From Experience Olympia
By Moira Davin

2018 SPORTS AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Recognizing game changers and athletes in Thurston County sports

Article via Nisqually Valley News
By Daniel Warn

Earning an associate’s degree is now more accessible than ever to Yelm citizens.

In a joint partnership with Yelm Community Schools, South Puget Sound Community College is coming to Yelm this fall, establishing a campus at Yelm High School.

Seven SPSCC student athletes, former student athletes, and coaches have been nominated for the 2018 Sports Awards. Award winners will be announced at the 2018 Sports Awards, hosted by Thurston County's Sports commission, on June 19 at Indian Summer Golf & Country Club from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Read the entire story on the Clipper Athletics website.

 

Aaron Landon had to change the culture of South Puget Sound Community College men’s basketball. Now, it’s not just changed. It’s established. The Clippers claimed a second consecutive Northwest Athletic Conference West Region title with a 74-56 victory against Grays Harbor Wednesday night in the Clipper gym.

At the end of December, the South Puget Sound Community College men’s basketball team was 8-6. “We weren’t good, but we were dangerous,” coach Aaron Landon joked. Heading into Wednesday’s 8 p.m. game against visiting Grays Harbor, the Clippers have assured themselves of a third consecutive season with at least 21 wins, and can clinch a second straight Northwest Athletic Conference West title with a win over the last-place Chokers.

Access to education is a key pillar of the American Dream. For some in our region, it remains just that: a fleeting dream that seems out of reach. But thanks to the tireless work of South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) and tribal members – students and educators – of the Nisqually, Squaxin Island, Skokomish, and Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, Native students can experience higher education in person, first-hand at the annual FIRE Summit.

Via Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges

Please welcome Daniela Suarez who will serve as the SBCTC Legislative intern for the 2018 legislative session. She is a 2^nd year student at South Puget Sound Community College as well as the Senator of Legislative Affairs for her college. She is pursuing an Associates in Arts Degree and will be completing her degree in the spring of 2018. She plans on transferring to a 4 year university to complete her Bachelor’s degree in International Relations and Political Science.

Figurative ceramic artist and musician Joe Batt’s “In the Cloud” solo exhibition will be on view in the PUB Gallery on the Port Angeles Peninsula College campus beginning Tuesday. The exhibit will run through Feb. 8, when Batt will host a Studium Generale lecture in the Little Theater at 12:30 p.m., followed by a reception at 1:30 p.m. in the gallery at the college campus at 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd.

I have a terrible memory when it comes to my childhood. But one thing I remember very clearly was when my family hosted a student from Japan. My brother was taking Japanese and it was part of the school’s language program. I learned so much about Japanese culture and their way of life that it stuck with me, decades later. This is the type of lasting impression South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) is creating with their international student program.

If you’re planning to attend South Puget Sound Community College this year, or in early 2019, there’s a chance you’ll be able to do so and not have to live at home with mom and dad. That’s because Big Rock Capital Partners of Tumwater is set to begin work on Mottman Village, a 90,000-square-foot mixed-use development that is coming to 2800 RW Johnson Boulevard SW. That is not on but close to the community’s college’s main campus. Construction is expected to begin in January, with the project set to be completed in time for fall quarter 2018 or winter quarter 2019, said Ryan Clintworth, managing partner. He expects to secure building permits soon.