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April 8, 2021
Art lovers have until Tuesday, April 13, to vote for their favorite piece of student work on exhibit now at Pensacola State College’s Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts.

Seventy-eight pieces of art created by 32 students are on display in the Switzer Gallery for the Art Student Honors Exhibition. The exhibit, which opened on April 1, runs through April 30.

“We do it to showcase students’ talents and their best work over the past year,’’ Gallery Director and Chief Curator of the Switzer Center Michelle Schulte said of the annual exhibition which has been held for more than 50 years. 

“But it’s also a showcase for our instructors’ instructional ability. All pieces in the exhibition are picked by the faculty. The exhibition is completely instructor curated.” 

The exhibit features a variety of media, including ceramics, drawing, painting, digital design, photography and sculpture.
Some of the works on display at the Art Student Honors Exhibition: Top photo, left, "Self Portrait," Tara Campbell; top photo, top row, left, "AL203(SiO2)2(H2O)2," Isabella Orrantia; top row, right, "House of Salt and Sorrow Dust Jacket," Charlotte Blessing; top photo, bottom row, left, "Every New Day," Cameron Patterson; bottom row, right, "This Is Not a Game Human Rights Poster," Richard Smith; above photos, top, left to right, "Wood-Fired Jar," Ryan Thomas, "Mimic," Raven Williamson, "Bowl," Corrianne Stine, "Glaze Study," Raven Williamson; second row, left, "Heart," Corrianne Stine; second row, right, "Queen of Quarantine Tarot Card," Brandon White, Jarvis Roby, Elise Gomez; third row, "Studio 4e Business Identity," Jenny Manare; fourth row, left, "Water Logged," Amber Beasley; fourth row, right, "A Somber Blue," Alexandra Fatcheric; fifth row, "Monarch App Design," Cheryl Sturges.
Community Health Northwest Florida to conduct COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic for PSC students, faculty and staff
Community Health Northwest Florida will hold a COVID-19 vaccination clinic from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, at Pensacola State College Warrington Campus. Appointments are required. Eligible persons who wish to participate in the event should call the Community Health COVID-19 Vaccine Call Center at 850-439-3358 to schedule an appointment. 

DETAILS:

  • When: Thursday, April 15
  • Time: 8 a.m.–3 p.m.
  • Location: PSC Warrington Campus, Student Services, Building 3600, 5555 W. Highway 98, Pensacola, Florida.
  • Vaccine Brand: Moderna COVID-19 vaccine – 1st dose.
  • Appointments Required: Call 850-439-3358

ELIGIBILITY:

This clinic is open to Pensacola State College students, faculty and staff (both Florida and Alabama residents) who qualify to receive the vaccine, including those covered under the Governor’s latest Executive Orders. Currently, the amended order expands the groups eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Florida to include all individuals age 18 and older. 

IMPORTANT:

  • All participants will be required to show photo ID at time of appointment. 
  • Individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 14 days or have had symptoms of illness (fever, cough, shortness of breath) in the past 14 days should not receive the vaccine.  

Additional information on Community Health Northwest Florida COVID-19 vaccine clinics is available by calling the Community Health COVID-19 Vaccine Call Center at 850-439-3358.
It’s hard to cook for just one or two people when most recipes are tailored for families. But it can be done and inexpensively. 

That’s why students are urged to enter the “Shoot Your Dinner Budget Cooking Photo Contest,” set for Monday-Thursday, April 12-15. Each day, students are asked to prepare a “budget-friendly meal ─ $10 or less for two people,” then take a picture of the meal and submit it. 

The contest is part of Pensacola State College’s 2021 Money Matters Week, which features various speakers and topics to help students, faculty and staff – get the most out of their money. Topics include tips on car buying, credit and credit scores, home ownership and more. Most events are being held virtually on Zoom, though there is one in-person event. 
PSC Adult Education student essay published in new literacy book
April Milstead never thought she would be a published writer. But a short essay about her Creek Indian heritage is now forever imprinted in book form.

Milstead is a Pensacola State College Adult Education student working toward her GED. Her essay “A Day in the Life of My Creek People” has been included in the book “Live Inspired,” a publication of the Florida Literacy Coalition, which annually produces a book of poems and stories from adult learners across the state.

“I was super excited to find out," said Milstead, who is still attending classes online despite a serious car accident in October that left her injured. “I never thought in a million years that I’d be one of the persons whose stories were chosen.”

Milstead has been in the PSC Adult Education Program since April and hopes to complete her GED in 2022. Her instructor, Linda Lewandowski, said Milstead’s inclusion in the book, which will be released in May, is, true to the book’s title, “inspirational.”

For some students in the Adult Education Program, academic success has often eluded them, Lewandowski said. 

“Something like this gives them success," she said. “That’s really important. And to be published is always a big deal.”

Milstead said she originally sought out her GED through other educational institutions in the area, with little success.

“I never had good teachers, and some seemed like they didn’t even care," she said. “But PSC is completely different. Ms. Linda is the best teacher I have ever had. Ever.”

Last year, three PSC Adult Education students were published in the Florida Literacy Coalition book, the first time the College had ever had students published in the book. 

Milstead said one of those students, Stephen Walls, is a classmate and encouraged her to enter. 

“Ms. Linda had mentioned it a few times," she said. “And (Walls) told me how it really boosted his self-esteem, so I figured I would try.”

She said that she has written before, usually something to “pass the time and get some feelings out.” 

For the essay, she found inspiration in her native Creek heritage. She became aware of her native heritage as a child and embraced it, even becoming a Creek Indian dancer. She uses a memory of one of these native dances in her essay. Here’s a passage:

“This is my dance, my time to pray, to show who I am – a majestic butterfly who is born to shine... As I begin to float like a gorgeous butterfly, gliding with the air, my prayers scream like the wind within myself.” 

“It’s important to me," Milstead said of the dance. “My heritage is everything. If people like me don’t move it forward and pass it on, our traditions will be lost.” 

Milstead said she hopes to take college credit classes after earning her GED.

“I’m not 1,000 percent sure what I want to do," she said. “I might just take a few semesters and find a career path. But I’m going to stick with this College, because without Ms. Linda and all the help I’ve received at PSC, I would not have made it as far as I am today.”

--Troy Moon
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