Ballard, Cody Chase Brown, Anissa Cyn'Shae Madding, Quintez L. Sains, Judy Irene Short, Justin Lynn Sledd, Kayla Marie Word, Elizabeth Nicole Yearry
 
Union: Sarah Christine Adamson*, Pearl Elizabeth Elaine Glazebrook*
 
Warrick (IN): Taylor Ann Abney**, Chloe Evette Owens*
 
Certificate
 
Ballard: Joseph Stephen Bommarito, Kellie C. Clark, Ethan Juitt Deweese, Mickelle Deangelo Dowdy, Michael Allen Draheim, Evan Mitchell Fields, Harry Lynn Garner, Christopher Joe Halteman, Patrick Ryan Harrell, Sandra G. Haynes, Sherea Marlene Kehrer, Chyanne Kern, Bianca Marie Lamb, Brandie K. Miller, Dustin Wade Moore, Carolyn Ann Norment, Danielle Eileen O'Neill, Valorie Anne Pill, Susan Marie Rucker, Wesley Duane Sanders, Ethan Michael Steele, Christopher Blake Story, Whitney Brooke Sweatt, Austin Hunter Wildharber, Sarah Elizabeth Wilkins, Gavin Jay Williams
 
Bullitt: Chris Brian Baker
 
Caldwell: Hans Chaney, Rachel Lynn Eaves, James Tyler Mahan, Shawna R. McCoy
 
Calloway: Darryl Wayne Blanton, Katie Bogard, Kristin Michelle Boggess, Kaycee Cooper Byrd, Brandy Lacey Cashion, Austin Lane Dowdy, Codey Lee Dumas, Ellyn Sue Ensley, Shelby Kathleen Gray, Loretta Jane Haydel, Ian Palmer Heskett, Erica L. Hill, Brenton Louis Hoeck, Jessie Lambert, Emily Irene Mate, Haley Morton, Casey L. Nelson, Lyndsey Paige Paschall, Phyllis A. Pena-Clere, Brittney Nicole Phillips, Scott Ray Pitt, Stephanie Deanne Siress, Hunter Ray Smith, Ashlyn B. Stalls, Zachary Stewart, Tyla Tabers, Domica Triplet, Wendy Maria Walter, Robert Odell Waters III, Dwight Thomas Watson, Justin Allyn Weaver, Lauren Elizabeth Woolen
 
Carlisle: William Frayne Burgess, Casey R. Carter, Dawn Marie Cruse, Jonel L. Elliott, Tanya Leean Jackson, Gregory Lewis Johnson, Kori Elizabeth Lane, Torrey Stephens, Samantha Lynn Nicole Unsell, Lacey Rae Watson, David Matthew West,
 
Carroll, TN: Victoria Renea Barmore
 
Christian: Dontrel Sherrod Barber
 
Crittenden: Ali Layne Fowler, Cameron McDaniel, Mallory Quinn McDowell, Khyla Leann Moss, Michael David Reynolds, Keaton T. Shewcraft
 
Fayette: Sabrina Maria Marks
 
Fulton: Lauren Katherine Bowling, Cheryon Bumpus, Alexa Danielle Irvin, Jasmine Johnson, Samantha Ashley Ward
 
Graves: Lisa Marie Alexander, Chelsea Autumn Armstrong, Sabrina Nicole Austin, Vincent Baffa, Alexander Conly Beck, Victoria Louise Blackmon, Amberly Renee Bouland, Jonathan R. Bouland, Meagan Lee Breeden, Tara Marie Burgess, Jovani Carmona, Rylee B. Carrico, Hector Cristiano Carrillo, Suzette N. Chamberlain, Jesse Thomas Chapman, Kyle Thomas Clapp, Carly Danielle Clapp, Channing Paige Davis, Austin Tyler Dunn, Carrie Nichole Engard, Graciela Fabian, Amandi Richel Garbrough, Carl Andrew Garrigus, Rhea Allison Gray, Raye Ann Hargrove, Cody Randall Hargrove, Angela L. Hasty, Zach Doyle Henry, Kyle David Henry, Doyle Darnell Henry, Julia Emily Hopkins, Austin Hopwood, Shayna Dawn Howell, Dalton Kaine Irvan, Gary Michael Irvin, Kaitlyn Ann Isbell, Keylee Brooke Lamb, Jacob Benton Locke, Samantha Jo McCoy, Heather Nicole McNeil, Christian Jesus Mercado, Raymond Marshall Millett, Amanda Beth Mohler, Justin David Oldham, Courtney M. Oliver, Deon A. Oliver, Michael Dale Phillips, Joel David Prather, Chelsea Briana Prince, Peyton Howard Puckett, Veronica Lynn Roberts, Brittany Michelle Ross, James Rayburn Shook, Jonathan Alexander Sierra, Brian Kenneth Simpson, Aaron Haley Stanfill, Shelli Celest Tate, Benjamin Kyle Thomasson, Laurna Rashea Todd, Joshua Denton Treadway, Sierra Maraye Tucker, Champ Clark Wood, John Austin Yancey, Elena Zamora, Zachary Zimmerman
 
Henry (TN): Shy Lynn Maddox
 
Hickman: Steven Lewis Allen, Tracey Ann Boaz, Avery Marie Cloar, Thomas Rex Elkins, Lisa Ann Fujisawa, Stacy Ann Fujisawa, Ronnie R. Gray, Ashlynne Gayle Lynch, Hailey Lynn Parnell
 
Livingston: Julie Addaline Buford, Bryan Jay Cobb, Christa Edmonds, Caitlyn Paige Fontenet, Dalton Cole Gilbert, Audra Greenup, Brandon Griffith, Taylor Renee Henning, Wayne Adam Murray, Adam Lee Padon, Brian Keith Reilley, Jasmine Kelsey Rhea, Tonya S. Tracy, Joseph Hunter Trivett, John Harrison Wheaton, William Thomas Wilder, Kasandra Faye Wilder, Jennifer Lynn Wright, Wayne Elliott Young
 
Logan: Stephanie Ann Coffman
 
Lyon: Maekayla Cotton Clark, Taylor Nall Johnson, Mathew Norwood Knight, Jillian Grace P'Poole, John Robert Ward
 
Marshall: Cassandra Carol Alberico, Jacob Douglas Alexander, Gina Lynn Anglin, Courtney Lane Beeler, Samantha Jane Blumenstock, Rachel Leeann Bowlin, Kelli Leann Canup, Sean Garrett Cogdill, Kendrick Lynn-Brooke Crass, Brady Hayden Crutcher, Dawn Denise Darden, Brice Edward Dove, Kyle Elliott Dycus, Jessica Eaves, Kristen Mica Ellenberger, Nicholas James Fleet, William Johnson Foust, Kenyan Alisa Fox, Sarah Christine Gamble, Tanna Shea Gipson, Skylar Gipson, Kirsten Nicole Gray, Tiffany Marie Hayden, Allie Renee Holmes, Penny Renee Knight, Michelle Lain, Laken N. Lee, Jacqueline Kelly McFarland, Priscilla Kristin McKee, Gage Alexander McQuiston, Kylor Dale Mitchell, Austin Michael Moore, Dalton Lee Morris, Taylor Myrick, Breanna Danielle Nelson, Aaron James O'Daniel, John Wesley Oakley, Brandi Nicole Pearson, Kimberly Louise Peterson, James Arden Pitcher, Clint Evan Price, Katelyn Susanne Raleigh, Robyn Gail Reed, Jordan Springer, Matthew E. Stites, Stephenie Amber Stroud, Tabbitha Reanne Sky Taber, Justice Star Taylor, Daniel Clay Thompson, Olivia Rose Travis, Jared Logan Turner, Gage Thomas Tynes, Cole Lane Versteegh, Jennifer Renea Ward, Jordan Danielle West, Jazmyn Nicholette Wright
 
Massac (IL): Ian Taylor Ablett, Emily Ann Biggers, Jeffrey Logan Dassing, Lindsey Rae Duncan, David Forthman, Brooke Kaitlyn Jackson, Parker Evan Kester, Dakota B. Lewis, Deeann Mittendorf, Shimond Nowlin, Jared Lewis Oliver, Virgil Riley
 
