Starting sophomore year, students were allowed to take their first college course through Cowley College. Many students took advantage of this opportunity to get a head start on their college careers.
“I feel like taking my CNA is really going to help me with my future in nursing,” junior Jaryn Zoglmann said. “So far, since I’ve got it, I’ve liked working at the nursing home, and I feel like it’s giving me experience.”
There were numerous different online courses available for students, related to many different majors. The most common online classes taken, according to counselor Kristy Martin, were CNA, Intro to Business, and Computer Programming.
Taking college classes online can have its own challenges, though. Many students found that not having a teacher physically present can be a challenge with accountability and staying on task.
“The hardest part about it is that it’s online, so no one’s forcing you to do it,” senior Zayden Zoglmann said. “You sort of just have to, you know, do it.”
Seniors Bryson Lange and Josalen Clutter were enrolled in Auto Tech. Lange and Clutter go to Mulvane every morning for classes at the Cowley campus there.
“For this one, we have to leave a little earlier, and we have to move all of our classes to the end of the day, because we’re leaving in the morning and coming back around first lunch,” Lange said. “Auto Tech is really fun and really good to be a part of.”
There are many classes offered as dual credit being taught in person by Callie Bartelson (College Speech), Chris Bellar (College Chemistry), Justin Regehr (College Algebra), and Tamara Salisbury (Composition 1 & 2).
