The LBCC Vikings Track and Field team experienced ups and downs when they competed in the Long Beach Invitational at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Feb. 28.
Starting off with sophomore Joycelyn Galloway getting second in two events with 10.29 meters in women’s shot put and 33.54m in discus throw.
Sophomore Cicely Arana placed second with a 12.65 second run in the women’s 100m dash.
Freshman Grace Ellis had two wins, one coming from her 13 minute, 42.07 second time in the women’s 3k run and helped her team with a 14:04.94 performance in the women’s distance medley.
“I had my coaches yelling at me to get that adrenaline rush to finish that run. Just trying to get some more races under my belt. I’m happy with it,” Ellis said.
Freshman Jayda Reese have completed the 400m run during the Long Beach Invitational at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Febuary 28, 2020. Reese won the run with the time of 1:01.88. Photo by Jorge Hernadez.
Jada Reese put multiple wins on the books with a time of 25.53 in the women’s 200m, a 1:01.88 in the 400m, and helped her team win the women’s 4x100m relay with a 48.69.
“I think it’s a good run though, I’m kinda tired from the 400m but I just did my best, so I went out there and went for it,” Reese said.
The men had a tough challenge during the Invitational with Armando Padilla placing third with a 51.33 in the 400m.
Sophomore Donovan Zavala made a final push to get the win with a 11:09.59 in the men’s distance medley.
“It felt alright, I just filled in the first two laps and pulled it off after. It’s a good race,” Zavala said.
LBCC Director of Track and Field, Gabriel Rivera saw the positivity of the athletes who came together in these events, with the women’s victories highlighting the improvements their team needs.
“I think we need to clean up some of our relay exchanges, especially with the men’s side of the relay. I think we just make sure we align ourselves upon the technical aspects in our field events,” Rivera said.
The next meet for the Vikings Track and Field will be held on Mar. 6 at the Beach Opener at Long Beach State.
Sara Lowery, a keynote speaker on mental health from New Hampshire, visited the Liberal Arts Campus on Feb. 25 at 12 p.m. in the T-1200 room.
Lowery travels around the country and gives speeches at colleges, to help students with their mental health issues.
On the afternoon of Feb. 5, Lowery spoke on a variety of topics involving mental health, her personal mental health issues, how she managed these issues and how students should view their lives.
Lowery has experienced multiple hardships in her life, three happening at one time: the death of her boyfriend, accusations of being racist at work and discovering that she has ovarian cancer.
She shared a time when she wanted to kill herself because she could not figure out why her life’s experiences had turned out as they did.
“Life was good, so I couldn’t figure out what was wrong,” Lowery said.
According to Lowery, a major inspiration for her was the following quote, “Note to Self: You gotta do this for you. This is for you. This isn’t about anybody. Live for you. Honor you. Never lose sight of that.”
During Lowery’s speech, the quote was displayed on the screen as she explained its meaning.
Lowery encouraged students who are feeling unsure about their purpose in education to “Envision graduation day.”
Lowery concluded her speech with advice for students when they feel like giving up.
“If there’s one thing I want you guys to get from this speech is that it’s okay to not be okay,” Lowery said.
Attendee Kyra Childress talked about what she thought of Lowery’s speech.
“I thought the speech was very interesting and it was very informative, for me.” Childress said.
“The one thing that I learned from this speech was that hashtags could be used to build a community.” Childress added.
LBCC student John Warden gave his opinion of Lowery’s speech.
“The speech was very relatable for me, as a student,” Warden said.
“If I were to just improve one aspect about the speech, it would be a better promotion because I barely found out about it this morning.”
Mark Lemerond is a dedicated advocate for change and humanity. He lingers at the LBCC campus, at every club from Human Services, to the Red Cross, and the Justice Scholars, because in his words, “I just want to be at the right place at the right time.”
Lemerond is currently a club senate representative for the Justice Scholars Club and Program at LBCC, a group that is “a perfect fit,” he said, for his past and future life.
The club advocates for social justice, resources, and change for those students previously incarcerated and now looking to better themselves through higher education. Lemerond is one such student.
At the age of 47, Lemerond was convicted on counts stemming from two bank robberies in Florida, and was placed in prison for 60 months.
