Northwest Mississippi Community College Director of Public Relations Nancy Patterson of Senatobia (at podium) outlines awards won by the PR staff at recent CPRAM (College Public Relations Association of Mississippi) at the June meeting of the college's Board of Trustees. First-place recipients are (l to r) Northwest student Geoffrey Dunn of Coldwater, Assistant for Sports Information Brett Brown of Senatobia, and Assistant Director of Public Relations Julie Bauer of Southaven. Not pictured are LaJuan Tallo of Senatobia and Renate Ferreira of Oxford. The group was presented to the Board by Northwest President, Dr. Gary Lee Spears.(photo by Richie Lawson)
Kid's Kollege students in Bud Donahou's Science Adventure class at Northwest Mississippi Community College took a trip down the Mississippi River aboard the Tunica Queen on June 14. Students also visited the Tunica River Park and the Tunica Museum. Sharing in the fun were front row, left to right, Joshua Ellsworth of Batesville; April Lavorn of Senatobia; Miles Huff of Nesbit and Gabe Phillips of Coldwater. Second row, (l-r), Jasmyn Cameron of Nesbit; Brynden Foster of Senatobia; Chris Colley of Senatobia; Avery Darby of Pope; Chandler Holliday of Senatobia; Jeffrey Stogsdill of Senatobia; Alex James of Nesbit; Jay Jay Hindman of Coldwater and Blake Booths of Senatobia. Back row, l-r are Bud Donahou of Senatobia, instructor; Carolyn Palmertree of Batesville; Debbie Hindman of Coldwater; and Sharlet Huff of Nesbit.(Photo courtesy of Tunica Queen)

Northwest Mississippi Community College sophomore Myesha Richmond, left, of Byhalia, accompanied her younger sister Valerie, center, to summer orientation on June 18. History Instructor James Baker, right, advises Valerie on the classes she needs to take this fall. Northwest will hold orientation on all campuses again on July 15, 16 and 17 for students who are planning to attend in the fall. Orientation is open to all students who have completed their admissions file with an application, high school transcripts, and who have taken the ACT.(photo by LaJuan Tallo)



Northwest Mississippi Community College Student Recruiter Kayla Adair of Senatobia distributes QEP water bottles during summer orientation on June 18. The QEP is the college’s initiative to improve math skills. Northwest will hold orientation on all campuses again on July 15, 16 and 17 for students who are planning to attend in the fall. Orientation is open to all students who have completed their admissions file with an application, high school transcripts, and who have taken the ACT. (photo by Nancy Patterson)
Booktalk
by Maggie Moran, NWCC Librarian
6/18/2008



Faye Massey of Oxford (left), business technology instructor at Northwest Mississippi Community College's Lafayette-Yalobusha Technical Center, is congratulated on her retirement by fellow faculty member Dale Boatright at the college's recent Faculty Awards Ceremony. Massey, who joined the Northwest faculty in 1986, was named HEADWAE teacher of the year and honored by the Mississippi Legislature in 1991. (photo by Julie Bauer)



James L. Presley, Jr. of Senatobia, (left) John Deere Pro-Tech instructor for Northwest Mississippi Community College, is congratulated on his retirement by colleague Lawrence "Bud" Young who delivered words of tribute for Presley at the college's recent Faculty Awards Ceremony. Presley was instrumental in establishing the partnership the college has with the John Deere Corporation for the Agricultural Technology Program, according to Jerry Nichols, dean of Career and Technical Education on the Senatobia campus. (photo by Julie Bauer)
Vicki O'Dell of Holly Springs, longtime cosmetology instructor at Northwest Mississippi Community College, is congratulated on her retirement from the college by (left) Joe Broadway, district dean, Career and Technical Education and executive assistant to the President; and by Jerry Nichols, dean, Career and Technical Education, Senatobia campus. O'Dell has served on two steering committees for the college's reaccreditation with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and represented the college on state committees including 20 years on the Cosmetology Framework Curriculum Committee, as president of Mississippi Association Career and Technical Educators, Mississippi ACTE Awards Committee and Membership Committee, and the Mississippi Cosmetology Schools Assciation. O'Dell served on the U.S. Department of Education Task Force on Math and Vocational Education, the U.S. Association of Career and Technical Educators Membership Committee and the U.S. ACTE Region and Policy Committee. (photo by Julie Bauer)

