Student Recognition

Hey look! It's Libbey Steed and her mom, Leslie Venuti, all smiles at the Student Recogniton Luncheon on Tuesday. Teresa K. Cawely gave Libby an award for her efforts in math. It was awesome to see all the students being awarded. Especially stellar were Chris Cox (SGA Pres), BillyLeBaron, and Sandra LaCorti.

Hopefully, everyone has stopped by to see the student art show that started Tuesday (as part of MCC Discovery), as well. There's lots going on as the semester winds down; Be sure to pay attention so you don't miss anything. Like Once Upon a Mattress starting tonight :) C ya around.

Once Upon a Mattress

It's time for the MCC Spring Muscial! This year it's Once Upon a Mattress. Once Upon a Mattress delighted audiences on Broadway and is sure to tickle your funny bone. The performance runs Apr. 28-30 at the El Capitan School auditorium in Colorado City, 255 N Cottonwood St, beginning at 7:30 p.m. each evening.
If you thought you knew the story of "The Princess and The Pea," you may be in for a walloping surprise! Carried on a wave of wonderful songs, by turns hilarious and raucous, romantic and melodic, this rollicking spin on the familiar classic of royal courtship and comeuppance provides for some side-splitting shenanigans. Chances are you'll never look at fairy tales quite the same way again.
Doug Bishop co-directs the production with musical director Dr. Ken Peterson, who is also a professor at Dixie State College. Cast members include Max Horsley as the Minstrel, Elizabeth Timpson as Lady Larken, Artemisia Hammon as Queen Aggravain, David Timpson as Prince Dauntless, Ianthus Hammon as King Sextimus and Lucas Hammon as Sir Harry. (That's (L-R)David, Ianthus, Max, and Lucas pictured above in rehearsal.)
Tickets are $5 for students and $6 for adults and can be purchased at the door or by calling MCC at (8oo) 678-3992. Hope to see you there!

Donor Luncheon

We were pleased to have Dr. Klaas visit the North Campus this week. Tuesday morning he attended our Foundation meeting and later the Foundation Donor Luncheon held at Merry Wives Cafe. I was fortunate to be able to attend this year (shooting pix!). I think this is a great event. It's good for the scholarship recipients to have a chance to meet the people that help make the funds available to them to advance their education. I got to visit with Sandra La Corti (that's her between Carolyn and Dr. Klaas with Karin McEwan), who is graduating this year, about her future plans. I always like to touch base with students, esp since I am still a student myself. It's neat to hear about their plans. Sandra is planning to transfer to SUU and may move to Cedar City.

Congrats, Leslie!

1st place winner Leslie Hammon (in the yellow) embraces 2nd place winner Vincent Bradshaw after they crossed the finish line this morning at the first MCC 5K Run/Walk organized by SGA. It was down right freezy but that didn't put a damper on the runners. SGA Pres Chris Cox started the 5K at 7 on-the-dot at the MCC Studio. It was fun to see the community participation. Young and old turned out for the event; There 73 registrants. Especially fun was seeing the kids sporting their MCC 5K t-shirts. 2 prizes were awarded to the 1st and 2nd place youth. Grand prize winner (raised the most $) was Laura Ross (Chris's very own sis), who brought in $700 alone. 3rd place went to Hyrum Williams. Way to go, girl! Looks like SGA will be getting students that outdoor dining furniture, so they can thoroughly enjoy eating out on the plaza between classes. This initial event was a success and the hope is to establish it. A big thanks to all the sponsors: Backstreet Design and Apparel, Emerald City Smoothies, Omnipure, Cafe Rio, Coral Cliffs Cinema, Southwest Nursery, Sacred Ground Healing Center, Laura's Beauty Supply and Salon, Merry Wives, Garden Gate, Barista's, St George Running Center, Ted and Allen's, Classic Sports, Road Runner Automotive, Zion Adventure Company, Holistic Massage Therapy. Thanks also to SGA and all those community members for making this event such a good time for all!