RCTC Student Newspaper
By Faith Boyum Staff Writer [email protected] PROVO, Utah – Five RCTC students attended the National Collegiate Landscape Competition, and one of them, Jeremy Garner, placed second overall. This is not an easy feat. The National Collegiate Landscaping Competition allows contestants to compete in five of 30 events, which range from running landscaping equipment to analyzing … Read more
By Lydia Hansen Managing Editor Looking for wheels? Then you’ve come to the right place. RCTC’s Automobile Mechanic program might have just the ride for you at their car sale this April. These are cars that have been repaired by the students in the program. Over the course of the semester, the students work on … Read more
By Angelina Labonne Managing Editor As the start of a new school year enters our lives and we load up our backpacks, stock up on supplies, buy our overpriced textbooks, and set our alarms, we as students will be confronted with challenges, old and new. We have been studying for tests since we were old … Read more
By Faith Boyum Staff Writer [email protected] Unlike many other American Heritage Girls, it did not take Alayna Finnan long to select her Stars & Stripes project. Equivalent to the Boy Scouts’ Eagle Scout rank, the Stars & Stripes award required Finnan, who is a student at RCTC, to plan and implement a service project that … Read more
By Lydia Hansen Managing Editor [email protected] This semester’s Student Success Day was a well-attended event, offering many sessions in the morning, afternoon, and evening to help students both old and new get a fresh start on a successful semester. With a mix of old and new sessions offered, there was quite a variety for students … Read more
By Lydia Hansen Managing Editor [email protected] Being a full-time student and working a part-time job is challenging, but Alex Zemla, RCTC student of two years, holds down two. His first is at Hyvee where he has worked for three years as a produce clerk. On average, he works 12 hours a week, mostly night shifts … Read more
By Lydia Hansen Managing Editor [email protected] Are you a high school or PSEO student planning to attend RCTC, or a current student who’ll return next fall? Are you worried about paying for tuition, books, and other school-related expenses? The RCTC Foundation offers numerous scholarships to incoming, returning and graduating students that make the path to … Read more
By Angelina Labonne Editor-in-Chief [email protected] “You should hope for courage and try for honor.” – Michael Lewis When facing a losing battle, there are many paths an individual can take. Paths of anger and resentment are options, or like this year’s recipients of the Beat The Odds scholarship, you can take the path of most … Read more
By Faith Boyum Staff Writer Holidays are approaching, and many people look forward to them with the overabundance of good food as well as the festivities. That is not the case in many parts of the world, which live in poverty. Many of these people may be wondering where their next meal is coming from. … Read more
By Kyle Parker Staff Writer [email protected] Relegated to the sad sideshow of the bars and restaurants and bowling allies, arcade cabinets have been on what could be considered life support for a very long time. With the ease of video games in the home and on the go it would not be all that unexpected … Read more