Pictured: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director, Honors Students: Grace Zittel, Alexander Garcia, Adam Richards, Sabrina Otero-Svirska, and Jordan Krumrie.

By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director

The Northeast Texas Community College Professional Driving Academy in partnership with Ancora continues to grow and supply high-demand CDL drivers to the local area. 

Pictured students Dillon Hileman, Nicholas Hill, and Fabio Pinzon recently graduated from the program this September. Instructors, Tim Bandsma and Sheri Zaideman and Continuing Education and Corporate Training Director, Kenzie Taylor are also pictured. 

Dr. Chris McAllister and four NTCC biology students recently traveled to western Arkansas to conduct field research on vertebrate parasites, making several noteworthy discoveries along the way.

McAllister, NTCC Professor of Biology, was joined by Biology 2289 students Ireland Fite, Emely Chavelas, Stephany Fuentes and Jordan Krumrie for the Sept. 23-25 research trip to the Ouachita Mountains and surrounding watersheds.

The NTCC Rodeo team will be hosting the third NIRA Southern Region Rodeo of the season this week starting on Thursday, October 8th and continuing Friday, October 9th and Saturday, October 10th. Saturday afternoon we will have a calf dressing. No cost to enter and each three-person team NTCC Rodeo Apparel for the Calf Dressing. Overall Fastest time for calf dressing will receive a prize. 

We would like to fill out the teams, with a max of 15 teams, with members of different NTCC Organizations/Sports Teams, Students, Faculty and Staff Groups. 

By: Justin Hargrove, Assistant Athletic Director

The National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA) Southern Region will have the third rodeo of the 2026-2027 season in Mount Pleasant, Texas October 8th-10th.  Northeast Texas Community College (NTCC) will be the host of the Rodeo held at the Mount Pleasant Rodeo Association Arena located on Greenhill Road in Mount Pleasant, Texas. 

Northeast Texas Community College welcomed Dr. Wynn Rosser, commissioner of higher education for the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), to campus Thursday, Sept. 24. During his visit, Rosser met with college leadership and students and toured several campus facilities.

NTCC’s Active Minds student organization celebrated the opening of the college’s new rock garden-sensory area, ‘The Mindful Nest’ Tuesday, Sept. 29, with a well-attended kickoff event that brought together students, faculty, and staff.

The celebration included a ribbon cutting for the new space, along with activities, free Chick-fil-A, drinks, cupcakes, cookies, and giveaways. Attendees were also encouraged to create their own Zen Garden and paint rocks to add to the Mindful Nest, helping make the new space a collaborative part of the campus community.

Three powerhouse voices spanning country, classical, Broadway and pop will take the Whatley Center stage when The Texas Tenors perform Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 7:30 p.m.

The Texas Tenors — JC Fisher, Marcus Collins and John Hagen — first gained national attention as finalists on NBC’s America’s Got Talent in 2009. Since then, the classically trained trio has performed more than 2,000 concerts, recorded five studio albums and produced two PBS specials. They are three-time Emmy Award winners and were inducted into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame in 2022.

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NTCC's Active Minds student organization invites all students, faculty and staff to its kickoff celebration Tuesday, Sept. 29, from 12:30–1:30 p.m.