²ÝÁñÉçÇø hosted Hill College in a non-conference series on April 30th and earned two wins, 4-1 and 4-2, to cap off a great Sophomore day. With this being the final home games of the 2023 season, the Eagles honored the Sophomores at the conclusion of the games.
Eight members of Alpha Mu Chi, NTCC’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, attended the PTK International Convention, known as Catalyst, in Columbus, Ohio. Attendees drove through the night Wednesday April 19, to arrive for the first opening session on Thursday April 20. Jordan Chapin, as outgoing Texas Regional President, and Monse Riverro, as incoming District III Vice-President, both marched in the parade of flags, across the stage before thousands in the first General Session.
²ÝÁñÉçÇø Baseball hosted the North Conference leading Navarro Bulldogs on Saturday, April 22nd and came away with a series split with Navarro winning game one 10-2 and NTCC taking the win in game two, 4-3. Navarro jumped to an early lead after starter Seth Cox (Fairview, Texas) go the lead off man out but three walks led to a grand slam and a 4-0 lead for Navarro.
At a 20 April dinner, students and friends of Honors ²ÝÁñÉçÇø presented film patrons, Jerald and Mary Lou Mowery of Mount Vernon with a special commemorative quilt. The quilt, created and donated by Ann Finch Goodson of Hughes Springs, and Donna Burns of Royce City, embraced colors and motifs of the most recent honors film on the Texas Suffragettes.
Weather once again played with the schedule for ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Athletics. NTCC Softball moved the two-game series with Navarro College to Tuesday, April 25th to get ahead of the rains. The Eagles took game one 8-5 and game two 5-3 to earn the sweep against the Bulldogs.
If you are looking for something fun to do this Saturday, head to downtown Pittsburg and check out the Texas Hot Link Festival. The excitement begins at 10 a.m. and will feature a variety of food, vendors, concerts and events. The festival is commemorating the 100th birthday of Carroll Shelby with several of the day's events themed around the late racing legend.
The ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Professional Driving Academy continues to grow and supply high-demand CDL drivers to the local area. Four new students recently graduated from the program. Pictured (from left) is: Aron Farley (Instructor), graduates Noah McDonald, Barak Barnum, Anthony Jenkins, Melissa McMichael, and Jimmy Smith (Director of Continuing Education and Corporate Training).
The ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Foundation finished East Texas Giving Day at the top of the leaderboard for the second year in a row this Tuesday. NTCC raised a whopping $244,730 via the annual fundraising event that has become a regional tradition. In addition to raising the most money, NTCC also finished with the highest number of donations at 208.
²ÝÁñÉçÇø traveled to Tyler Junior College on Wednesday, April 19th for what was to be a conference double header against the Apaches. Due to rains the day before the start time was pushed to 3:00pm on Wednesday instead of the normal 1:00pm start. While the teams were scheduled to play two seven inning games, game one went a total of fourteen innings and with TJC not having lights they managed to get just one game in with NTCC winning 11-9.
We are just a few days away from East Texas Giving Day and our generous donors have already blown us away with early giving. As of Friday morning, the NTCC Foundation is in second place on the with more than $22,000 donated by 86 donors (more than double the number of any other organization)! We hope you will help us keep up the momentum by making your donations and sharing our cause on social media.
