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November 2008
Northwest has several non-traditional-by- gender students enrolled in its 43 Career-Technical programs on four campuses.
Automotive repair. Civil Technology. Drafting and Design. Collision repair. Welding. These are technical, hands-on, and in most cases, very physically demanding jobs some might think only men can perform.
Northwest Mississippi Community College has at least one female enrolled in each of these fields of study. Known as non-traditional-by- gender students, the reasons each of these students chose to learn their skills vary, but they all share the common goal of proving they can do their jobs just as well as the next guy. The determination they bring to their studies more than rivals that of their male counterparts. More
Kelsey Ann Aldridge of Olive Branch, center, was named Northwest Mississippi Community College’s “Most Beautiful”
Northwest Mississippi Community College freshman Kelsey Ann Aldridge (right) of Olive Branch was named “Most Beautiful” at Northwest’s annual Beauty Review on Nov. 18. The 18-year-old Pre- Physical Therapy major is the daughter of Eric and Kimery Aldridge of Olive Branch. Aldridge was one of 34 contestants vying for the title. More
Cast Named for Northwest Production of CATS
The cast and crew of the upcoming Northwest Mississippi Community College production of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “CATS” has been announced, according to Jo Ellen Logan, the show’s director.
“CATS” will be performed in the Northwest Fine Arts Auditorium on the Senatobia campus on Thursday, Feb. 26 - Saturday, Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday, March 1 at 2:30 p.m. More
Scottish Thunder skit for the upcoming Scottish Ceilidh set for Dec.
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Northwest Mississippi Community College Singers front, Josh Reeves, Walls; and back (l-r) Joshua Neisen of Senatobia and Drew Carlton and Bobby Rowland, both of Olive Branch, practice a scene from the Scottish Thunder skit for the upcoming Scottish Ceilidh set for Dec.
5. The event, which is a Scottish-themed dinner with entertainment, will be held in the Haraway Center on the Senatobia campus at 7 p.m.
The Northwest Singers and the Wolf River Pipes and Drums will be featured, along with several other Scottish entertainers. Tickets are $30 and may be purchased by contacting Susanne VanDyke at 662-562-3337 or svandyke@northwestms.edu. The deadline to purchase tickets is Monday, Dec. 1. (Photo by LaJuan Tallo)
State Representative and State Senator Guests
by Gianna castoria| 11/13/08
District 10 State Representative Warner McBride, left, and District 1 State Senator Doug Davis, center were guests at the November meeting of the Northwest Mississippi Community College Board of Trustees meeting. Welcoming the legislators is Northwest President, Dr. Gary Lee Spears, right. (Photo by Nancy Patterson)
NWCC College Director of Adult Basic Education Guy Purdy congratulates Amy Savage for being named Southaven WIN Job Center Adult Educator of the Year for DeSoto County.
by Nathan Gregory | 11/13/08
In just a little more than a year of being involved in adult education, Northwest Mississippi Community College Adult Basic Education Instructor Amy Savage has already made an impact. As a result of her work, the DeSoto County Economic and Development Council have named her the Southaven WIN Job Center Adult Educator of the Year for DeSoto County. While she said she was honored by the distinction, the most important reward is playing a part in helping adults obtain their General Education Diplomas and prepare for successful careers. More
Greek Luncheon Nov. 20 at the DeSoto Center campus
by Gianna castoria| 11/13/08
The Culinary I class at Northwest Mississippi Community College’s DeSoto Center in Southaven will host a Greek Luncheon Nov. 20 at the DeSoto Center campus.
The event is a fund raising project for Delta Epsilon Chi (DEX). Money raised from the event will be used for DEX trips, club activities and community service projects.
The menu includes Triopotakias, Greek salad, lemon and herb-baked chicken, fasolakia, bread, baklava and beverages, according to adviser Kay Mistilis.
“This is an opportunity for guests to have authentic Greek food prepared by the students in the Culinary class,” said Mistilis. There are two seatings—11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
“We ask that anyone interested, please call ahead and make your reservation. Tickets are $10 and should be pre-paid if possible.”
Delta Epsilon Chi develops future leaders in marketing and distribution. Enrollment is limited to Marketing Management Technology students and Hotel and Restaurant Management Technology majors.
For more information or to make a reservation, contact Mistilis at (662) 280-6133 or e-mail her at kmistilis@northwestms.edu. Students will also be selling tickets at DeSoto Center.
