Dr. Gary Lee Spears, president of Northwest Mississippi Community College, welcomes local officials and community members to the annual Legislative Breakfast on Jan. 22. The breakfast was held at the David M. Haraway Center on the Senatobia campus. State senators (l-r) Robert Jackson and Nolan Mettetal spoke at the event. Also speaking were state representatives Larry Baker and Clara Burnett. (Photo by Nancy Patterson)

The Northwest Mississippi Community College Division of Continuing Education is offering three Spanish classes in Senatobia and Batesville starting in January.

Beginning Spanish (2.0 CEUs) is for beginners and is designed to introduce basic conversational Spanish to students who wish to communicate in Spanish. It will be packed full of “survival Spanish.” Pronunciation and Grammar will be emphasized, and a variety of group activities will be used to facilitate learning. The course will be taught at the Batesville Enterprise Center from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Jan. 27, and Feb. 3,10 and 17. The fee for the course is $60. The Batesville Enterprise Center is located Batesville Industrial Park, 275 Nosef Drive.

Basic Conversational Spanish (3.0 CEUs) is also for beginners and is designed to introduce basic conversational Spanish to students who wish to communicate in Spanish. “Survival Spanish,  pronunciation and grammar will be emphasized, and a variety of group activities will be used to facilitate learning. The class will be taught on the Senatobia campus in the Yalobusha Bldg., Room 120 from 4-6:30 p.m., Jan. 22-April 16. The fee for the course is $60.

Spanish for Elementary Teachers (2.0 CEUs) is a class designed to help elementary teachers incorporate some enrichment Spanish into their classrooms. This class goes beyond what was learned in Spanish for Educators; so some prior knowledge of Spanish is strongly recommended. A children’s Spanish dictionary, “The Usborne Picture Dictionary in Spanish” is the primary text. This book is provided, and the cost is included in the class fee. Although this class is structured for elementary teachers, it is an excellent class for secondary teachers, too. The class will be held in the Yalobusha Bldg., Room 120, from 4-6:30 p.m., Jan. 23-March 30. The fee is $60.

All of the classes are being taught by Wendy Gregory.

For more information contact Patricia Lowder, coordinator of Continuing Education, at 562-3349 or e-mail pwlowder@northwestms.edu.

Lawn and Garden Repair, offered through Northwest Mississippi Community College’s Division of Continuing Education,  beginning Jan. 30, will teach participants how to troubleshoot, diagnose, adjust and repair engines, drive trains, and cutting systems on lawn equipment.

Students will be allowed to bring their own equipment for repair and purchase their own parts for repair. A tool list  will be given on the first night of class.

Classes will be held Jan. 30-May 8 from 6-9 p.m in the Agricultural Technology Bldg., located on the Senatobia campus. The fee for the class, which is being taught by Jeremy Massey, is $175.

For more information contact Patricia Lowder, coordinator of Continuing Education, at 562-3349 or e-mail pwlowder@northwestms.edu.

The Northwest Mississippi Community College Division of Continuing Education has something for everyone this spring.

Cake Decorating is being taught on Thursdays from Jan. 25 through March 1 in the Yalobusha Building, Room 120, from 6-8 p.m. Students can create beautifully-decorated cakes for any occasion while learning the technique of icing to create roses, borders, flowers and other cake embellishments. Icing recipe and supply list will be given at first class meeting.

The class is being taught by Kim Steinman, and the fee is $45 plus supplies.

Instant Piano for Hopelessly Busy People will be offered on Tue. Jan. 30 from 6-9:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Bldg., Room 110. In just one evening students can learn enough secrets of the trade to make piano playing a part of their life. They will learn all the chords (that’s the secret) needed to play any pop song in any style, any key. This is an absolutely beginning class in chord piano techniques.

The fee for the class, which is taught by David Haynes, is $45 plus the cost of the book/CD. The deadline to register for this class is Jan. 26.

Beginning Smocking will be taught from Jan. 30-Feb. 13. The deadline to register for this course is Jan. 23. The follow- up course, Advanced Smocking, will be taught from Feb. 20-March 6, with the registration deadline Feb. 13.

For more information contact Patricia Lowder, coordinator of Continuing Education at 562-3349 or e-mail pwlowder@northwestms.edu.

The Northwest Mississippi Community College Division of Continuing Education is offering an ACT Preparation workshop on its Senatobia campus on Monday, Jan. 29 and Tuesday, Jan. 30.

The workshop will be taught by Kim Haas and Kristie Waldrop in the Tunica Building, Room 129 from 6-9 p.m. The fee for the class is $75, which includes the book. Students will need to bring a calculator to class. The deadline to register for the class is Friday, Jan. 26 at noon.

The workshop will be offered again April 2-3, and May 21-22.

For more information contact Patricia Lowder, coordinator of Continuing Education, at 562-3349 or e-mail pwlowder@northwestms.edu