Volume I

Cavalier Attitude Staff
Roger Marietta, Advisor
rmarietta@yahoo.com 

The Cavalier Attitude
June 10, 2002

Issue 5

Index

The Regents' Test schedule for Summer 2002
By Jean Satterfield
Wednesday, June 26 - Retesters Only 9:00 am, 2:00 pm & 6:00 pm in C-205. These students must be referred from RGTR and/or RGTE class(es) to qualify for retesting.
Thursday, June 27 - First Time Testers 9:00 am, 2:00 pm & 6:00 pm in C-205. These students must sign up in the Writing Lab, F-202, for a time to test.

RTP SUCCESS RATES 2nd AMONG TWO-YEAR INSTITUTIONS
by Elizabeth Ragsdale
The 2001-02 annual pass rates for first time RTP testers show, once again, the success of our students in comparison to students at other System institutions.

Our students' overall pass rates were 2nd among two-year institutions, exceeded only by Gainesville. System-wide, our students' pass rates were 9th, exceeded only by GA Tech, Medical College, UGA, GA College and State University (.05% higher), North GA, Southern Poly (.02% higher), Dalton, and Gainesville.

This success is a result of the commitment of our faculty, staff, and administration to help students complete this graduation requirement. Thanks to all--the dedicated professional staff in the Writing and Reading Labs who prepare students to take the test; the English and reading faculty who teach writing and comprehension skills; the entire faculty as they require the application of these skills in coursework; advisors as they enroll students in English composition classes during students' first semesters at Darton and encourage students to continue RTP preparation until they pass the test; and the Testing Office personnel who provide an optimum testing environment. Our students' success reflects this campus-wide team effort.

Left:  Student Activities sponsored the Ice Cream Social!

More student activities are coming this summer

HOW DOES THE CORDELE CENTER BENEFIT ME?
by WAYNE GILMORE
On average I work between twelve and fourteen hours a day. If you think about it, that does not leave much time for me to go to school in a city that is an hour away. When you live in Vienna, everything is at least an hour away automatically. Since I found out that the Crisp County Center opened up, I knew that I could take classes there and continue my education without worrying about having time to get to where I am going and if I am going to get there on time. From what I can tell so far the class sizes are relatively small, which allows for more interaction between the students and instructor.
Another aspect that I enjoy about the location in Cordele is that
the office staff are more than happy to help when ever you have any
problems. At other schools that I have attended if you did not have all the materials you needed when time arrived, then you had problems. In Cordele, they notify you by phone, by letter, and when you register that books will be available on a certain date. On the first night, if students did not have their books, they came around asking if any one needed to get a book.
I can tell you from experience that any college that will go through these lengths to help a student is a college worth learning from. All in all, I have enjoyed my experience with this school so far.

The DC Cordele Center is in the Cordele Industrial Park