3, 3:30 or 4 p.m. 2:30-4:30 p.m. Mon., May 25 or 5:30 p.m. 5-7 p.m. Mon., May 2

TUESDAY OR THURSDAY CLASSES CLASS TIME EXAM TIME DATE6, 7, 7:30, 8 or 8:30 a.m. 8-10 a.m. Thurs., May 59, 9:30, 10 or 10:30 a.m. 8-10 a.m. Tues., May 311 a.m. or Noon 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Thurs., May 512:30 p.m. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Tues., May 31 or 1:30 p.m. 1-3 p.m. Tues., May 32 or 2:30 p.m. 1-3 p.m. Thurs.,May 53, 3:30 or 4:30 p.m. 3:30-5:30 p.m. Tues., May 3

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Students and teachers can sleep peacefully at night knowing there is a silent guardian watching over their buildings.

Patrolling the campus of KC we find Dealomoney Johnson, Chicago, Illinois sophomore, making sure the KC campus is locked and secure one building at a time. Johnson works with KCPD to secure each building nightly. Of course with great power comes great responsibility, so students and teachers alike can rest assured knowing Johnson has taken care of things.

Johnson moved to East Texas at 19 because he had a rough background growing up. “It took a lot for me to move all the way down here,” he said. “We were searching different community colleges so I could further my education. I applied and got accepted into TJC and Kilgore. There were no more housing options available at TJC so I decided to go to Kilgore not knowing what to expect.”

Moving from a city with a population of more than two million to a city with a population just over 10,000 can be an eye-opening experience. “Kilgore has its ups and downs,” Johnson said, “Kilgore itself is just a small city, I’m not used to a lot of small cities. The city life is different; there weren’t many people outside when I got here.”

Johnson originally heard about the KCPD job from a friend. “He had the job before me. He told me it was easy money, but you learn how to operate the buildings. If you ever needed something you can just come in here, sit down and do your work. He basically handed me the job and I was just interested after that. My favorite part is locking up and just experiencing the night time,” he said.

Johnson also used to work at Stark Hall but now works as a desk assistant for Nolan Hall. Johnson believes this is one of the reasons he was qualified for the job. “I’m just loyal and dependable and basically my name just got passed around and people heard about me,” he said.

According to areavibes.com, the overall crime rate in Kilgore is 34 percent higher than the national average and in Kilgore you have a 1 in 26 chance of becoming a victim of any crime. Hearing something like that would at least make anyone else nervous.

“It used to worry me at the beginning,” Johnson said, “I just got accustomed to being outside late at night. Sometimes I listen to music in order to get rid of the fear or if I don’t have any music, I just think that it’s all in my head and the fear goes away.” Also according to areavibes.com, the total year over year crimes in Kilgore has decreased by 22 percent.

Tina Marie Reed / THE FLAREDealomoney Johnson, Chicago sophomore, locks up the buildings to secure campus at night.

5 or 5:30 p.m. 5-7 p.m. Thurs., May 5

EVENING CLASSES EXAM TIME DATEMonday 7:30-9:30 p.m. Mon., May 2Tuesday 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tues., May 3 Wednesday 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wed., May 4Thursday 7:30-9:30 p.m. Thurs., May 5 *Classes beginning at 6 p.m. or later

** All Friday only classes will test at regular class time on Friday, May 6. All Saturday classes will test 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 30. Flex classes (classes that follow a different calendar than the regular semester) may test at different times. See course syllabus or instructor to confirm the exam date and time. Web Class finals are arranged by the instructor. Grades may be accessedand printed at www.kilgore. edu – click on the myKC link. Grades will be available as soon as they are posted by your instructor. Grades will not be mailed.

Monday, May 2 – Thursday, May 5

MONDAY, WEDNESDAY OR FRIDAY CLASSES CLASS TIME EXAM TIME DATE7 or 7:30 a.m. 7-9 a.m. Mon., May 28 or 8:30 a.m. 8-10 a.m. Wed., May 49 or 9:30 a.m. 9:30-11:30 a.m. Mon., May 210 or 10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Wed., May 411 or 11:30 a.m. Noon - 2 p.m. Mon., May 212 or 12:30 p.m. 1-3 p.m. Wed., May 41 or 1:30 p.m. 3:30-5:30 p.m. Wed., May 42 or 2:30 p.m. 3:30-5:30 p.m. Wed., May 4

Kilgore College will host two spring graduation ceremonies Friday, May 6.

The two ceremonies are set for 2 and 6 p.m. in Dodson Auditorium on the Kilgore campus.

The 2 p.m. ceremony will include students receiving Associate of Applied Science and Certificates of Completion.

At 6 p.m. Associate of Arts, Associate of Arts in Teaching and Associate of Science degrees will be awarded.

Jeanne Johnson, who has

been department chair of KC’s Music and Dance Department for 21 years, will serve as graduation speaker.

Also, two pinning ceremonies will take place May 6 – the Advanced Degree Nursing pinning ceremony at 9 a.m. in Dodson Auditorium, and the Physical Therapy Assistant Program pinning ceremony at noon in the Devall Ballroom.

