Butler Community College hosted the annual 2026 Butler County Spelling Bee on Friday, February 6 in the R.D. Hubbard Welcome Center on the El Dorado campus. Samuel Riley of Andover Middle School was named champion for the second year in a row. A total of 25 contestants from Butler County elementary and middle schools competed, with Samuel correctly spelling "hydrophobia" in the sixth round to be…
In celebration of Black History Month, Butler's Becoming One Never Divided (BOND) organization, formerly known as the Black Student Association, will present “Our Presence is Political,” a panel discussion on February 19, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. in the Clifford/Stone Room located in the El Dorado Campus Welcome Center. Admission is free. Billed as a discussion on immigration, elections and collective…
Butler Community College hosted the annual 2025 Butler County Spelling Bee on Friday, February 7 in the R.D. Hubbard Welcome Center on the El Dorado campus. Samuel Riley of Andover Middle School was named champion. A total of 26 contestants from Butler County elementary and middle schools competed for eight total rounds. Samuel was the only student to advance to the Championship Round. …
Butler Community College now offers Art in the Elementary Classroom, an online course starting this fall. With the development of this new course, students can now earn an Elementary Education associate degree fully online as of Fall 2025. Casi Short, art adjunct instructor, designed the course to suit the needs of Butler’s online learning population. Students will make art, interact with art…
Written by: Trisha Walls, Carey Chesire from Andover Middle School won the Sunflower State Spelling Bee on March 23 held in Salina at Kansas Wesleyan University. Chesire competed as one of nearly 100 elementary and middle school students. Chesire, an eighth-grade student who qualified for the State Bee by winning the Butler County Spelling Bee in February, correctly spelled the word “ahuehuete.” The ahuehuete, a cypress…
… album, visit https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCTFMe . 2026 Early College Academy graduation candidates listed by hometown, along with high school and major: Andover Hannah Collinsworth - Andover … . 2026 Early College Academy graduation candidates listed by hometown, along with high school and major: …
Butler Community College Criminal Justice student Kathryn Geier was one of seven college students from across the state to complete the Kansas Collegiate Law Enforcement Academy, hosted by the Kansas Highway Patrol May 19-23, 2025. This marked the seventeenth consecutive year that at least one Butler student participated in the Academy. Criminal justice students from community colleges and…
Butler Community College Chamber Singers will perform in “Mozart’s Coronation” at the Wichita Symphony Orchestra on Tuesday, October 28 at 7 p.m. This select ensemble of 35 singers will grace the stage at the First United Methodist Church for about 40 minutes during the mass choir and their solo performance. “The Butler Chamber Singers are one of the hardest-working groups of students I have had…, Quick details, What: Mozart’s “Coronation Mass in C” Chamber Singers with Wichita Symphony Orchestra Where: First United Methodist Church, 330 N Broadway St, Wichita, KS 67202 When: Tuesday, Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. Purchase Tickets: https://wichitasymphony.org/events/mozarts-coronation . Learn about theatre, art, instrumental/vocal music and mass communication scholarship opportunities available to all majors.
The Butler Community College Foundation is pleased to announce that the scholarship application for the 2026–2027 academic year is now available and open for students to complete. The Foundation has moved its scholarship awarding timeline earlier in the year to better support students in planning for the upcoming academic year. By awarding scholarships between March and May of 2026, students will…
Michael McCaffrey is the latest featured artist at Butler Community College’s Erman B. White Gallery of Art, with a new exhibition titled “Dog Days.” An assistant teaching professor in the visual art department at the University of Kansas, McCaffrey’s work typically features oil paintings and drawings of his elderly father and his home in Lawrence, Kansas. With color choices alternating between…, Quick Details, What: Michael McCaffrey’s “Dog Days” art exhibit Where: Erman B. White Gallery of Art, 901 S Haverhill Rd, El Dorado, KS 67042 (700 Building) When: September 22 - October 29 Public Reception: Thursday, October 2, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Cost: Free to attend Learn about theatre, art, instrumental/vocal music and mass communication scholarship opportunities available to all majors.
