April Newsletter 2016

NEEDLES CENTER Spring Issue 2 April 2016 Summer Cool Off Free Computer Classes Summer months in Needles are very hot and can be boring if one spends their days inside. How about spending a little Back by Popular Demand! time in a nice cool classroom learning a new skill to pass your hot summer day? Palo Verde College Needles Center Free six-week computer classes is offering a great selection of Non-Credit & Adult are being offered once again for Education Classes for free this summer. Here are a few: the summer at the Palo Verde Needles Center. Computers Computers Made Simple 1:00-3:50 pm Thursday Made Simple is being offered on Thursday from 1:00-3:50 p.m. Digital Photography 5:30-8:20 pm Thursday Registration opens April 30th Vocational Drawing 11:30 am-2:30 pm Tuesday To get your student I.D. in Creative Stitchery 8:30-11:20 am Wednesday advance please come into the Needles Center M-Th 8-5. 11:30 am-2:30 pm Tues/Wed/Turs Life Skills (GED) Reading Life Skills (GED) Math 3:00-5:05 pm Tues/Wed In This Issue  Campus /Community Activities  Summer Cool Off  PVC Alma Mater  Why a two year?  Vocational Drawing Painting by Vocational Drawing student and PVC Board Member Jerry Lewis

Cinco de Mayo Event Kicks off Summer Vocational Drawing Come join in the fun at the Palo Verde College Needles Mark Anderson teaches Center between 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM on Thursday May 5th the Non-Credit Adult for the Cinco de Mayo refreshment and summer registration Education Vocational event. Local residents are encouraged to come out and sign Drawing class which will up for some of the many free adult education classes offered open for summer for the summer at the Needles Center. If residents already registration on April 30th. have their school IDs, they can register that afternoon. New This class is free and to the college residents will be assisted in getting their IDs class space is limited - during this time. Anyone over the age of 18 years can benefit early registration is from enrolling in these free classes. For more information recommended. contact the Needles Center at 760-326-5033. Vocational Drawing student Mary Cole’s painting (below), along with the works of our other talented local artists, can be seen on display in the lobby of the Needles Center.

Why attend a local College? A lot of young people just want to “get out of Dodge” and head for the large universities. But those large universities can be costly and so is living away from home in a strange city. Attending your local community college like Palo Verde College Needles Center can be a great solution. Students do better their first year of college living at home and having the family support they need as they transition into college and adulthood. Community colleges are Cathy Stubblefield meets alumni Don Sandoval Palo Verde College Class of 1961 cheaper and provide vocational training opportunities to assist students in getting a jump It’s A Small World start on their careers. A two-year degree can launch a student’s Spring Break is a great time to take off and get a small trip in educational goal to a before the return of your regular routine of work or school. Palo Bachelor's degree at one of Verde College Needles Center’s EOPS Academic Advisor Cathy the Cal State or UC Stubblefield made a trip to the Phoenix, Arizona area to attend the campuses via entry as a junior, thus bypassing Renaissance Fair. Arriving the night before the fair, Cathy and impacted freshman her husband Dennis enjoyed the evening in downtown Chandler, programs. Depending on the Arizona. Finding a charming Farmer’s Market full of arts, music student’s chosen degree, and breweries, the couple stepped into an Irish Pub and were most Palo Verde College students focus on taking surprised to see a man boosting a blue and gold Palo Verde shirt. prerequisite classes that can be transferred to a four year The wearer of the shirt turned out to be Don Sandoval, an alumnus university. The average cost of the class of 1961, who shared stories of the “good ole days” when of tuition and fees at Palo football was a major part of attending Palo Verde College. Don Verde College for a two year Sandoval is still proud of his college and the education he received program is approximately one- third of the cost for a at PVC. He currently resides in the Phoenix area with his family. year at a four year college.

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