Northeast Texas Community College finally returned home to the friendly atmosphere of the NTCC campus for a double header against TCS Post Grad Academy and came away with two wins. NTCC took game one in extra innings as Brian Juarez hit a walk-off homerun to left-center field to seal the victory 4-3. In game two, the Eagles would get the shut-out with a 7-0 victory.
Scholars of Honors Northeast returned from the joint meeting of the Webb Society and the Texas State Historical Association in Austin last Saturday evening with over $1,000 in prizes, more than any other college or university in the state. For the second year in a row, the NTCC film project, this year centered on the story of Adina De Zavala and the Alamo, won the $600 Group Caldwell Prize.
You’re already enrolled in classes and making great progress toward your degree or certificate, but did you know you can still pick up another class during the spring semester? The 2nd 8-week term begins March 23 with both online and face-to-face courses available. We offer a variety of classes to help you get the credits you need in half the time of a regular semester.
The Whatley Center for the Performing Arts is pleased to announce that it will host a special performance by country and western artist Joni Harms on Monday, April 6 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for students.
Northeast Texas Community College Softball traveled to Cisco Junior College on Monday to take on the Wranglers in non-conference action. Cisco would win the slug fest in game one 17-16 while defeating the Eagles 12-4 in game two.
Northeast Texas Community College Baseball traveled to Lufkin on Saturday to take on Angelina College in games two and three of the opening conference series. Angelina would take down the Eagles 6-1 in game one and 7-6 in game two of the day to earn the series win.
Northeast Texas Community College Softball headed north to take on Eastern Oklahoma State College on Saturday, earning a split against the Mountaineers. NTCC won game one of the day 9-0 behind stellar pitching from Averie Ayers.
The Northeast Texas Community College Art Department will host the Mount Pleasant Art Society Annual Membership Show March 9-26 in the foyer of the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts.
Students from Northeast Texas Community College took part in reading events hosted by Hughes Springs and Daingerfield’s Head Start programs. As a special project for their Voice for the Theatre class; Haylee Wilson, Star Williams, and Hailey Marshall adapted two Dr. Seuss books, then staged and rehearsed the new “reader’s theatre.”
Campus safety is a priority for Northeast Texas Community College. NTCC has placed Automated External Defibrillators (AED’s) strategically in all buildings on the NTCC main campus as well as the satellite locations in Pittsburg and Mount Pleasant. Each month Justin Hargrove, Head Athletic Trainer, performs routine safety/maintenance checks of each machine to ensure they are in proper working order.