Affectionately known as “Mama J” to her students, Johnson has worked at KC since 1976 where she has taught private voice lessons,

voice classes, music theory classes, music fundamentals and music appreciation.

Johnson was born in Henderson, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis W. Jordan.

She graduated as an honor graduate from Henderson High School in 1967 and earned an Associate of Arts degree from KC in 1969.

Johnson then earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from East Texas State University (now Texas A&M University-Commerce) and completed graduate work at

the University of North Texas. She studied voice during her

undergraduate and graduate years with Dr. Edward Baird, Scharmal Schrock and Carol Mayo, among others.

In 1972, Jeanne began a four-year stint as a vocal faculty member at East Texas Baptist University in Marshall before moving to work at KC in 1976.

She is married to Roland Johnson; mother of Brian and his wife Natalie; and mother of Colin and his wife Laura. She has one granddaughter, Arya Rose.

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Tiffani Branch / THE FLAREEgrets flock to Kilgore’s Meadowbrook Golf Course following hard rainfall earlier this week.

Two graduations set for May 6

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Check out our coverage of the Crawfish Boil, p.8

A student shows her crawfish-stained hands from the annual boil.

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Why did you start decorating the windows of the Student Center?

Decorating the windows at the Student Center gave me the opportunity to make the Bookstore more inviting and show the students that the bookstore is more than just a place to purchase your textbooks. It also allowed me to be creative and think outside the box. Everyone knows that you can attract more customers if your store’s windows stop them in their tracks. Two of my awesome co-workers, Reagan and Shelby, always help me prepare the store displays.

Have you always loved decorating?Yes. Decorating and creating new things enables a person to

express their ideas through design and art. I enjoy looking through craft, home, and handyman magazines; I try to take ideas from a majority of sources. I try to think of news ideas I can do with basic materials. Einstein said, “Creativity is intelligence having fun”

What is you favorite part about decorating the window?My favorite part about decorating the window is using ordinary

and unwanted materials to create beautiful and amazing displays and crafts. Before I throw something away, I always ask myself if i can create something with it. The best thing is that most of the materials I use are free. Plastic bottles, cardboard, magazines, and styrofoam are all great materials to create art and they don’t cost me a cent!

How do you like working at the bookstore? I really enjoy working at the bookstore! This is my first job I have

ever had, and I enjoy it very much. I work with wonderful people who are proficient in their work and love telling puns throughout the work day. I really like interacting with the customers; it’s satisfying to help people and get to know them at the same time. An advantage of working at the bookstore is that I always know what books I need for the upcoming semester and the prices of the books. I’m blessed to have a great job and be surrounded by a great team of people.

If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go, and why? I would want to travel to Hawaii. I love the beach and enjoy

swimming! While on the beach, I would drive a 1956 corvette convertible, listen to “Surfin USA” by the Beach Boys, and soak up the hot Hawaiian sun while relaxing on the white sand.

What’s your favorite thing to do outside of work/school? Reading is something I enjoy doing; you can pass the time and

learn something at the same time. I love reading about history and about gardening. I also love designing card envelopes whenever I write a note. I experiment with calligraphy, colors, and themes. Since summer is arriving, all the cards I mail have a 1950’s postcard beach theme.

Hometown: Kilgore Age: 19Classification: Sophomore

Tri - C, Britt’s Birthday Bash fish fry

Dinos and rocks and fossils, oh my! Get your shovels ready to unearth dino fossils in the sand. Dinosaurs and Rock show is coming to the East Texas Oil Museum, Saturday, April 9, with two shows. The first show will be 10-11 a.m. and the second show 1-2 p.m. Walt Whittington will be traveling to KC to put on this show for children of all

Whittington has been traveling from his Houston based home, all over the world for 10 years performing not only shows about Dinosaurs and Rocks, but also Oceans Rock, and Gems Rock shows at schools, parties,

Whittington hired a man from New York to perform the show at a theme park in Florida and fell in love with the performance seeing how the children reacted to it, so he decided to get a license to preform the shows as well. “Frankly, all the children remind me of my grandchildren…[I’m] not going to lecture to

Tickets will only be pre-sold and are $10. This includes a fossil dig, a tooth necklace and a tour of the oil museum. For more information, call the East Texas Oil Museum

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The Texas Shakespeare Festival shakes up the city beginning May 20, when actors from different parts of the United States and China, fly in to rehearse for the season.

Shows begin a little after four weeks of rehearsal, with four consecutive opening nights beginning June 30 and continuing on until July 3. The same shows will be presented days after then, and end July 31.

“It’s a benefit for the community of Kilgore, because people can see high quality, professional performances without having to travel to Dallas or anywhere else,” Artistic Associate, Matthew Simpson, said.

Simpson also said the Shakespeare festival benefits the economy by bringing people from out of state, housing them, having them eat at local restaurants and having them shop around town.

Theatre students from China also come to perform in the Shakespeare Festival through a program that allows them to study Shakespeare in the States.

Tickets average out to 8,000 with around 5,000 individual ticket buyers.

