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Vol. 61 Issue 7

Ready Fredi? DLS Speaker talks STEM

By Tabitha Barr Editor in Chief

Teachers usually don’t get the recognition they deserve. But Fredi Lajvardi became such an important role model to his students and the world, that his life experiences was turned into a movie.

He “has engaged, motivated and challenged the students by making science fun,” said head of Hutchinson Community College’s natural science, social science and mathematics department, Tricia Paramore.

Not to mention George Lopez played him in the movie.

For the last 2019 installment of the Dillon Lecture Series, Lajvardi came and spoke to HutchCC students and the community about the life-changing effect teachers can have on students’ lives.

Lajvardi was a science teacher at Carl Hayden Community High School in Phoenix, which was a school known for its majority Hispanic population and the low-poverty income that students

come from. It was the classic “troubled kids” school that usually got a bad name. But Lajvardi saw more than that in his students and focused his attention on challenging them to unthink of the word failure.

“We’ve

proven time and time again, it’s not where you come from or who you are, it’s what you want.

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He started an after-school program that focused on science. The students were exposed to field trips, which led to them building an electric car for a race they never planned. The success that the race brought got Laj-

vardi thinking of how to broaden the program so more students would be interested. This sparked the idea to bring in a robotics team and try their luck at competitions.

Lajvardi gathered a group of students, Cristian Arcega, Lorenzo Santillan, Luis Aranda, and Oscar Vasquez, to create a robot to be entered in a national competition against M.I.T. and many other top leading universities.

The movie “Spare Parts” documents their journey through this competition as they faced challenges through problem solving. They knew their chances, but they were willing to put all they had into it.

“We learn the most when we fail,” Lajvardi said. They weren’t scared to compete against these elite schools because they were supposed to just be a high school in a college division.

For the judging of the competition, they had three deciding areas - the underwater test, the technical report and an oral presentation. The underwater division came first and only three schools were able to accomplish more than one task, Carl Hayden High being one of them. The second part was the oral presentation based on the technical report they sent in weeks prior. They were the only school that didn’t bring in a powerpoint presentation because according to Arcega, “powerpoints are for people who don’t have anything to say.”

With that being said, came the awards ceremony. Carl Hayden

Photos by KJ Ryan/Collegian Dillon Lecture Series speaker Fredi Lajvardi during his press conference before the full presentation at the Sports Arena.

High School was first awarded the judge’s award, but they also ended up winning first in the entire competition.

A high school that was seen as below average was able to beat out top universities including the acclaimed M.I.T. Their story sat for months, only congratulated by the school until a news reporter finally saw the story for what it was worth. With the help of that exposure, the triumphant story made

its way around the world through news outlets, and then onto film. Three different films, including two documentaries, were made showing the success stories of Carl Hayden’s robotics team.

Through this experience, Lajvardi has learned so much more than he ever thought. After retirement, he started an all women’s robotics team that won third place their first time entering the contest.

“We’ve proven time

and time again, it’s not where you come from or who you are, it’s what you want,” Lajvardi said.

Lajvardi sparks student’s creativity and drive to push them further than they think that can.

“If life doesn’t give you a dream, build one,” he said.

Lajvardi wanted to be an influential teacher that changes students’ lives for the better, and he did so by believing in them and never giving up on them.

Gabriel William MacArdle Tash (Ridghaus) | 2001 - 2019 | ByLaci Sutton Staff Writer

Hutchinson Community College student Gabriel William MacArdle Tash (Ridghaus) died Oct. 28.

Gabe was born on

August 22, 2001 to Ridghaus and Joan (Specht) Tash. Ridghaus is a HutchCC instructor, teaching media production classes.

A Hutchinson High School graduate, Gabe studied pre-engineering at Hutchinson Community College.

Gabe enjoyed putting together metal models,

Upcoming events

Nov. 8 — Swing On By Concert - Sonance and Jazz Lab Band at B.J. Warner Recital Hall 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Nov. 9 — Cross Country at NJCAA Championships, Albuquerque, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Nov. 9 — Hutch Classic 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Sports Arena Nov. 10 — Volleyball at Seward County noon - 2 p.m.