McCracken: Barbara M. Adams, Jason Michael Armstrong, Susan Eileen Arnone, Marquita Latee Ballentine, Ciara Nicole Barkley, Lauren Bechtold, Ciara B. Bell, Cynthia Renee Benitez, William Kevin Black, William Kevin Blackburn, Kaitlin Ann Blakemore, Nicole Gorguiz Bolte, Ryan Todd Born, Kayla Marie Boutwell, Jessica Lee Bradford, Laura Bretz, Amanda Marie Bringus, Andrew Scott Brown, Latasha Denise Burns, Danny Joe Capps II, Brittany La'Cole Carruthers, Briana Jewel Dezerae Carter, Lisa Dawn Cash, Kylie Elizabeth Cavanah, Henry Dalton Coffelt, Johnie Joseph Collier, Haley Beth Copeland, Enrique Cotto, William Austin Crawford, Jennifer Dianne Crouch, Monte Blake Dassing, Hope Ann Davidson, Daija Nicole Davis, Jared De'vion Davis, Christina Marie Day, Desiree Chantelle Delapaz, Marshall Giovanni Dillon, Kristen Lynn Domke, Anthony Dwayne Elliott, Trevor Austin England, Jamie Milton England, Thia Brooke Faulk, Robert Earnest Forrester, Javarro Linn Freeman, Grant David Gagnon, Jacquelyn Kay Gaines, Jessica Arlene Gamble, Ngomom Doo Gar, Valerie Ann Glass, Brandon Ray Gossett, Madison Grace Green, Jennifer R. Guilmain, Joshua Anthony Hale, Scott Eugene Hall, Kalie McCall Harbison, Sara Elizabeth Harper, Camecia Bren-Shaye Haynes, Christina Marie Haynes, Chelsea Elizabeth Henry, Alex Michel Hideg, Ce'aira J. Holifield, Tyler Wayne Holland, Nathaniel Paul Hopkins, Adam David Howard, Laura H. Hughes, Hadley Jayden Humphrey, Kimberly Desarae' Ingram, Carolyn Jackson, Michael Scott Jenkins, Yongmin Joh, Jennifer Ann Johnson, Jeston Constance Jones, Dorothy Marie Jones, Jason Gernard Kelley, Jessica Rene' Kruger, Jennifer Lynne Lee, Nicholas Timothy Lehky, Sarah Elizabeth Little, Terry Lovell, Jeremy Nathaniel Lowe, Joshua Shane Madding, Rosalyn Justine Mason, Paige Brooke Mayfield, William Paul McDowell, Patrick William McIntyre, Krista Elayne Mendoza, Antoinette Miller, Ashley Jean Miller, Lewis Dwayne Mohr, Kristopher Andrew Montgomery, Wesley Harrison Morgan, Kelsie Lee Nall, Charity Marie Newton, Tonya Lee O'Connell, Quinten John Olsen, Dan G. Overstreet, Bryan Keith Owen, Kezia Phillips, Theresa Eileen Plaia, Melanie Lynne Prince, Emily Ann Puckett, Samantha Renee Puckett, Patrick Jon Ranval, Mark Kyle Reed, Alisha Danelle Reed, Crystal June Renfrow, Carlie Niecole Reynolds, Wesley Alan Rhea, Michael David Richards, Danielle Christine Ringstaff, Judy Ann Roach, Katie Marie Robinson, Anna Louise Rodgers, Chelsea Roth, Michelle Ann Rushing, Benjamin Joseph Sandman, Jesse Scott, Jacquelyn Renee Scroggins, Courtney La'Nique Shumpert, Gabrielle Lynn Smelosky, Darius Darnell Smith, Samuel Taylor Smith, John David Smith, Allye McKenzie Smithson, Remeca Shantel Snipes, Tiffany Marie Springer, Nicholas Ryan Stoner, Robyn Nicole Strong, Sylvia Renae Styers, Lindsey Nicole Styers, Deborah Kay Summers, Patrick Glenn Tallent, Mikia Nicole Taylor, Karshena M. Terrell, Kendra R. Tharpe, Antoinette Elaine Thomas, Amandalynn Kay Thomas, Keith Eldon Thompson, Caleb Paul Thurman, Phillip Bradley Tomlinson, Shane Alexander Totty, David Gregory Uelk, Aaron Joseph Vanbibber, Kortney Vandenbrook, Austin Gage Vaughn, Jacob Richard Voegele, Judith Fox Watson, Adrienne N. Weyers, Benjamin Joseph Williams, Antonio R. Woodson, Wesley Thomas Wright, Brenen Austin Wurth, Kris Albert Yancy
 
Mclean: Adam Christopher Harvey
 
Obion (TN): Lauren Swearingen, Wyatt Tyree Tanner, Jeffrey Lamar Watts
 
Ohio: Caitlin Faye Armstrong
 
Warren: Andrew Wayne Norwood
 
Weakley (TN): Cathryn Drummond

PADUCAH, KY (May 26, 2016) – West Kentucky Community and Technical College can help individuals enhance their reading, writing and mathematics skills with a series of free summer workshops.
 
WKCTC’s Adult Learning Center will host two sessions of the “Maximize Your Academic Potential (MAP) workshop series Monday – Thursday, June 6 – June 30 and July 5 –28 from 8:30 a.m. – noon. The workshops and mandatory orientations will be held both at WKCTC’s Anderson Technical Building in Paducah and the college’s Skilled Craft Training Center in Hickory.
 
“These workshops can help individuals improve their skills in reading, writing and math, as well as raise their college course placement scores,” said Samantha Williams, program director for WKCTC Adult Learning Centers. “This provides students with an opportunity to bypass remedial courses and become better students overall, which can help them save time and money,” said Williams.
 
Participants must complete the TABE pretest, a diagnostic test to determine skill levels in reading, writing and math, on or before June 2 for the June workshops and on or before June 30 for July workshops. Mandatory orientations for the workshops will be held from 8:30 a.m. – noon June 6 and July 5.
 
Space is limited. For more information on McCracken County workshops call (270) 534-3451 and for Graves County workshops call (270) 856-2423.
 
Registration for summer and fall classes at WKCTC is also underway. Call 1-(855) GO-WKCTC or visit westkentucky.kctcs.edu for class offerings. Fall classes begin August 15.

Paducah, Kentucky (May 31, 2016) – Have you ever wondered what it’s like to work in a restaurant kitchen with a chef?  Wonder no more with a unique chef series at West Kentucky Community and Technical College beginning June 6.
 
Join local restaurant chefs for an evening learning their tips and tricks for their favorite recipes. Each chef experience will be held from 6 – 9 p.m. at Kitchen’s Café located at 905 Harrison Street in downtown Paducah. The cost of each chef session is $45. Participants need to bring an apron and wear closed toe shoes.
 
June 6
WKCTC’s Chef Patrick Fletcher shares his secrets for his favorite recipes.
 
June 20
Freight Houses’ Sara Bradley reveals a fresh and light spin on classic Southern dishes.
 
July 11
Sarah Warford from Max’s Brick Oven will share her Spanish cuisine favorites.
 
August 1
Rustic Italian is on the menu with WKCTC’s Chef Erick Engelland.
 
August 15
Kye Rogers from Ristorante di Fratelli puts a twist on traditional American dishes.
 
September 12
The cuisine is French Contemporary with Superior Care Home’s Jason Ison.
 
To register call 270-534-3335 or go online to ws.kctcs.edu/westkentucky, click on Culinary.
 
Registration for summer and fall classes at WKCTC is also underway. Call 1-(855) GO-WKCTC or visit westkentucky.kctcs.edu for class offerings. Fall classes begin August 15.

PADUCAH, KY (June 1, 2016) – Cake Decorating Course 1 Building Buttercream Skills, a community education favorite at West Kentucky Community and Technical College is back with a special one-day course June 18 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the college’s Emerging Technology Center Cyber Café.
 
“For those who couldn’t make it to our longer cake decorating classes, we wanted to offer them the opportunity to learn these fun and creative techniques all in one day,” said Kevin O’Neill, WKCTC community education director.
 
