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A diverse group of students and instructors in public service uniforms poses for a photo, holding certificates in a bright indoor setting, commemorating a community college graduation or ceremony.

Firefighters are Ready to Serve After Graduation Ceremony

 Bucks County Community College celebrated its most recent firefighter graduates with an August 13 ceremony at the Gene and Marlene Epstein Campus at Lower Bucks. A total of 19 volunteer firefighters completed Basic Fire Academy Training at the Lower Bucks Public Safety Training Center in Croydon and earned national certifications, enabling them to help fill the critical shortage of first responders. Training included a structural burn session, fighting a controlled blaze that replicated a real-life emergency. Steve Coyle of Yardley, a volunteer with the Yardley Makefield Fire Department, was recognized for his leadership with the outstanding student award. Bucks County Community College is the largest provider of fire and emergency services training and certification in Pennsylvania, training approximately 45,000 first responders annually in all 67 counties in the Commonwealth. Friends, family, and fellow first responders attended the graduation ceremony for the most recent firefighter graduates at Bucks County Community College’s Epstein Campus at Lower Bucks. The 19 volunteers earned national certifications to better serve their communities. Recent graduates of Bucks County Community College’s Basic Fire Academy Training show off their certificates of completion after an August 13 ceremony at the Epstein Campus at Lower Bucks. The 19 first-responders volunteer with fire departments in Bucks and Montgomery Counties. Steve Coyle of Yardley (center), a volunteer firefighter with the Yardley-Makefield Fire Department, earned the Outstanding Student award for his leadership among 19 first responders who graduated August 13 from Bucks County Community College’s Basic Fire Academy Training. He was congratulated after the ceremony at the Epstein Campus at Lower Bucks by Patrick M. Jones, Ph.D. (left), the College’s President and CEO, and Ronni Fuchs, Esq. (right), chair of the College’s Board of Trustees. Volunteer firefighters prepare a ladder to fight a controlled structural burn at the Lower Bucks Public Safety Training Center in Croydon this summer. The hands-on preparation was part of Bucks County Community College’s Basic Fire Academy Training course, in which 19 first responders earned national certifications to better protect their communities. Volunteer firefighters train a firehose on a blaze in a controlled structural burn at the Lower Bucks Public Safety Training Center in Croydon this summer. The hands-on preparation was part of Bucks County Community College’s Basic Fire Academy Training course, in which 19 first responders earned national certifications to better protect their communities. Volunteer firefighters participate in a controlled structural burn at the Lower Bucks Public Safety Training Center in Croydon this summer. The hands-on preparation was part of Bucks County Community College’s Basic Fire Academy Training course, in which 19 first responders earned national certifications to better protect their communities. (Photo Credit: Eric Parker, Bucks County Community College)
Bucks County Community College students (left-right) Ali Vafaee of Princeton, Ryan Roberts of Bensalem, and Monique Perry of Churchville accepted a $500 check from Warrington Township and Gateway Kia on August 14, joined by Clifford Eberly (right), the College’s senior manager of galleries and exhibitions.

Visitors Flocked to ‘Birdhouse Bacchanal’ in Outdoor Art Contest

 Bucks County Community College students (left-right) Ali Vafaee of Princeton, Ryan Roberts of Bensalem, and Monique Perry of Churchville accepted a $500 check from Warrington Township and Gateway Kia on August 14, joined by Clifford Eberly (right), the College’s senior manager of galleries and exhibitions. The students created “Birdhouse Bacchanal” in their Intro to Sculpture class, which was the top vote-getter in this summer’s outdoor sculpture exhibition at Warrington’s Lions Pride Park. It now becomes the first work in the township’s permanent outdoor collection. (PHOTO: Mel Evans for Bucks County Community College) “Birdhouse Bacchanal,” a mixed media sculpture created by students in Bucks County Community College’s Introduction to Sculpture class, was the top vote-getter in the first-of-its-kind outdoor sculpture exhibition installed along the trails of Warrington’s Lions Pride Park this summer. The township presented a $500 check, courtesy of Gateway KIA, to the artists on August 14 to purchase the sculpture as the first work in the park’s permanent collection. The exhibition, installed along the park’s walking trails, showcased three collaborative sculptures created by Bucks students and two works by alumni. Students from Bucks County Community College's Intro to Sculpture Class show off their mixed media creation “Birdhouse Bacchanal,” which was chosen by visitors to Warrington’s Lions Pride Park to be purchased as the first piece for the township’s permanent outdoor art collection. Pictured (left-right) are Ali Vafaee of Princeton, Monique Perry of Churchville, Dave Miller of Yardley, and Ryan Roberts of Bensalem. (PHOTO: Mel Evans for Bucks County Community College) “Tapestry,” a mixed media sculpture created by students in Bucks County Community College’s Sculpture Foundry class, was one of five works that were part of an outdoor exhibition this summer at Warrington’s Lions Pride Park. Pictured with their creation are (left-right) Sunny Howard of Doylestown, Bill Sticker of Warminster, Bob Rauch of Upper Dublin, Cyna Worthman of Washington Crossing, and Chuck Bennett of Wrightstown. (PHOTO: Mel Evans for Bucks County Community College) Charis Hasney, left, and Chuck Bennett of Wrightstown show off “Bucky,” which they created with their fellow students in a recent 3D Design Fundamentals Class at Bucks County Community College. The mixed media sculpture was among five works by students and alumni on display this summer along the walking trails at Warrington's Lion's Pride Park. (PHOTO: Mel Evans for Bucks County Community College)
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Storytellers Wanted: Search Begins for the Best Short Fiction Tale

 Bucks County Community College is searching for the best short fiction tale in the county, College officials announced, with the winning scribes getting the opportunity to read alongside a well-known author. Dennis Tafoya, author of “Dope Thief” and other crime novels, will be the final judge, said Elizabeth Luciano, the language and literature professor who is the director of the contest. “The first-, second-, and third-place winners will be honored at a reading in November on the Newtown Campus, and will be joined by Mr. Tafoya,” Luciano said. “We are thrilled to have a bestselling novelist as our final judge and guest.” Tafoya, who lives in Bucks County, is the author of three crime novels set in and around his native Philadelphia. “Dope Thief,” originally published in 2009, was republished in 2025 in conjunction with its release as an Emmy-nominated series on Apple TV. Tafoya is also the author of the novels “The Wolves of Fairmount Park” and “The Poor Boy’s Game.” His short stories have appeared in magazines and anthologies such as Philadelphia Noir and “Best American Mystery Stories.” Luciano noted that the contest is open to Bucks County residents over the age of 18 who have not previously placed first. Bucks County Community College employees are not eligible. The top three winners will receive honoraria of $200, $100, and $50. The deadline for submissions is noon Thursday October 8. Stories must be previously unpublished, including in blogs and online platforms, and must be submitted online. Use of artificial intelligence in any form is strictly prohibited. Complete contest rules and the link for submissions can be found by visiting the short fiction contest website. A short fiction contest for high-school students will be held in the spring. The Bucks County Short Fiction Contest receives funding and administrative support from the School of Language and Literature at Bucks County Community College. For further information, contact Professor Elizabeth Luciano at Elizabeth.Luciano@bucks.edu.