Nov. 12 — Town Hall with State Rep. Paul Waggoner 7 p.m.

Justice Theatre

rock climbing, and photography, among many other hobbies.

Gabe is survived by his parents, Ridghaus and Joan; siblings: Drew, Ethan, Aelora, Rhys, and Zach Chadwick; grandparents: Barbara, Alyce Jean; and other loving family.

Ridghaus is a media communications in-

structor at HutchCC. A celebration of life was held at Stringer Fine Arts center on Sunday, November 3, 2019 from 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Memorials may be given to the HutchCC Endowment, and can be sent in care of Hutchinson Funeral Chapel, 300 E. 30th Ave. Hutchinson, KS 67502.

The happenings around campus

Blue Dragons weekend forecast

Friday — High: 51 Low: 33 Saturday — High: 68 Low: 40 Sunday — High: 64 Low: 28

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Inside Scoop

Opinion: Page 2 - Aaron Strain writes about the Lego society we live in Campus: Page 3 - Early freezing tempuratures changing students’ routine Campus: Page 4 - New officiating club brings more oppritunies for sports lovers

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The Hutchinson Collegian

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It is created by the Newspaper Production class each week during the academic year, except for when school is not in session, or during final exams. Copies may be found on campus Friday mornings, or in Shears Technology Center, room 207.

Our newspaper is printed by The Hutchinson News.

Staff

Editor In Chief Tabitha Barr Campus editor Jared Shuff Opinion page editor Emily Fehrman Sports editors Adam Kolb and Bailey Pennycuff Digital Content Coordinator Cody Schroeder Social Media Coordinator Shealynn Hubbs Online Content Editor Bailey Young Online Web Master Aaron Strain Editorial cartoonist Kristin Anguiano Staff members Samarah Bailey, Emily Branson, Jake Brown, Rachel Lyons, Bre Rogers, KJ Ryan, Caleb Spencer, Laci Sutton Adviser Brad Hallier

Growth is human

Go Go Juice

Our view Sometimes good things just fall apart and we can’t fix them, no matter how much we care about them. Any type of relationships is hard; you never know what the other is thinking or how they’re feeling.

Either both of you are at least somewhat decent at communication or you’re both on a different page at all times.

Outgrowing the people, you’ve come to know and love is always hard. It seems like you’re throwing something so special off the side of a cliff just to watch it shatter into a million pieces.

The last thing you want to do is feel like you’ve tossed someone to the side or worse, feel like YOU’VE been tossed away. But sometimes you can’t live the life you need to when someone is there constantly belittling the new friends you’ve made, the new relationships you’ve formed, or even your own attributes.

Jealousy is a dangerous thing, and you need to make sure that any decisions you make about moving on from

Letters to the editor

something is if it’s out of jealousy or if you actually have a reason to be upset and taking it out on said person.

It’s okay to outgrow relationships, friendships, and situations that aren’t beneficial to your growth as a person.

People change. Things change. There’s nothing negative about evolving. It’s okay

to progress gracefully into the next chapter of your life.

The more you resist the change, the more problems you’ll experience. You can’t force people to grow. You can’t expect everyone to evolve with you.

Don’t lose your energy trying to improve others who don’t want to grow as a person. It’s

not your responsibility, they will grow when they are ready.

Sometimes, the old connections expect you to remain the same, because it’s comfortable.

When you start to change, it challenges the dynamic of that connection. If you don’t grow together, you’ll grow apart.

And that’s where sometimes good things just fall apart.

Sincerity is Scary

The Hutchinson Collegian welcomes letters to the editor.

Letters must include the author’s signature, address and phone number.

The Collegian reserves the right to edit letters for style, legality and length. Letters may not exceed 300 words. Send letters to hallierb@hutchcc.edu.

Remember when your dad built a Lego set for you after you refused to read the instructions and made it the wrong way several times? And how a few moments later, you thought it seemed boring and fake, deconstructed it, and scattered the pieces on the floor for your mom to step on?

Congratulations. You discovered postmodernism.

