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VOLUME FOUR ISSUE SIX CAMPUS UPDATE Alpena Community College, Alpena, MI DECEMBER 2, 1981 ACC PLAYERS TO DO ‘GODSPELL’ By Malcolm Hohiman The ACC Players are planning a production of the popular rock musical ‘“Godspell” to be presented in March next year. The show de- picts well known parables and other stories from the gospel according to St. Matthew and features a wide variety of entertainment such as pantomine, charades, and soft shoe dancing. ‘‘It’s a weird show,’’ said “Greg Tracey, president of the Play- ers’ eX@cutive board. The music covers many. different styles rang- ing from folk to pop including soft e dramatic tunes like the classic ‘‘Day by Day’ to some up-tempo toe- tappers like ‘‘We Beseech Thee.” Performing roles for ‘‘Godspell’’ include 12 singer/actors--six male and six female. Everyone getsa solo, in fact the script requires it. Also, a band is being formed and banjo and flute are sought as are contempor- ary “‘rock’’ instruments. Anyone in- terested in trying out for the band should contact Sonya Titus in VLH. Ms. Titus will be directing the pro- duction. Try-out times for stage performers will be the 3rd week of January. Exact times will. be an- nounced in the Splinter following vacation. The players are also seeking per- sons with talents other than per- forming. Wanted are a choreograp- her, a set designer, vocal director, band director, costume, make-up coordinator, and stage and house managers. There also opportunities for the artistically inclined to de- sign posters, program covers, and tickets. Advertising persons are needed to circulate the posters’ and create general awareness around the area. If procuring particular items sounds right for you, a position as properties (props) manager is avail- able. Someone with technical abili- ties, i.e. lighting may wish to con- sider the technical /director’s post. Even an accountant is needed. ‘Ap- plicants for any of these positions should contact a member of the ACC Players executive board. They are: Dan Bohlinger, Julie Centela, Chery! Dierking, Sue Manning, and Greg Tracey. Board meetings are each Wednesday at 3:00 except holidays. i PLAN AHEAD FOR GRANTS by Jackie Timm College financial aid is available, but people enrolling in college next fall should begin the paperwork now. The basic forms for all types of aid demand that either the financial aid form of the College Scholastic Service or the family financial state- ment from. the American College Testing Institute be completed. These forms are available from high school counselors or at Alpena Community College. Either is nec- essary to satisfy criteria for all fed- eral and state programs. Although these forms cannot be dated prior to January 1, 1982, the prelimin- aries could be begun now. Because of government regula- tions, many more of these forms will require verification by a 1040 tax form. Verification may be re- quired by either the institution or the federal government. Grant money from the govern- ment is limited by the reduced bud- get. According to Max Lindsay, "Assistant Dean of Students, stu- dents should apply early. Besides ‘the Pell Grants, a student can apply for college work-study programs which invlove part-time student em- ployment on campus. Also, the supplemental © educational oppor- tunity grant program awards grants according to criteria mandated by individual institutions. If a student is not certain as to what institution he will attend, he should complete the required basic forms and have them sent to the places. he thinks he might attend. Of course, he should also apply to these places so that his name and records will be on file. In addition, fe a student i is interested in a Michi- 5 HANDICAPPED AID AVAILABLE Although most money for grants has been limited, Alpena Commun: ity College has been awarded a 12- month grant from the Michigan Dept. of Education to serve the dis- Cc ey should have taken an ACT or SAT test. Such tests can still be taken, and high school counselors or the ACC Counseling Office has infor- mation regarding them. WURTSMITH UPDATE by Nancy LaFremboise A new method of registration will be used for the Winter semester at ACC’s campus at Wurtsmith Air Force Base. z In the past, ACC at Wurtsmith used the ‘‘walk-through” system of registration. This semester they will try a new way of registration that should make it easier for students to sign up for their classes. The com- plete registration process will be handled in the ACC office of the Educational Building. *' There will be an open registra- tion: for students to register. The open registration begins on Novem- ber 23 through December 18 at the ACC office on base. Winter classes begin 11 January. ACC classes at Wurtsmith are open to everyone. Military mem-. bers, dependents and the Oscoda Students serviced by the grant are enrolled in the vocational/ tech- nical areas. They are disadvantaged because of educational or cultural background or some physical or emotional handicap. According to Jean Hayman, Dir- ector of Special Services, benefits provided by the grant include note- taking for. the blind, mobility ser- vices for wheelchairs, and tutor- ing services in the vocational/tech- { Continued on page 4 ) area residents are welcome to enroll. aren James, administrator for ACC at Wurtsmith, will be promot- ing ACC by personal contact. She plans on speaking to various local groups in the area. The members of the Student Ad- visory Committee at Wurtsmith this year are relatively new to their appointments. The. active members include: Randy Bullock (President), Gerald Barnes (Secretary/Treasurer), Marcia Robinet, Michael Cullahan, and Eddie Reynolds. Karen James is the advisor for the committee and Irma MacKenzie is the assistant advisor. LIBRARY CONNECTION by Nancy LaFramboise The ACC Library will soon be open on Saturday. Starting December.5 the college library will be open to accommodate students preparing for their final weeks of the fall semester. De- pending on the amount of use on the first Saturday opening, the library will plan to be also open on Saturday, Dec. 12 and 19. The hours for Saturday use will be between 11a.m.and3p.m. ~*~ Depending on the amount of participation for the new hours, the library could be open Saturdays for the spring semester. Earlier, the library was forced to close on Saturday because of cutbacks in student help and the lack of Hbrehy use on Saturday. The ACC Library is fhe in the students’ opinions on Saturday openings. Students should contact the library to let them know if they like the Saturday opening and what. hours they would recommend be best. At present the library is under- going a different check-out proce- dure. Students’ library cards will now be held at the Library Circula- tion Desk; students will no longer carry their own cards. This trans- action should make it easier for the check-out procedure. Persons hold- ing library cards are requested to return them to the Circulation Desk for their use in the new procedure.