A class in small engine repair will be offered through the Division of Continuing Education at Northwest Mississippi Community College on Mondays, Oct. 29 - Dec. 3 from 6-9 p.m. in the Agricultural Technology Building on the Senatobia campus.

This class is optional to fixing lawn mowers, and is designed to go more in-depth with small four-stroke engines. Electrical systems will also be covered.

The teacher for the class is Jeremy Massey and the fee is $75.

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

This October, Northwest Mississippi Community College is offering three informative classes for Continuing Education Units through its Continuing Education Division.

On Tuesday, Oct. 16, Grant Writing: Learn to Write Winning Proposals, which is worth 0.5 Continuing Education Units (CEUs), will be taught by Bob Bradley from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The workshop is geared for both inexperienced and experienced proposal writers who wish to learn how to create hard hitting targeted proposals. The fee for the course is $125 if registered before Oct. 1 and $145 if registered after Oct. 1. Lunch is included. The class will meet in the Haraway Center on the Senatobia campus.

Bradley will also teach two new classes on Wednesday, Oct.17. Strategic Thinking and Planning (0.3 CEUs) will be offered from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. This three-hour course will give students the tools they need to go wherever they want by teaching them how to plan ahead. The fee for the course is $65 if registered before Oct. 1 and $80 if registered after Oct. 1. The class will be held in the Haraway Center.

From 1-4 p.m., Bradley will teach Public Speaking (0.3 CEUs). This class will introduce the four essential triangles of excellent speaking and presenting. Topics that will be covered are how to enhance the relationship between the speaker and the audience, three components of good communications, how to prevent a delivery disaster, how to retain the attention of the audience and much more. The fee for the course is $65 if registered before Oct. 1 and $80 if registered after Oct. 1. The class will be held in the Haraway Center.

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

Northwest Mississippi Community College is offering an ACT Preparation Workshop on Monday, Oct.15 and Tuesday, Oct. 16 from 6-9 p.m.

Deadline to register for the class is Friday, Oct. 12.

The course provides an overview of the ACT format, followed by a review of verbal and mathematics fundamentals for solving typical test questions.

Also to be discussed are management and test taking strategies. Previous students of this course have raised their scores significantly.

The course will be taught by Kim Haas and Kristie Waldrop. It will be held in the Tunica Bldg., Room 129 on the Northwest campus in Senatobia.

The cost of the course is $90, with the book included.

Another class will be offered at Northwest on Nov. 26 and 27.

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

First row, (l-r) are Lacie Lashlee, Southaven; Samanthia Bradley, Senatobia; Kelsey Reed, captain, Water Valley; and Jessica Griffin, Olive Branch. Second row (l-r) are Candi Hall, Hernando; Brittany Trimble, Tupelo; Anna Swain, Hickory Flat; Christen Coleman, Senatobia; Bianca Smith, Batesville; Tosha Wiseman, Olive Branch; and Lauren Mann, Southaven. Third row, (l-r) are Lauren Barker, Hernando, Emilee Jackson, Yazoo City; Gretchen Harris, Water Valley, Brittany Davis, Yazoo City, and Betsy Wheeler, Hernando. The sponsor for the Ranger Cheerleaders is Pam Wooten, Northwest student activities manager, and the squad's coach is Angie Darbonne. (Photo by Julie Bauer)

If you think facing these 250-pound linemen is a chore, you should check out the athletic ability of the cowboys who will be participating in the Ross Motor Company Bull-A-Rama Saturday, Sept. 15 at the Northwest Multipurpose Livestock Arena. These athletes will climb aboard 2,000-pound bulls hoping for a successful ride and a shot at the prize money.

This 40-head championship bull riding competition has gotten to be a fall tradition for the college. Proceeds go to help the men’s and women’s rodeo team with travel expenses in the eight-state Ozark Region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association, according to Coach Lawrence “Bud” Young.

Competing in this event will be professional cowboys, amateurs and student athletes. Northwest students who will try to beat the eight-second whistle are Bud Whitehead of Flora, Brad Romedy of Olive Branch, Matt Gray of Monticello, Ark., Ross Burney of Coffeeville, Ryan Parker of St. Cloud, Fla., and Nail Whaley of Potts Camp.

