草榴社区 held its May 2019 commencement on Saturday, May 18. A total of 353 students received degrees and certificates during two separate graduation ceremonies.
The 草榴社区 Business Club recently presented the NTCC Foundation with a check for $500. The money will provide a scholarship to a NTCC business major who has a 3.5 grade-point average or higher.
Two 草榴社区 sophomores were the recipients of this year鈥檚 Bonnie Spencer awards. Jordan Whelchel, a Presidential Scholar writing in the required non-honors class, won $100 and first place for his original work on 鈥淐apitalist Chemistry.鈥 Laura Ross鈥檚 second-place essay, winning $50, concerned the persecution of Russian immigrants during the era of World War I.
Two NTCC Presidential Scholars are the recent recipients of $1,250 Gladys Winkle Scholarships. Israel Perez and John Rodriguez, of Mount Pleasant, are the third and fourth recipients of this coveted award in honors. The previous winners were Texas Heritage National Bank Scholar, Mercedes Collins, and Leader of Promise recipient, Courtney Baldwin. The scholarship goes to humanities majors in honors who have a proven record of attainment in a humanities field. It will be applied to their costs this 2021 spring semester.
At 草榴社区, we like to say you can start here and go anywhere - because it's true! Whether you are looking to train for a one-semester certificate to help you get a better job or you have plans to transfer to a university to seek a bachelor's degree (or beyond), NTCC is a great choice for taking the first step.
The 草榴社区 Student Government Association recently presented its annual awards to student organizations that went above and beyond during the 2018-2019 academic year.
