Tag: Pierce College
Four Pierce College students earn award
By Debby Abe
Four Pierce College students will be honored as members of the 2013 All-Washington Academic Team in a ceremony Thursday, March 21, featuring Gov. Jay Inslee. The award recognizes top scholars from community and technical colleges throughout the state with scholarships.
The ceremony will be at noon March 21 in the Student Union Building at South Puget Sound Community College?, 2011 Mottman Road SW, Olympia, Wash.
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Pierce College Faculty Honor Chemistry Professor Ted Wood
Written by Debby Abe, Photos by Matt Wuscher
Pierce College Chemistry Professor Ted Wood admits he hated high school chemistry.
The teacher at his Washington, D.C.-area school, Wood recalled, was more obsessed with solving equations than ensuring his students learned anything or got excited about chemistry
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Pierce’s ‘Proof’ proves to be excellent theatre
Jaquie Leon as Catherine seeks the answers in “Proof,” the current production at Pierce College Theatre’s Studio 320.
By Lynn Geyer
Pierce College’s Theatre Department mounts one of its best productions in recent years.
“Proof,” David Auburn’s 2001 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play is what makes for good theatre.
The script holds the audience’s interest; the set is near perfect; the direction is spot on and the actors are very competent.
Pierce College Basketball wins Western Division Title
By Debby Abe
The Raider Men’s Basketball team took another giant step into the Pierce College history books, with an 83-68 win over Green River CC on Saturday night. The win clinched the Western Division Title, the team’s first since 2007, and just the fourth in the program’s history. The win improved the team’s record to 14-1 (22-4 overall), and extended the Raiders’ winning streak to an amazing 13 games — longest current win streak in the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges, and a program record for the #2 ranked Raiders.
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Coach Mendelson scores 300th career win for Pierce College
By Debby Abe
The Men’s Basketball Raiders nudged closer to a division title Wednesday night, and propelled Coach Bill Mendelson to his 300th career win.
The Raiders won 86 to 68 over the Clark College Penguins at Pierce College Fort Steilacoom. Though they have two more league games, the Raiders have at least tied for first place in the Western Division of the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges (NWAACC), Mendelson said.
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