Jordan Plowman Multimedia Editor Finishing her junior and senior years in high school all the while starting higher education, sophomore culinary arts major Hannah Peacock stepped up the challenge at the young age of 15 years old. Peacock pushed herself with the love and help of her parents and mentors to push out into the culinary world. Peacock will… Continue reading Chopping her way to victory
Hallie Mayes Lantern Staff The crunch of the fall leaves beneath your feet, laughter fills the air as you look up to see your bible study members carving pumpkins together. This is the atmosphere created on Friday, Oct. 9 at Butler CRU’s (Campus Crusade for Christ) fall party. Based at the El Dorado campus, Butler… Continue reading CRU falls into festivities: Club hosts fall party
Annette Bernsten For the past eight years, Butler Community College has teamed up with high schools across Butler County to provide special education students with a smooth transition from high school to the real world. “We are a vocational transition program for students coming out of high school,” Shirley Taylor, the coordinator of SEARCH, said. “They… Continue reading Project SEARCH: Finding jobs for everyone
Hallie Mayes Lantern Staff Mental health has become a significant topic in the times of COVID. On top of this, college students are under immense stress as everything piles together. Even in these hard times, students in the Fire Science program have chosen to serve communities by working towards a degree with various complications. Unique… Continue reading Ignite awareness of mental health: Fire science program presents challenges
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Maya Hall Editor-in-Chief On Friday, Sep. 11, Netflix released another one of their original movies called The Devil All the Time. It was released to select theaters, then released on Netflix on Wednesday, Sep. 16. In its first two days after being released, it was the most-watched thing on Netflix, and in its overall first… Continue reading Netflix’s new psychological thriller film does not disappoint
Amariani Garcia Lantern Staff The Critical Incident Management Team (CIMT) met the morning of Tuesday, Sep. 8 and faculty were left confused whether the policy of accommodating work modifications because of COVID-19 had been changed. In an email send out by Terry Sader, professor of philosophy and ethics, to all faculty, he was deeply apologetic… Continue reading Policy sparks confusion among employees
Maya Hall Editor-in-Chief Those who love smoothies, teas and health bars and live in El Dorado are in luck. A brand-new cafe has opened called The Daily Spot. They first opened on Thursday, Aug. 13 but had their grand opening on Saturday, Aug. 22. Their location is 2710 W Central Ave in El Dorado, right… Continue reading El Dorado’s new health restaurant offers positive atmosphere and healthy menu
Maya Hall Editor-in-Chief There is an important part in discussing a school’s yearly budget that most may not know about, and it is called the mill levy. In their past few meetings, the Board of Trustees has been discussing the budget of the 2020-2021 school year. The meetings about the budget also includes the discussion… Continue reading Board of Trustees pass mill levy setting it at 16.681 mills
Annette Bernsten Lantern Staff As the shopping craze caused by the pandemic slowly subsides, most retail companies are returning to normal pay for employees. Walmart is one of the few companies that has offered raises, but it only applies to a select few employees, creating an imbalance that is unfair for other workers. The departments… Continue reading Walmart offers selective raises, but not to the right people
