Honors 草榴社区 accepting applications

The Honors Program of 草榴社区 is accepting applications for the 2016-2017 school year. The deadline to apply is March 1. High School seniors in the top tenth of their class are welcome to apply, as well as NTCC students with a 3.5 GPA or higher. Honors 草榴社区 combines challenging seminars of key core curricular classes, with opportunities for advanced mentoring, student travel, interscholastic competition, publications and community service.

February Wellness Caught in Action

Congratulations to Rico Willis, the February recipient of NTCC's Wellness Caught in Action honor! He was spotted lifting weights as part of his regular fitness routine. Rico was presented with a gift basket in recognition

of his steps toward a healthy lifestyle.


Who will be caught in action next?


A message from Rico: Living healthy is a part of my lifestyle.
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Honors 草榴社区 promotes scholars

The 草榴社区 Honors Committee recently promoted Hector Zuniga, an NTCC sophomore from Mount Pleasant, from the title of Honors Scholar to Presidential Scholar. Zuniga won the citation for Academic Excellence in last fall?s Biotex Honors Seminar and has maintained a 4.0 GPA at NTCC.鈥 The Biotex seminar is composed each fall of entering honors students, and Zuniga won the top rank.鈥Honors 草榴社区 also admitted two additional Honors Scholars - Kassandra鈥 Martinez and Ryan-Rose Mendoza.

Priefert partners with NTCC for training

Six Priefert Manufacturing managers completed a 30-hour General Industry Outreach Training as part of a Safety Program Management class taken through 草榴社区. The training was provided at the college's Industrial Technology Training Center through a Skills Development Fund grant provided by the Texas Workforce Commission. Pictured back row (from left) is Dan Schmeling, NTCC; Kason Scroggins, Landon Womack and Don Ray Brown, Priefert Safety Manager. Pictured front row (from left) is Hector De La Cruz, Jeremy Green, Ricky Howard and Dr.
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Ag department offers Bringing Back the Homestead workshop

Are you interested in sustainable agriculture, but aren?t sure where to start? The phrase "sustainable agriculture? has grown in popularity as a marketing niche in recent years, but it is really an old-fashioned farming concept that involves utilizing your land to it?s fullest potential. If you want to create a more prosperous farm that could be passed on to your family, or are just looking for the perfect retirement adventure, contact the 草榴社区 Agriculture Department.鈥 The Director of Agriculture, Rene?