Month: April 2016

KCKCC welcoming students from the closed Wright Career College

by Kelly Rogge, KCKCC

The administration at Kansas City Kansas Community College wants all students from the now closed Wright Career Colleges to know they have options.

“We welcome the opportunity to meet with students to evaluate their prior learning and help guide them to a path of completion” said Tami Bartunek, director of admissions.

KCKCC has ways of accepting credit through an alternative credit review process that could allow students from WCC and other non-regionally accredited institutions to earn credit by examination, life experience, advanced standing, military training or CLEP exams, according to a spokesman. KCKCC offers more than 100 degree options including programs in accounting, business, computers, paramedic, nursing, respiratory therapy, victim survivor services, addiction counseling, just to name a few, the spokesman said.

With tuition far below other local colleges and universities, KCKCC is a bargain and can help you complete a career path or guide you towards a higher degree completion, according to the spokesman.

For questions about admissions contact 913-288-7201. For questions about alternative credit review please contact 913-288-7313.

Injuries reported as truck rolls over at I-435 and K-32

Injuries were reported in a pickup truck rollover about 1:35 p.m. Friday, April 15, at I-435 southbound at K-32 in Edwardsville, Kan., according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.

Two injuries were reported, the highway patrol trooper’s report stated.

A Toyota pickup truck was southbound on I-435 when the passenger rear tire blew, causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle, the report stated.

The truck went off the road to the left, rolled and came to rest in a median ditch on its wheels, according to the trooper’s report.

A 45-year-old man from St. Joseph, Mo., driving the truck was injured and taken to a hospital, the trooper’s report stated.

A 52-year-old man from Roachdale, Ind., also was injured and taken to the hospital, according to the report.

Piper results

Piper High School – baseball vs. Basehor-Linwood
– Varsity split
o Game 1, 4-0 (Wuellner winning pitcher) and game 2, 1-11
– JV lost both
o Game 1, 6-7 and game 2, 9-12

Piper High School – golf at DeSoto
– Smeltz shoots 53 (5th)

Piper High School – softball vs. Basehor-Linwood
– Varsity split
o Game 1, 10-1 and game 2, 2-11
– JV swept
o Game 1, 25-0 (Stack winning pitcher) and game 2, 23-0 (Pappert winning pitcher)

Piper High School – track at Tonganoxie
– 1st
– Jessica Wayne – 400m dash
– Chrinstine Ibeagi – 100m hurdles
– Micaiah Noel – Shot Put
– 2nd
– Ma’Rai McCallop – 200m dash
– Shelby Rome – 1600m run
– Michelle Obiesie – Shot Put
– Antanique Thomas – Discus
– Dalton White – 110m hurdles and 300m hurdles
– Bryant Rogers – High Jump
– Bryant Rogers – Javelin
– Girls 4X400m relay – Ma’Rai McCallop, Shelby Rome, Jada Simmons, Jessica Wayne
– Boys 4X400m relay – Josh Brown, JJ Letcher, Emmett Lockridge, Brendan Smith
– 3rd
– Christine Ibeagi – High Jump
– Michelle Obiesie – Discus
– Brendan Smith – 400m dash
– Girls 4X100m relay – Malori Price, Ma’Rai McCallop, Talia Simmons, Jessica Wayne

Piper High School – soccer vs. DeSoto
– Varsity tied 0-0 (double OT)
– JV lost 0-1

– From Doug Key, Piper High School activities director