“We are really hoping for Kilgore College students to attend,” Simpson said.

Tickets, depending on shows, will range from $10 - $30. The $10 tickets will be sold to KC students with a student I.D. on Wednesday nights. Season tickets are $90.

Beginning May 28, tickets may be bought online at Texasshakespeare.com, by phone at (903) 983 – 8601 and be bought in person at the Van Cliburn Auditorium box office, also starting May 28, Tuesday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

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NICK SHELLEYCopy Editor

Britt Davis, TriC director, says that big plans are in the works for an all-campus fish fry that will celebrate his birthday, so he wants everyone to mark their calendars. On Thursday, April 28, the Chandler Street Church of Christ along with the TriC will sponsor an all-campus fish fry with plenty of food for everyone. There will be plenty of fish, fries, hushpuppies and cake for everyone to enjoy. Stay tuned for more information in the next coming weeks.

The TriC has also been involved with many of the college activities including the KC Preview Day. Preview Day was an open house for prospective students to visit the college. Davis said that he had the chance to make positive contact with students looking at KC as their college choice. He was very excited to see how many students were interested in faith-based organizations at the college.

“The event gave me an opportunity to show these future students that having a faith is still cool!” Davis said.

The students from the TriC also recently attended a major conference retreat at Oklahoma State University called Campus Encounter. Along with Mama Jan and 17 other students, everyone was able to make new friends and discover a little bit more about themselves and their relationship with God through different sermons and classes. “I really experienced life because we heard the Word, we hung out together, we studied together, and we shared together. This was just what life means: lifting up others,” said Steve Mena. Davis would have to agree.

The TriC continues to serve student lunches each Thursday to students and staff from 11am to 1pm at the college and welcomes all to come and visit and enjoy the break from hectic lives we experience. Love and Friendship, from Davis.

NICK SHELLEYCopy Editor

The KC Masterworks Chorus will perform a concert at 7:30pm, on Tuesday, April 26, at Trinity Episcopal Church in Longview. The evening is dedicated to Jeanne Johnson, department choir of the KC Music and Dance Department, as she will be retiring after 40 years of service to KC.

The KC Masterworks Chorus is composed of the KC Chorale and the East Texas Community Choir. According to the KC website, the chorale is “the college’s primary mixed ensemble comprised of auditioned and non-music majors.” The East Texas Community Chorus is comprised of area grade school children and adults. The ETCC usually performs “light-hearted works or classical masterpieces.”

The KC Children’s Chorus will perform as well. The children’s chorus is composed of area fifth through eighth graders, featuring boys with unchanged voices.

The selection they will perform is the “Great Mass in C Minor,” a 55 minute work by Beethoven.

According to KC’s website, Mozart’s “Great Mass in C Minor” was written as a result of a vow he made to write a large-scale version of the mass. He made half of it over a six month time period, and had Costanze, his wife, sing the high soprano parts of the song.

Mozart never finished the song.In the song, Mozart expressed the greatness

of Christ and the holiness of God. Mozart also showed his love for Christ in how he handled the Trinity.

According to the KC website, the selection will be hard to perform due to the style of the work. In the work, Mozart combines “the grand style of fugue and counterpoint with the freshness of concise Classical vitality,” which is also known as stile antico.

The selection will be hard to perform and soloists will be tested by its complexity, according to the KC website.

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Firefighters visited the Early Childhood Center as part of “Week of the Young Child” held April 11-15. In addition to educating the young students about fire safety in the home, the firefighters also brought one of the station’s engines to explore.

KC to host full schedule of summer camps for area youths

Wanna be a Work Study? 1) Fill out your FAFSA and see if you qualify for financial aid at KC.

2) Maintain a 2.0 GPA. 3) Find a job through the Work Study office.

Kilgore College will host several summer camps for youth beginning in June. Camps include basketball, football, softball, music, acting, twirling and dance. For more information on the camps visit: www.kilgore.edu/camps.

Camps offered this summer:

Girls’ Basketball Camp: June 6-9, 2016 (Mon-Thurs); Masters Gymnasium (Kilgore campus) Ages: “Young Players Camp” for students entering 3rd-8th grades; “High School Camp” for students entering 9th-12th grades Check-in & Registration: 8:30 a.m. Monday, July 6 for “Young Players Camp”; 12:30 p.m. Monday, June 6, for “High School Camp” Cost: $80 if paid before May 16 and $90 after May 16 Info: (903) 983-8271

Brian Hoberecht Boys’ Basketball Camp: July 11-14, 2016 (Mon-Thurs) Ages: 5-17 Cost: $100 per student before June 30. $120 per student after June 30. Info: (903) 983-8270

Football Camp: June 6-10,

2016 (Mon-Fri) Ages: 7-15 Cost: $80 through June 1 and $100 after June 1. Info: (903) 983-8268

Military Drum Major Camp: June 26 - July 1, 2016 Ages: Junior high through high school Cost: $390 for full camp (includes dormitory); $285 (commuter with meals provided) Info: Glenn Wells at (903) 983-8272

Music Machine Sacred Music Camp: Ages: Children who have completed K-6th grades When: August, TBA More info: Detailed information will be posted soon at www.kilgore.edu/camps.

