Registration for fall day and evening classes at Northwest Mississippi Community College is just around the corner.

Open registration for day classes (for students who have not previously registered) will be held on Aug. 16 and 17 from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on all campuses.

Evening school registration will be held on Aug. 14-15 from 4:30 to 7 p.m.on all campuses. Students who have not completed the pre-registration process must do so on Aug. 14 or 15. Classes begin Aug. 20.

Late registration will be from Aug. 20-24. Aug. 24 is the last day to register or make schedule changes.

Tuition for all full-time students is $850 per semester. For full time out-of-state students, there is an additional fee of $1,000. Cost per semester hour is as follows: in-state, $80; out-of-state, $155.

Residence Hall fees vary from $425 to $725 per semester. Meal plans vary from $175 to $825 per semester.

Courses will also be offered through the Mississippi Virtual Community College. To learn more about Northwest's online offerings, visit www.msvcc.org.

For more information on the Fall 2007 semester, contact the Northwest Registrar's Office at (662) 562-3219 or visit northwestms.edu.

Northwest Mississippi Community College will hold its annual "Meet the Rangers" night on Thursday, Aug. 23 at 6 p.m. The event will be held on Bobby Franklin Field in Ranger Stadium at the Senatobia campus.

Pam Wooten, manager of Student Activities at Northwest, said that the event is free to the public and the public is encouraged to attend.

"This year, we will have a pep rally at the beginning, followed by a scrimmage," Wooten said. She stated that last year the college had a "mock" game, but that this year, they had decided to go back to the original format of the pep rally and scrimmage.

Wooten said that during the pep rally portion of the event, the Ranger Marching Band and Color Guard, the Rangerettes, and the Ranger Cheerleaders will all perform. The cheerleaders and members of the football team will be introduced.

Ranger Head Coach Randy Pippin will speak about the upcoming season. The pep rally will close with the fight song, and the scrimmage will begin.

"By making this a two-part event, there is something for everybody," Wooten said. "Those who want to come for the pep rally, but not the scrimmage can do so, and vice versa. We want this to be a fun event to get everyone ready for our football season."

The Senatobia Lion's Club will provide a concession stand for the event.

For more information, contact Wooten at 562-3899or e-mail pwooten@northwestms.edu.

Audition dates for the upcoming Northwest Mississippi Community College production of "Medea" will be Tue., Aug. 21 and Wed. Aug. 22 at 6:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Auditorium on the Senatobia campus. Performance dates are Oct. 25-28.

“Medea” is a tragedy written by Euripides, based on the myth of Jason and Medea and first produced in 431 BC. The play tells the story of the jealousy and revenge of a woman betrayed by her husband.

The play will be directed by Sam Weakley, speech and theatre instructor from the Fine Arts Division. “We are looking for, in particular, two boys ages six to eight, who could look like brothers,” Weakley said. He added that everyone is encouraged to audition for the play.

For more information contact Weakley at 662-562-3329 or e-mail sweakley@northwestms.edu.

Northwest Mississippi Community College's Reading Roundtable is changing from the last Monday to the last Tuesday of the month, beginning this fall.

"Animal Vegetable, Miracle: a Year of Food Life" will be the subject of this fall's first Reading Roundtable. This nonfiction book, which was written by Barbara Kingsolver, will be reviewed by Margaret Rogers, director of Learning Resources at Northwest. This is the bestselling author's first nonfiction narrative that will open your eyes in a hundred new ways to an old truth: "You are what you eat." The book will not be available for purchase, according to Rogers.

The August session of Reading Roundtable will be held at 2 p.m. on Tues., Aug. 28 in the R. C. Pugh Library on the Senatobia campus.

The purpose of the program is to provide a forum for senior adults to read and discuss a variety of books during the course of each semester. Discussions will be led by library faculty at Northwest.

The September Reading Roundtable will be held on Tues. Sept. 25 and will feature the book, "The Memory Keeper's Daughter," by Kim Edwards. The book will be available for purchase.

For more information, contact the Northwest library at (662) 562-3268 or e-mail mrogers@northwestms. edu.

An upcoming art exhibition at Northwest Mississippi Community College will feature the work of The Artist Network of North Mississippi. The show will run Aug. 26 - Sept. 26 at the Northwest Art Gallery on the Senatobia campus.

An opening will be held on Sunday, Aug. 26 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the gallery. The public is invited to attend.

The exhibit will feature works of art by local artists from Olive Branch, Horn Lake, Southaven, Hernando, Nesbit, Senatobia ,Coldwater and other surrounding areas. The Artist Netwrok of North Mississippi is comprised of approximately fifty members from a five-county area. They work in a variety of media which includes: drawings, jewelry, pottery, photography and all painting media.

The Artist Network of North Mississippi was formed in July 2002 when a group of local artists felt a need for their original works to be displayed and readily viewed by the public. This organization was co-founded by Edna Mabry of Senatobia and Kaye Harrison of Coldwater. Harrison served as the organization's first president.

Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For more information, call (662) 562-3399.