Pictured: Alyssa Ochoa, Neida Perez, Aubrey Watkins, and Michelle Calderon.

By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director

Pictured: Garrett Phillips, Skylar Hodson, Hope Kelly, Madellynn Smith, Skylar Fondren, Aubrey Watkins, Sam Pollan, Luke McCraw, Dr. Andrew Yox--Honors Director, Adri Gutierrez, Alyssa Ochoa, Jordan Chapin, Victor Diaz, Raul Leija, Michelle Calderon.

By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director

By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director

For their performance in the fall of 2022 in challenging honors seminars at NTCC in relation to their peers, two Presidential Scholars will win $100 checks.  Sophomore Skylar Fondren, president of the honors student council, obtained the highest combined grade in the Humusic Seminar.  Neida Perez, a recently promoted phenomenon of the BioTex Seminar, scored the highest among first-year scholars.  

Pictured (from left): Madellynn Elaine Smith, Neida Janet Perez, and Alyssa Breann Ochoa

By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director

By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director

Pictured: Deanna Zarcone, Garrett Phillips, and April O’Rand

By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director

A recent issue of the Harvard Business Review, the psychology of child development, and the author of the recent book, How to Avoid Death by PowerPoint, are all in agreement. Stories are powerful. Studies show that humans have a very active and positive hormonal response to good stories, and that stories are an exemplary way to promote memory and engagement in learning.

By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director

Pictured: Katelyn Lester, Aaliyah Avellaneda, Dorali Hernandez and Gem Elmore

By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director

Pictured: Michelle Calderon, Neida Perez, and Hope Kelly

By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director

By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director