Softball Camp: June 7-8, 2016 (Tues-Wed) Ages: 6 and up Cost: $65 per student Info: (903) 983-8648

Rangerette Elementary Day Camp: June 14, 2016 Ages: 1st-4th grades Cost: $50 before May 1; $60 after May 1; $70 day of camp Info: (903) 983-8273

Rangerette Middle School Camp: June 15-18, 2016

Ages: 5th-8th grades Cost: $275 for resident before May 1; $325 for resident after May 1; $225 for commuter before May 1; $275 for commuter after May 1 Info: (903) 983-8273

Rangerette High School Camp Session 1: June 19-22, 2016 Ages: 9th-12th grades Cost: $275 for resident before May 1; $325 for resident after May 1; $225 for commuter before May 1; $275 for commuter after May 1 Info: (903) 983-8273

Rangerette High School Camp Session 2: June 23-26, 2016 Ages: 9th-12th grades Cost: $275 for resident before May 1; $325 for resident after May 1; $225 for commuter before May 1; $275 for commuter after May 1 Info: (903) 983-8273

Tops in Twirling Camp: July 20-23, 2016 (Wed-Sat) Ages: Grades 6-12 Cost: $275 for resident before May 1; $325 for resident after May 1; $225 for commuter before May 1; $275 for commuter after May 1 Info: (903) 983-8182

Mini Tops in Twirling Camp: July 21-23, 2016 (Thurs-Sat) Ages: Grades K-5th Cost:

$60 on or before July 13; $70 if registered after July 14.

Texas Shakespeare Festival High School Acting Workshop: July 16-24, 2016 Where: Anne Dean Turk Fine Arts Center (Kilgore campus) Ages: High school students who are serious about taking their work to the next level and seeing what life as a professional actor is really like. Cost: $595 (includes housing, meals and tickets to six shows) Info: (903) 983-8613

World of William by LongviewWOW & Texas Shakespeare Festival: About: Take a behind-the-scenes tour of the TSF studios. Participants get a ticket voucher for any showing of the TSF children’s play, “Spirit of the Sea.” When: Saturday, June 11, Where: Texas Shakespeare Festival Center, 815 Houston St. in Kilgore Ages: Recommended for children ages 5-11 (must be accompanied by an adult) Cost: $12 by mailing form in; $13 if paid online (includes adult) Questions: (903) 212-4969 or (903) 983-8613

Continued from p. 1Having a significant other

who works alongside you can also help alleviate some of the fear and anxiousness when it comes to having this type of job. In comes Sabrina Washington, Brooklyn, New York sophomore, who Johnson proposed to during halftime of a KC basketball game last year. Washington works as a receptionist for KCPD.

“It’s actually awesome working with her,” Johnson said. “The job became easier than when I first started because she showed me different routes to lock up the buildings faster.”

“She’s happy because she knows that if something happens, I’m always around,” Johnson said.

While attending KC, Johnson is pursuing a major in Information Technology. “I fell in love with computers at about the age of 6 or 7,” Johnson said. Locking up the campus at night actually helps with his major. “If you’re working on a computer you have to have it done at a certain time, basically you have a certain time to fix a computer like you have a certain time to lock up the campus,” Johnson said. He locks up the campus in a timely manner with his best time being 20 minutes to lock up the entire KC campus.

“The hardest part at first about the job was remembering which key goes to what door, now everything is a fly by job. It’s quick, and to me it’s comfortable,” he said.

“[To deal with stressful

situations], I just walk around and vent and do what I have to do. You can’t always take your problems home, so I don’t worry about it,” Johnson said.

When roaming and locking up the campus at night, you’re bound to find something crazy or exciting. “I’ve found a pair of water speakers, some people just leave things. I’ve also found three sodas under a machine and I thought I was lucky,” Johnson said.

Johnson contributes to the KC campus in other ways as well.

“I know the officers have a hard time as it is with the students or the faculty members or with any other issue going on. They don’t have to worry about the buildings being locked up. I know the teachers and the students wonder about what happens when they leave. I’ve bumped into teachers who thank me for locking up the buildings because you never know what can happen and I make sure every door is locked,” Johnson said.

“There’s plenty of benefits of having a work study job. Your name gets passed around everywhere. There are so many more opportunities if your name gets passed around. It’s like ‘Hey, I’ve worked with that person before, he’s a very good person.’ Ot just makes it better for you and your reputation here. It’s like you’re known for something. If you’re gone from Kilgore College, it’s like you’ll still be here, some staff members will remember you,” Johnson said.

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1. Medical/Surgical Nursing 3 - Pandemic: KC

Associate Degree Nursing students participated

with Gregg County Health and Emergency Team

to prepare our community in the event of a

pandemic; to be able to care for 100 people within

an hour’s time. For KLTV news coverage, visit www.kltv.com/clip/12221549/gregg-co-prepares-

for-pandemic-with-emergence-preparedness-drill

2. Mental Health Nursing - GSMC ER Kilgore

- Allegiance Specialty Hospital KC Associate

Degree Nursing students participated in an

emergency disaster drill that was setup as a

tornado that hit Allegiance Specialty Hospital.