After spending time at Federal Correctional Institution Marianna in Florida, a hurricane forced Lemerond and 2200 other inmates to transfer to several prisons around the U.S.. Lemerond was transferred to FCI Williamsburg in South Carolina to serve out his sentence.
Now, at age 62, ten years after leaving prison, the formerly incarcerated student recounted his life, from his current goals to growing up in California during an interview on Feb. 20.
Lemerond was born on January 30, 1958, in Omaha, Nebraska.
“It was just me and my mom growing up, moving around by ourselves. We moved to Torrance and from there bounced around until we made it to Paramount. That’s where I graduated from Millikan High in 1975,” he said.
Just one year after graduating high school, Lemerond joined the Marines from 1976-1980, working as a 0331 machine gunner while stationed in Hawaii. “I know everything there is to know about the m-16,” he said.
“I served three west pac tours, went to all different countries, and got drunk in every one of them,” Lemerond said. Lemerond would end up “missing movement,” or accidentally staying behind in the Philippines, while his comrades moved forward in their tour.
He does not feel ashamed to share his struggles with drugs and alcohol, the details of his arrest, or share how the Marines were the first to give Lemerond reprimands, but also resources and help.
In his eyes, “I joined when I was a kid. It was the wrong time for me, man. I wish I would’ve taken it more seriously.”
Lemerond said, “I went for treatment on June 17, 1978. I still remember the day exactly, when I discovered I was an alcoholic, and I did treatment for eight weeks, went to Hong Kong, and started drinking again.”
Eventually, the drug and alcohol abuse caught up to him, resulting in discharge from the Marines after Lemerond, who was his unit commander’s Jeep driver, was “caught with dope [Marijuana] in my pocket.”
After leaving the Marines, Lemerond would swing between periods of sobriety and using drugs, staying sober for five years at a time, then falling back to periods of using.
At 25, Lemerond’s AA sponsor convinced him to leave California and move to Pensacola, FL. to raise his five children alongside his wife.
Lemerond reached his lowest point when sixteen years ago, he was arrested on charges related to two bank robberies he committed at both Bank of America and the Central Credit Union in Florida in order to fuel his “thousand-dollar-a-day coke habit.”
“It was insanity. It was caused by my addiction. I could’ve got people killed, because I said I was armed and the FBI treated the robbery like it was, but I wasn’t. The hardest part was the teller. She was my daughter’s age, and her face went white. That’s what I have to live with,” said Lemerond, recalling the day he was arrested.
In March 2004, Lemerond was caught by the FBI, “…up the street from the Central Credit Union. I told them about the first robbery at Bank of America, and they asked me why I would even mention a robbery that I got away with,” Lemerond said.
To Lemerond, the bank robberies were a sign that the “feel-good disease” of addiction had taken over. When caught, this is the reason he gave to FBI agents, telling them, “I need help. I’m a drug addict. I didn’t just wake up one day and say, ‘I’m gonna go rob a bank.’”
The veteran’s addiction had gone untreated, and he told FBI agents, “I either want to die or get help. I knew help was going to be in prison, and I wanted to be the guy I was when I was sober, taking care of my kids and with my wife.”
After serving a five year sentence, Lemerond realized that there was more to life than drugs, negativity, and pain. He used his time in prison to become sober, earn his high school diploma, set up AA meetings and work with other prisoners in education.
Tattoo of USMC on Mark Lemerond arm, club day, Feb. 20, 2020. Photo by Veronica Huerta.
“I was a model prisoner. Since getting out I haven’t even had a parking ticket. You know, people can look at me and think whatever they want. But, it’s not true. I’ve walked that mile, and that’s my own history,” said the reformed student.
Lemerond is now working on a degree in academic or drug counseling, after being inspired by an ex-fiance who encouraged him to attend school again and find his route to recovery. His children, who had witnessed him come out on the news after the robbery, also supported his move to California after prison.
Upon attending LBCC, Lemerond walked into a lecture by Dr. Annahita Mahdavi, Justice Scholars Club advisor, and said confidently, “I want to be here. This is what I’m about.”
Mahdavi said of Lemerond, “He became active in the club two semesters ago, and his heart is in the program. From the beginning, he started taking charge.”
The sea lover lived for seven years on a sailboat in the Leeward Bay Marina on Henry Ford Avenue in Wilmington, Calif. He now is living with his mother, who, though terminally ill, is still offering inspiration and letting Lemerond, “celebrate her life.”