Financial Aid Office reminds students of FAFSA renewal
The Financial Aid Office at Northwest Mississippi Community College is reminding students that it is nearly time to renew their FAFSA. Each year the Department of Education creates a Free Renewal Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for eligible students. A single Renewal Reminder will be distributed from Jan. 15 through Feb. 16, 2009 by the Department of Education to eligible students. More
Northwest Art Department to hold extended Les Fauves art sale by Nathan Gregory | 11/10/08
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The Northwest Mississippi Community College Les Fauves Art Club will hold its annual holiday art sale on Dec. 4 from 6-9 p.m. and Dec. 5 from 8 a.m.- noon.
This is the first year the club is hosting the sale for two days, according to Northwest Art Department Chair Lawayne House. “Over the years many in the community have expressed a desire to attend the sale, but due to their daily work schedules could not,” he said. “That’s why this year we wanted to open the doors on Thursday evening so the community could come and enjoy the sale.”
The sale, which helps raise money for the art department, will include drawings, paintings, pottery, photographs, pen and ink drawings and watercolors. House said the sale provides a convenient and inexpensive way to collect quality original art. “The art available at the sale may be the creation of a student who may go on to be famous one day,” House said. “Supporting this sale helps support our art students and also encourages them to continue in their educational pursuits.”
House and Northwest art faculty Eunika Rogers and Ashley Chavis will each donate an original work of art for a door prize.
House said the sale showcases works of art that could be ideal holiday gifts. “Our holiday sale is a well-loved tradition at Northwest,” he said. “Art works are a great investment specifically since their value will always increase.”
The Northwest Mississippi Community College Fine Arts Division offers classes in the fundamentals of Drawing; Painting; Ceramics; Art History and Computer Graphics for individuals seeking opportunities for a career in the arts or for personal enrichment. For more information, contact House at 662-562-3399 or e-mail lhouse@northwestms.edu. |
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DeSoto County Business Women present a check for $2,500 to increase the DCBW Scholarship Endowment to $15,000
by LaJuan Tallo | 11/6/08
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DeSoto County Business Women President Cherie Jones (right) presents a check for $2,500 to Sybil Canon, director of the Northwest Mississippi Community College Foundation to increase the DCBW Scholarship Endowment to $15,000. The DeSoto County Business Women Living Legacy Scholarship Endowment was established in 2004 in honor of Jackie Franklin and in memory of Vivian Arnett and Linda Threlked by the DeSoto County Business Women, by Ed Franklin and by Barry Bouchillon. |
The proceeds from the endowment are awarded annually to female students who are residents of DeSoto County and who are 21 years of age and older. In thanking the group for this gift, Canon said, “This year’s recipient of the DCBW Scholarship is a single mom with four children. She has maintained a 3.35 grade point average and is well deserving of this investment that you have made in her life. She is grateful as we all are for your generosity to the students of Northwest.” DCBW is an organization of professional women working in DeSoto County in such professions as banking, real estate, direct sales, health care, printing, and advertising, just to name a few. The group meets monthly on the first Wednesday in the DeSoto Room of Baptist Memorial Hospital – DeSoto. (Photo courtesy DCBW). |
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Northwest Beauty Review November 18, 7:00 pm.
The beauties of Northwest Mississippi Community College are set to steal the spotlight on Nov. 18 at the annual Northwest Beauty Review.
Thirty-five Northwest students will compete for the title of “Most Beautiful” at the Fine Arts Auditorium on the Senatobia campus at 7 p.m. More
Mr. and Miss NWCC for the Southaven campus elected
by LaJuan Tallo | 11/3/08
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Shynessa Cook and Marty Adkins, both of Horn Lake, were recently elected Mr. and Miss NWCC for the Southaven campus at NorthwestMississippi Community College. Cook, a sophomore, is a Pre-Nursing major. She is president of the Student Government Association and the Campus Green Club. She was on the Fall 2007 Dean's List. Cook plans to transfer to a four-year university to complete a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing, and hopes to become a nurse practitioner. Adkins, a General College major, is a sophomore this year. He was historian of the Campus Green Club during his freshman year and is still a member. |
He was on the Dean's List during his Freshman year. In Summer 2007, he was employed as a YMCA childcare teacher and counselor. Adkins plans to attend a four-year college to study art in order to pursue a career as a graphic novelist or comic artist. (Photo by Dawn Stevens)
Northwest Instructors Earn Certifications |
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Tim Chavez and Shelley Tims |
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Tim Chavez and Shelly Tims, instructors in the Northwest Mississippi Community College Drafting and Design Technology program, recently earned certifications in mechanical and architectural drafting from the American Design Drafting Association, International (ADDA).
