West Kentucky Community & Technical College

On Friday, September 29, 2017, the dental assisting class at West Kentucky Community and Technical College volunteered to serve in Paducah's Community Kitchen. Over 200 people received a hot meal, along with oral hygiene instructions, toothbrushes, toothpaste and floss. Way to go!

Surgical technology students at West Kentucky Community and Technical College recently prepared cookie trays to take to all six of the health care sites where they receive their hands-on clinical training.

Six Alpha Epsilon Beta (AEB) students at West Kentucky Community and Technical College reached out to help others with two recent community service efforts. The students and AEB advisor Gary Reese collected canned goods for shipping to Texas for hurricane relief and also collected stuffed animals and children's books for abused, neglected, and disadvantaged children "visiting" the McCracken County Family Court. Hurricane relief items were taken to a central collection point manned by Premier Portable Buildings, who will transport them to Texas. The stuffed animals were delivered and McCracken County Family Court's Judge Deanna Wise Henschel expressed her sincere appreciation for all the support shown the children of our area. AEB is the college's Criminal Justice Club. Great job everyone! Photo on Left - (left to right) Gary Reese, AEB advisor and Leah Beach, AEB vice-president, working the hurricane relief station on campus. Photo on right - (left to right) Gary Reese, Leah Beach, and AEB secretary Jon Wentworth getting ready to deliver boxes filled with stuffed animals and children's books to McCracken County Family Court. Not pictured: Dayla Hale, Mariah Davis, April Clark, Charity Itiav-Gar

West Kentucky Community and Technical College's dental assisting students recently participated in Reidland Intermediate School's Healthy Me Day and taught students about the importance of healthy dental care with the help of fun characters! Good job everyone!

Since the WKCTC fall semester began in August, radiography students in the Class of 2017 have been fund raising to help pay for certification examinations and to give back to the community. They have raised money for Kosair Children's Hospital, and also decided to "pay it forward" for future radiography students. Great work!!

Radiography students at West Kentucky Community and Technical College recently helped coordinate the "Skeleton Scramble" at Drake Creek Golf Club in Ledbetter. The scramble raised $3,900 to help pay for costs associated with the students' Kettering Registry Review and the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists examination. The students also donated 10% to Kosair Children's Hospital. Way to go to a great group of students! Pictured from left to right, front row, Jamie Bailey; Linsey Quiqley; Kelsey Warren; Haylee Siress; Brianna Simoneau; Katie Asbury and back row, Ashton Mullins; Sydney Carver; Hope Bridges; Tessa Throgmorton; John Ellington; Sarah Masre, WKCTC Radiography Program instructor Kim Dossett and WKCTC Radiography Program Coordinator Patty Buchanan.

Ten students in West Kentucky Community and Technical College's dental assisting program recently volunteered at Paducah's Community Kitchen serving over 300 people and providing oral health education. Great work ladies!

Students in West Kentucky Community & Technical College's surgical technology program recently collected more than 75 toys for the Easter Seals of West Kentucky as part of a community service project.

Surgical Technology students at West Kentucky Community and Technical College celebrate the work of surgical technologists by providing trays of cookies at the college's clinical sites in September 2016.

Students in West Kentucky Community and Technical College's diagnostic medical sonography program collected and donated several pounds of pull tabs for St. Jude's Children's Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. Great work for a great cause!! Pictured in the front front row, left to right: Saman Butt, Miranda Hackney, Miranda Mahoney, Katie Berchen and Sean Fellows. Pictured in the back row, left to right: Stephanie Nelson, Camelia Goodman, Emily Dosco, Melina Daquilla, Amy Sorenson and Keeli Webster.

Students in WKCTC's Alpha Epsilon Beta, the local chapter of the American Criminal Justice Association, raised $2000 this year with its 5K Fun Run. This makes a grand total of $7300 the students have raised for Child Watch through races over the last 5 years. Their goal next year is to make it to the $10,000 mark! (L to R) Emily Boyd, Charity Itiav-Gar, Rhonda Miller, Karen Brown (Child Watch) Kelsey Couch, Peyton Hobbs, Gary Reese, April Clark, Leah Beach, Lee Emmons (Child Watch), Sandra Cargill (Child Watch) Katie Miller and Steven Lamb (community members)

Seven nursing students in WKCTC's chapter of the National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses (NFLPN) recently volunteered to help the Hugs Project of Western Kentucky with clean up, sorting and packaging. Several of the nurses' children and loved ones also helped. The Hugs Project of Western Kentucky is a 100% volunteer organization funded solely on donations, and sends care packages to deployed soldiers. (L to R) - Gayron Ferguson Jr., Owner/Administrator, Hugs Project of Western Kentucky; NFLPN Members - Raya Turner, Shellon Troutt (President), Sara Turner, Christine Jarrard; Front row- Melody Vandiver (Secretary), Devin Giurintano, Amanda Williams (Vice President)