GSMC ER Kilgore was setup for triage to

receive patients and provide emergency medical

treatment.

3. Maternal/Child Nursing - Nurse Family

Partnership –Nurse-Family Partnership in

Gregg, Harrison, Rusk, Smith and Upshur

Counties - Nurse-Family Partnership is an evidence-based community healthcare program

that empowers low-income, first-time mothers to become confident parents and strong women by partnering them with nurse home visitors. This

trusted relationship instills a level of confidence in the first-time moms that will help them guide them and their children to successful futures.

4. Medical /Surgical Nursing 3 - Point of

Disaster Drill-Plane Crash: Multiple agencies

participated in the East Texas Regional Airport

drill simulating an airplane crash on a runway.

The victims were played by nursing students

from KC and LeTourneau University. Fake blood and gore-coated victims as they were placed on

stretchers and rushed from the crash to receive

treatment. First responders then took over once they were ushered inside. The drill tested

emergency planning and training, according to the Gregg County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. The sheriff’s office said the aim of

the drill was to “ensure that in the event of a

crash, first responders have real time hands on experience with fighting fire and rescue of multiple victims simultaneously.” Another aspect was to

make sure airport operational safety and security

measures work in an emergency situation as

planned.

Agencies who participated in the drill include: the

American Red Cross, Champion EMS, Citizens Emergency Response Team (CERT), Crims Chapel VFD, DPS/TDEM, East Texas Regional Airport, Elderville/Lakeport Fire Department, Envoy, FAA, FBI, Good Shepherd Medical Center, Gregg County Sheriff’s Office, Gregg County Health Department, Kilgore Fire Department, Kilgore College, Lakeport PD, LeTourneau University, Longview Fire Department, Longview Regional Medical Center, North East Texas Public Health District (NET Health), Regional Advisory Council (RAC-G), TSA, Longview transit, Air Methods (Care Flight), Henderson FD and the Texas Department of Transportation.

The Introduction to Social Work class traveled

to Rusk State Hospital on

April 7, and hosted the birthdays for the month.

The students provided 13

cakes for this project and

served cake and drinks

to over 200 patients

and provided gifts to 20

individuals celebrating

their birthdays in April.

This service learning

project had been

discussed since the

first day of class and we have applied

social work concepts

regarding patient care

and confidentiality to this project. The students will

write a reflective paper over their experiences

and connect social work

practice principles with

the project.

The students worked

extremely hard in

raising funds and getting

donations from the

community.

In addition, the class donated clothes, personal items such as

toothbrushes, toothpaste, soaps, deodorant, and shower gel. Backpacks were also donated to the

patients.

The students were able

to make connections with

the concepts discussed

in class to “real” life

situations in dealing with

the patients. I feel like the experience solidified everything we have

discussed during the

semester.

— Tina Rushing, Sociology instructor

Service Learning

Nursing

Social WorkKC classes spotlight

real-world experience

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ELIJAH BANKS

Sports Writer

KC’s Jaleel Wheeler has signed to play at The University of Tulsa to continue his college basketball career next season.

Wheeler served as an all-around player for the Rangers, averaging 22.3 points per game, 2.9 rebounds per game, along with shooting 80.7 percent from the free throw line in his final season for KC.

Wheeler’s points per game average was good enough for second in the conference and also earned him the privilege of being an All-American Honorable Mention for the 2015-16 season by the National Junior College Athletic Association.

Despite dealing with a minor foot injury all season, Wheeler served as the focal point on offense for KC this season.

In addition to his high point average, Wheeler’s shot 50.7 percent from the field while shooting 39.5 from beyond the arc.

Wheeler was the third Ranger to be granted All-American honors since 2013. The previous two honorable mentions were University of Texas at Arlington’s Lonnie McClanahan in 2013, and Ole Miss’s Stefan Moody in 2014.

“He has been a really enjoyable person to have in our program the last two years,” Head Coach Brian Hoberecht said.

RICHARD NGUYEN

Sports Editor

The KC Ranger softball team finished their spring season with a 14-37 (3-25 conference) record.

The Rangers lost their last nine games of the season. With the departure of eight sophomores KC will look to their freshman to step into leaderships roles in the fall.

The biggest struggle for the Rangers came at the turn of the season. KC’s record from March until the end of the season with a 3-28 record.

Navarro College handed

the Rangers their final two losses on the season. The teams played a double-header on Sunday April 17 at Stream-Flo Field where the Lady Bulldogs shut out KC 13-0 in both games.

The Rangers were only able to manage three hits between two games.

KC’s pitchers would have issues finding their spots all day. Giving up 13 hits in the first outing followed by a 16 hit performance by Navarro.

With the season coming to an end the Rangers will look forward to bringing in their new recruiting class.

