Performs with club
Jason Brooks of Emporia is a senior in music education and a member of the Kansas State University Men’s Glee Club which will give a holiday performance at 2 p.m. Dec. 3, in K-State’s All Faiths Chapel.
Additional Men’s Glee Club performances this academic year include a spring concert at 7:30 p.m. April 15 in All Faiths Chapel, and the Cadence Spring Show at 7:30 p.m. April 17 in McCain Auditorium. Admission will be charged at each concert, with student rates available.
Established in 1888, the Men’s Glee Club performs annually for several different audiences around the state of Kansas and the nation. The group is a member of the Intercollegiate Men’s Chorus Association and is directed by Gerald Polich, associate professor of music.
Architectural triumph
For the second time in three years, Architecture magazine has named a house designed and built by 20 University of Kansas architecture students as “Home of the Year.”
Emporia Senior High School graduate Samuel Shepherd, a former bachelor of architecture student and the son of Jim and Mary Shepherd of Emporia was enrolled in Studio 804, a class that creates and constructs a house within 20 weeks. The class is taught by Dan Rockhill, professor of architecture. The house Shepherd and his classmates worked on, Modular 3, was completed in May. Perched on a hilltop at 534 Riverview Ave. in the historic Strawberry Hill neighborhood in Kansas City, Kan., the dwelling will be featured in the magazine’s November 2006 issue. Studio 804’s first modular house won the top award in 2004.
In terms of sustainable materials, Studio 804 used Douglas fir exterior siding and bamboo flooring inside. Instead of fiber glass, house insulation is recycled cellulose. To cut heating and cooling costs, the extensive glass panels have adjustable thermal window coverings. The heating and air-conditioning equipment has a high-efficiency rating for cost effectiveness. To reduce fuel consumption associated with shipping materials from overseas, students selected Douglas fir siding produced in the United States protected with a water sealant made from sustainable raw materials.
Airman completes basic
Air Force Airman Nicholas E. Hubbard, son of Richard and Kathy Hubbard of Lebo, has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
During the six weeks of training, Hubbard, a 2006 graduate of Lebo High School, studied the Air Force mission, organization, and military customs and courtesies; performed drill and ceremony marches, and received physical training, rifle marksmanship, field training exercises, and special training in human relations.
In addition, he earned credits toward an associate degree through the Community College of the Air Force upon completing basic training.
Soldier graduates
Army Reserve Pvt. Neil Grame, the son of Misty Grame of Madison, has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla.
During the nine weeks of training, Grame studied the Army mission and received instruction in drill and ceremonies, rifle marksmanship, weapons, map reading, tactics, armed and unarmed combat, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, Army history, core values and traditions, and special training in human relations.