On the web Postmodernism is a thought Visit our web site movement in philosophy, an art at www. hutchcollegian. that critiques the ideas of objeccom tive reality, human nature, and Our e-edition can be viewed at grand narratives through skeptiwww.issuu.com cism, irony, and self-referentialSocial media ity.

Postmodernism asks, for examFacebook: The Collegian ple: Hutchinson ComWhat makes the Lego Group munity College Twitter: @HCC_ experts on correctly building Collegian the Millennium Falcon? Should Instagram: the_ we accept their opinion? Why hutchinson_ collegian are there official Minecraft SnapChat: Lego sets when the game is hutch_collegian based on building anything you Nonwant with self-collected rediscrimination sources? statement Can the rest of this column be Hutchinson about Lego instead of abstract Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, age, military status, sexual orientation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law, or by college policy. The following person has been designated to monitor compliance and handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies (www.hutchcc. edu/equity): Jake Gunden, Coordinator of Equity & Compliance 1300 N. Plum Hutchinson, KS 67501 (620) 665-3500 equity@hutchcc. edu

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philosophical concepts? costs of living, and a gig econoAlienation from political and my. As the saying goes, you can’t economic institutions causes us pull yourself up by your bootto think this way about broader straps if you can’t afford a pair of society. boots.

The defunding of social serWe feel lonelier than ever, even vices, deregulation of industry, with the internet revolutionizing and relaxing of taxes the way we connect. on the wealthy have The way our genercaused grave sociation feels any sense etal ills and disilluof connection in this sionment with the hyper-individualized system. world is by being ironWealth and inically removed from it. come inequality rise Deep-fried surrealist at unprecedented memes and sad tweets rates. Wages have are our coping methods remained stagnant for depression. while worker proWhy have a family ductivity soars. The when we are always on Aaron Strain the move, vying for a CEO of Amazon makes three times crap job that we will the annual median income of keep for a shorter time than the US workers in one minute. The last? If life on earth as we know wealthiest 400 American families it may not exist in a generation, pay less in taxes than the middle what’s the point? class.

We’re so tired of explaining our Younger generations have felt generation’s struggle to those who the brunt of these upsets. call us “the snowflake generation” Our hard work and rugged that all we have left to say is “OK individualism is rewarded with boomer.” student loan debt, skyrocketing

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Postmodernism leaves us in this ironically removed field, where we simply chuckle at the insanity and hypocrisy of our world and do absolutely nothing about it.

Like scattering the 7,541 bricks of the Millennium Falcon across the floor, irony and skepticism exposes and deconstructs, but doesn’t solve anything – it just creates a hazard on the basement floor.

We don’t have to live this way.

Sincerely facing the world is indeed scary, but we must work to fix the deformity our irony has unveiled. It’s time to pick up the pieces and build a new society for all of us.

Aaron Strain is a Hutchinson sophomore studying Journalism

This Trump merchandise is not Fake News Spooky season has come to an end, and unfortunately, I only got to watch snippets of my beloved Halloween movie, “Hocus Pocus.”

However, President Donald J. Trump made up for it by immersing himself in the season and timelessness of the movie with new merchandise.

Now, aside from Trump’s famous Make America Great Again (MAGA) hat, Barack Obama also sold merchandise from cat collars, to shot glasses and, of course, t-shirts with his “Yes We Can” slogan printed on them.

Michelle Obama, though not a presidential candidate also has her own merchandise

featuring her book, status, and advertisements for the new last name, “Becoming Michelle merchandise, I thought it was Obama.” fake news, but no. Trump has Long story short, famous actually featured a limited edipeople know how tion “Hocus Pocus” to maximize their themed flag and profits and name. t-shirt on his official We all know Trump campaign website. always been a busiThe new merchannessman, so it only dise features the facmakes sense that he es of “Shifty Schiff” would find a way to (Adam Schiff), maximize his profits “Nervous Nancy” on the “witch hunt” (Nancy Pelosi), and happening right “Democrat Hack Bailey Young Jerry” (Jerry Nadler) now, also known as impeachment proon the bodies of the ceedings because of his telethree witch sisters from “Hocus phone-call transcript with the Pocus,” along with Trump’s faleader of Ukraine. mous slogan, “Stop the WitchAt first, when I saw the Hunt” in bold lettering above.