Certified Wilton Method Instructor Linda Mayes is also back to teach the one-day course with a cost of $69, which includes a student kit and guide fee. Participants should bring their own apron and wear closed-toe shoes.
 
During Course 1 Building Buttercream Skills, participants can learn how to decorate cakes and sweet treats with basic buttercream techniques and six simple-to-pipe flowers that transform ordinary cakes into extraordinary results.
 
The class will cover how to make a delicious buttercream and techniques and tips for creating beautiful decorations including stars, rosettes, bag striping, Star Drop Flower, Daisy, the Zinnia and much more. Participants will decorate cupcakes before going home to show friends and family all they learned in class.
 
Register for the cake decorating class by calling 270-534-3335 or online at http://ws.kctcs.edu/westkentucky, select Culinary.

Paducah, Kentucky (June 2, 2016) – Need something for your kids to do this summer? West Kentucky Community and Technical College will offer a variety of weeklong summer camps for area youth. The camps are filling up quickly so early registration is encouraged.
 
The camps are designed for students from first through twelfth grade will be held in various buildings on the WKCTC campus. Students will have the opportunity to explore exciting experiences with basketball, computers, robotics, drama and science, engineering, technology and mathematics (STEM).
 
Creative Exploration Drama Camp
June 13 – 17, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Student Center/Clemens Theatre
Age: Rising Grades 6 – 12
Students will explore their creative side while being taught the elements of play production and performance. Participants will learn to be star actors, help design and build the sets for two shows, as well as discover their artistic side in art class. The plays developed during the week will be performed Friday evening June 17. Cost: $110; includes breakfast, lunch and a snack.
 
LEGO EV3 Robotics
June 13 – 17, 8 a.m – 4 p.m.
Emerging Technology Center
Age: Rising Grades 5 – 6
Students will learn about and master the latest and most powerful robotics system created by LEGO’s EV3. They will be introduced to computer science through the Guided User Interface programming environment, which will be crucial to students creating human like behavior in their mobile robotic creations. Students will choose a special interactive model for show-and-tell on the last day of camp.
Cost: $235; includes breakfast, lunch and a snack.
 
No Boys Allowed Camp
June 20 – 24 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Allied Health Building
Age: Rising Grades 7 – 12
This camp is designed to give middle school girls an opportunity to explore engineering and scientific fields through demonstrations, classroom, presentations, hands-on activities, field trips, contacts with professionals and more in the STEM disciplines. Cost: $110; includes breakfast, lunch and a snack.
 
Basketball Camps (four-day camp)
June 20 – 23
8:30 a.m. – noon, Age: Grades 2 – 5
1 – 4:30 p.m., Age: Grades 6 – 8
These fundamental camps for boys and girls teach the basics of the game of basketball, both offensively and defensively. Different levels of instruction will be offered based on prior experience. These fun, interactive camps will allow young athletes to train and learn from WKCTC’s collegiate athletes. Cost: $65 for each session.
 
Tynker with Coding
June 13 – 17, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Emerging Technology Center
Age: Rising Grades 7 – 8
Students will develop basic skills in computer science through virtual gaming platform using the educational website Tynker.com. Students will create characters, solve puzzles, and create games while learning the seven basic tools computer coding. Cost: $235; includes breakfast, lunch and a snack.
 
WeDo LEGO Robotics
June 20 – 24, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Emerging Technology Center
Age: Rising Grades 1-2
This camp challenges young students to build and program an interactive robotic model while providing age appropriate visual instruction. LEGO lovers will learn to build birds, soccer players, giants, planes and more. A show-and-tell for family and friends will be on the last day of camp.  Cost: $235; includes breakfast, lunch and a snack.
 
LEGO Simple Machines
June 20 – 24, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Emerging Technology Center
Age: Rising Grades 3 – 4
This camp will provide students experiences that will enlighten them on the basics of machines by building, manipulating and testing LEGO models. Students will learn foundational engineering principles in motivating the environment of LEGOs. LEGO lovers will create end-loaders, forklifts, fishing poles, cars and more. Cost: $235; includes breakfast, lunch and a snack.
 
The Magic of Minecraft
June 27 – July 1, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Emerging Technology Center
Age: Rising Grades 5 – 8
Minecraft is a web-based education experience that has been compared to a virtual LEGO environment. This offering will cover topics such as computer programming with math and science and will provide a creative outlet for students. Sessions meet six consecutive Monday afternoons. A light snack is provided at each session. Cost: $235; includes breakfast, lunch and a snack.
 
Preregistration is required for all classes and early registration is encouraged. The registration deadline is seven days prior to class starting date. Classes may be cancelled due to lack of enrollment.
 
To register for summer camps, call (270) 534-3335 or online at ws.kctcs.edu/westkentucky, click on Summer Camps.
 
Registration for summer and fall classes at WKCTC is also underway. Call 1-(855) GO-WKCTC or visit westkentucky.kctcs.edu for class offerings. Fall classes begin August 15.

Paducah, KY (June 3, 2016) – A graduation ceremony for McCracken and Graves County GED recipients will be held at West Kentucky Community and Technical College June 9. Friends and family are invited to attend the ceremony at 6 p.m. in the Crounse Hall.
 
Michael Bolin of Arlington, Ky., just celebrated his 37th birthday and recently got married, but he has more to celebrate. Bolin is celebrating his participation in the GED graduation next week, a milestone that has led to a good paying job to support himself and his new bride.
 
“I very grateful for this program (GED) because it helped me better myself and get a better job,” said Bolin.
 
Now working at Southern Coal Handling Services’ Calvert City Terminal, Bolin credits the WKCTC Adult Learning Center for encouraging him to also earn the National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) in addition to his GED, which he said was the key in being hired.
 
“I actually earned my GED and the NCRC certificate in December 2015 and was hired on Calvert City Terminal at the first of the year. Many companies now require that certification, and that is one reason I got the job.”
 
Bolln is now considering his next move in his educational journey by enrolling at WKCTC this fall to major in either welding or industrial maintenance.
 
A reception will be held following the June 9 GED graduation when friends and family can celebrate with Michael and the other 53 graduates who are eligible to participate in the ceremony.
 
For more information about the WKCTC Adult Learning Centers, call (270) 534-3451 for the McCracken County program on WKCTC’s campus or (270) 856-2423 for the Graves County program at the college’s Skilled Craft Training Center in Hickory.
 
Registration for summer and fall classes at WKCTC is also underway. Call 1-(855) GO-WKCTC or visit westkentucky.kctcs.edu for class offerings. Fall classes begin August 15.

PADUCAH, Ky. (June 6, 2016) – More than 400 students have earned recognition for their academic work by being named to the West Kentucky Community and Technical College Dean's List for the Spring 2016 semester.
 
To be named to the Dean's List, a student must be a full-time WKCTC student earning at least a 3.5 grade point average (GPA) and successfully completing 12 hours or more of course work numbered 100 or above for the academic term.
 
The following students (listed by their county residence) earning this recognition for the spring 2016 semester are:
 
Ballard County: Cassandra Blais, Jason R. Cain, Taylor Renee Cooper, Abbi Paulina Denton, Harry Lynn Garner, Timothy Lee Gordon, Devin Cole Griffin, Christopher Joe Halteman, Sandra G. Haynes, Justin Todd King, James Hayden Lefevre, Dustin Wade Moore, Danielle Eileen O'Neill, Cera Lynn Peck, Logan Bradley Pickett, Katelyn Dawn Poloski, Jeremy Allen Renfrow, Hannah Michelle Robinson, Wesley Duane Sanders, Alexis Lyn Scott, Kat Smith, Dakota Levi Stigall, Christopher Blake Story, Lindsay D. Tatum, Amber Lee Turska, Jesse Eric Waddle, Bailey Jane Weatherford, Gavin Jay Williams
 
Bullitt County: Chris Brian Baker
 
Caldwell County: Katie Marie Berchen, Hans Chaney, Kaleb Rankin Dyer, Macie E. Giannini, Victoria Elizabeth Walker
 
