The Alliance Middle School and High School Marching Bands will participate in the Wyoming Band Day competition at the University of Wyoming’s War Memorial Stadium on Saturday, October 6.

Alliance Middle School

Depart Alliance at 7:30 a.m.

Warm-up: 12:10 PM
Transition to Contest Field: 12:30 PM
Performance: 12:50 PM
Clinic: 1:10 PM
Band views video: 1:30 PM

Alliance High School

Depart Alliance at 8:30 a.m.

Warm-up: 2:50 PM
Transition to Contest Field: 3:10 PM
Performance: 3:30 PM
Clinic: 3:50 PM
Band views video: 4:10 PM

Awards at 4:50 PM

 

Chadron State College launched a redesign of its website, csc.edu, Thursday.

Andrew Schmid, CSC webmaster, said the new design is an attempt to provide a better experience for visitors to the site, including people who access it from the myriad of mobile devices that have become common in recent years.

The redesign is a collaborative effort by Schmid and two other members of the CSC professional staff — Daniel Binkard, graphic designer, and Dewayne Gimeson, public information specialist. The project follows a revamping of the institution’s official site for fans of its NCAA Division II sports teams, chadroneagles.com, which was launched by the CSC sports information office in July.

Schmid said most of the site’s content hasn’t changed, and reminds CSC employees and students to contact him or Kayla Kintz, support specialist, with any updates or suggestions. People also may provide input by clicking the “website feedback” link at the bottom of each page.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jim (James) Irwin of Alliance has been a devoted Member of the Upper Niobrara White Natural Resources District Board of Directors since 1972 when the NRDs where created by the state legislature.

Nebraska Association of Resources District President Joe Anderjaska (left) and NARD Executive Director Dean Edson (right) present James Irwin (center) with an award for 40 years of outstanding service to Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts during the Nebraska Association of Resources Districts (NARD) Annual Conference in Kearney.

 

 

 

 

An increasing number of students are making Chadron State College their choice for higher education.

On Wednesday, Sept. 26, during the sixth week of classes, institutional data showed the headcount at CSC was up nearly 2 percent. A total of 2,981 students were enrolled, 57 more than the same time in 2011. The college’s full-time equivalency also was up 1.36 percent to 2,229.

“We’re really excited to see another semester of positive enrollment growth,” said Dr. Randy Rhine, CSC interim president. “I think it’s entirely possible that our end-of-term headcount will be above 3,000, and that’s a number we haven’t reached in many years.”

The enrollment was up across the board, with the largest percentage increase in the institution’s graduate programs. There are 629 students enrolled in master’s degree courses this fall compared to 596 last year. The numbers represent a 5.54 percent increase in headcount and a 10.51 percent increase in full-time equivalency.

The undergraduate numbers are up just over 1 percent to 2,352 from a year ago. Rhine said the undergraduate number reflects growth in on-campus enrollment, as most of those students are attending classes in person rather than online or other distance delivery methods.

The college expects to see a boost in enrollment when the fall semester’s second set of eight-week courses, which are still accepting enrollment, begin Oct. 22. With those additional students, the enrollment may top 3,000 for the first time since fall 1995. A rising enrollmenttrend has been occurring at CSC since 2006.

Rhine said the campus residency rate also remain healthy, although the number of contracts is down slightly from the banner year of 2011-2012.