Seasons Greetings

Finals Week is underway, and I can tell students are stressed! Fortunately, MCC Shines is tonight and, hopefully, they'll have a chance to catch some holiday cheer. Also, Play On! opens this week and can offer comic relief, as well.
Our next anticipated production is the Holiday Choir Concert Dec. 10th and 11th. It is in the Centennial Park at the Academy Auditorium. Admission is free, and the performance begins at 7:30. Don't miss out!

MCC Shines

We're all hustle and bustle preparing for MCC Shines. String after string of holiday lights, it's as if they never end. Our tree is up and the outdoor lighting is nearly complete. (phew.)

Our campus will begin the holiday glow Dec. 1 at 6:30 p.m. Stop by for hot chocolate, cookies, and holiday cheer - including a visit with Santa! This year's lighting ceremony features local musical performers from the community and surrounding (Kanab and El Capitan) schools. Also, the 3rd graders from El Capitan and Masada Charter School are creating luminarias to contribute to the shiny holiday atmosphere at the event.

I love that the college does this every year because it's the only major spot for holiday lights around town. I'm looking forward to it and hope to see you all there.

(pic - Hangin' with Santa at MCC Shines 2008.)

Don't Miss Play On!

The Fall semester MCC production is Dec 2, 3 & 4 at 7:30 pm in the El Capitan Auditorium. Don't miss Play on! by Rick Abbot. Tickects are available on campus and are $4 for students and $6 for adults. Drop by or call 928 875 2799.

The disastrous results of the comical misadventures of a community theatre troupe desperately trying to perform the constantly changing play Murder Most Foul evoke hilarity.

Playwright - Rick Abbot

Director - Doug Bishop

Cast - Alex Barlow, Charles Barlow, Michelle Harker, Sienna Horsley, Alex Ivory, Kim Naylor, Sandy Naylor, Julia Timpson, and Sharon Timpson.

Registration Starts Soon!

Don't miss it - registration for Spring 2010 begins Nov. 2nd. I suggest online if you're eligible - like Diane Wilson, who has Campus Librarian Lorie Wyler bringing her up to speed on the online registration process. For registration information, call 928 875 2799 or 800 678 3992.

string of events

It seems there's no time like Fall semester for events. With all the holidays, MCC has events one right after the other. Yet, we still manage to squeeze things like classes and registration around our reveling. All the activity translates to tons of fun for the season, and the planning and preperation are taking off now. I, for one, am getting excited!

The slew of events begins the end of this month with Halloween festivities. Look for us next Friday, 10/23, at the El Capitan School October Fest and snag a treat. Susie the Witch will show you how to throw down the broomstick and sweep you up in a fun frenzy with her spookish song. Then the following week brings free fall fare (popcorn, candy, cookies, cider, etc.) for all on campus, crowned by the Masada Charter School trunk-or-treat on Saturday, 10/31. We'll have a terrificly terrifying trunk with goulish goodies for the costumed kiddies. Be sure to stop in at the college and Masada for both. We've got the treats covered, so it's up to you to have a trick up your sleeve (or under your witch or warlock hat).

Hope to see you as we kick off the season. This is only the beginning - more to come! (Check back for updates on MCC happenings.)

turning, turning - the season is turning!

Well, the Oktoberfest was fun. We had some of the county government officials visit with us, and I think they enjoyed the event. An enormous thank you to Sam Zitting and his family for providing the venue and all the extra effort they put in to make the event a hit.

The Chicken Dance was a crowd pleaser, as always, as was the German sing along led by our Foundation Chapter President, Dr. Claude T. Cawley. One of our choir classes performed, as well, and the group sounded fantastic. It was freezy, though. Burrrrr!

Now that the weather seems to have officially turned autumn, I'm getting ready to break out the fall decorations and deck out the campus. I'm inspired by the lovely colors peeping through the green all around me - gold and red leaves are falling all around. I've already decorated my home, so now the itch is full boar.

fun, fun and more fun

Well, the Centennial Park Fair was a blast. We gave away tons of freebies - MCC was all over the fair. The fair goers loved the games - Knock 'em Down and In the Cup - at our booth.

This week we're gearing up for the Foundation's Oktoberfest, Fri - Oct. 2. The Oktoberfest is always sure to be a good time. They'll be German fare, German drink, and German music. I can't wait to do the Chicken Dance with our Chicken Dancing Elmo doll! Hope to see you there :)

ever onward

Well, our 2009-2010 academic year is off to a booming start. Enrollment is soaring, and I'm loving all the energy buzzing around campus with all the newcomers and returned MCC community members. Our Fall semester is underway and going fabulously well. We've made it through Add/Drop. Everyone is settled into classes, the nursing students and faculty are enjoying the new lab, and the GED department has a big new dedicated space for class and studying.

Also, our fountain is running again, and I'm enjoying it immensely. The turn of the season is unfolding, and I'm enjoying being on such a gorgeous campus while it happens. Autumn is my favorite time of year and the hint of crispness in the air is tantalizing my senses.

I'm looking forward to our next set of projects. We'll see the revelers at the Centennial Park Fair - definitely look for us at the rodeo. Also, the Foundation Oktoberfest 2009 planning is underway. Look for your opportunity to get tickets shortly! More to come. Be good - cc