Additionally, Chavez completed training in Solid Works, a solid modeling software program which will be used in classes beginning next semester. (Photo by LaJuan Tallo). |
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High School Seniors Get Opportunity to “Go Northwest”
by LaJuan Tallo | 11/3/08
With graduation around the corner, many high school seniors may still be weighing their post-graduate options. Students still deciding what to do after graduation will get a chance to visit Northwest Mississippi Community College and learn about the variety of academic programs it has to offer. More |
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November Reading Roundtable explores account of African boy soldier
by LaJuan Tallo | 11/3/08
The November session of Northwest Mississippi Community College’s Reading Roundtable will be held Tuesday, Nov. 18 at 2 p.m. in the R.C. Pugh Library on the Senatobia campus.
Northwest public services and reference librarian Maggie Moran will lead this month’s discussion, which features the Ishmael Beah novel “A Long Way Gone.”
In the book, Beah gives a first-hand account of his experience as a child soldier coming of age in Africa’s Sierra Leone Civil War. Beah fought in the war for nearly three years before being rescued by UNICEF. Readers will get to follow his tumultuous journey from his beginnings through his war experience and eventual escape to America.
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 are led by Northwest library faculty, and meetings are held on the third or fourth Tuesday of each month.
Sycamore Bank has donated the funds for the program. This will be the last Reading Roundtable meeting during the fall 2008 semester.
For more information, contact the Northwest library at (662) 562-3268 or e-mail mmoran@northwestms.edu.
Northwest Jazz Ensemble, Entertainers to present “Music Through the Decades”
by Nathan Gregory | 11/3/08
The Northwest Mississippi Community College Entertainers and Jazz Ensemble will be performing selections of standards spanning from the ‘40s through the ‘90s in the production “Music Through the Decades.”
The concert will be held Thursday, Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Auditorium on the Senatobia campus.
The Jazz Ensemble is under the direction of John Ungurait. The Entertainers are directed by Saundra Bishop, and Aime Anderson is choreographer of the group.
Selections include arrangements of famous jazz, contemporary and Latin songs including “Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree,” “Take 5,”
“Yesterday” and “La Suerte de Los Tontos.” Other featured selections are “Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp ba Bomp ba Bomp), “Ruby Baby” and the Cole Porter classics, “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” and “Night and Day.”
Other upcoming events for Northwest Fine Arts include the Northwest Symphonic Winds concert, which will be held Thursday, Nov. 20 at 7:30 p.m., also in the Fine Arts Auditorium.
Both performances are free to the public. For more information, contact Ungurait at (662) 562-3335 or e-mail him at jbungurait@northwestms.edu , or contact Bishop at (662) 562-3333 or e-mail sbishop@northwestms.edu.
ACT Preparation Workshop offered Dec. 1 and 2
by LaJuan Tallo | 11/3/08
Northwest Mississippi Community College is offering an ACT Preparation Workshop on Monday, Dec. 1 and Tuesday, Dec. 2 from 6-9 p.m. Deadline to register for the class is Friday, Nov. 21 by noon, due to the Thanksgiving holidays.
This 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 Marcus Perkins and Kim Haas. It will be held in the Burks Science Building, Room 21 on the Senatobia campus.
The cost of the course is $95 with the book included.
The class will also be offered next year on Jan. 26 and 27, March 23 and 24, and June 1 and 2.
For more information contact Patricia Lowder, coordinator of Continuing Education, at 562-3349 or e-mail pwlowder@northwestms.edu.
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Amy Savage & Guy Purdy
Northwest Mississippi Community College Sophomore Art major Gretchen Harris puts the finishing touches on a watercolor landscape which will be available for purchase at the Les Fauves holiday art sale. Les Fauves will host the sale at the Northwest Art Gallery on the Senatobia campus on Dec. 4 from 6-9 p.m. and Dec. 5 from
8 a.m.- noon.
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