Lemerond looked to his mother during those times where he believed change was the only solution. “My mom was a cashier for 20 years at a grocery chain, call it Ralphs, and at age 45 decided she wanted to be a nurse. So she went here, to LBCC, got her license, and retired at 60 from Harbor General. She just amazes me.”
He also looks to his own children for inspiration. His three sons are civilians, and his two daughters are decorated Marines.
His daughter, Jessika, worked at the Judge Advocate General office, or JAG, and is an E-8, Master Gunnery Sergeant in the Marines. His other daughter, Tiffanie, is stationed in San Antonio, and works for the Department of Defense.
Both hold a great relationship with their father, and in Lemerond’s words, “my daughters made up for me. They’re everything I ever thought I would be in the Marines and more.”
Lemerond, aside from fishing, writing letters, and looking to better himself and others, also worked as a truck driver for 30 years, and is currently recovering after a knee injury.
“I’ve been to every state except Alaska, and I’ve hauled everything except cows and cars,” he said.
Corbin Gerard, student advisor for the Justice Scholars Program, and friend of Lemerond spoke highly of him.
“Mark is diligent, dedicated, always eager to help and assist with various groups and even his friends.” Gerard said.
When asked to do something, whether it’s personal or for school, Gerard said Lemerond simply answers, “Sure, I’m in.”
The reformed, formerly incarcerated bank robber now lives his life with the belief that.
“Every single person I meet, God has everything to do with it. Recovery is one of those things that I’m so supportive of. That’s why I want to work with people as either a drug or recovery counselor. Now, I can be what’s right with the world instead of what’s wrong with it.” Lemerond said.
Lemerond has met with veteran representatives at LBCC to take advantage of loopholes and other methods to expunge his record and change his discharge status from the Marines, in the hopes it will make finding a counseling job later on easier.
In the meantime, he wants to let others know that it takes, “…being in the right place, at the right time, and with the right people that give you tough love,” in order to continue to recover after leaving prison.
“The Veterans here on campus make me feel like I never left the Marines. The Justice Scholars taught me to accept myself, and not be ashamed of my story. They remind me that I’m good, and you know, something I’ve learned, is that you can change as much as you want. You know why? Because change is from beginning to end.”
A woman was arrested by LBPD officers inside the cafeteria at Long Beach City College’s PCC campus on Thursday.
According to LBPD Lt. Omar Martinez, the public safety officer arrived on scene at 11:36 a.m. when a woman was yelling profanity inside the cafeteria.
Martinez said security tried to speak to the woman until she became agitated and confrontational, shoving the officer, resulting in the officer’s physical control and detainment on her.
The woman in question was arrested for felony warrant and assault of an officer, who has minor injuries from the assault.
Student witnesses were able to recount the incident details.
“When I came in I was ordering some food when the woman was trying to get money from the ATM and then started cussing at the machine,” student witness Yesenia Delgado said.
David Hodges witnessed the entire incident, as he saw the cafeteria cashier become frightened as from the woman’s behavior.
“She threw a whole cup of ice on the floor, started walking and cursing until the officer came,” Hodges said.
According to Lt. Martinez, the woman who was arrested is not an LBCC student.
There is an ongoing investigation following the case.
Despite growing political divides, LBCC has an increasing amount of recruiters on the Liberal Arts Campus, whose purpose is to help and guide students that are interested in the military.
The Army recruiting station located in Lakewood is hard at work recruiting students from LBCC to their own military branch, while navigating the questions and topics that students have.
Army Staff Sergeant Michael Looney has been working at the Lakewood recruiting station as an active duty recruiter for the past five months.
“LBCC has been extremely cooperative with us,” Sergeant Looney said.
LBCC has been a hot spot for recruiters, such as Sergeant Rivera, to come on campus and set up tables to speak to students.
Looney expressed that the backlash for their work or being in the military is very minimal on campus.
“It happens, but not here. Most students aren’t really rude, they’re just busy trying to get to class and everyone has somewhere to be,” Looney said.
The Army recruiters do not like to stop or be pushy with students, said Looney. They instead allow students to come up to recruiters, encouraging them to ask questions.
