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Lincoln Trail College will offer a variety of community education classes over the summer, including a return of the popular Children鈥檚 Summer Theater and College For Kids programs. 鈥淲e weren鈥檛 able to offer these programs last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic,鈥� says Lincoln Trail College Coordinator of Marketing Chris Forde. 鈥淭hese are both very popular programs that bring more than 100 children to our campus each year. We also weren鈥檛 able to offer other community education classes for adults and we鈥檙e excited to bring those back too.

The Lincoln Trail College Music Department will present two concerts this Spring. The LTC Handbell Ensemble will have its concert on April 30 at 7 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Robinson. There is limited seating available for the concert and tickets are available at the church. There will also be a livestream of the concert at robinsonfumc.org/livestream.

Lincoln Trail College Process Technology students took second in the North American Process Technology Alliance鈥檚 Troubleshooting Skills Competition on April 24. LTC鈥檚 team was made up of Kyler Pankey, Dawson Hawkins, Christopher (Noah) Daugherty, and Austin Price.

Lincoln Trail College鈥檚 Alpha Iota Epsilon Chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society inducted its newest members at a ceremony on March 31. Phi Theta Kappa recognizes and encourages scholarship among two-year college students. An invitation for membership is extended to full-time students achieving at least a 3.5-grade point average. 

Lincoln Trail College has named the three finalists for its next President. Dr. Kathleen Curphy, Dr. Zahi Atallah, and Mrs.Tona Ambrose will visit the college鈥檚 campus this week.

Tara Gallion has announced the cast for the Lincoln Trail College Spring 2021 production of 鈥淐ulture in a Cornfield.鈥� The production is a collection of short comedy skits and features both LTC students and members of the community.

Lincoln Trail College has hired Blake Ordell to be the head coach of the men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 soccer programs. Ordell played professional soccer for nine years throughout the United States, Sweden, and Canada and coached collegiately for ten years. He previously served as an assistant men鈥檚 soccer coach at Quincy University, head men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 soccer coach at Sheridan College, head men鈥檚 soccer coach at Culver-Stockton College, and assistant men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 soccer coach at MacMurray College.

Career and Technical Education (CTE) prepares individuals for high-skill, in-demand employment that furthers Illinois鈥� global competitiveness. Last year, about half of all Illinois community college graduates earned a CTE degree or certificate. CTE programs offer flexible scheduling, work-based learning, and stackable credentials that provide a pathway from education to employment not only for recent high school graduates, but also for returning adults, veterans, and workers wanting to update their skills.

The Lincoln Trail College Statesmen Singers are giving people a chance to share some love virtually this Valentine鈥檚 Day by offering musical virtual valentines. 鈥淲e鈥檙e very excited about this,鈥� says Statesmen Singers Director Rebecca Carmack. 鈥淭his is a great way for people to share their friendship and love in a very fun way.鈥�

With the construction of the Theater Renaissance Project underway and continued COVID-19 restrictions in place, the Lincoln Trail College Theater Department is making some changes to its spring production. Director Tara Gallion says instead of a typical on-stage production like in years past, this year there is going to be a collection of skits in a production playfully titled 鈥淐ulture in a Cornfield.鈥� 鈥淭his will be a lighthearted collection of short comedy skits,鈥� says Gallion. 鈥淚t will also be completely pre-recorded.鈥