MAX CERVANTES

Staff Writer

Not since the original Star Wars trilogy or the Lord of the Rings trilogy has a

trio of movies quite embodied this generation’s will for adventure like the High School Musical trilogy. The High School Musical movies have it all. The dancing, the singing, the drama, it’s all there. The first High School Musical premiered on Disney Channel in 2006 with over 7 million people tuning in to watch it (including me). Disney had struck gold with the series releasing a second TV movie in 2007 and a third one in theaters in 2008. The High School Musical series is a guilty pleasure of mine. Kind of how like having pineapple on pizza or genuinely enjoying Coldplay is a guilty pleasure for other people. I know the movies are cheesy and corny and not very good but if they’re on TV, and I literally have nothing else to do, I might consider tuning in and watching. The last movie came out 8 years ago so if you haven’t watched any of them at this point, you probably have no soul and you probably don’t like puppies either. Spoilers ahead I guess.

The first High School Musical opens up on New Year’s Eve and we’re introduced to the two main protagonists: Gabriella Montez played by Vanessa Hudgens and Troy Bolton played by Zac Efron. Right at the beginning of the movie, we’re reminded that it’s 2006 when Troy and Gabriella pull out their phones to take pictures of each other for their contacts. Troy and Gabriella sing together at a party and presumably never meet again. A week later, they meet again. Gabriella transfers to Troy’s school where Troy is the king of the school for being really good at basketball. There we’re introduced to the rest of the main cast: Troy’s best friend Chad Danforth played by Corbin Bleu, the cliché mean girl of the school Sharpay Evans played by Ashley Tisdale, Sharpay’s brother Ryan played by Lucas Grabeel and the really smart girl, who is hard to remember she’s important in this movie, Taylor Mckessie played by Monique Coleman. Troy is really good at singing but he’s a basketball player and he can’t do

both. Gabriella convinces Troy to sing with her in a spring musical. Troy’s teammates are having none of that. They sing about sticking to the status quo and leave it at that. Troy and Gabriella get a call backs and Sharpay, who is really good at theatre, is having none of that. Troy and Gabriella start a relationship and almost everyone in this movie is having none of that by sabotaging them from going to the callbacks and singing together. Even Troy’s dad gets in on the action. Long story short, they go to the callbacks, Gabriella wins a decathlon, Troy wins a championship game all on the same day and everyone lives happily ever after in true Disney fashion. For being the first movie it’s not too bad. A lot of the songs they sing are really catchy and I’ll catch

myself singing them from time to time. Of course the plot is cliché and the characters don’t have much substance but it’s a Disney movie. If you go into any of these movies expecting the next Citizen Kane, you’re going to be very disappointed.

High School Musical 2 is different from

the other two movies because this one mostly takes place in a country club (more like Country Club Musical am I right guys?) owned by Sharpay and Ryan’s parents. The wildcats, which is the name of the mascot and that is why they are called that, need jobs for the summer. They all inexplicably end up working at the country club. They’re all cooks or waiters except for Gabriella who is a lifeguard. Sharpay is trying to steal Gabriella’s man so she comes up with ways on keeping them apart by offering Troy promotions and having him play basketball with college athletes. Eventually it goes to Troy’s head and he becomes a jerk to everyone. Gabriella breaks up with him but they eventually reunite and sing at the country club’s talent show. This is my favorite movie of the three. I like almost all of the songs in this movie. The plot again is not very hard to follow but at least there is a change of setting which is nice. We also get a cameo of the future greatest singer in the world in the last musical sequence. This movie had some pretty terrible CGI though. There is a scene where Troy is singing and he looks at his reflection in a pond and it

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Christina Lloyd, Mexia sophomore, and Travis Noriega, Kilgore freshman, look at each other lovingly as they play their characters in “Almost, Maine.”

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“The High School

Musical movies have

it all.”

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was so terrible that it was funny. The movie should’ve ended with the last dance number but instead we end with the cheesiest scene in the movie where there all lighting some lanterns in an even worse CGI animated night sky.

High School Musical 3 was released in theaters in 2008 and it made more than 200 million dollars at the box office so it was obvious the High School Musical hype hadn’t died down yet. Being the only movie in theaters the plot was a little more complicated but not by very much. Basically the wildcats are seniors now and they’re undecided on what to do after high school. I’m not going to spoil the plot on this one because maybe you’re like me and just barely got around to watch it. This

one is my least favorite of the three. To me, all the songs kind of sound the same, they introduce two of the most pointless characters in the entire trilogy but at least we get a cameo of poorly CGI animated night sky at the beginning of the movie. For the most part, since this is the only movie that hit the big screen, the production value is actually quite noticeable and is an improvement from the first two. It seemed that this movie had the most songs because it felt like every ten minutes they broke out into a song. Even when you least expect it. An example is when Troy and Chad are in a junkyard and you think they’re just about to leave but nope they have a ten minute song that dragged a little bit too much. I think more people

will enjoy this one because of the higher production value and the plot is a little more engaging I guess you can say.

With Disney already casting for a High School Music 4 we can probably expect it pretty soon. I’m not too excited as the original cast won’t return. I mean you just don’t replace the Beatles (except for Ringo, he’s totally replaceable) and think everything is going to be okay. If you’re no too enthusiastic about singing and dancing high schoolers, the movies are pretty good time wasters at best. Even though Troy, Gabriella and the rest of the wildcats have moved on, we’ll all still have fond memories of the epic trilogy known as High School Musical.