Calloway County: Taylor Brianne Armstrong, Shania Dawn Bridges, Kennady Crass, Emily Christine Dosco, Codey Lee Dumas, Brown Gina Renee Duncan, Kyle Gore, Kayla Elizabeth Grady, Loretta Jane Haydel, Ian Palmer Heskett, Brenton Louis Hoeck, James Coulbourn Holloran, Lee Mitchell Jett, Amanda Ann Laster, Jacob R. Martin, Haley Morton, Gabriel Peter Munoz, Matt Allen Parrish, Daniel Jacob Patton, Mike Richard Schiller, Greg  Villanueva, Blake  Vincent, Holli Alizabeth Wann, Robert Odell Waters III, Shannon Leann Wiedeman, Justice Wisehart
 
Carlisle County: William Frayne Burgess, Casey R. Carter, Joshua Wayne Carter, Alan Blake Gibson, Penny D. Hutchinson, Sarah E. Ladd, Timper B. Sullenger, Kendall Wayne Thompson, James Logan Todd, Tiffany Alexis Yarbrough
 
Christian County: Joseph Hernandez, Chance Reed Lancaster
 
Crittenden County: Donny Ray Edwards, Ashley Lynn McConnell, Brayden Travis Mckinney, Colby Gabe Watson
 
Daviess County: Jordan Elizabeth Johnson, Miranda R. Mahoney
 
Fayette County: Sabrina Maria Marks
 
Fulton County: Cayce Brockwell, Camelia Blair Goodman, Erika Angelyna Hamlin, Jasmine Johnson, Charles Anthony Riffe, Summer Marie Stewart, John Matthew Wright
 
Graves County: Jamie M. Albritton, Chelsea Autumn Armstrong, Sarah Louise Baker, Makayla B. Becker, Alexander Michael Bolin, Bailey Glen Brewer, Wesley Shaun Chapman, Jessica Ann Choate, Randi Alivia Coleman, Sherry Cook-Pyatt, Racheal Ann-marie Day, Austin Tyler Dunn, Michaela Brooke Earles, Carrie Nichole Engard, Jordan Perez Garcia, Payton Elizabeth Gargus, Natalie Marie Hackel, Raye Ann Hargrove, Austin Hopwood, Michael Lynn Jameson, William Anthony Jones, Christopher Cole Kendall, Mara Catherine Kernodle, Kelsey Amber Latta, Garcia Cristian Lopez, Roberto Carlos Mateo, Courtney  Mcgee, Dallas J. Mckinney, Christian Jesus Mercado, Nicole  Mikel, Holly Denise Mohler, Stephanie Lorraine Morgan, Marissa Danielle Morris, Tanisha Carol Norman, Michael Dale Phillips, Gregory Thomas Scoggins Puckett, Silvia  Rodriguez, Greg Allen Rollins, Peyton Nicole Russo, Courtney Lyn-michele Sanderson, Trevor Joseph Sanderson, Nathan C. Schmidt, Jared Richard Snowaert, Rachel Dawn Stairs, Andrea Norenne Stinson,  Haley Jo Taylor, Benjamin Kyle Thomasson, Joshua Denton Treadway, Erika Jennette Trevarthen, Brittany Ann Turner, April Elizabeth Turner, Yvette  Tyler, Allison Faith Vanmeter, Shannon Michelle Vasquez, Mason Lee Whitis, Lindsey P. Whitlock, Victoria Logan Leigh Wiggins, Kristin Paige Williams, Gary Steven Williams, Sylvia Tess Willie
 
Henderson County: Samantha Jo Zeiter
 
Hickman County: Steven Lewis Allen, Ryan Christopher Harper, Katherine Olivia Kelly, Cassy Nichole Stoneham, Kentrell Devon Thomas, Gena Marie Wilson
 
 
Livingston County: Haley Ellen Adams, Alisha M. Boone, Victoria Elisabeth Cummins, Trevor Logan Faith, Sarah Elizabeth Hall, Jaden Brooke Hopkins, Marissa Lynn Keith, Adam D. Kinnes, Josie Marie Lasters, Tiffany Amber Layne, Jessica Lauren Meyers, Adam Lee Padon, Emily Shannon Peek, Briley N. Ray, Brian Keith Reilley, Matthew Alexander Snead, Wayne Elliott Young, Nicholas Joseph Zaim
 
Logan County: Rebecca L. Park
 
Lyon County: Ryan Christopher Galusha, Crystal Leigh Jewell, Kayla Nicole Mcgill, Logan Shaffer, John Robert Ward, Samuel T. Wurtman
 
Marshall County: Tonja Leigh Adams, Amanda Leigh Bailey, Sara Jo Baucum, Tyler Lynn Boddy, Richard Wilbert Borges, Kensley W. Bowerman, Stephanie Ann Bulson, Kelly Darlene Burford, Matthew Franklin Burkeen, Corey Daniel Bynum, Steven Ray Caudill, Mikaela Jeanette Chilton, Leah Marie Choronzy, Jesse Lynn Collins, Kerry Coomer, Brady Hayden Crutcher, Dawn Denise Darden, Tabatha M. Delaney, Kyle Elliott Dycus, Terrance Earl Fiske, William Johnson Foust, Kenyan Alisa Fox, Samuel Clayton Gibson, Skylar  Gipson, Tanner Patton Gray, Carrie Marie Harshman, Tycen Riley Henry, Ashtynn Shea Herrington, Ashley Paige Holt, Jacob Philip Hugenroth, Aaron-jesy Owen Keys, Carsyn  Kortz, Amanda Nicole Lenhardt, Matthew David Lewis, Joseph Aaron McClanahan, Dalton Lee Morris, Aaron James O'Daniel, Justin Don Odom, Stewart  Pawley, Travis Michael Phillips, Brandyn Teddy Potavin, Clint Evan Price, Jerry Thomas Seay, Chaney Breanna Sherman, Bayli Marie Sirls, Susan Marlene Solis, Matthew Joseph Taylor, Anthony B. Taylor, Jennifer Caroline Townsend, Jared Logan Turner, Gage Thomas Tynes, Paul T. Ward, Alexandra Nicole West, Savanah Glen Wilkins, Makayla  Woosley, Allie Brooke York, Kaylee Ann York
 
