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With 47 concurrent high school graduates, and 400 grads in all, SCCC has a lot to celebrate

SAINTS PERSPECTIVE, SCCC President Brad Bennett

The excitement of graduation is everywhere in the Seward County Community College service area this spring. I felt it last week when I attended the Ulysses Chamber of Commerce Coffee. This was the fourth time I attended the event, and it was pretty incredible.

Fifteen students from Ulysses High School were honored for completing associate degrees with SCCC while also completing their high school studies. This is an incredible accomplishment, and families and friends showed up to support their students: the coffee had 150 in attendance.

Messiah: death is not the end

MY PERSPECTIVE, Gary Damron

Since last November, we've focused on the life of Jesus the Messiah. This week we'll explore a little about the meaning of death, both for Jesus and for all who have lived since.

My wife and I met this week with a funeral home director and the young owner of a monument shop. We came away with plans for burial plots and a grave marker, with the intention of making things easier for our kids when we die. Traditionally, there's a funeral service and then a burial, and I've sometimes noticed that whatever comfort and encouragement came during the service may be dimmed at the grave. So, though I won't be around, I'm proposing that my body be buried before a service - with a focus on worship - and then time for a meal and fellowship afterward.

Less is more

GUEST COLUMN, Bill Faflick, Kansas State High School Activities Association Executive Director

When students are involved in education-based activities, they are better. We all know the connection with peers, with coaches and sponsors, and to the community support their academic success as well as their physical health and mental wellness. However, can some students take it too far and be doing too much?

Earlier in April, I listened intently to the doctors, athletic trainers, school nurses and school leaders serving on the KSHSAA Sports Medicine Academy as they talked about a significant concern becoming more prevalent in their work with students. That topic is burnout. While the discussion was focused on supporting the many students who experience overuse injury, it also included students who have lost the love of the game. It was reported:

The power of commitment

GUEST COLUMN, Jackie Mundt, Kansas Farm Bureau

A few weeks ago, I hit a milestone that seems silly but gave me a huge sense of accomplishment. I reached my goal of closing all three of my fitness rings on my watch for 365 days in a row.

Closing the rings on my watch requires standing at least one minute per hour for 12 hours a day, moving enough to burn 350 calories and exercising for at least 30 minutes a day. None of those activities are very difficult. Even together they are not that impressive. This accomplishment was about consistency. Doing any activity every single day for a year takes determination and persistence.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR, Reita Isaacs, Liberal

“I’m late, I’m late, I’m late for a very important date!”

Remember this cute little ditty from our past, even if we can’t place exactly where it occurred? Most people from the younger generations won’t have the foggiest of what I’m talking about, but Siri or some other device might help, if they’re interested. I honestly find even the cellphone too challenging for more than answering it when I’m doing something else with it at the time. Aggravating to my family and friends.

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Opinion

With 47 concurrent high school graduates, and 400 grads in all, SCCC has a lot to celebrate

SAINTS PERSPECTIVE, SCCC President Brad Bennett

Messiah: death is not the end

MY PERSPECTIVE, Gary Damron

Less is more

GUEST COLUMN, Bill Faflick, Kansas State High School Activities Association Executive Director

The power of commitment

GUEST COLUMN, Jackie Mundt, Kansas Farm Bureau

Our leaders should be protecting U.S. citizens

LETTER TO THE EDITOR, Reita Isaacs, Liberal

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