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Below the faces of Trump’s opposers, he can be seen flying over Washington monuments with an American flag in his hand. The t-shirt is sold for $30 and the flag goes for $24.

Even though spooky season is over for most people, Adam Schiff, Nancy Pelosi, and Jerry Nadler, along with the rest of Trump’s opposers, (*cough cough* AOC) will be having nightmares for years to come, and those who have the merchandise will remember the most underappreciated president in America’s history.

Bailey Young is a Sedgwick freshman studying Education

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Inclement weather inbound

By Caleb Spencer Staff Writer

from Andale about the recent bizarre weather.

Neville isn’t the only The weather as of one who feels this way late has decided to you can find plenty of fluctuate heavily, hitting pleasant highs and people having similar feelings online with teeth-clattering lows.

As of Wednesday, the ease, and with Sunforecast from Saturday day’s forecast having a high of 61 degrees and to Monday drops 35 a low of 24 degrees, degrees, from a high of 71 degrees to 36 de- it will be a problem grees in that short span for students with early morning classes but of time, according to The Weather Channel. finish their day in the These extreme shifts afternoon.

“I’ve had to start in weather have made waking up 30 minsome Hutchinson utes early to let my Community College car warm up before I students frustrated, leave,” said freshman particularly those not accustomed to the wild Trevor Martin from Andale about his daily Kansas weather. commute to HutchCC. “I’ll have to wear a This problem only big coat to class in the increases in severity morning, but if I’m in for students that have anything heavier than farther and farther a jacket in the aftercommutes to class, and noon I’ll melt,” said the extended forecast freshman Bart Neville

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scored a career-high 21 points - her first time to score at least 20 points in a game. She also earned five rebounds, five assists and five steals.

In 38 career games, Ogle has achieved 100 steals for her career.

Out of the entire first quarter, the Ichabods scored only one point. It’s safe to say Hutch’s defense was intense.

The Ichabods committed 27 turnovers.

The Blue Dragon offense started a bit slowly, but shot 47.6 percent the rest of the night. Hutchinson led 11-1 after one quarter and 25-12 at halftime, but opened up the game in the third quarter leading 23-9. Hutch shot 60 percent (9 of 15) within the third period.

This Friday and Saturday, Hutchinson will host Western Nebraska and NEO in the Blue Dragon Classic at the Sports Arena.

Men’s basketball - The No. 10 Blue

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“Anybody can join,” Pinkall said. “You don’t have to have any experience, you just have to have the drive to want to be an official. That’s the whole purpose of the group, to get more people involved and understand that officiating isn’t bad.”

“We help students find games in whatever sport they may be looking for: football, volleyball, basketball, baseball, softball,

Dragons won both of their games in the Seward County/Pizza Hut Classic Friday and Saturday in Liberal.

Freshman guard Josh Baker dropped 25 points in about 28 minutes to lead the Blue Dragons against the Midland Chaps 79-59 on Saturday.

Baker hit 7 of 9 total shots, going 4 of 5 from 3-point range and 7 of 8 free throws.

He also had 13 points in Friday’s game against Eastern Oklahoma State, where the Blue Dragons won and are now 2-0 to kick-off their season.

For the second game in a row, Hutch shot better than 50 percent, shooting 51.1 percent.

The difference between Friday’s and Saturday’s performances was the amount of Hutch turnovers. The Blue Dragons had 29 turnovers against Eastern Oklahoma State and only 13 against Midland.

Hutchinson will face Murray State and Labette this Friday and Saturday at the Sports Arena in the Blue Dragon Classic.

etc,” Shanline said. “If we do not know how to work a certain sport, then we will find officials in the area to come in (and) teach that sport.”

Shanline said that while this club was officially founded Oct. 22, meetings will begin once more members join.

For anyone interested in joining the club, they can contact Pinkall at pinkallr@hutchcc.edu or by calling him at 620672-1799.

They can also contact Shanline at zps1002@

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currently does not call for a sudden break from the early-morning cold anytime soon.

This weekend hosts the highest temperatures of the entire month of November, but Science Magazine reported that most weather forecasts are only accurate through the next 10 days, so there’s hope yet that warmer weather may come soon.