“Every recruiter is different. We look at the goals of an individual and focus on how the Army is going to help those goals. I myself have not hesitated to give two of my contacts to the Air Force, because they met their goals better,” Looney said.
As for students who have general political questions, recruiters on campus try their best to answer questions about enlisting but stray from other topics.
Sergeant First Class Jeremiah Johnson, an Army reserves recruiter, has spent three years at LBCC.
“LBCC has a mixed crowd. Most are in their early 20s, and we tailor to all of their needs,” Johnson said.
Due to the Viking Promise, students are offered the first two years of college free, decreasing the amount of students that want to join the military for financial help.
“If an applicant is low income, if they need more opportunities, if they don’t like going to school or can’t afford higher education, I usually encourage those kids to go the active duty route,” said Johnson.
In fact, according to Looney, most students at LBCC would rather go active duty than reserves, which only requires meeting on base once a month and two weeks out of the year, “to explore, see other places, and get more assistance.”
Vernon Robinson, an LBCC student and Navy Vietnam veteran spoke about the recruiters on campus and the school’s support for them, and the ability for students to co-exist with them on campus.
“I think they are a positive influence and I was glad to see their presence. It’s a good sign of the changing times,” Robinson said.
Army recruiters are now in a position to be targeted for attacks, yet they remain neutral and unaffected at LBCC. Their presence here on campus is to answer questions and pass out information about what students don’t know.
Correction: This article has been updated to correct a quote and the name of an organization mentioned.
Clubs gathered at the A-Quad on the Liberal Arts Campus on Thursday, Feb. 20 for Join a Club Day, aiming to raise awareness and share their purposes and goals in hopes of gaining new members.
Throughout the quad, there were booths set up with food and beverages while music played and club members were actively speaking with students to inform them about their clubs.
The purpose of the event was to promote clubs’ individual messages and share the meaning behind each of them to students and potential new members.
Some of the booths that attended were PNK Club, Veterans Club, French Club, along with many other unique clubs.
With such a wide range and selection of clubs to choose from, students crowded around each of the booths throughout the event.
PNK member Amanda Bacheco shared that her club was unique and compared herself and fellow members to “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.”
“We all come from different backgrounds and we are always there when one of us is in need,” Bacheco said.
Derric Madrid, a French club member, welcomed students by handing out coffee and pastries while a French film played to show the colorful cultural importance of the club.
Fellow club members and students partook in games during the event, such as a match of rock paper scissors.
Many rounds were played, and students became invested in finding out who the winner would be, creating a lively environment for all attendees.
PNK members gather together before the rock paper scissors match begins. They cheered each other on and supported one another through the match. Photo by Alexis Bruschi
Sreymom Suos, a member of the Delta Alpha Pi Honor Society shared that a big reason she joined this club was to help spread awareness of physical disabilities.
She also had some advice for any new students or any student who may be interested in joining any of the clubs on campus.
“Stop by or send an email, we are always here with open arms,” Suos said.
Student Arlene Rodriguez shared her opinion on why she believes the event is beneficial for students.
“It makes all the clubs available to you all at once, and it helps you to find out about clubs you may not have known about.”
Join a Club Day allowed students to immerse themselves into the diversity of the LBCC campus, as well as gain awareness of the many programs available on campus.
Former Long Beach City College wide receiver De’Quan Hampton has returned to Veterans Memorial Stadium to practice as part of the Los Angeles Wildcats of the XFL.
“It’s great to be back. It feels like coming home, playing a sport I love,” Hampton said after practice Feb. 12 at Veterans Memorial Stadium, which will serve as the team’s main facility this season.
Wildcats wide receiver Nelson Spruce catches the ball from a throw during practice at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Feb. 12. Spruce is a former wide receiver of the L.A. Rams. Photo by Jorge Hernandez.
Hampton graduated from LBCC in 2015 and transferred to the University of Southern California, where he played wide receiver for two seasons.
Hampton signed with the New Orleans Saints at one point, where he was on the roster for about four weeks.
Hampton’s goal is to make his way back to the NFL and talked about why he is playing in the XFL, which is a professional American football league with eight teams, founded by WWE CEO Vince McMahon.
“This league is the perfect opportunity to make my way back there,” Hampton said.
There are a few differences between the NFL and XFL.
One being, on kickoff the players cannot move until the ball is caught by the returner.
