The Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at Northeast Texas Community College will host a concert by Deb Porter and Friends on Sunday, April 18 at 2:30 p.m. Seating is limited due to social distancing protocols.

Porter grew up singing the songs learned from grandmother, a sharecropper from Blossom, Texas. This music has stayed with Deb throughout her musical journey and includes old jazz, traditional tunes sung in the cotton fields of Northeast Texas, and the great country songs of Ray Price, Jim Reeves, and Hank Williams.  

The Northeast Texas Community College Art Department will hold its annual student art show Thursday, April 7 through Tuesday, May 4 in the foyer gallery of the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts. The exhibit will feature student work in photography, painting, ceramics, digital artwork, drawing and design. An artist reception will be held Wednesday, April 21 in the Whatley Center foyer at 12:30 p.m. The exhibit is open to the public Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. to noon. Please call 903-434-8181 to ensure the gallery is open before visiting.

NTCC is pleased to announce that theater classes will be offered again starting this fall! Courses on the schedule include: Theater Appreciation (DRAM-1310), Stagecraft I (DRAM-1330) and Acting I (DRAM-1351). Five $500 scholarships are available for students enrolled in theater classes. 

Registration is now open, so sign up for fall today!

Pictured clockwise from top above:  James Dickson, Israel Perez, Brian Ramirez, Nallely Gutierrez, Hilda Rodriguez, John Rodriguez, Cade Bennett, Jalyn English, Jansen Laney, Maxime Risner, Dorali Hernandez, and Katelyn Lester

By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director

Aaron Shelby and the Carroll Shelby Foundation recently presented the Northeast Texas Community College Foundation with checks totaling $80,000 to support NTCC’s Shelby Automotive Technology program. One gift for $50,000 will provide scholarships for students in the Shelby program and $30,000 will be used toward the Shelby Restoration Center being built at NTCC. Aaron Shelby (right) is pictured presenting the check to Dr. Jonathan McCullough, NTCC Executive Vice President for Advancement.

Jalyn English, a Presidential scholar at Northeast Texas Community College, has been named a 2021 Coca-Cola Academic Team Gold Scholar and will receive a $1,500 scholarship.

Students are nominated for the academic team by their college administrators. Selection is based on academic achievement, leadership, and engagement in college and community service. This program is sponsored by the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation and is administered by Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society.

Pat Sistrunk and her granddaughter, Tatum Dungan, of Tyler, recently gave $2,000 to the Northeast Texas Community College Foundation. Pictured (from left) is Nita May, NTCC Director of Development, Dungan, Sistrunk and Dr. Jonathan McCullough, NTCC Executive Vice President for Advancement. The gift will sponsor two students in the Work4College Program.

By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director

Expertise has its own rewards, and in the case of history essays at Northeast Texas Community College, the reward might be something greater than an ‘A’.  For the sixth year, history at NTCC will feature the Bonnie Spencer Awards for the best two research papers in non-honors classes.  The first-place winner will receive $100, and the second place, $50.  There will be an optional Honorable Mention Prize.

By: Justin Hargrove, Assistant Athletic Director

Northeast Texas Community College Baseball took on Murray State College in single game on Tuesday and took down Murray State 3-2.

The Medical Assistant (MA) Program at Northeast Texas Community College is now accepting applications for the 2021-2022 academic year. The deadline to apply is April 30. Applications and information are available at www.ntcc.edu/medassist.