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Foundation helps
students broaden
their horizons
By Jason Whitesitt
Yavapai College English Instructor
In his First Book of Letters the Roman poet Horace tells us of a man beside a stream, waiting for its wa- ters to cease before crossing. Much chagrined, Hor-
ace urges him forward: “He who has begun is half done. Dare to be wise, dare to begin!” This ancient imperative, “dare to be wise,” “Sapere aude” in the original Latin, is the driving motto behind the College Honors Program.
The CHP gathers Yavapai College’s best and brightest together for service and knowledge. Once joined, these students are propelled beyond the classroom to seek out challenges and strive for the amazing. In the spirit of such daring, this year’s students are embarking on a demanding educational trip to Greece and Rome this semester.
However, such an opportunity is not cheap. In addition to two semesters’ worth of studying the art, history, and culture of these locales, the students are engaging in serious fundraising. The program is blessed with gener- ous financial support from the College, but it takes more than a few euros to send 27 people overseas.
Faculty advisor Jason Whitesitt and College Honors Program students Sabrina Crittenden (left) and Megan Malott prepare for a dress rehearsal of the play “Antigone,” which they put on to raise money for their educational trip to Greece and Rome this year.
Thus, over the summer and through the beginning of the semester, students diligently organized, solicited, marched, and wheedled their way to the Fourth Annual College Honors Gala. More than 100 people gathered to support CHP and the idea that the humanities and educational travel are rich and worthwhile endeavors. The evening was a great success, but it would not have come to fruition without the guidance and support of the Yavapai College Foundation, Foundation Coordina- tor Janice Soutee, and the generous assistance of match- ing funds.
Through a generous gift from the Estate of George LaBarbara and a grant from the Margaret T. Morris Foundation, funds are available each year to match what the students are able to raise themselves. In part because of the YCF and its donors, these bright students stand ready to cross not a stream but an entire ocean in pur- suit of wisdom. Sapere aude!
The FEC receives funding for shade structure
Children play in the outdoor area at the Family Enrichment Center that will receive a new shade structure.
The Friends of the Family Enrichment Center would like to thank the Kiwanis Club of Prescott and the Margaret T. Morris Foundation for providing funds to purchase and install a new shade structure over the climbing structure in the Family Enrichment Center (FEC) preschool play yard.
Outdoor activities, which allow active children space to move while developing motor skills, are an important part of the daily routine at the FEC. The educationally oriented outside play area at the FEC includes a variety of materials that are rotated on a daily or weekly basis.
These include an obstacle course that promotes balance, concept development and motor skills; large-scale puzzles that promote problem solving and math skills; and sensory and science tables with birdseed, water, funnels, cups, shells, bugs, and magnifying glasses. There is also a sand box, bicycle track, and climbing structures. Children and teachers use the outdoor play areas up to four hours a day.
Thanks to the Kiwanis Club of Prescott and Margaret T. Morris Foundation, the FEC play area will be useable throughout the day.
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