NICK SHELLEY

Copy Editor

I am an avid horror film fan. In fact, I watched the horror movie “Cloverfield” a few weeks ago just to prepare to see “10 Cloverfield Lane.” Unfortunately, the two movies have absolutely nothing to do with each other besides the fact they both have aliens in them. I went to the movies with high expectations due to glowing reviews and due to the fact that it was directed by JJ Abrams. The film had awesome horror elements, such as cars unexpectedly slamming into each other and a

PERSON/FIGURE? jumping out of nowhere to pound on the window. The one negative aspect of the film was that it was all filmed in about five rooms and an air conditioning vent, which represented a bomb shelter. Viewers only see the outside world at the very beginning of the movie and at the very end. The actors in the movie are decent. John Goodman does a good job of playing Howard, a creepy, bipolar old man. Viewers would never know which side of Howard would come out from scene to scene. Of course, Howard did seem to be a shallow villain. He was given no backstory whatsoever, just that

he was a liar and only cared about peace. Mary Elizabeth Winstead, the best actor in the movie, played Michelle. Michelle was the terrified main character that did not know where she was or how she got there. John Gallager Jr. played Emmett, the trusting, helpful bunker-mate. Emmett helped keep Michelle sane while underground in the bunker. He is not in all of the movie, but he does provide essential elements to progress the plot, as well as some comic relief. Camera-wise, the film was shot well. Many horror movies are shot with a single camera, while

this one was shot with five to ten different cameras. The inclusion of the different cameras and shots raised the quality of the movie overall. I was quite satisfied with this element. Also, many horror movies are not filmed very smoothly. The camera in “Cloverfield”-not this movie, but the other one I referred to earlier-was shaking the entire movie, making it hard to watch. Most of the camera movements in “10 Cloverfield Lane,” on the other hand, were smooth. This movie did a good job of using computer-generated imagery. The amount of CGI was kept at

a minimum, so the movie stayed pretty realistic. The only CGI I saw in this movie was when Michelle views the aliens attacking the world with her own eyes. The alien I saw looked like its skin was leathery.The special lighting effects were pretty fantastic as well. The light from the alien ship behind the mansion shining through the house’s upper windows gave an otherworldly, almost supernatural, feel to the scene. “10 Cloverfield Lane” was a good horror film overall. If you’re into that genre of film, you should check it out.

About this time two years so, I was sitting by myself at home, trying to make a cauliflower crust pizza. I’d tried picking up hobbies like knitting and cooking after feeling stuck in life. I turned on YouTube to Watch my latest obsession - documentaries by English j o u r n a l i s t Louis Theroux. I was fascinated by his nerdy, affable nature and ability to get his subjects to completely trust him whether or not they were gangsta

rappers, white supremacists or pornographic stars.

He immediately inspired me and I decided that journalism could be a good foot in the door for the career path I really wanted - film.

As an entertainment junkie, going to the SXSW festival was definitely the highlight of not only my journalism career but my life. Getting to meet my heroes such as Ava DuVernay, Harry Knowels, Michael Shannon, John Cusack, and Brian Wilson was a life-changing experience for me. Through thick and thin, some faces will come and go, but we will always be Flare Family.

Kat Agee is a journalism from Longview

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Editor

‘You probably have no soul and you probably don’t like puppies either,’ High School Musical Review

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As a college student, walking across parking lots or out of different buildings late at night can be scary. Many students arm themselves with pepper spray in one hand while keeping the finger of their other hand over the alarm button on their car keys. It may seem silly, but walking in the dark, imagining the worst, is not something to joke about. With the recent murder

of Haruka Weiser, student at University Of Texas at Austin, questions of campus safety across colleges in Texas have arisen and parents have been calling, asking questions about what KC is doing in regards to campus safety. KCPD Chief Heath Cariker explained some of the things he and his force do to provide security on campus.KCPD monitors the

campus throughout the day with cameras and surveillance in different areas, especially at large events such as athletics and graduation. Officers are also available to provide

students with an escort to their car if they feel uneasy walking alone. Cariker encourages students to download the KC app or have the KCPD phone number programmed into their cell phones, and never hesitate to call if assistance is needed.To prevent tragedies like

the one in Austin from occurring, Cariker says the most important thing a person can do is to be aware at all times. Even if you carry mace, tasers or guns, there is still a chance that the person wanting to cause harm can turn the weapon on you. Students should be aware of their surroundings to prevent any altercation in the first place. He recommends walking in large groups for both men and women, avoiding poorly lit uncommonly traveled shortcuts, and carrying your cell phone at all times. “You can even FaceTime the police,” he said. “Say to whoever is bothering you ‘you want to talk to the police?’Some would argue that

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Graduation. Graduation. Graduation. It’s approaching so fast, and, if you tell anyone you are graduating, the first question they ask is, “What’s next?”

