Penn College’s student photographers are, as it should be, students first and foremost. But even in the midst of a crowded “to-do list” as summer beckons, they take lenses in hand to help PCToday showcase the events that help make this former community college a true college community. Among the assignments tackled by two of those photographers in recent days were the Wildcat Events Board’s Block Party near Vine Avenue and the Klump Academic Center on April 22, and, on the following day, the Penn College Motorsports Association’s Spring Car Show and SWORD Spring Robot Fights. The block party featured the return of two campus favorites – goats and The Hatchet House trailer – as well as food, crafts and games. The car show attracted a crowd-pleasing 122 registrants, with trophies awarded in six categories: Modern Car (1997 and newer), Classic Car (1996 and earlier), Modern Truck, Classic Truck, Specialized (motorcycles, off-road vehicles, etc.) and Best in Show. Battling into the winner’s circle at the Field House robot arena were Antweight: Floor Fan, first; Slim Pickens, second; and Red Eye, third. Beetleweight: Thunder Child, first; Disappointment, second; and Jetlag, third.

– Photos by Alexis M. Burrell (block party) and Kollin G. Kisner (car show and robots)

Come one, come all to the WEB Block Party midway!

2001 accounting alumna Kelly D. Anderson teaches her niece how to play cornhole.

Among the many diversions to ease pre-finals anxiety was this craft-your-own-critter table.

It’s just not a carny without a food vendor or two.

While holding a stuffed lion, Taylor J. Leshock tends to some less sedentary members of the animal kingdom. Leshock is a graphic design student from Shamokin.

Mitch M. Willis, of Bloomsburg, majoring in information assurance and cyber security, channels his inner Jackson Pollock.

Toting an evening’s worth of fun are sisters Ja’Quela (left) and Jonice Dyer, of Dover, Del., both enrolled in business administration.

If a teasing hint of warmer temperatures isn’t enough, flowering apple trees bring proof that spring (perhaps) has sprung.

This Chevrolet 210, in its owner’s family for three decades, offers a reminder of the late-1950s’ marriage of style and economy.

A sporty Plymouth Duster …

… adds a smaller version to enhance its parking-lot appeal.

Everything old, on view again

Though parked next to each other, some vehicles at the show were miles apart!

A Plymouth Road Runner Superbird pops its hood and lowers a window to accommodate its cartoon inspiration.

Before-and-after models are displayed within this iconic Carroll Shelby Ford Mustang.

A Chevy truck displays multiple layers of paint, each with a story to tell.

SWORD Spring Robot Fights

Kyle D. Singer, a former SWORD officer, makes repairs to his bot, Dain.

Small, but mighty, these battlin’ bots!

Spectators surround the enclosed arena, a welcome turnout for the whirring action.

Josh James Smith, an electronics & computer engineering technology student from Whitehall, with his robot, Last Min

A colorful array of combatants

Stephen C. Brodecki, of Cochranville, pursuing a bachelor’s degree in engineering design technology, sweeps up after a match.

Working on his robot, Awfset, is engineering design technology student Benson Paul Weaver, of Lancaster.