Theatre Northeast, the student theatre group of Northeast Texas Community College, will present the play Thieves March 2-5 in the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts.

The audience will join the cast for an intimate, on-stage performance of the 1974 Broadway play by Herb Gardner. The Thursday through Saturday shows will be held at 7:30 p.m.

The Northeast Texas Community College Eagles baseball team traveled to Ranger College this past weekend and found themselves on the losing side of a three-game series. The Eagles lost the first game 7-6 before coming back to win game two 8-2. Ranger took back the series in game three with a 7-5 win.

In game one, the Eagles tried to recover from a four-run deficit, but the late-game rally was unsuccessful.

Student who plan to graduate this May should save these important dates in their calendars:

? March 3 - Deadline to Apply for Graduation (login to the MyEagle portal and look for Forms)
? March 24 - Deadline to Order Graduation Announcements from the College Store
? April 3 - Begin Picking up Caps and Gowns at the College Store
? May 13 - Graduation Ceremony at the Whatley Center

Congratulations on this important achievement!

 

The Northeast Texas Community College Eagles baseball team hosted two Kansas teams, Pratt Community College and Hutchinson Community College, over the past weekend. The Eagles came out on top 3-1 for the four-game stretch. Home runs, which included a walk-off by Kyle Moos in the tenth inning, helped lead to the Eagles?

The Texas Association for Literacy and Adult Education recently lauded a Northeast Texas Community College Adult Education Student, Jose Martinez, and an instructor Jaudon Wilhite, with two separate but distinctive honors.† Martinez, an NTCC ESL (English as a Second Language) student from Mount Pleasant has received the Texas Association for Literacy and Adult Education (TALAE) ESL Persistence Award.† This statewide honor is awarded to students who exhibit personal accountability and commitment to pursuing their education while maintaining their family and civic responsibilities.† A cash award

AEP/SWEPCO recently gave $1,000 to sponsor the upcoming Engineer Roundtable at Northeast Texas Community College. Kenny Hawkins (center), Customer Service Accounts Rep. for AEP/SWEPCO, is pictured presenting the check to Kenny Irizarry (left), NTCC Professor of Engineering, and Dr. Paula Wilhite, NTCC Professor of Mathematics and Division Chair for Math, Physics and Engineering. The Fourth Annual Engineering Roundtable is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 17.

The Northeast Texas Community College Eagles Baseball and Softball teams have kicked off their spring seasons. Eagles Softball won their season opener against North Central Texas College 9-6 Saturday. The Eagles defeated NCTC 9-6 on Saturday.

The Eagles collected 11 hits and NCTC 8. Kymber Green earned the win for NTCC.† She pitched four innings, giving up one run, two hits, and striking out two.† Morgan Robinson started the game for NTCC, she pitched three innings, giving up five runs, and six hits.

Linda Lucas Hardy is proof that fine art can be found right here in Northeast Texas. The prolific oil painter and color pencil artist from Omaha has been published in more than 20 magazines and a dozen books.

The Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at Northeast Texas Community College recently received a $3,000 donation from J.T. and Kaye Brison. The Brisons are pictured with Carolyn Franks, Director of the Whatley Center (left). The funds were used to sponsor the performance of Restless Heart on Friday, February 10. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. and limited tickets are still available by calling the Whatley Box Office at 903-434-8181. Seats are $30 for adults and $10 for NTCC students and children 17 and under.

Students and faculty in the Honors Program at Northeast Texas Community College recently participated in their Spring 2017 Honors Trip. The group traveled to Dallas, where they visited North Park Center, the Perot Museum, the Nasher Sclupture Center, Fuddrucker?s Restaurant and the Granville Theatre in Garland to see a performance of Tantalus. This is the 20^th semester trip the group has taken since 2008.