FLORIDA UNIOR COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE MAY 1986 VOL. 1, No. 8 Sheri Smith Crowned Miss F] C Nineteeneyear—old Sheri Smith was crowned ”Miss FJC 1986/87” at the 20th annual Miss Florida Junior College at Jacksonville Scholarship Pageant held March 8 at the Civic Auditorium Theatre. The Ed White High graduate also took honors as “Most Talented” for her contem— CollegeHnors Grads porary ballet performance as part of the pageant talent competition. She will repre sent FJC at the Miss Florida Pageant to be held june 28 in Orlando. Darby Craig was named first runner—up with Heidi Deckerhoff taking second runner’up honors. Genny Verdeflor was chosen “Miss Congeniality" by her fellow contestants and Jeanne Dowling and Stephanie Siegrist were among the five finalists. Miss Smith is a psychology major at FJC and has ambitions to continue her educa— tion in child psychology at University of Florida. She attended North Carolina School of the Arts where she studied dance and drama and has danced in the Women's .. . . II I ', II. “'I‘ Nutcracker” for eight years. Her love for dance is evident in the fact that Miss Smith is also a Jacksonville Bulls cheerleader. In Three Ceremonies For some it spells the beginning of sum— mer vacation and then on to a four—year college or university in the fall. For others it’s the end of vocational training and time to enter the job market; for still others it’s finally mastering the basics of reading and writing or the reward of earning a high schoolror OED diploma. But for all these students it’s time to graduate! This May and June, Florida junior Col— lege will hold three separate graduation ceremonies for students earning twwyear degrees, Adult Basic Education level achievement awards, and GED and high school completion diplomas. Students earning Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, or Associate in Ap— plied Science degrees will be honored in commencement exercises held Tuesday, May 6 at 8 pm. in the Civic Auditorium. An Adult Basic Education awards pro gram will be held at 3 pm. on Sunday, May 18 at the North Campus for ABE students. Students earning their high school comr pletion or GED diplomas will be honored during graduation ceremonies held Sunday, June I at 3 pm. at FJC South Campus. { FJC’s Mathematics Team brings home the honors! Pictured (left to right) are Thomas Hudson, Amado Silva, Hua—Zhen Lu, FJC President Dr. Charles Spence, Dean of Liberal Arts & Sciences Dr. Dennis Gallon, Team Coach Debbie Millard, Yew-Meng Lee, Amna Crouch, Carlos Rangel, and Kent Campus Vice President/Provost Dr. Kermit Miller. Not pictured are David Haff and Elizabeth F] C MATH TEAM MAKES GRAND SLAM Curry. By Michele Oliver The Triple Crown, Grand Slam, BINGO! For the first time in its fourvyear history, the Florida junior College Mathematics Team swept the competition under the rug in an intense national brain battle and equallyrcompetitive regional/state math contest. Competing against 36 community col» leges from around the country, the FJC team ranked No. I in the American Mathematical Association of Tonear Col— leges (AMATYC) contest and No. 1 spot in the Mathematics Olympics, a regional con— test that drew seven top Florida two—year colleges to compete in Pensacola during Spring Break. “We’re No. l in the nation and our region for the first time — it feels great!" ex, claimed an elated team coach Debbie Millard, mathematics professor at Kent Campus and coach of the team since its inception. uCompetition was especially tough this year on both fronts," she said. ”We went in— to the AMATYC contest striving to just place in the top three and the same for the Mathematics Olympics. But we won the jackpot and we did it with hard work and cooperation." Members of the FJC team include (in ranking order) Hua—Zhen Lu, Yew—Meng Lee, David Haff, Thomas Hudson, freshmen Amado Silva and Carlos Rangel, Amna Crouch, and Elizabeth Curry. The AMATYC, an especiallly difficult series of three examinations administered in December, February and March, has been dominated by colleges from Illinois and California until FJC entered the picture four years ago. With its first year defeat, FJC has steadily climbed up the ranking ladder reaching 10th place the second year, fifth place the third year, and first place this year, taking the No. 1 title by just one—half point. Ranking second and third place this year were two colleges from California. In the Mathematics Olympics, a coma petition sponsored by the University of West Florida in Pensacola, FJC earned the No. 1 team ranking 16 points ahead of second—ranked Indian River Community College and 31 points ahead of third; ranked Miami-Dade Community College Representing FJC in Pensacola were team captain Yew—Meng Lee, Hua—Zhen Iu, Thomas Hudson, Carlos Rangel and Amado Silva, alternate. Along with team individual awards were given for second place to FjC’s Thomas Hudson and a third place award to Hua’Zhen Lu. Ms. Millard attributes the success of the FJC team to cooperation and spirit. “These are incredibly bright students, hard working, competitive and sweet as can be,” she said. ”When one member does bet— (Continued on PAGE 4) , OCR Text: FLORIDA UNIOR COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE MAY 1986 VOL. 1, No. 8 Sheri Smith Crowned Miss F] C Nineteeneyear—old Sheri Smith was crowned ”Miss FJC 1986/87” at the 20th annual Miss Florida Junior College at Jacksonville Scholarship Pageant held March 8 at the Civic Auditorium Theatre. The Ed White High graduate also took honors as “Most Talented” for her contem— CollegeHnors Grads porary ballet performance as part of the pageant talent competition. She will repre sent FJC at the Miss Florida Pageant to be held june 28 in Orlando. Darby Craig was named first runner—up with Heidi Deckerhoff taking second runner’up honors. Genny Verdeflor was chosen “Miss Congeniality" by her fellow contestants and Jeanne Dowling and Stephanie Siegrist were among the five finalists. Miss Smith is a psychology major at FJC and has ambitions to continue her educa— tion in child psychology at University of Florida. She attended North Carolina School of the Arts where she studied dance and drama and has danced in the Women's .. . . II I ', II. “'I‘ Nutcracker” for eight years. Her love for dance is evident in the fact that Miss Smith is also a Jacksonville Bulls cheerleader. In Three Ceremonies For some it spells the beginning of sum— mer vacation and then on to a four—year college or university in the fall. For others it’s the end of vocational training and time to enter the job market; for still others it’s finally mastering the basics of reading and writing or the reward of earning a high schoolror OED diploma. But for all these students it’s time to graduate! This May and June, Florida junior Col— lege will hold three separate graduation ceremonies for students earning twwyear degrees, Adult Basic Education level achievement awards, and GED and high school completion diplomas. Students earning Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, or Associate in Ap— plied Science degrees will be honored in commencement exercises held Tuesday, May 6 at 8 pm. in the Civic Auditorium. An Adult Basic Education awards pro gram will be held at 3 pm. on Sunday, May 18 at the North Campus for ABE students. Students earning their high school comr pletion or GED diplomas will be honored during graduation ceremonies held Sunday, June I at 3 pm. at FJC South Campus. { FJC’s Mathematics Team brings home the honors! Pictured (left to right) are Thomas Hudson, Amado Silva, Hua—Zhen Lu, FJC President Dr. Charles Spence, Dean of Liberal Arts & Sciences Dr. Dennis Gallon, Team Coach Debbie Millard, Yew-Meng Lee, Amna Crouch, Carlos Rangel, and Kent Campus Vice President/Provost Dr. Kermit Miller. Not pictured are David Haff and Elizabeth F] C MATH TEAM MAKES GRAND SLAM Curry. By Michele Oliver The Triple Crown, Grand Slam, BINGO! For the first time in its fourvyear history, the Florida junior College Mathematics Team swept the competition under the rug in an intense national brain battle and equallyrcompetitive regional/state math contest. Competing against 36 community col» leges from around the country, the FJC team ranked No. I in the American Mathematical Association of Tonear Col— leges (AMATYC) contest and No. 1 spot in the Mathematics Olympics, a regional con— test that drew seven top Florida two—year colleges to compete in Pensacola during Spring Break. “We’re No. l in the nation and our region for the first time — it feels great!" ex, claimed an elated team coach Debbie Millard, mathematics professor at Kent Campus and coach of the team since its inception. uCompetition was especially tough this year on both fronts," she said. ”We went in— to the AMATYC contest striving to just place in the top three and the same for the Mathematics Olympics. But we won the jackpot and we did it with hard work and cooperation." Members of the FJC team include (in ranking order) Hua—Zhen Lu, Yew—Meng Lee, David Haff, Thomas Hudson, freshmen Amado Silva and Carlos Rangel, Amna Crouch, and Elizabeth Curry. The AMATYC, an especiallly difficult series of three examinations administered in December, February and March, has been dominated by colleges from Illinois and California until FJC entered the picture four years ago. With its first year defeat, FJC has steadily climbed up the ranking ladder reaching 10th place the second year, fifth place the third year, and first place this year, taking the No. 1 title by just one—half point. Ranking second and third place this year were two colleges from California. In the Mathematics Olympics, a coma petition sponsored by the University of West Florida in Pensacola, FJC earned the No. 1 team ranking 16 points ahead of second—ranked Indian River Community College and 31 points ahead of third; ranked Miami-Dade Community College Representing FJC in Pensacola were team captain Yew—Meng Lee, Hua—Zhen Iu, Thomas Hudson, Carlos Rangel and Amado Silva, alternate. Along with team individual awards were given for second place to FjC’s Thomas Hudson and a third place award to Hua’Zhen Lu. Ms. Millard attributes the success of the FJC team to cooperation and spirit. “These are incredibly bright students, hard working, competitive and sweet as can be,” she said. ”When one member does bet— (Continued on PAGE 4) , Z ArchiveInABox,JAX,Outlook Newsletter Resorted,1986,May 1986,May 1986 1, May 1986 1