The Northeast Texas Community College (NTCC) rodeo team competed in their second rodeo of the spring season at the Texas A&M-Kingsville rodeo at the Robstown Expo. Center in Kingsville, Texas. NTCC was represented by six students, with the men?s team scoring 295 points and placing fifth and the women?s team placing sixth with 80 points.

The header and heeler team of Shane McCall and Jordan Self took third in the team roping event earning 20.8 points.

The Northeast Texas Community College Lady Eagles (NTCC) softball team swept their doubleheader against Ouachita Baptist College on Monday. Game one ended with a 6-1 Eagle victory and Game two finished early with a 10-2 run rule victory.

Hailey Dixon led the Eagles, giving up one run in the opening ininng and allowing only five hits during the remainder of the first game of the afternoon.

The Northeast Texas Community College Eagles (NTCC) baseball team dropped their conference series against Panola College this past weekend.

Panola kicked off the first game in the series with a run in the top of the first which was answered in the bottom by Jason Jones. Panola scored again in the second and third before a passed ball put Austin Griffin and Connor Hall in position to even the score. Neither team was able to put any more runs on the board until the ninth when Panola added one to defeat the Eagles 4-3.

The Northeast Texas Community College Learning Resource Center (LRC) and Culinary Arts School will host their second annual Edible Book Contest on Tuesday, April 1. This event challenges participants to depict a favorite book through edible art. The contest is open to the general public and all experience levels are welcome.

Contest entry forms are available online at www.ntcc.edu/ediblebooks. These should be returned to the LRC by Monday, March 31. While there is no cost to enter, late entries (day of) will be charged a fee of $2.

Where does your food come from?

If you're like many Americans, the answer is the grocery store. In fact, the grocery store is not where our food comes from, just from where it's distributed. Unfortunately, far too many people are unaware of the role of American agriculture has in their daily lives . . . and what it really takes to have food on their dinner table.

Just a few generations ago, most people were a part of, and had friends or relatives directly involved with, agriculture. Today, that is no longer the case.

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The Northeast Texas Community College Foundation recently received a $500 gift to benefit a student majoring in fine arts. This scholarship, contributed by the Fine Arts Club of Mount Pleasant, is one of the longest running scholarships at NTCC (established 1985).†Pictured, Sandra Price (center), Frances Standridge, and Joyce Thomas present the donation to Nita May, NTCC Director of Development (right) and Dr. Jonathan McCullough, NTCC Vice President for Advancement (left). For more information on this or other NTCC Foundation Scholarships, please call 903-434-8115.

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