McCracken County: Amber Fay Akins, Rebecca Bellamy, Adam M. Bender, Jeffrey Scott Berry, William Kevin Black, William Kevin Blackburn, Cynthia Jewell Blair, Ryan Todd Born, Coilin Ray Bradley, Courtney Brantley, Hannah Elizabeth Brotherton, Andrew Scott Brown, James Edward Bryant, Spencer James Burch, Kelsie Lynne Burchard, Saman Ikram Butt, Sarah Jean Byassee, Justin Hunter Calhoun, Jacob Tyler Calhoun, Clinton Cantrell, Kailey Elizabeth Carper, Jeffrey Eugene Caudle, David James Clardy, Ryan Eugene Clark, Kenneth Troy Clifford, Norma LuAnn Colby, Shiana Starr Coomer, Calvin Robert Cranor, Charles Blake Crowell, Erika Brooke Crowell, Amber Dianne Davis, Sydney  Dehaas, Jared Michael Dollins, Kristen Lynn Domke, Harvey W. Downing, Tammy Kay Dunker, Victoria Paige Dycus, Mark Alan Emmons, Bennett Joseph Estes, Russell Allen Farmer, Sean Stewart Fellows, Cami Jon Flowers, Kathryn Louise Followell, Courtney Necole Ford, Aaron Michael Fox, Amber Nicole Foy, Javarro Linn Freeman, Clare Joyce Froehlich, Skyler David Gleue, Sebastien Emmanuel Nima Gliva, Caitlin Giselle Gomez, Kathryn Paige Grantham, Marsha Ann Grothe, Madison Jade Guthrie, Madison Alline Hackett, Miranda Erin Hackney, Morgan A. Hadfield, Carla Brianne Hagan, Hally Michelle Hagan, Thomas Clark Hagan, Aaron C. Hale, Scott Eugene Hall, Christian Benet Harper, Sara Elizabeth Harper, Linsay Danielle Hayes, Brett Harold Hecklinger, Austin Tyler Helton, Kayla Allyce Helton, Heather Ann Henry, Alex Michel Hideg, John Christopher Higgins, Mindi Allison Houston, Erin  Howard, Andrew Lewis Huckleberry, Brittani Mclane Hudson, Sheila Ann Hughes-Rouse, Kyle Edwin Humphrey, Wyatt Edward Hunter, Yongmin  Joh, Dorothy Marie Jones, Michelle Lynn Jones, Jeston Constance Jones, Nathan Jared Kelley, Kevonte Lamar Kilby, Brittany  Kingston, Jessica Rene' Kruger, Ashley Nicole Lambert, Gregory James LaVassaur, Kayla Elizabeth Lawson, Ashley Diana Lozano, Destiny Leeann Mayo, Ilia Rochelle Mcgee, Tyler Logan Mcmanus, Kirsten Elizabeth Meadows, Jesseca Mckinley Melone, Rhonda Michelle Miller, Victoria Janette Mills, Lewis Dwayne Mohr, Susanna Marie Morrow, Stephanie Lynn Nelson, Skylar Timothy Nunley, Demi  Oakley, Abigail Dominey Parker, Nancy Rajni Patel, Audrey Blair Peyton, Jacob Ryan Pinkston, Amelya Kay Powell, Jodi Anne Powers, Cinthya  Ramos, Patrick Jon Ranval, Mark Kyle Reed, Kelley Ann Renfrow, Matthew Christopher Rickman, April L. Riley, Judy Ann Roach, Paige Marie Roark, Kayla Renee Robinson, Mark Christopher Rodabaugh, Madelyn Hope Ross, Jordan Hope Russell, Hannah Lynn Schultz, Jesse  Scott, Rebecca Waylon Seilheimer, Christopher David Sesock, Ashley  Shanks, Lindsey Nicole Sharer, Erika Lynn Shaw, Oluwaseun Abayomi Sholola, Mckayla Brooke Siener, Haylee Alexa Siress, Lindsay Alane Slone, Natalie Kolleen Smith, Rachel Brianne Smith, Michelle Renee Smith, Kelsey Jean Snow, Amy Lynn Sorensen, Ashley Nicole Sotelo, Mary Paulette Spear, Tyler Daniel Stoffel, Kaitlyn Rene Stone, Paul William Strasser, Trevor Thomas Thompson, Tessa Marie Throgmorton, Jared W. Thweatt, Shane Alexander Totty, Jacie Michelle Trimm, Rana  Turkmani, Alexia  Un, Rachel Ann Upshaw, Gwen Ellen Watson, Amanda Lynn Weir, Gracen Alexandra Wheat, Ezekiel Aaron Wheat, Karshena M. Williams, Jacob Casey Wood, Kaytlyn Paige Woodruff, Julie Elaine Wooldridge, Kaitlyn Ann Worrell, Lesa Thomas Wright, Jennifer Lynn Yarbro, Elizabeth Nicole Yearry, Samuel Precious Omokodhe
 
Mclean County: Adam Christopher Harvey
 
Muhlenberg County: Stewart L. Nelson
 
Taylor County: Bobb Kilder Daniel Gonzalez
 
Trigg County: Alexandra Mae Carr, Leah Kuuipo Tucker
 
Union County: Sarah Christine Adamson, Pearl Elizabeth Elaine Glazebrook
 
Warren County: Andrew Wayne Norwood
 
 
Out of State
 
Adams County, Ohio: Shawn Ryan McChesney
 
Beauregard County, LA: Gregory Wayne Akers
 
Cape Girardeau County, Mo.: Kimberly Ann LeCroy
 
Johnson County, IL: Taylor Morgan Sheerer
 
Jundiai, Brazil: Pablo Eduardo Bianchi Bragard
 
Massac County, IL: Kathryn Mccall Bailey, Natalie Peyton Bailey, Alyssa Mackenzie Brinkley, Jonathan Kyle Buhrman, Laurie Elizabeth Ellis, Chelsea Lyn Frick, Victoria Renea Fults, Jodie Denise Jacobs, Madalyn Jae LaDue, Derek Neil Lawrence, Dakota B. Lewis, Deeann Mittendorf, Shimond Nowlin, Keisha Nicole Prewitt, Shana B. Storm, Joanne Wong-Hammonds, Johnathan Caleb Yocum
 
Obion County, TN: Cheryl Lynn Workman
 
Pope County, IL: Janet Carol Bowman, Mary Kate Hudspeth, John David Spivey, Michael Lee Turner
 
Robertson County, TN: Keeli Mishae Webster
 
Union County, IL: Kaitlyn Audrey Whiteside
 
Warrick County, IN: Taylor Ann Abney, Chloe Evette Owens
 
Williamson County, IL: John Thomas Yingst

Paducah, Kentucky (June 17, 2016) – The Challenger Learning Center (CLC) at Paducah will be offering a variety of summer camps with learning fun for kids of all ages.  Early registration is encouraged as camps fill up fast. Preregistration is required.
 
Each camp is designed for students who will be entering kindergarten through eighth grade in August 2016.  All camps will be held at the CLC on the campus of West Kentucky Community and Technical College.
 
Space Discovery I
June 23, July 11
Space Discovery II
June 24, July 12
Both Camps – 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
$30, $35 with lunch
These one-day camps include many hands-on space and science activities centered around stars and constellations. Space Discovery I campers will visit the center’s space simulator. Space Discovery II campers will visit the center’s Starlab.          
 
Mission to Mars
June 27 – 29, 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
4th – 7th Grade
$130, $145 with lunch
Be the first humans on Mars! Campers will travel to the Red Planet during a Voyage to Mars™ mission in our hands-on simulator. After arriving on Mars, they will build a life-size colony where they will live, work and train like real planetary astronauts.
 
Astrotots – Space Chef
July 1, 12:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Rising Kindergarten – 1st Grade
$15
Astronauts get hungry too! Make and try some real astronaut food. Note: possible food allergies including milk, dairy, wheat and nuts. Please complete medical history on registration form so center staff can plan accordingly.
 
           
Expedition: Moon
July 14, 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Rising 4th – 7th Grade
$40, $45 with lunch
Be among the next generation of space travelers to arrive on the Moon! Campers will Return to the Moon™ as they fly a mission in the hands-on simulator. They will explore just what it takes for astronauts to survive in the Moon’s desolate environment.
 
Astrotots – Science Lab
July 15, 12:30- 2:30 p.m.
Rising Kindergarten – 1st Grade
$15
Measuring, mixing, stirring and observing – all skills a scientist uses! Use these skills and many more while conducting experiments with beakers, test tubes and other scientific gadgets.
           
 
CSI Camp (Challenger Special Investigator)
July 21-22, 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
5th – 8th Grade
$90, $100 with lunch
Become a Challenger Special Investigator! Read the ransom note and follow the fingerprints, fibers and other clues. Campers will use their powers of observation and conduct scientific tests to help solve the mystery of the missing Mars rocks.
 
For more information and registration forms, visit www.clcpaducah.org or call the Challenger Learning Center at (270) 534-3101.

PADUCAH, KY (June 21, 2016) – West Kentucky Community and Technical College awarded scholarships to the first place finishers of the 2016 SkillsUSA Competition.
 
Patrick Caruthers and Robert Harrison, both of Marshall County, won in their respective categories with Caruthers winning in the carpentry division and Harrison winning in the automotive division. Daniel Farmer of Graves County earned the first place title in the welding division and Dylan Parks of Calloway County did the same in the machining division.
 
The first place winners each received a $500 scholarship toward their studies at WKCTC.
 
“WKCTC is pleased to partner with area technology centers and host SkillsUSA competitions on campus, and to provide the winners with funding to begin their college education,” said Becky Haus, WKCTC manager of advancement.
 
SkillsUSA is a national organization that empowers members to become world-class workers and leaders. SkillsUSA improves the quality of America’s skilled workforce through a structured program of citizenship, leadership, and employability, technical and professional training skills.

Paducah, KY (June 22, 2016) – Registration for Paducah School of Art and Design summer Master Artist Workshops Program is underway. The program features leading artists and educators from across the country that will share their expertise in ceramics and jewelry and small metals. Workshops are offered for both advanced and beginner participants.
 
