Richard Perryman, (pictured, left) recently presented a $3,000 check to Dr. Jonathan McCullough, Vice President for Advancement, Northeast Texas Community College.† The funds will be used to underwrite the NTCC Foundation Annual Scholarship Reception.† The reception is held on the NTCC campus each fall and allows scholarship recipients to meet the donors who made their award possible. In addition to helping NTCC with scholarships themselves, Richard and Margaret Perryman have been underwriting the Scholarship Reception for more than 10 years.

The next NTCC Farmer's Market is Friday, May 16!

It seems ironic that as little as a generation ago, my grandparents managed to feed their family of eight, either by fishing, hunting, gathering and/or subsistence farming and yet most of our so-called technologically advanced people today would starve if we had to eat only what we could grow. I can remember that my grandparents hardly ever made a weekly trip to the store to purchase any food product that they could grow on their farm.

Northeast Texas Community College recently inducted 27 new students into the Alpha Mu Chi chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges.

Established in 1918, Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society serves to recognize and encourage the academic achievement of two-year college students and provide opportunities for individual growth and development through honors, leadership and service programming.

Students who had portraits taken before graduation on May 10 can now download their complimentary photo online at www.ntcc.edu/may14grad. The photos are viewable in a Flickr gallery. Below are instructions for downloading the full-size image:

1. Visit the link and click on your photo

2. Look to the right of the page and click the "more actions" button (looks like three small circles).

3.

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A Smart Driver Course, hosted by AARP, is scheduled for Thursday,† May 29 at 8:45 a.m. at the Northeast Texas Community College Hanson-Sewell Center in Pittsburg. †This newly-revised, four-hour course may qualify attendees for significant car insurance discounts with many auto insurance companies.† The course is designed for seniors 50 years and older, however, anyone may enroll.† Topics include common crash situations, driver safety strategies, new state laws, effects of aging on driving, and others. †Class size is limited and participants must call to enroll.

Do you really want to go to college?††Are you willing to work for it?

Northeast Texas Community College is looking for a select group of students interested in working to pay for their education while also earning some spending money along the way.

DEVELOP A SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY THAT WORKS FOR YOU†

The Northeast Texas Community College Eagles (NTCC) baseball team took two of three in their series with Navarro College this past week helping to keep their playoff hopes alive.† The Eagles won the first game by a score of 2-1 and †dropped the second game 4-1 but fought back in the nightcap with a 9-4 victory.† Although the Eagles control their own destiny they must win their last three games.† Winning two of three would tie them for the last playoff spot but they would lose the tiebreaker due to their record against the team they are tied with.† All three games are against Angelina at hom

The Northeast Texas Community College Medical Assistant program recently learned that 100 percent of students graduating from the program this May have passed their professional†certification†exams.†The May 2014 class is pictured (from left): Irma Ruiz of Mt. Vernon, Kristy Fletcher of Pittsburg, Sara Sorrells of Mt.