A second audition has been scheduled for Northwest Mississippi Community College's 2007-2008 Rangerettes. Auditions will be held on Monday, July 2 at 10 a.m. at Stars in Motion in Southaven. The Rangerettes are a precision drill dance team that accompanies Northwest's Ranger Band in performances at football games and in public appearances throughout the state. Participation is open to full-time college students only, and a partial scholarship is available for participants. For more information, contact Jill Morris at 662-349-6422.

Orientation and pre-registration days for new students attending Northwest Mississippi Community College this fall will be held on all campuses Tues.- Thurs., July 17-19, according to Matthew Domas, director of Campus Life and Housing.

During the orientation sessions, students who have been accepted for admission will be able to learn about the college’s policies and what to expect in a college environment. Students will meet one-on-one with a faculty adviser during the advising and registration portion.

Students will also be able to pay fees, check on housing assignments and financial aid, visit the bookstore, and take their student photo ID during this summer session. Photographs for the Rocketeer, the student yearbook, will also be taken at this time on the Senatobia and Southaven campuses.

The Senatobia and DeSoto sessions will be organized alphabetically by students’ last names. Those whose last names are between A-H will meet on July 17; I-Q will meet on July 18 and R-Z will meet on July 19. Senatobia sessions will begin at 9 a.m. in the Fine Arts Auditorium. DeSoto sessions will be held from 1-4 p.m.

For those students who will be attending the Lafayette-Yalobusha Technical Center in Oxford, there will be session at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Students may attend any session of their choice.

For more information on the Senatobia campus, call 662-562-3909 for the DeSoto Center campus, call 662-280-6172, and for the Oxford campus call 662-236-2023.

Want to give your kids a cultural art experience this summer? Northwest’s Kid’s Kollege is the place to look!

The deadline to register for Famous Artists: Their Culture and Style is July 9. The class, which is tailored for grades 3-6, will be taught July 16-20, 1- 4 p.m. in the Art Building on the Senatobia campus of Northwest Mississippi Community College. The instructor for this class will be Jody Jarjoura.

In this class students will be introduced to famous artists and their culture. They will see how artists, ranging from ancient times to the present, used art to express themselves. Participants will complete art projects that allow them to experience the style of different artists and to express themselves creatively.

The fee for the class is $60, which includes supplies.

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

Northwest Mississippi Community College’s Division of Fine Arts will present Neil Simon’s “Barefoot in the Park” Aug. 2-5 in the Fine Arts Auditorium on the Senatobia campus. Auditions for the play were held earlier in the summer. Rehearsals will begin on July 2.

Performance for the play will be Thurs.-Sat, Aug. 2-4 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 5 at 2:30 p.m.

Currently, cast members include Cassidy Porter of Senatobia as Corie Bratter; Nick Bredosky of Southaven as Paul Bratter; Heather Malone of Olive Branch as Ethel Banks; Max Christ of Southaven as Victor Velasco; Amanda Leaf Smith of Senatobia as the Telephone Woman; and Jordan Caviezel of Southaven as the Delivery Man.

The play is being directed by recent Northwest graduate Emily Burnett of Southaven. Technical directors are Terry Scott, Northwest Fine Arts technical director, and Alyssa McElfresh of Senatobia. Stage manager is Sarah Pierce of Southaven, set designer is Porter, and hair and makeup are being done by Laura McDonald of Olive Branch. Costume designers are Burnett and Malone.

“I am still looking for people to fill cast and crew jobs,” Burnett said. “This play is being put on by students and alumni. The cast and crew consists of students, alumni and future students at Northwest.”

“Barefoot in the Park” is a romantic comedy about young newlyweds Paul and Corie Bratter. He is an uptight conservative young lawyer, and she is a free-spirited hopeless romantic. Fresh from their honeymoon, they move into a tiny New York apartment five stories up with no elevator. The young couple has to contend with a meddling mother-in-law and an eccentric Italian neighbor.

For more information, contact the Fine Arts Division at 662-562-3332 or email tscott@northwestms.edu.

There are slots still open in the Northwest Mississippi Community College Alumni Association's “Scholarships for Students Four-Man Scramble Golf Tournament” set for Monday, June 25 at the Tunica National Golf Course. The proceeds of the tournament will be used to fund scholarships for students at Northwest.

Registration begins at 11a.m. and the tournament starts at 1 p.m. The fee, which includes course fees, car, prizes and supper, is $100 per person and $400 per team. Mulligan and red tees are available at registration, and are limited to one per player.

Prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place in two flights, and closest to the pin on all par threes, and longest putt on hole 18. Sponsorships are available. For a corporate sponsorship, which is $1000, participants receive a 3X4 feet sponsorship sign, team plays free, and one room at Fitzgerald’s Hotel and Casino. Team sponsorship is $400, and hole sponsorship is $300. Hole sponsors receive a 24X36 inch sign, and one player plays free.

For more information, contact Dolores Wooten at (662) 560-1105 or e-mail dbwooten@northwestms.edu. Entry forms may be mailed to Alumni Association or Northwest Mississippi Community College, c/o Jackie Franklin, 7056 Country Oaks, Southaven, Miss. 38671. Franklin may be reached at jfrank1037@aol.com, or e-mail Mike Boren, Alumni Association president, at mboren@cbt-co.com.

Need a good reason to golf this summer? The Northwest Mississippi Community College Alumni Association is sponsoring the “Scholarships for Students Four-Man Scramble Golf Tournament” on Monday, June 25 at the Tunica National Golf Course. The proceeds of the tournament will be used to fund scholarships for students at Northwest.

Registration begins at 11a.m. and the tournament starts at 1 p.m. The fee, which includes course fees, car, prizes and supper, is $100 per person and $400 per team. Mulligan and red tees are available at registration, and are limited to one per player.

Prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place in two flights, and closest to the pin on all par threes, and longest putt on hole 18. Sponsorships are available. For a corporate sponsorship, which is $1000, participants receive a 3X4 feet sponsorship sign, team plays free, and one room at Fitzgerald’s Hotel and Casino. Team sponsorship is $400, and hole sponsorship is $300. Hole sponsors receive a 24X36 inch sign, and one player plays free.

For more information, contact Delores Wooten at 662-562-1105 or e-mail dbwooten@northwestms.edu. Entry forms may be mailed to Alumni Association or Northwest Mississippi Community College, c/o Jackie Franklin, 7056 Country Oaks, Southaven, Miss. 38671. Franklin may be reached at jfrank1037@aol.com, or e-mail Mike Boren, Alumni Association president, at mboren@cbt-co.com.

The Division of Continuing Education at Northwest Mississippi Community College is offering two special education workshops during the month of July.

"Understanding the IEP" will be taught on July 23 and 24 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.in Room 104 in the Haraway Center on the Senatobia campus. This workshop provides information on writing Individualized Educational Programs (IEPs) and includes an overview of the rules and regulations concerning IEPs. It is designed for special education teachers, general education teachers, vocational teachers, counselors and administrators with an interest in the education of any student with an IEP. The workshop, which is worth 1.0 Continuing Education Unit (CEU), will be taught by Jenessa Kuykendall. The fee is $65 if paid before July 16, and $75 if paid after July 16.

Kuykendall is also teaching "Issues in Special Education" July 25-26 from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. in Room 104 of the Haraway Center. This workshop provides an overview of the rules and regulations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) concerning specific topics in special education. Topics include discipline, appropriate placement, least restrictive environment, transition areas, research-based instruction, and a comparison to IDEIA 04 and IDEIA 97. The workshop is designed for special education teachers, general education teachers, vocational teachers, counselors and administrators with an interest in the rules and regulations of special education. The fee for the workshop is $65 if paid before July 16, and $75 if paid after July 16. The workshop is worth 1.0 CEU.

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

Two computer workshops will be offered through the Continuing Education Division of Northwest Mississippi Community College in July, according to Patricia Lowder, coordinator of Continuing Education. Teachers will be able to earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for these workshops, which will be held at the Batesville Enterprise Center, in the Batesville Industrial Park, 275 Nosef Drive, Batesville. Both workshops, PowerPoint for Educators and Other Professionals, and Excel for Educators and Other Professionals will be taught by Helen Williamson.

PowerPoint for Educators and Other Professionals (1.5 CEUs) will be offered July 16 - 20 from 9 a.m. to noon. This course will teach participants how to give a "knock your socks off" presentation using Microsoft PowerPoint. Participants will learn how to combine text, graphics and visual special effects on presentation slides. The class is for everyone, including business people, educators and trainers. The fee for the course is $65 if paid before July 9, and $75 if paid after July 9.

Excel for Educators and Other Professionals (1.5 CEUs) will be offered July 16-20 from 1-4 p.m. Educators and other professionals will learn to organize and analyze numeric data, write formulas, use formatting commands, and develop well-designed worksheets. Participants should be proficient with the Windows operating system before enrolling in the class. The fee for the course is $65 if paid before July 9, and $75 if paid after July 9.

For more information, contact Lowder at 562-3349 or e-mail pwlowder@northwestms.edu.