Two NTCC students receive national scholarship honors



Pictured (from left) is: Dr. Melissa Weinbrenner, Isaac Griffin, Jessica Rogers and Dr. Andrew Yox.

Two Northeast Texas Community College Presidential Scholars were recently awarded national scholarships through the Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society. Jessica Rogers and Isaac Griffin were named 2012 Coca-Cola Gold Scholars and will each receive a $1,500 scholarship. In addition, Griffin was also named a Phi Theta Kappa Guistwhite Scholar and will receive another $5,000 scholarship to go towards his bachelor's degree.


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Shelby Automotive department to host car and bike show



The Northeast Texas Community College Carroll Shelby Automotive Club will host a Car and Bike Show on Satuday, April 21 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. All makes and models are welcome and People's Choice awards will be given.




Registration is $20 per vehicle. People's Choice classes include: Shelby, Modern, Classic, Truck, Bike, and Miscellaneous (ATVs, etc.). Winners will receive plaques. †A Best of Show award will also be given. The event is free for the general public.


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Soccer tryouts rescheduled for April 14

The Northeast Texas Community College Eagles soccer program will hold tryouts for both the men?s and women?s teams on Saturday, April 14. Women?s tryouts are at 11 a.m. and the men?s tryout is at 1 p.m. on the NTCC soccer field. Campus tours will follow. Tryouts are open to anyone looking to attend college and play soccer at the next level.†For more information, contact Desmond Barron at 903-521-3712 or†dbarron@ntcc.edu. For more information about NTCC Eagles Athletics, visit www.ntcceagles.com.


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NTCC rodeo looks to nationals as season winds down

By Lauren Shortnacy

Editor-in-Chief, The Eagle student newspaper

NTCC men?s rodeo team won third overall at the Texas A&M Kingsville Rodeo two weeks ago, adding another 150 points to their region standings. Those extra points helped the Eagles? ride up to the top when it comes to making the finals.

Dustin Jackson lit up the scoreboard taking home third place in the all-around men?s division.

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Eagles in second after winning 5 of 6

Photo caption:†Zach Costa makes a diving play on a fly ball to left for the Eagles.

The NTCC Eagles baseball team sits one game behind defending national champion Navarro College in the Region XIV Eastern Conference standing after going 5-1 last week.

The Eagles currently stand 17-8 on the season and 11-5 in conference play after sweeping Central Lakes College and Texarkana College and splitting a double header with Bossier Parish last week.

It was all Eagles on Mar.

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Eagles softball wins a pair, drops four

Photo Caption: Amanda Shirley delivers a pitch for the Eagles.

The Eagles softball squad picked up their first two conference wins of the season against Lon Morris last week before dropping double headers to Trinity Valley and UT Tyler.

The Eagles wasted no time taking a big lead against Lon Morris in the opening game of their double header as NTCC scored four runs in the bottom of the opening inning. Erica Graham brought in the first run with an RBI single to left and Christina Martin brought in two more runs with a single to center moments later.

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