I am a last minute person, so when someone asks me that, the best way to freak everyone out is by simply saying, “I have no idea.”

Now I did the college thing backward. I started at a four-year university, went a year, and then transferred back home to KC. I only changed my major once, but now I am pretty positive how I want to continue on. But, graduation is May 6. Then what? Do I get a job right away? Do I continue with school? Do I take a semester off to just work? All of these questions are on a constant wheel turning in

my head. I am sure I’m not the only college kid stressing out about the little things, but let’s be honest — the end is approaching very quickly.

Even though I can’t make up my mind on what to do next, I am a strong believer that “everything happens for a reason.” I know one day it will all click, and I will know exactly what my next step in life is. As for now, let’s focus on the last week of school, finals week, and crawling to graduation.

I am super thankful for Kilgore College. Growing up in Kilgore I always heard the same things: “You don’t want to just go to the 13th grade,” or “Why wouldn’t you want to leave Kilgore?” That was always my mindset growing up

so, when I moved back home, I didn’t expect to like this school or even be graduating from here. But this school has changed my life for the better. I figured out a good major for me, loved all my teachers, and made some really great friends. I constantly tell my brother (a junior in high school), to go to KC to start off. Someone once told me, “It’s not where you start; it’s where you finish”.

College is all about the experience. Once you leave high

school, who you were there doesn’t matter one bit after you graduate. At my previous college, I was involved but I never really found my go-to. Until I took the Intro to Mass Communications class at KC, I hadn’t found my go-to. But then, I fell in love with the communications world. I had finally found my scene- The Flare.

Writing for the college newspaper never was something I wanted to do. Honestly, I hadn’t even thought about it until I signed up for classes. When I signed up for News I class I didn’t know what to expect, until I got an e-mail saying, “Time to get our first issue of The Flare out on the stands!” I thought to myself, “Oh great. I am not one to find news. I don’t want to have

to write about boring things.” The Flare turned into so much more, as I have had the opportunity to write basically whatever comes to my mind. I have had a blast writing for The Flare, going to newspaper competitions and getting close to my staff.

So thank you KC. Thanks for the friends I’ve made. But a big thanks to the teachers and staff at KC for making it feel like a second home and of course for listening to me vent!

Taylor Stewart is a communications major from Kilgore

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Yulisa ChavezKilgore freshman

“I make sure to carry my phone with me while walking across campus in case I need to call for help. “

What precautions do you take when walking across campus alone at night?

“When walking across campus I watch the people around.”

Ana RamirezKilgore freshman

Robert BryantHouston freshman

“I walk with my friends across campus late at night to be cautious.”

Kenneth Rhodes Diana sophomore

“When walking the campus late at night I usually have my cell phone close by. I also am very watchful of my surroundings.”

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KC opens eyes to new opportunities

KC lacks emergency call boxes, but with the advent of smart phones, students can contact school officials or other law enforcement agencies with the press of a button. Cell phones are also mobile, so if they need to run away from someone, they can carry the device with them and an officer can hear or see what is going on and locate them through GPS. Call boxes would require students to remain in one place and can sometimes malfunction due to harsh weather conditions. Others might also worry

about whether the college has a strong enough policy on sexual assault charges.

At the KC board meeting held in April, trustee Brian Nutt proposed an amendment to KC’s policy before the board voted on its annual renewal. Nutt proposed that the wording of the policy be amended to include that victims of sexual assault be encouraged to not only report the incident to campus authorities but to outside law enforcement as well. Board secretary J. Karol Pruett seconded this amendment and the board approved it. Ultimately, students

should strive and learn to be aware of their surroundings at all times to prevent from being in a

dangerous situation in the first place. Weapons might make students feel safer, but can also be deadly if the student is not accustomed to handling them. Taking self- defense classes is also helpful, but the defense moves need to be practiced constantly so they can be used when needed. Students should

take advantage of the assistance provided by KCPD and smart phone technology to aid in unsafe situations. And always be on the lookout for potential dangers. Just being aware could very well save your life.

OUR VIEWKCPD offers tips on campus safety

Taylor Stewart

Staff Writer

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Crawfish BoilStudents consume two tons of mudbugs during annual crawfish boil

Students sit down and dig

into 4,000 pounds of crawfish provided by Circle M, of Big

Sandy, and also catered by

ARAMARK food service.

Activities included tunes

played by DJ KC, a pull-

up competition by Marine

recruiters, a dunk tank from

the Ranger Ambassadors, and snow cones from

Charlie’s Sno-balls.

Ranger Ambassadors encourage students to dunk volunteers including, Pedro Robles, Kilgore sophomore, and assistant girls basketball Coach, Mike Brown.Tiffany Johnson / THE FLARE Tiffany Johnson / THE FLARETina Marie Reed / THE FLARE

With orange, seasoned hands, Jessica Carrington, East Mountain sophomore, prepares herself to eat a crawfish.

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Yasmine Wilson, Kilgore freshman, happily accepts her snowcone at the annual KC crawfish boil.

Students gather together to enjoy the tons of crawfish provided by Circle M.Lacey Bunn / THE FLARE