Enjoying the cool highs can be difficult considering the freezing cold temperatures that Kansas can throw together on the same day, but this isn’t a new challenge to most Kansans. This week’s annoyances will become next week’s norm, as it always seems to do with Kansas winters.

Photo by Nathan Addis/HutchCC Sports Information Hutchinson Community College’s Abby Ogle (2) brings the ball down the floor during the Blue Dragons’ season-opening victory against the Washburn JV.

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dragons.hutchcc.edu or at 620-388-3023. The scan on the posters around campus does not work so make sure and contact either Pinkall or Shanline personally for further information.

Qualified officials are always needed in sports both local and national.

Starting this new officiating club at HutchCC is the beginning of the movement Shanline and other hopeful officials are looking to start by getting young people interested in the world of officiating.

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New Biology Club brings life to campus

By Emily Branson Staff Writer

For college students, it can be difficult to find extracurricular activities that are both fun and beneficial to their major.

Some clubs give little room for creative thinking or exploration, but the Hutchinson Community College Biology Club is a way for students to get out and about, learn about the world, meet new people, and build relationships.

The student-led biology club is looking to gain a few more members to the club this school year. The club is sponsored by Mark Nolen and Ken Gaeddert, both Professors of Biology at HutchCC. “There had been a biology club years ago,” Nolen said. “Since I have been teaching here, there had been no sponsors for it. We eventually restarted the club.”

While the main focus of the club is on biology, there are opportunities to explore various science-related topics.

“It’s not necessarily just biology students,” Nolen said. “We are

Photos by KJ Ryan/Collegian Mark Nolen discusses the new Biology Club, explaining what it is and why people should join the club.

trying to get anyone that is interested in biology.”

The club partakes in plenty of different activities, including visits to zoos, nature centers, and museums. However, Nolen encourages the students to come up with their own ideas in regards to the activities and trips for the club.

“It’s a student-led group,” Nolen said.

“Rather than me telling them what to do, I want them to have fun and just do stuff biology-related. We want the students to take it in whatever direction they want to.”

A possible activity for the club would include

inviting speakers from a science field to discuss research with the students and give insight into their career field.

“We call it the Biology Club right now but it doesn’t have to be just biology,” Nolen said. “It’s just a good way to get involved, make a club your own, and do what you’re interested in doing related to science.”

Nolen’s love for biology, he wants students to have one take away which is that “Biology is something that you can go out and see. It is all around you.”

The club meets every two weeks, on Thursday evening at 5 p.m.

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Volleyball advances in Region 6 Tournament

By Bailey Pennycuff Co-Sports Editor

The Region 6 Tournament was successful for the fourth-seeded Hutchinson Community College volleyball team on Tuesday.

The Blue Dragons faced Butler, yet again, and they battled for four sets. Although Hutch won three of the four sets, they trailed the Grizzlies in each set by at least four points.

The first time the Blue Dragons played Butler this season, they lost in three sets. Then, their second outing, Hutch beat them in three sets.

Tuesday was the tie-settling match for the Blue Dragons and the Grizzlies.

With a total of 26 kills from freshmen outside hitters Camila Espejo and Katelyn Elstun, they led the team to defeat Butler 2521, 19-25, 25-20, 25-20.

Espejo hit .344 with 13 kills out of 29 swings with three errors. Elstun hit .179 with 13 kills. Additionally, Jenna Thorne earned 11 kills hitting .429 with six block assists and two aces.

Hutchinson will now go on to face top-seeded Seward County noon Sunday, Nov. 10 in Liberal.

Golf - The Hutchinson Community College golf team placed fifth at the NJCAA National Preview on on Friday in Odessa, Texas.

The tournament began on Thursday, and the team shot a 292 - just three off the lead. The Blue Dragons then improved by two strokes on Friday. However, other teams also made improvements throughout the tournament.

Ranger College ran away with the lead and won the Preview with a 16-shot margin. Both No. 1 and No. 2 overall placers were from Ranger.

Freshman Tradgon McCrae was the leading golfer for the Blue Dragons on Friday, placing in a three-way tie for 14th. He shot a 1-over 145.

