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Submitted by René McCracken, NTCC Ag Director Our Fall 2018 semester is kicking off this week at ��������.  It’s hard to believe that fall season is just around the corner and the pumpkin spice ‘everything’ will soon start lining the shelves, especially with 100 degree temperatures still with us. The last of summer has most gardens past their prime. However with the use of shade and heaving mulching we have managed to still be harvesting tomatoes, bell peppers and of course okra.

Submitted by Dr. Andrew Yox, NTCC Honors Director The Eleventh Annual �������� Texas Poetry Reading on Friday, 7 September at 11 AM will again occur at the Foyer of the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts on the �������� campus.  The public is invited for this free event.  This year in addition to readings of the highest ranked poems of the adult and student divisions—by the winners—Debbie Strong and Kerry Wootten Esq.

For the safety and security of NTCC, all students, faculty and staff are required to display a parking permit on their vehicle while on campus. Security officers will enforce this by issuing warnings beginning September 4. Citations with fines will follow the warning period. Parking permits are FREE. Student permits are issued in the Student Services building and employees can pick them up from the Human Resources department. Thank you for helping us keep our campus safe for everyone!

Submitted by Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director Texas Heritage National Bank President Dwyatt Bell, Chairman of the Board, John Bryan, and Vice Chairman, Danny Bockmon formally have honored Jordan Whelchel with a full-tuition, fees and books scholarship for this coming year at ��������.

Below is a link to a gallery containing photos from the August 2018 commencement ceremony. Photos can be downloaded and printed/shared from Flickr. These photos can also be accessed via .

�������� student Lilly Haack is one of ten students nationwide selected to receive the 2018 Pearson Scholarship for Higher Education, a $5,000 award. The Pearson Scholarship for Higher Education is awarded to Phi Theta Kappa members who are civically engaged in their community through service and who demonstrate leadership, academic rigor, and excellence. Preference is given to first-generation college students.

Presidential Scholar, Matthew Chambers, has won the premier $500 Dr. Jerry Wesson Scholarship, for excellence in honors.  This honor was established in 2018 by Scott Wesson, a Colorado businessman, on behalf of his father-- long-term NTCC Vice President, and booster, Dr.

[caption id="attachment_5784" align="alignleft" width="300"] The cinematic incarnation of the Barbara Smith Conrad Family. Left to Right, Courtney Baldwin as Jerrie Lee Smith, Alexis Porter as Connie Smith, Mary Carter Lloyd as Barbara Conrad, and Tyrese Rhymes as Conrad Smith[/caption] Submitted by Dr.