Midsummer Night's Dream auditions to be held
by LaJuan Tallo
6/2/2008
Auditions are scheduled July 1 and 2 for Northwest Mississippi Community College’s summer play, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” according to Terry Scott, technical director of the college’s Theatre Department. The auditions will be held at 6:30 p.m. each night in the Fine Arts Auditorium on the Senatobia campus.

Scott said that there are several parts available for males and females ages 12 and over, and that crew members are needed as well. In addition, there is a summer theatre workshop available which is worth one hour of college credit for those interested. Enrollment in the class is not mandatory for participation in the summer production.

The play was written by William Shakespeare around 1595 or 1596. It is a romantic comedy that portrays the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of amateur actors, their interactions with the Duke and Duchess of Athens, Theseus and Hippolyta, and with fairies who inhabit a moonlit forest. The play is one of Shakespeare's most popular works for the stage and is widely performed across the world.

The play will be presented Thursday, July 31 through Sunday, Aug. 3. For more information about the play or the summer theatre workshop, contact Scott at 662-562-3332, or e-mail tscott@northwestms.edu.
June 30 golf tourney to benefit scholarships
by LaJuan Tallo
6/2/2008
The Northwest Mississippi Community College Alumni Association is sponsoring the second annual Scholarships for Students Four-Man Scramble Golf Tournament on Monday, June 30 at the Tunica National Golf Course. The proceeds of the tournament will be used to fund scholarships for students at Northwest.

Registration begins at 11 a.m., and the tournament starts at 1 p.m. The fee, which includes course fees, cart, prizes and supper, is $100 per person and $400 per team. Prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place in two flights, and closest to the pin on all par threes, and longest putt on hole 18. Sponsorships are available. For a corporate sponsorship, which is $1000, participants receive a 3- by 4-foot sponsorship sign, team plays free, and one room at The Fitz Hotel and Casino. Team sponsorship is $400, and hole sponsorship is $300. Hole sponsors receive a 24- by 36-inch sign, and one golfer plays free.

For more information, contact Dolores Wooten at 662-562-1105 or e-mail dbwooten@northwestms.edu. Entry forms may be mailed to Alumni Association or Northwest Mississippi Community College, c/o Jackie Franklin, 7056 Country Oaks, Southaven, Miss. 38671. Franklin may be reached at jfrank1037@aol.com, or e-mail Mike Boren, Alumni Association president, at mboren@cbt-co.com.
A groundbreaking ceremony for the new Early Childhood Education Technology Building at Northwest Mississippi Community College was held on May 30. Participating in the ceremony are back row, l-r, Sam Allison, vice-chairman, Northwest Mississippi Community College Board of Trustees; Gary Walker, secretary, Board of Trustees; Jerry Nichols, dean, Career-Technical Education, Senatobia; Bill Dawson, chairman, Building Committee, Board of Trustees, M. Clarence Sparks, Jr., chairman, Board of Trustees, Northwest President, Dr. Gary Lee Spears; Joe Broadway, District Dean, Career-Technical Education and executive assistant to the President; Early Childhood Education Technology personnel, Marilyn Spears, retired; Judy Barham, Dr. Alice Camp, Penny Potts; (first row) Mark Lawson Tims, Kaylin Dickerson, TJ Dickerson and Avery Hissong (not pictured). (photo by LaJuan Tallo)
Booktalk
by Maggie Moran, NWCC Librarian
5/28/2008
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