Sophomore Charlie Crockett placed 17th (another three-way tie) by shooting a 147.

Sophomore Peyton Austin

Photo by Bre Rogers/Collegian Freshman volleyball player Myracle Lettries (2) sets the ball as sophomore Eboni Sapien (4) and freshman Jenna Thorne (1) back her up. The Hutchinson Community College volleyball team would go on to defeat Butler in four sets in the Region 6 Tournament.

earned his first under-par round with a 71 on Friday. He shot a 76 on Thursday to score 147 total and finished tied for 20th (six-way tie).

Out of the five tournaments they competed in during the fall, the Blue Dragons earned two team championships. In only one of their tournaments did they not place at least in the top five.

The Blue Dragons will begin playing again in March.

Football - On Saturday, No. 5 Garden City defeated No. 4 Hutchinson in Garden City.

Throughout the game, five lead changes occurred and three happened in the fourth quarter.

Garden City scored its first

10 points within 1 minute, 29 seconds in the second quarter with a field goal, followed by a 17-yard touchdown.

The Blue Dragons regained the lead deep into the second quarter with a 1-yard touchdown, made possible by sophomore running back Erin Collins’ 40-yard drive.

This game has been HutchCC’s lowest yardage game of the season with only 179 yards (29 passing, 150 rushing).

Fourteen of Garden City’s points came from three Blue Dragon turnovers.

The exhilarating game ended with a Broncbuster 40-yard field goal with 14 seconds left.

Both Hutchinson and Garden

City are now 8-2 overall. The Blue Dragons dropped to No. 6 in the NJCAA football rankings and complete their Jayhawk Conference season at 5-2.

The Broncbusters rose to No. 3. and is a half-game behind first-place Independence, which moved up after Fort Scott had to forfeit all six wins on Tuesday.

Womens’ basketball - The Blue Dragons beat the Washburn University junior varsity 65-34 to start their 2019-2020 season Saturday at the Sports Arena.

This was Hutch’s 19th-consecutive season-opening win.

Sophomore guard Abby Ogle See Sports, Page 3

Athlete of the week

(Oct. 27-Nov. 2) Tradgon McCrae, Golf The week: McCrae led the Blue Dragons at the NJCAA national preview in Odessa, Texas. He had a McCrae steady two rounds, where he first shot an evenpar 72, and then followed that with a 1-over-par 73.

That was good enough to be the Blue Dragons’ lowest score (145) as he finished in a tie for 14th place.

His second round featured a steady 14 pars and two birdies. That performance helped the Blue Dragons finish fifth, but just two strokes out of second place.

The season: McCrae, a freshman and Plainville native, has shown steady improvement. He had a fifth-place finish at the KCK Fall Classic, and he was 30th at the Virginia McCoy Fall Invite in Parkville, Mo. McCrae has played in four tournaments so far this season for the Blue Dragons.

Official opportunities arise for HutchCC students

By Sam Bailey Staff Writer

In the world of sports, officiating is often the last thing people think to glorify and the first thing people tend to blame.

One club at Hutchinson Community College is looking to change this outlook and bring more people into the art of officiating.

“The officiating club is to provide a place for a group for students to be a part of, and build, their basic officiating knowledge as far as rules go, (the) mechanics of the game, and how to officiate,” said the club’s sponsor, HutchCC biology instructor and experienced official himself, Ryan Pinkall.

He continued by saying the club will also provide contacts and mentors in the area

so members of the club can begin officiating and know who to contact in the officiating world. Another goal is to provide the students with gear.

It can be fairly expensive to begin and a lot of people don’t know where to start.

The gear provided to members of the HutchCC Officiating Club will include shirts, pants and any other equipment needed to officiate whatever sport that members are interested in.

One of the founders of the club, Pratt freshman Zachary Shanline, has been a KSHSAA registered official in baseball, basketball, and football for the past three years. He has officiated varsity high school football for the past two years and has also gained experience officiating multiple other athletic events.

