Both major events occurred within two weeks of Board meeting; yet no comment by President; is silence intended to keep the public in the dark about them?
It was a surprise to some in attendance at the November 2018 Governing Board meeting that President Penelope Wills failed to comment on the recent deaths of two Yavapai Community College students and the shuttering of the RESA project at the Career and Technical Education Center during her report to the Governing Board.
Recall that the Prescott Valley police department identified two Yavapai Community College students who were found dead at a Prescott Valley home Saturday morning, November 3. They are Jake Morales and Gunner Bundrick. Both had graduated from Bradshaw Mountain High School in 2017. Bundrick was a standout quarterback at his high school. He went on to play football at Mesa Community College before transferring to Yavapai College. He played outfield on the Yavapai baseball team in the spring 2018.
Also recall that the RESA Corporation and the Community College are parting ways, according to information from the College. The training program to supply RESA, a Prescott Corporation, with college-trained technicians began with great anticipation in January 2018. The College Board approved a three-year lease with RESA of 3,700 square feet at the Career and Technical Education Center at its March 2018 Board meeting. However, it will be shuttered when the eight remaining students complete their training this fall.
Wills’ made no mention of these incidents, the relationship to drug use on campus and the baseball team, or the reasons RESA decided to part ways with the College. Umm. One can only puzzle over why she didn’t comment on them.