Rules on punts are similar, the punting team cannot release past the line of scrimmage until the ball is kicked.
Another difference is the XFL players do not kick field goals for extra points.
XFL uses a three-tiered point system for teams following touchdown: 1 point for a score from the 2-yard line, 2 points from a score from the 5-yard line, 3 pointsfor a run or pass from the 10-yard line.
A Los Angeles Wildcats helmet was left on a bench during practice at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Feb. 12. The Wildcats are one of eight teams in the XFL. Photo by Jorge Hernandez.
LBCC Football Coach Brett Peabody talked about what it has been like recently having the XFL on campus.
“It’s nice for them to be here on our field,” Peabody said.
“The coaches and players have been very respectful and it’s good for our players to watch these practices and see where they could go.”
Brandon Barnes, a tight end from Alabama State played for the Detroit Lions, New York Jets and Oakland Raiders, and is currently on the Wildcats roster.
“The XFL is a different brand of football with different rules and the same intensity,” Barnes said.
Correction: The first version of this article misnamed The Faculty Association of California Community Colleges.
The Faculty Association of California Community Colleges has awarded Long Beach City College’s Kirsten Moreno Faculty of the Year Award for 2020.
Moreno is an English professor at LBCC and Vice President of the Long Beach City College Faculty Association for 2019.
The nineteen year veteran of LBCC was nominated by fellow colleagues and selected from a large pool of full-time faculty members in California.
Moreno is a former LBCC student, a graduate from Bellflower High School and California State University, Long Beach alumna who completed a master’s degree in English.
She talked about her passion for LBCC and her longtime dream of becoming a teacher.
“[I am] deeply passionate about LBCC… It was always my first choice to teach for my future career and I want to continue to work with students and find ways to support what faculty does in their labs, classrooms, and offices,” Moreno said.
Those who have worked closely alongside Moreno and have been influenced by her leadership fully support her recognition by the FACCC.
Assistant professor of English, Beryln Cobian spoke of Moreno’s work ethic and her gratitude for her role on campus.
“As our V.P., Kirsten has worked hard fighting for campus safety, equity, and other important issues. I feel so grateful that she stepped up to that role for the benefit of all of us,” Cobian said.
Alisson Murray, a colleague of Moreno’s since 2001 talked about her initial reaction when Moreno was nominated for the award.
“When I saw the nomination in my inbox, I immediately thought of Kirsten. She is the manifestation of integrity and is someone who does so much without ever asking anything in return,” Murray said.
According to Murray, the lead negotiator of LBCC’s full-time contracted staff fought to retain benefits, urged staff raises, created a closer relationship between faculty and administration and made faculty safety on campus a known concern by initiating the Faculty Safety Committee.
“She brought police into meetings, the culture is changing because of her… We talk to administration and now they listen,” Murray said.
In addition to starting the Safety Committee on campus for teachers, Moreno is also a professor who teaches online and classroom English courses.
“Online enrollment has been going up at the college recently… It deserves more attention and we have a responsibility to provide the best education whether it’s face-to-face or online,” Moreno said.
Moreno is currently taking a year’s sabbatical leave and is working on a project to create equity for online courses, that includes culturally responsive teaching and learning theory.
Moreno talked about her feelings about being nominated for the Faculty of the Year Award.
“It’s a tremendous honor to be awarded. I’m deeply appreciative, working with so many dedicated colleagues and across faculty,” Moreno said.
She hopes students will continue the Viking Promise and take advantage of all the resources LBCC has to offer and will return to LBCC in fall semester of 2020.
Moreno will continue to work diligently for her fellow teachers and students, as she believes that the shared environment affects every party.
“Faculty working conditions are our students learning conditions.”
The Justice Scholars club is back at Long Beach City College for the fourth year since 2016, dedicated to breaking stigma and giving formerly incarcerated students access to resources to continue their education.
The club remains led by president Anthony Yracheta, who has held the title for the past two years and expressed his excitement for the official institution of the Justice Scholars Program by LBCC, now seeing its first weeks of fruition.
“We need people to know about the program since it was just institutionalized, and take advantage of all the resources,” Yracheta said at the clubs meeting this past Monday.
The Justice Scholars Program offers necessities to formerly incarcerated students: school supplies, laptops, textbooks, and other resources to help those who would not have supplies available to them, otherwise.