WKCTC's dental assisting students celebrated Dental Assisting Recognition Week March 7-11, 2016. The students visited their clinical sites, delivered thank you packages with their own special cake creations and all students completed thank you cards and sent to all clinical sites. Front row: (L to R) - Elizabeth Yearry, Sarepta Elliott, Hayley Taylor Back row: (L to R) -Taylor Armstrong, Makayla Becker, Jamie Albritton, Taylor Cooper, Shania Bridges, April Turner, Chaney Sherman, Anissa Madding

Four Alpha Epsilon Beta students recently volunteered at Paducah's Community Kitchen to help feed the homeless. "We are so proud ot these young ladies. Our students are always looking for ways to give back to the community," said Gary Reese, AEB advisor. AEB is WKCTC's local chapter of the American Criminal Justice Association. From left to right: Sarah Tapscott, Kelsey Couch, Allye Smithson, Charity Itiav-Gar.

Medical Laboratory Technician students at West Kentucky Community and Technical College recently donated $375 to the Ronald McDonald House Charities. The students raised money over the last year through several fundraisers and made their donation to Ronald McDonald House representative during a presentation at the college on December 4.

WKCTC's Practical Nursing students at the Murray campus in collaboration with the Murray Senior Citizens Program recently presented wellness education to nearly 50 senior participants. The one-hour presentation included education tables with posters focusing on topics such as infection prevention, relaxation techniques, alternative pain relief methods, digestive problems, and fall prevention.

Members of West Kentucky Community and Technical College's Alpha Epsilon Beta chapter and some of their family members recently collected items for the Hugs Project. The national non-profit organization provides care packages for American service personnel stationed and fighting in the Middle East and Afghanistan. The care packages are filled with hygiene products, CDs, DVDs, socks, books, magazines, non-perishable food, candy, and more. The packages also have a special note of thanks to let the soldiers know they are appreciated. Paducah's Gayron Ferguson started the local chapter of the Hugs Project when his son served overseas. WKCTC's Alpha Epsilon Beta is a local chapter of the American Criminal Justice Association.

West Kentucky Community and Technical College's surgical technology students joined hospitals and colleges throughout the U.S. in celebrating National Surgical Technologists Week September 20 to September 26. The week is promoted through the Association of Surgical Technologists to recognize this important segment of the health care field. The following WKCTC students delivered cookies to local surgical clinical site during the week:

The Justice Run against Child Abuse was West Kentucky Community & Techical College's Alpha Epsilon Beta's fourth annual fundraiser for the treatment and prevention of child abuse. All proceeds from the race went to Child Watch, a non-profit organization that provides a variety of services to abused children.

Fifteen West Kentucky Community and Technical College students in the 2015 Radiography Class recently donated money to the College's Radiography Alumni Scholarship and several local charities with money raised at last semester's Paint Me RAD 5K/1K Walk.

Members of West Kentucky Community and Technical College's West Kentucky Stars Club Basketball team recently volunteered with the Paducah Cooperative Ministry.

Members of the West Kentucky Community and Technical College's Kentucky Association of Nursing Students (KANS) chapter participated in the college's first Teddy Bear Clinic to teach area children the basics of first aid.

Dental students at West Kentucky Community & Technical College showed their appreciation to local dentists by preparing and delivering 20 fruit baskets during Dental Assistants Recognition Week March 2-8.

Surgical Technology students at West Kentucky Community and Technical College recently collected a variety of items for the Starfish Orphan Ministry. The students - Zachary Gillum, Keli Jo Compton, Devin Giurintano, Anne McIntosh, Dawn West, Gabriela Hurtado, Greg Wiggins, and Caitlin McManus -  collected diapers, bottles, pacifiers, baby clothing, blankets, toys, and books for the local ministry.

West Kentucky Community and Technical College's "Swain Scrub Bunnies" raised a $1,000 for Special Olympics during the 2015 Polar Plunge at Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park Saturday, February 21. The “Swain's Scrub Bunnies” consist of surgical technology students lead by WKCTC surgical technology program coordinator Deborah Swain. Pictured from left to right are some of the members of the Zach Gillum of Paducah, Greg Wiggins of Mayfield, Caitlin McManus of Symsonia, Swain, and Dawn West of Benton.

More than 25 third semester nursing students from West Kentucky Community and Technical College recently put down their books and rolled up their sleeves to help Paducah-McCracken Habitat for Humanity at two properties in Paducah.