Announcers for the event will be Bill Hankins of Calhoun City and Randy Mayer of Potts Camp. Looking out for the safety of the cowboys are bullfighters Bubba Freely and Caleb Lucius of Vardaman.

Admission is $10 at the gate, $8 in advance at the Tate County Co-Op, and children under six are admitted free. Other chute sponsors are Memphis Beauty Supply, Professional Services of Potts Camp and John Deere Ag Tech.

The performance begins at 8 p.m., but spectators are urged to arrive at least 30 minutes early to allow time for parking. For more information on Bull-A-Rama, contact Young at (662) 562-3430.

Cast members have been named for Northwest Mississippi Community College’s upcoming production of “Medea,” according to director and speech/theatre instructor S.A. Weakley. The play will be performed at the Fine Arts Auditorium on the Senatobia campus Oct. 25-28. Two special matinees for high schools are also available on Oct. 24, Weakley said.

Cast members are Sarah Pierce of Southaven as Medea; Kyle Foley of Sarah as Jason; Jamison White of Horn Lake as Aegeus; Brandi Bates of Coldwater as Nurse; Jim Anderson of Hernando, as Creon; Jonathan Lee of Southaven as Tutor and Nathan Algee of Coldwater as Slave.

The Women of Corinth are Megan Clayton of Holly Springs, Alyssa McElfresh of Senatobia, Janae Ashante Hunt of Michigan City and Jessica Cannon of Hernando. The Soldiers are Andrew Perry of Nesbit and Joseph Miner of Horn Lake.

Brynden Foster of Senatobia appears as Medea and Jason’s son. Weakley stated that there was one more part open for a boy, aged six or seven.

Weakley encouraged high schools to reserve either the 8:30 a.m. or noon matinee times to bring their high school drama students. The admission for students to come to the high school matinees is $2, he said.

“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.

For more information, or to reserve a matinee for a class, contact Weakley at 662-562-3329 or e-mail sweakley@northwestms.edu.

Want to learn to make a supplemental of full-time income using eBay?

Northwest Mississippi Community College’s Division of Continuing Education is offering Basics of eBay Selling on Saturday, Sept. 29 from 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. The class is being taught by Olen Batchelor, an eBay-trained Certified Education Specialist.

This multi-media course will include eBay University’s own training materials. It will cover selling basics and beyond, including research, opening and using a Paypal account, improving listings by using better descriptions and digital photography, security, and post-sale activities such as billing and shipping.

The class will be held in Yalobusha Hall, Room 120 on the Senatobia campus. The cost of the course is $50 plus the book, which costs $17.95.

The class will be offered again on Thursday, Nov. 1 from 5-9:30 p.m. for those who miss the first opportunity.

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

Northwest Mississippi Community College's September Reading Roundtable will feature a compelling fiction book entitled "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" by Kim Edwards. Maggie Moran, public service and reference Librarian, will lead the discussion. The book is described as a "tale of regret and redemption...of characters haunted by their past."

The September session of Reading Roundtable will be held at 2 p.m. on Tues., Sept. 25 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 October Reading Roundtable will be held on Tues. Oct. 30 and will feature the book, "All Over But the Shoutin' by Rick Bragg.

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

In September, the Continuing Education Division at Northwest Mississippi Community College will offer two personal development classes designed to help people seeking job opportunities.

Effective Interviewing: Things to know before the interview will be taught on Thursdays, Sept. 13 and 20 from 6-8 p.m. Topics will be covered including how to prepare for your first interview and how to dress for success. Practice interviews with fellow students and a mock interview will also be held. The fee for the course is $40, and the instructor is Mary Loggins-Davis.

Loggins-Davis will also teach *Job Hunting: How to look for a job.* This course will be taught on Thursdays, Sept. 27 and Oct. 11 from 6-8 p.m. This course will answer the questions "How do I look for a job?, What kind of job will suit me or what kind of job am I suited for?" A self-assessment will be given on what skills students have and where and how to look for a job appropriate for a student's chosen field. The fee for this course is $60.

Both classes will be held on the Senatobia campus in the Calhoun Building, Room 109.

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