Beginning July 7 and throughout the summer, individuals can select from two and three-day workshops with master artists Tim Lazure, Yoshi Fujii, Jill Baker Gower, Elaine Henry and Sunshine Cobb.
 
“Offering these unique workshops with the leading artists and educators from around the country is our continued commitment to provide the highest quality learning opportunities to our community,” said Paul Aho, PSAD dean.
 
July 7-9
Tim Lazure – Stone Setting Intensive
Advanced and Beginner Students
Participants will have the opportunity to dedicate time to honing their skills in stone setting in this three-day workshop that will cover a wide variety of stone setting techniques such as tube, flush, prong and bezel stone setting, with ample time to practice each one. Although this workshop is designed for individuals with basic metalsmithing skills, it’s also suitable for beginners. Cost: $290.
 
July 8-9
Yoshi Fujii- Carving and Surface Embellishments
Advanced Students
During this two-day workshop, participants will be introduced to surface embellishments through carving the leather-hard surface of simple forms. Students will explore the elegant quality of porcelain and seductive beauty possible through patterns and motifs, hard-carved lines and physical depths for visual richness and communication. Previous clay experienced required, open to hand-builders and wheel-throwers. Students are encouraged to bring leather-hard pots or tiles and design references. The use of grog-free clay highly recommended. Cost: $180.
 
July 22-24
Jill Baker Gower – Etched and Hollow Constructed Jewelry
Advanced and Beginner Students
Create unique, one of a kind jewelry using the etching process in this three-day workshop. Students will learn salt water etching to create patterns, imagery, words, and/or textures on copper or brass sheet metal, as well as how to use etched metal to create individual designs and hollow form jewelry. Beginning students and others with prior metalsmithing experiences welcome.  Cost: $290.
 
June 22-24
Elaine Henry – Developing and Understanding Your Personal Aesthetic
Advanced and Beginner Students
This three-day workshop will include a combination of demonstrations and hands-on activities. Participants will tap into their personal intuitive aesthetic responses to works of art, material and processes to gain greater understanding of what it takes to develop a signature style. Students will also develop critiquing skills to better analyze their own work and the work of others. Everyone is asked to bring examples of work and a journal. Cost: $290.
 
August 4-6
Sunshine Cobb – Discovering the NEW in the OLD
Advanced and Beginner Students
Participants will be motivated to experiment with new and old forms and methods of construction. Demonstrations will include coil and pinch methods and hard and soft slab construction to generate working clay components. The three-day workshop is geared toward creative expansion and a process-over-product mentality certain to inspire beginners and advanced students alike.  Cost: $290.
 
To register for workshops or to find more details about each workshop and master artist, visit PaducahSchoolofArtandDesing.org or call 270-534-3901.
 
PSAD, a division of West Kentucky Community and Technical College, offers an Associate in Fine Arts degree, an Associate in Applied Science degree in visual communications, as well as studio art classes for students of all levels and disciplines.
 
Registration for summer and fall classes at WKCTC is also underway. Call 1-(855) GO-WKCTC or visit westkentucky.kctcs.edu for class offerings. Fall classes begin August 15.

Paducah, KY (June 27, 2016) – Mayfield native Janett Blythe has written a new book documenting West Kentucky Community and Technical College’s extraordinary transformation over the past 16 years.
 
The public is invited to attend the book signing with Blythe, WKCTC’s marketing and public relations director, Thursday, July 7 from 4 – 6 p.m. at Paducah School of Art and Design’s (PSAD) 2D and Graphic Design Building, located at 905 Harrison Street.  
 
During the book signing to be held in PSAD’s Ford Art Gallery, the public is also invited to meet WKCTC’s interim president, Dr. Charles Chrestman.
 
West Kentucky Community and Technical College: Formative Years (2000 - 2016), Blythe’s third book, details the college’s process of redesigning, reinventing and resetting itself. Fifteen years later, and for a third time, WKCTC was named by the prestigious Aspen Institute as one of the top community colleges in the nation.
 
This book is a pictorial history that provides a riveting glimpse of the college’s remarkable journey from newly consolidated college to one of the best community colleges in the nation. The limited-edition book features more than 200 photographs celebrating the college’s upward strides, as well as its continuing transformation.
 
Her first book, My West Kentucky: A History of West Kentucky Technical College, 1909 – 1999, was published in June 2000 and helped raised more than $4,000 for a scholarship fund at the college in memory of her brothers, Donald, a WKCTC surgical technology graduate, and Kevin. A second book, Upward Stride: A Pictorial History of West Kentucky Community and Technical College, released in 2008 described the history of both West Kentucky Technical College and Paducah Community College and the beginnings of the consolidated West Kentucky Community and Technical College.
 
"After I wrote Upward Stride, I really didn't think we would write another history about the college, but as I looked back at what has been accomplished at this college in such a short amount of time, it became obvious to me how important it was to share this story,” said Blythe.
 
The college’s leadership, faculty, staff and students can be so proud of what has been accomplished at West Kentucky but so can this entire community, Blythe added.
 
“It really has been an inspirational journey for West Kentucky. I hope this book inspires others as much as this journey has inspired me. This is not just a story about a college's success. It's about a community's success.”
 
Blythe graduated from George C. Marshall High School in Ankara, Turkey, before gaining a bachelor's degree from Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Va. in 1983. She earned her master's degree in journalism and communication from the University of Florida in 1985. Blythe was an education reporter and columnist for the Paducah Sun before accepting her current position at WKCTC in 1993.

Paducah, Kentucky (June 28, 2016) -  “Cooking is an art, but all art requires knowing something about the techniques and materials,”  said Nathan Myhrvold, coauthor of Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking and Modernist Cuisine at Home. Myhrvold isn’t the only one who understands why cooking is an art. Beginning July 21, West Kentucky Community and Technical College is melding art and cooking into unique kitchen experiences with local artists.
 
Spend an evening cooking with one of Paducah’s artists and see firsthand how art and culinary art converge with four classes held from 6 – 9 p.m. at Kitchens Café located at 905 Harrison Street in downtown Paducah. The cost of each artist cooking session is $45. Participants need to bring an apron and wear closed toe shoes.
 
July 21
With Amy Nolan, learn to prepare meals using food grade essential oils.
 
August 25
Dumplings and potstickers are on the menu with Lily Liu.
 
October 13
Bill Renzulli shares “Bill’s Legendary Pasta Dish Selection.”           
 
October 27
Nathan Brown brings a Southern favorite to the table with his tasty BBQ recipe.
 
Following each cooking session, participants can enjoy the delicious meals they prepare with the artists.
 
To register call 270-534-3335 or go online to: ws.kctcs.edu/westkentucky, click on Culinary.
 
Registration for summer and fall classes at WKCTC is also underway. Call 1-(855) GO-WKCTC or visit westkentucky.kctcs.edu for class offerings. Fall classes begin August 15.
 

Paducah, KY (July 12, 2016) – West Kentucky Community and Technical College’s Nancy Robins of Paducah has been named the 2016 Award of Excellence for Support Staff Member for the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS), college officials announced today.
 
Robins, student affairs assistant III in WKCTC’s registrar’s office, was first nominated to represent WKCTC at the college level in April of this year, and received the overall support staff system honor this week.
 
“I was surprised to win at the college level, but to win this award from across the system, it’s an accomplishment that reflects back to WKCTC. I am very proud of that; it’s (WKCTC) where my heart is,” Robins said on learning of her win today.
 
Each of 16 KCTCS colleges and the system office nominates one administrative member, one faculty member, and one staff member for the award by their fellow college employees.  One faculty member, one administrative member, and one staff member from the 48 people are then nominated within the KCTCS system as the top staff and faculty representatives in their categories.
 
Working at the college for more than 20 years, Robins not only supports WKCTC within the registrar's office but also by volunteering for nearly every event and activity on campus. She is also an active volunteer throughout the community. Robins also received the 2016 Ladd Mathis Award for her volunteer work with the United Way of Paducah-McCracken County - the highest form of recognition the United Way can give to an outstanding community member.
 
"Nancy is the most student-friendly individual that many of us have ever worked with, and she works long hours to make sure our students get what they need,” said Dr. Tena Payne, WKCTC vice president of academic affairs. “Her active involvement and support for our community mirrors what she does on our campus.”
 
