Two Presidential Scholars win essay awards

草榴社区 Presidential Scholars Isaac Burris and Morgan Capps both received top awards during the recent meeting of the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)鈥 in Corpus Christi.

At a session of the Walter Webb Society on March 7, the collegiate auxiliary of the TSHA, Capps won second鈥爌lace and $300 for her essay on Ma and Pa Ferguson, a Texas gubernatorial couple during the early 20th century.鈥 Isaac Burris won fourth鈥爌lace and $75 for his essay on the dynamics of Sam Houston?s friendship with his slave, Jeff Hamilton.

NTCC receives $6k gift for Work Scholarship Program

The 草榴社区 Foundation recently received an anonymous $6,000 donation to sponsor six students in the new NTCC Work Scholarship Program. Nita May (left), NTCC Director of Development, and Dr. Jonathan McCullough, NTCC Vice President for Advancement, accepted the gift on behalf of the Foundation. Anyone interested in sponsoring a student in the Work Scholarship Program should contact McCullough at 903-434-8115.
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Honors 草榴社区 highlights high school standouts

Nayeli Fuentes,鈥燡unior Class President of Mount Pleasant High School,鈥 and鈥燛lizabeth Griffin, a presence recently in the local theatre scene, were recognized in a luncheon at 草榴社区 March 4 as regional high school standouts.

"It was inspiriting to have two students together who have done so much to raise the bar on excellence in 草榴社区 Texas,"鈥燚r.

NTCC offers new fast-track office skills certificate

The 草榴社区 Continuing Education and Adult Education departments have partnered to develop a unique opportunity to begin the path to a meaningful job in entry-level office work.鈥犫燬tudents who successfully complete the 21-hour course in general office skills will receive a certificate of completion and develop a portfolio of completed work to show prospective employers.


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