This semester, the Justice Scholars Club hopes to offer more resources and advice for expungement, clearing someone’s criminal record to ease their transition into the job field.
In addition to planning “Future Trips with Homeboyz,” an institution in Los Angeles dedicated to helping rehabilitate the formerly incarcerated, the club is planning future panel discussions, fun drives, and more this semester.
Club senate representative Mark Lemerond talked about the differences between formerly incarcerated students and other members of the Justice Scholars.
“[They] walk a fine line between probation and parole,” Lemerond said.
Carlos Rosas, club secretary and formerly incarcerated student who is now in his second year at LBCC studying business administration, talked about the said line and how it can pose difficulties in securing a job in society.
Rosas served three years at Chuckwalla State Prison and talked about his goal of “reuniting people impacted by the system,” through the Justice Scholars.
“It’s important to encourage growth, networking, mentoring, and give resources for better jobs and opportunities in higher education,” Rosas said.
Mark Lemerond, Club Senate Rep, and Carlos Rosas, Club secretary of the Justice Scholars, during Join a Club Day, Feb. 20, 2020. Photo by Veronica Huerta.
The Justice Scholars program has now been facilitated at Compton College.
Club president Yracheta talked about his dream of seeing the program at every community college. “That’s the goal,” he said.
Club advisor Annahita Mahdavi created the Justice Scholars, due to the obstacles that students impacted by the justice system face.
Mahdavi is a trained clinician and professor of drug and alcohol studies at LBCC, who has worked closely with juveniles during part of her career in 2009.
“I saw that 90 percent of convictions were drug related, they started with addiction,” Mahdavi said.
“Drug policies impact people and are even more harmful than the drugs they’re using.”
Mahdavi talked about her goal to spread awareness on how to interact with formerly incarcerated persons through verbal and non-verbal cues.
“You should not say inmate, as that word is used for inferiority and to create a culture of oppression,” Mahdavi said.
According to Lemerond, Mahdavi and club members want the Justice Scholars Club to be a stop sign for formerly incarcerated students- the first place they go to when they get out of jail.
Logo on the Justice Scholars T-Shirt, at Join a Club Day, Feb. 20, 2020. Photo by Veronica Huerta.
Lemerond is also among the formerly incarcerated and served 60 months in prison ten years ago.
Lemerond talked about the importance of having a club like the Justice Scholars to provide resources and guide formerly incarcerated students in making the right choices.
“The decisions you make coming out of jail are the most important you’ll ever make,” Lemerond said.
Mahdavi talked about her idea of justice to formerly incarcerated students and how it starts with alleviating stigma and the treatment of these students.
“Social justice is treatment, and treatment is social justice.”
The Justice Scholars program and club are located at the PCC campus, Building QQ, room 105, with meetings on Mondays from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. All are welcome to attend.
Roughly 100 dancers participated in Long Beach City College’s Spring Ensemble Dance auditions at the Liberal Arts Campus on Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 6 p.m. in room Q113.
Among the dancers was Annel Rodriguez, a dance major who showed up to the audition with a cast on her left foot due to a torn achilles tendon she hurt the night before while dancing ballet.
Her injury did not stop her from attending the audition to fill out the necessary paperwork.
“I felt my foot rip and just collapsed on the floor. I went to the emergency room yesterday and came tonight to still audition,” Rodriguez said.
Artistic director, dancer, choreographer and instructor Martha Pamintuan supervised the auditions.
She talked about her hopes for auditions and student involvement.
“We hope that students are able to work with multiple styles and just have a fabulous experience,” Pamintuan said.
Pamintuan has been dancing since she was a high school student at Skyline High in Oakland, Calif., continued her practice at San Francisco State University and has taught dance at various colleges in Southern Calif. And the Bay Area.
She talked about her passion for the art and the standards that are important to the program.
“My faculty members and I push for community, love, passion and growth,” Pamintuan said.
“This is a nationally recognized dance program and we strive for the best.”
There were also other choreographers and experienced dancers who watched the auditions.
Student choreographer Micahel Miller is a dance major who talked about the audition process.
“The audition process starts with student choreographers coming up with their own piece, and then we have students audition those pieces to be in the show,” he said.
The demanding process emphasizes the dedication that each student dancer must have in order to participate.
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