The Northeast Texas Community College Eagle newspaper staff recently attended the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (TIPA) conference at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Dallas. Students attended sessions on various journalism topics, participated in live contest events and attended the annual TIPA awards banquet.

NTCC won Overall Excellence Division 6 in both the newspaper and literary magazine categories. In total, the students won 47 awards, including several first-place awards for photography, writing and design.

Northeast Texas Community College recently received the Tree Campus USA Award from the National Arbor Day Foundation.

J.T. and Kaye Brison recently gave $3,000 to sponsor the upcoming performance of The Bellamy Brothers at the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at Northeast Texas Community College. Tickets to the April 9th concert are still available at www.whatleycenter.com or by calling the box office at 903-434-8181. The cost is $30 for adults and $10 for students. The Brisons are pictured presenting the gift to Carolyn Franks (left), Director of the Whatley Center.

The annual NTCC Student Art Show is April 5-24, 2018. This is a call for ALL students to bring their art to share with the college community.

I am accepting art NOW THROUGH TUESDAY,†APRIL 3 at 2pm.

The art can be 2D or 3D. †The art can be something you have done in a class or something done†on†your own time.

The Bellamy Brothers are will perform at the Whatley Center at Northeast Texas Community College on Monday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets to see the hit duo live in concert are available online at†www.whatleycenter.com†for $30 for adults and $10 for students. The show is sponsored by J.T. and Kaye Brison

?We are pleased to have the Bellamy Brothers coming to perform on our stage. This is a great opportunity for fans to sing along with their favorite hits from this top country duo,?

Northeast Texas Community College recently inducted new members into Psi Beta, the national honor society in psychology for students at two-year colleges. Inductees honored at the ceremony were (from left): Rachel Thomas of Pittsburg, Leslie Blann of Winnsboro, Lisa Fisk of Mt. Pleasant, Amy Garcia of Mt. Vernon, Diana Najera of Mt.

Alpha Mu Chi, Northeast Texas Community College?s chapter of Phi Theta†Kappa, earned national acclaim as one of four chapters to win the 2018 Honors Case†Study Challenge competition. Tied to the larger Phi†Theta Kappa Honors in Action research project, the Case Study Challenge†competition gives chapter members an opportunity to focus their attention on a†specific area of study.

The challenge encourages individual members and†chapters of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society to use newspapers as a study aid and to remain aware of current events.

The Northeast Texas Community College Agriculture program is kicking off spring in a big way by hosting a community-wide garage sale on Saturday, March 31. The event will be held at the NTCC Ag Complex (across FM 1735 from the main campus) and community members and local businesses are invited to purchase booth space for just $20. †People may also donate items to be sold to support our ag students and receive a donation slip for their items.

John and Betty Traylor recently gave $5,000 to sponsor the Lee Greenwood concert at the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at Northeast Texas Community College. The show is Friday, March 23 at 7:30 p.m. and tickets are still available online at www.whatleycenter.com. The Traylors (center) are pictured presenting the donation to Nita May (left), NTCC Director of Development, and Dr. Jonathan McCullough, NTCC Executive Vice President for Advancement.