The first annual CSC Presidential Schol-

ars Night was held Wednesday, February

11th, in Warner at the LLC auditorium.

The purpose of this event was to pay trib-

ute to the students who made the Presi-

dent’s or Vice-President’s Honor Roll for

the fall 2008 semester.

The event was a success with 75 stu-

dents attending and a standing room

only crowd in the auditorium.

Mr. Gilbert Hall, CSC adjunct instructor of

economics and management and train-

ing coordinator of the Muskogee generat-

ing station for OGE Energy Corporation,

was the guest speaker for the evening.

Each student was presented a certificate

for his or her accomplishment and re-

ceived a CSC centennial t-shirt.

A short reception was held in the LLC

foyer following the program and cere-

mony.

Pictures are now available on the CSC

website homepage.

Presidential Scholars Night

March 6, 2009 Volume 79 Issue 5

Connors State College

www. connorsstate.edu

P a g e 2 V o l u m e 7 9 I s s u e 5

On February 5th Connors hosted a Senior Preview Day

for incoming freshmen to visit and view the Warner

campus and observe an average day at Connors State.

The event was a huge success. There were 133 stu-

dents in attendance not counting the numerous family

members and counselors chaperoning them. Twenty-

six high schools were represented which included one

from Arkansas. Clubs, organizations, and departments

provided information for the visiting students, and the

National Guard contributed pizza and the “Bungee

Run.”

Senior Preview Day

before my first class at 9:00 a.m. My

last class is scheduled to end at 1:15

p.m., so I use this time to study before

picking up the kids at 3 p.m. On Tues-

days and Thursdays I only have one

class, so these are “catch-up” days for

house cleaning, laundry, etc. After

picking up the kids at school, it is time

for homework—my daughter’s and

mine. I also begin dinner and do all

this while entertaining my 3 year old,

energetic son.

As a mother of two, 12 year old Tia

and 3 year old Tuares, and as student

at Connors, my life is very full.

My day starts around 6:50 a.m.,

hopefully. My daughter gets herself

together for school, but my son is a

challenge. I drop my daughter and

niece off at school and then my son

at day care. On Monday, Wednesday,

and Friday, I jump start my brain by

working out for about 30 minutes

Bedtime is no later than 10 p.m., but

only if my niece and daughter do not

have basketball games. On away game

nights, homework has to be done be-

fore bedtime which means bedtime is

later than 10 p.m. This is torture. They

are tired and I’m tired. It is a mess.

Besides being a full time mom and stu-

dent, I’m also a Mary Kay Beauty Con-

sultant and secretary for the NAACP.

This requires that I go to meetings,

sometimes out-of-town, go to seminars,

and host beauty classes.

Yes, my days are full and hectic, but I

figure that in the long run, it will all be

worth it.

By Anika Ture’

Full time CSC student in Muskogee

Sophomore, non-traditional student

Black History Month

Jimmy White, Lynnette Curry, Karla Mosely, Dr. Harold Aldridge, Spencer Nero, Alecia Walker, and Sue Floyd

In recognition of Black History Month, Dr. Harold C. Aldridge

spoke at a special presentation on February 24th. Dr.

Aldridge was not only a professor at NSU from 1970 to 1997,

but he also is a blues musician and real live cowboy. He

graduated from Taft High School and was named one of the

first black All-State basketball players.

and was selected from nomina-

tions from other higher educa-

tion institutions for the Great

Plains Region.

Nominations for the award were

considered based on innovation,

program success, and adaptabil-

ity to other programs. Jan

Cowan is the program coordina-

CSC’s Child Development Program

recently was honored by being

awarded the “Exceptional Program

Award for Credit” by the Association

of Continuing High Education during

the Annual Regional Conference

which was held February 12th and

13th in Norman. The award was

given for the Peer Coaching Program

HOMECOMING 2009

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The 2009 CSC homecoming coronation was

held during half time of the men’s basketball

game on February 9th. Crowned homecoming

king and queen were Spencer Nero, Renties-

ville, and Kayla Ford, Denton, Texas. Crown

bearer was Michael Morgan Carlton and flower

girl was Jaicee June Lester. Taylor Lang, Bea-

trice, NE, and Chelsey Roth, Kellyville, were first

runners-up, and Craig George, Muskogee, and

Katrina Crank, Eufaula were second runners-

up.

Higher Ed Day

V o l u m e 7 9 I s s u e 5

tor, and Kimberly Phillips is the

instructor.

CSC’s Child Development Program

serves individuals who are inter-

ested or who are currently teach-

ing young children.

Ms. Cowan was also recently

named “Most Creative Teacher”

by the academic division chairs.

The President’s Leadership Class, along with Laura

Hazen and Dr. Nero, recently attended Higher Edu-

cation Day in Oklahoma City.

This is a day when students and educators meet

with legislators to discuss the needs of higher edu-

cation.

Congratulations—Child Development Program!

Volume 79 Issue 5 Collegian staff:

Connors state College Gabby araujo

Muskogee/warner Zachary Ehlers

Www.connorsstate.edu Anika ture’

Advisor: Sharon Hendrix

plish their main goal of winning each

game, one by one. The team de-

fense was “suspect at first, but is

coming back,” says Carbone. The

Cowgirls’ bats have “woken up,”

states the coach, hitting a total of 14

home runs in only 9 games.

The Cowgirls are making great

strides in improving as a team.

When conference play begins on

March 3rd at Northern, they will be

heading on their road to Regionals

with the best team possible.

Softball roster for 2009:

Keely Carbell, Kayla Ford, Lindsey

Trealoar, Kylie Morton, Tasha Dale,

Brooke Barnett, Samantha Swanda,

Gabby Araujo, Sarah Raunikar, Racie

Jackson, Alexandria Orf, Tara Todd,

Rebecca Bargsten, Lainey Robert-

son, Sarah Harvey, Kelsey Campbell,

It is officially spring and softball sea-

son has begun. The CSC softball team,

coached by Rick Carbone and Abner

Miller, has started the season with

tournaments in Fort Worth, Temple,

and Tulsa.

There are 6 returning sophomores to

the team and 12 freshmen making a

very young team but all together bring-

ing great batting averages and quick

defensive abilities. Carbone feels that

the team has “the opportunity to be a

very good ball club” this year and that

there is “no reason to not be in the

finals, and with some luck, back in the

World Series.”

The season began somewhat “rocky”

with some tough losses. The Cowgirls,

however, discovered what they

needed to work on, and the losses also

brought the team together to accom-

Lacie McCoy, and Dana Armstrong.

Schedule:

3-09 @Northern 2:00/4:00

3-10 @Rose State 2:00/4:00

3-11 @Eastern 12:00/4:00

3-14/15 Carl Albert 2:00/4:00

3-25 @Crowder 2:00/4:00

3-26 @Eastern 2:00/4:00

3-28 @NEO A&M 2:00/4:00

3-30 Murray State 2:00/4:00

3-31 Northern 2:00/4:00

4-02 Rose State 2:00/4:00

4-07 @Carl Albert 2:00/4:00

4-10 Western 4:00/6:00

4-11 Western 12:00/2:00

4-14 @Seminole 2:00/4:00

4-17 Seminole Tournament

4-21 NEO A&M 5:00/7:00

4-25 Eastern 2:00/4:00

5-01/02 Regional Tournament

5-14/17 National Tournament