WKCTC Registrar Jessica Puffenbarger agreed. “We are extremely proud of Nancy, and we’re blessed she is part of WKCTC and the registrar’s office team."
 
The staff and faculty Award of Excellence overall recipients are selected for their extraordinary contributions to KCTCS and it’s students. Robins, faculty award recipient Dr. Deborah Davis from Bluegrass Community and Technical College, administrative staff award recipients, Sheri Plain from Owensboro Community and Technical College and Aimee Wilkerson from Madisonville Community College will receive a crystal award and $1,000 to be used for professional development.
 
Registration for fall classes at WKCTC is underway. Call 1-(855) GO-WKCTC or visit westkentucky.kctcs.edu for class offerings. Fall classes begin August 15.

Paducah, Kentucky (July 12, 2016) - A new Learn On Demand program at West Kentucky Community and Technical College called EPIC - Enhancing Programs for IT Certification - is designed to help students earn essential credentials in less time at a lower cost.

WKCTC is hosting a free EPIC Opportunities Day Thursday, July 21 to provide detailed information about the program, which includes online and in-person classes this fall in Computer and Information Technologies, Health Science Technology and Medical Information Technology with multiple start dates to fit busy schedules.

Additional student support services, resources and programs will also be featured during EPIC Opportunities Day held in the Anderson Technical Building from 2-5 p.m.

“With our EPIC program, students can experience cutting-edge online learning, train in high growth, high paying careers and get the support services and resources to help them be successful,” said Kate Senn, EPIC Project Lead at WKCTC. “EPIC Opportunities Day is the perfect event to get started.”

For more information contact Amanda at 270-534-3110. Individuals can preregister and enter to win free tuition for one fall class at WKCTC - http://westkentucky.kctcs.edu/en/EPICDayform.aspx.

EPIC is funded in part by a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration and incorporates an increased student support structure, adaptive learning technologies, improved student tracking and new and improved modules to ensure success in online learning and employment.

The program is made up of a consortium with West Kentucky Community and Technical College, Hazard Community and Technical College, Big Sandy Community and Technical College, Jefferson Community and Technical College, Somerset Community and Technical College and Southeast Community and Technical College. Regional and national partners also play a critical component through relationship building and offering the best learning environment and preparation for the working environment.



Registration for fall classes at WKCTC is currently underway. Call 1-(855) GO-WKCTC or visit westkentucky.kctcs.edu for class offerings. Fall classes begin August 15.

Paducah, Kentucky (July 8, 2016) – During the week of July 18, West Kentucky Community and Technical College is offering individuals a one-stop enrollment opportunity to help them register for fall classes. Fall classes begin August 15.

Express Enrollment Week is a statewide event for all community and technical colleges to help with one-on-one advising regarding enrollment, financial aid, scheduling and other information that prospective students need to complete for the fall semester. Additionally, if an individual has not taken a required test, that can be scheduled as well.

WKCTC’s Express Enrollment Week will be held July 18-22 in the Anderson Technical Building from 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. on Monday and 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday. WKCTC representatives will be on hand to help potential students complete the enrollment process for the fall semester.
 
“The goal is to make the enrollment process as simple and fast as possible, and to relieve the anxiety many prospective students have about college,” said Nate Slaton, WKCTC vice president of enrollment management. “We believe if we can simplify these first important steps, more students are likely to take advantage of the affordable opportunities WKCTC has to offer.”

For more information call 1- 855-GO-WKCTC or make an appointment by visiting Express Enrollment Week site at express.gokctcs.com, click on the yellow WKCTC location.
 
Students who enrolled last semester, but have not registered for fall will receive a reminder email and/or call inviting them attend the college’s Express Enrollment Week.  

Paducah, Kentucky (July 21, 2016) – John D. Williams (left) presented Ann Denton (right) with a commemorative chairperson’s gavel Thursday, July 21, 2016 after succeeding Denton as chair of the Board of Trustees for Paducah Junior College (PJC), Inc., the foundation for West Kentucky Community and Technical College.
 
Williams, retired general manager of WPSD-TV and part-time sales consultant at Allen Auto Sales Inc., and Denton, are members of the 16-member board that oversees the foundation, which provides resources for the improvement and enhancement of educational opportunities in support of  WKCTC.  Williams, Denton, vice chair, Lorraine Schramke, secretary, Mike Sims, treasurer, and B.A. Hamilton, at-large, will serve as PJC officers for 2016-2017.

Other board members are: Anne Gwinn, Guthrie Allen, Chris Black, Bruce Brockenborough, Joe Framptom, Judge Jeff Hines, Dr. Wally Montgomery, Dr. Bill Wheeler and Ken Wheeler. Paducah Mayor Gayle Kaler, McCracken County Judge Executive Bob Leeper and WKCTC’s president serve as ex-officio board members.

More information about the PJC Board of Trustees can be found at http://westkentucky.kctcs.edu/Giving/Board.aspx

PADUCAH, KY (July 26, 2016) - Ashley Wright, vice president of institutional advancement at West Kentucky Community and Technical College, has accepted a position with St. Mary School System's Office of Advancement. Her last day at the college will be August 5.
 
“Mrs. Wright has done a superb job as the Vice-President for Institutional Advancement at WKCTC," said interim president Dr. Charles V. Chrestman. "During her tenure, she was involved in several extremely important projects and activities that helped advance the College as well as the Paducah Junior College Foundation, Inc. She has been a great ambassador for the College and the PJC Foundation, and her gifts and talents will be missed.”

 A Berea College and Washington University graduate, Wright has been with WKCTC since 2013 when she joined the college to establish advancement goals and identify fundraising priorities. She has also served as executive director of the PJC Foundation, which is the foundation of WKCTC.
 
PJC Foundation Chairman John Williams said Wright was a perfect fit for the college and “will be greatly missed.”  “We wish you the very, very best,” he told Wright during her last PJC board meeting July 21, “and hope you know you are always welcomed here.”
 
During Wright’s tenure, the college successfully completed a $2.5 million capital campaign to finish its three-building Paducah School of Art and Design campus, saw growth in the annual Scholarship Auction, established a Student Emergency Fund and successfully secured funding for the Community Scholarship Program, which has been a model for the state.
 
Wright said the wonderful three years she had at the college made leaving a difficult decision. “It has been a privilege to work for a nationally recognized institution that is such a driving force in education, the arts and workforce development,” she said. “It has been a profound personal and professional experience and I look forward to working closely with WKCTC in my new role at St. Mary School System.”
 
Chrestman said the college will begin the hiring process for the advancement position by September 9.

Paducah, Kentucky (July 27, 2016) – A rededication and open house of West Kentucky Community and Technical College’s Mary Ellen Thompson Health Education Center will be held August 12 from 1-3 p.m. in the Anderson Technical Building with remarks beginning at 1:30 p.m.

The center was first opened in 2006 in Paducah’s Elmwood Court and named for long-time community advocate and Superior Care Home founder, Mary Ellen Thompson. It is being rededicated in honor of Thompson and opened on the second floor of the college’s Anderson building.

“Being on campus, our students will have access to all campus services, as well as being able to integrate into the college community and participate in college events,” said Elizabeth Durham, WKCTC nurse aid program coordinator. “It will be easier to schedule classes with no commuting necessary, and they will have access to open computer labs...and have easier access to the faculty for advising and assistance as needed.”

The center will continue to house WKCTC’s certified nursing assistant program and will have state-of-the-art equipment to enhance both teaching and learning.  The design of the center will allow for more hands-on education and practice for all students in the program. "Serving not only as an education center, but also as a regional testing center, the center will test all our regional high schools and technical schools in addition to the various nursing facilities that provide their own nursing assistant education," Durham said.

The open house and rededication of the Mary Ellen Thompson Health Education Center is free and open to the public, however the college asks individuals to send RSVP to Blair Travis by August 10 at blair.travis@kctcs.edu or (270) 534-3083.

Registration for fall classes at WKCTC is also underway. Call 1-(855) GO-WKCTC or visit westkentucky.kctcs.edu for class offerings. Fall classes begin August 15.