When asked what his goals were for the club, Shanline responded by saying, “In the future, I would love for this club to gain more members that are interested in officiating and train high-quality officials that are able to get registered with KSHSAA. “One aspect of the club that we really like is that you are able to progress as fast as you want. If someone wants to join and work third- and fourthgrade basketball, they are more than welcome, while if another person wants to work up to maybe some high school varsity games, we will give them the contacts and resources necessary to do that.”

This club is open to all people with the interest of officiating any sport.

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Photo by Kendall Shaw/Courtesy photo Collegian adviser Brad Hallier, a soccer referee, is notorious for handing out cards during high school soccer games, such as this game at McPherson High School. Hutchinson Community College is trying to get students involved in officiating for the community.

Blue Dragon sports schedules, results. All home games, events in caps.

Basketball, men Non-conference

Nov. 1, vs. Eastern Oklahoma St., at Liberal, W 93-74 Nov. 2, vs. Midland at Liberal, W 79-59 Nov 8, MURRAY ST., 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 9, LABETTE, 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 11, NE OKLAHOMA A&M, 7 p.m.

Nov. 15, vs. Monroe, at Great Bend, 3 p.m.

Nov. 16, vs.Iowa Western at Great Bend, 3 p.m.

Nov. 19, HESSTON, 7 p.m.

Basketball, women Non-conference

Nov. 2, WASHBURN JV, W 65-34

Nov. 8, WESTERN NEBRASKA, 5:30 p.m.

Nov. 9, NE OKLAHOMA A&M, 5:30 p.m.

Nov. 12, HESSTON, 6 p.m.

Nov. 15, vs. Labette at Great Bend, 1 p.m.

Nov. 16, vs. Jefferson, Mo., at Great Bend, 1:30 p.m.

Nov. 21, vs. New Mexico JC at Council Bluffs, Iowa, 5 p.m.

Nov. 23, at Iowa Western, 5 p.m.

Cross country

Nov. 9, at NJCAA Championships

Football

Aug, 22, at Ellsworth, W 41-16

Aug. 31, INDEPENDENCE, W 31-21 Sept. 7, at Iowa Western, W 34-27 Sept. 14, at Fort Scott, W 27-7 Sept. 28, BUTLER, W 35-27 Oct. 5, at Highland, L 29-27 Oct. 12, COFFEYVILLE, W 49-7 Oct. 19, DODGE CITY, W 85-3 Oct. 24, RPA, W 89-0 Nov. 2, at Garden City, L 20-19 Nov. 9, at Iowa Central, noon

Volleyball

Aug. 23, vs. Pima, L 3-0 Aug. 23, at New Mexico Military, L 3-1 Aug. 24, vs. South Mountain, W 3-1 Aug. 24, vs. Odessa, L 3-1

Aug. 30, DODGE CITY, W 3-0 Sept. 2, GARDEN CITY, W 3-0 Sept. 7, SEWARD COUNTY, L 3-0 Sept. 11, at Pratt, W 3-2 Sept. 16, BARTON, L 3-2 Sept. 18, at Colby, L 3-1 Sept. 20, NAVARRO, L 3-0 Sept. 20, JEFFERSON, L 3-1 Sept. 21, MINERAL AREA, W 3-0 Sept. 21, INDIAN HILLS, W 3-2 Sept. 23, at Butler, L 3-0 Sept. 25, at Independence, W 3-0 Sept. 27, vs. Missouri State-West Plains, W 3-0 Sept. 27, at Tyler, Texas, L 3-0 Sept. 28, vs. Panola, Texas, L 3-0

Oct. 1, at Dodge City, W 3-0 Oct. 7, PRATT, W 3-1 Oct. 9, at Seward County, L 3-1 Oct. 11, vs. Jefferson, L 3-2 Oct. 11, vs. Tyler, L 3-0 Oct. 12, vs. Indian Hills, L 3-0 Oct. 12, at Missouri State-West Plains, L 3-1 Oct. 16, COLBY, L 3-2 Oct. 19, at Garden City, W 3-0 Oct. 23, BUTLER, W 3-0 Oct. 26, INDEPENDENCE, W 3-0 Oct. 28, at Barton, L 3-2 Nov. 5, BUTLER*, W 3-1 Nov. 10, at Seward County*, noon * - Region 6 Tournament