PADUCAH, KY (July 27, 2016) – The community education catalog at West Kentucky Community and Technical College is available online and again offers a variety of experiences to individuals of all ages. Classes in culinary creation, defense tactics, beekeeping, Zumba, art and design and digital photography are just a few of the many community offerings this fall.
 
The catalog, which details offerings from now through December, provides an easy guide to each class offering and provides the community members with the opportunity to learn a new hobby, learn a new skill, enjoy time doing a favorite activity, or even enroll in a college course. View or download the catalog at westkentucky.kctcs.edu, click on Community Education in yellow menu bar.
 
August classes are listed as follows.
 
Lifestyles, Fitness and Hobbies
Zumba!
August 1 – October 24
Mondays, 4:45 – 5:45 p.m.
Haws Gymnasium
Age: Adult
Zumba is a dance fitness program that combines Latin and international music with dance in an effort to make exercise fun! The music has beat and tempo changes that move the workout from one toning, strengthening or cardio move to another, and targets every major muscle group in the body. Zumba uses dance styles such as Salsa, Merengue, Mambo, Hip Hop, Tango and more. Cost: 12 sessions, $20.
 
Basic Floral Design – Fall Themed Creations (New)
August 11, 18, 25, September 1, 6 – 8 p.m.
Emerging Technology Center
Age: Adult
Interior Designer Maryann Cain will introduce participants to the world of floral design. This class will focus on fall designs for the home, teaching students to create bows, step-by-step floral design and ultimately wreaths that will be the envy of family and friends. Class meets four consecutive Thursday evenings. Students will be responsible for some supplies. Cost: $89.
 
Defense Tactics
Sexual Harassment & Rape Prevention
August 11-12, 8 a.m., 5 – 9 p.m.
August 13, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Emerging Technology Center
Age: Adult
The PPCT Sexual Harassment and Rape Prevention (SHARP) course has been specifically designed to meet the needs of women when control methods and assault prevention methods are required. Principles and strategies for effectively reducing the likelihood of assault through actual techniques of countering an
attack are stressed in this program. Cost: $85.
 
Photography
Digital Photography 101
August 16 – September 13, 6 – 8 p.m.
Emerging Technology Center
Age: Adult
Learn the basics of making a great photograph. Class will cover topics like camera types, aperture, shutter speeds, ISO, composition, posing, lighting and how they work together to produce a great photograph. A local field trip and critique to test your skills will be scheduled. Class meets five consecutive Tuesday evenings. Please bring camera to class; not a point and shoot camera. Cost: $100.
 
Introduction to Digital Negatives and Alternative Printing Processes (New)
August 27, September 3, 10, 17, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
PSAD 2D Graphic and Design Building, 905 Harrison Street
Age: High School Students – Adult
Learn how to create and print large format digital negatives for use in alternative contact printing techniques. The term alternative printing refers to any nontraditional or non-commercial photographic printing process. This is not a beginning photography course. Students must provide their own digital camera and have a fundamental understanding of Adobe Photoshop. $35 fee for supplies due at first meeting. Class size limited to 15. Cost: $120.
 
Culinary Offerings
Raving Ravioli
August 18, 6 p.m.
Anderson Technical Building Culinary Kitchen and Bistro
Age: Adult
Join Anita Granier in making homemade ravioli stuffed with sweet potato filling and covered in brown butter sauce. The side dish is Southern Italy’s famous Arugula, Parmigianino & Prosciutto Salad. Italian bread will be served with herb butter and olive oil and the Italian meal will conclude with gelato and almond cookies. Cost: $45.
 
Healthy Homemade
August 30, 6 p.m.
Anderson Technical Building Culinary Kitchen and Bistro
Age: Adult
Who says homemade meals can’t be healthy, easy and inexpensive? These dishes are quick and easy that
aren’t just homemade and healthy they can be mostly home grown as well. Join Traci Ledford to prepare a fresh garden dump salad, garden vegetable casserole and skillet chicken and pasta. Cost: $45.

Computer Offerings
Microsoft Excel 2013
August 23, 25, 30, September 1, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Emerging Technology Center
Age: Adult
If you are new to Microsoft Excel 2013 or need a refresher course in the basics of Excel worksheets, this course is designed for you. Included in this class are the following topics: program fundamentals, working with simple formulas, editing and formatting worksheets, managing worksheets within a workbook and working with charts. Class will meet on Tuesday and Thursday nights for two consecutive weeks. Cost: $95.

Friday Night Science
Engineering with Minecraft
August 26, 5 – 7 p.m.
Emerging Technology Center
Age: Grades 1-5
Kids learn the basics of the engineering design process by using Minecraft Legos to create their own Minecraft creation, dissect a creeper, touch real Minecraft rocks and more. Cost: $25.
 
Paducah School of Art and Design
Introduction to Oil Painting
August 27, September 3, 10, 9:30 a.m. – Noon
PSAD 2D Graphic and Design Building, 905 Harrison Street
Age: Adult
This class provides basic instruction in oil painting for beginners. Working from the still life, students will learn how to set up the palette, color mixing, brush selection and oil painting techniques. Students should wear appropriate clothing and a shop apron. Cost: $78.
 
Supply list for students:
Student grade oil paints (Winton-Windsor & Newton): Titanium White (large tube), Lemon Yellow Hue (large
tube), Medium Red or Cadmium Red Med (small tube), Cobalt Violet Hue (small tube), Ultramarine Blue (small
tube), Cerulean Blue (sky blue) (small tube); Linseed Stand Oil or Refined Linseed Oil, Turpenoid (no turpentine); Brushes (Monarch or Galeria Winsor & Newton): Flat (No. 2, No. 8, No. 14 or No. 12), Filbert (No.10 No.12 or No.14), Round Filbert: (No.2, No.6.), wood palette, palette knives, assorted – for mixing paint and as painting tools, sighting stick, view finder (If you do not wish to buy one, instructor will demonstrate how to make one), rags, drafting tape, two canvases 16” x 20”.
 
Preregistration is required for all classes and early registration is encouraged. The registration deadline is seven days prior to class starting date. Classes may be cancelled due to lack of enrollment. To register call (270) 534-335 or online at ws.kctcs.edu/westkentucky, click on desired class.

Paducah, Kentucky (July 29, 2016) – West Kentucky Community and Technical College’s Seniors Learning for Fun Program is set to kick off its fall season of offerings for senior learners.
 
Participants who are 55 or older are encouraged to register early for the variety of program offerings, which begin August 18 and run through December 6. Individuals can register for one or all courses for $30.

Participants can learn about topics such as:
 
·      how to take better advantage of a smart phone's features (both iPhone and Android), become more familiar with social media apps and how to guard their privacy;

·      the history of the Columbia Theatre in downtown Paducah, including plans for the restoration and what lies ahead for the magnificent movie palace;

·      group travel opportunities available in our area, day trips, cruises, regional and international trips;

·      Bobbie Ann Mason and her roots in western Kentucky as an acclaimed writer of American fiction in her novels and short stories;

·      the latest in stroke and heart care at Baptist Health;

·      what’s new at the Paducah Police Department, and much more.

Attendees will also have lunch at Mr. Bills in Grand Rivers and attend a matinee at the Badgett Playhouse December 6. They can enjoy decorations for the holiday season at the Patti’s 1800 Settlement and then enjoy a holiday matinee featuring Christmas favorites from “Rudolph” to O Holy Night”.  Arrive for lunch at Mr. Bill’s no later than 11 a.m. Total cost for ticket and lunch, $42.00. Space is limited, first 40 guaranteed a slot. Deadline for reservations is September 15, 2016. No transportation will be provided.
 
Checks can be mailed to the WKCTC Workforce Solutions, P.O. Box 7380 Paducah, Kentucky 42002-7380. Individuals can also register in WKCTC’s Emerging Technology Center business office, room 133.
 
Programs are scheduled based on the number of people registered. No registration confirmations will be mailed. Participants will be notified if programs are full or cancelled.
 
To register for the Seniors Learning for Fun fall offerings call (270) 534-3335.
 
Registration for fall classes at WKCTC is also underway. Call 1-(855) GO-WKCTC or visit westkentucky.kctcs.edu for class offerings. Fall classes begin August 15.