Presidential Scholar, Katelyn (Cox) Lester, has won the third $500 Dr. Jerry Wesson Scholarship, for academic excellence in honors. This honor was established in 2018 by Scott Wesson, a Colorado businessman, on behalf of his father-- long-term ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ Vice President, and booster, Dr. Jerry Wesson.
ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ will be closed on Monday, Sept. 7 in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Classes and office hours will resume on Tuesday, Sept. 8. We hope everyone has a great long weekend and celebrates the holiday safely.
The ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ Foundation recently received a check for $1,000 from Randy and Cristy Nolen of Mount Pleasant. The gift will be used to provide a scholarship to a student majoring in Human Performance at ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅.
For the 13th straight year since 2008, Cypress Bank has presented a high-end MacBook laptop for the use of ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ honors students. This yearβs Cypress Bank Scholar is Cade Bennett.
Because of his combination of academic excellence, leadership, and public service, Jalyn English has become the premiere winner of the James and Elizabeth Whatley Honors Endowed Scholarship. This $2,500 scholarship, to be applied to the coming academic year at ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅, and available for distinguished ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ Presidential Scholar sophomores in the years to come, is the result of a $50,000 gift given to Honors Northeast, the collegeβs honors program, when it started in 2007.
ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ is pleased to announce that it is now offering a Professional Driving Academy (CDL training) through the department of Continuing Education and Corporate Training. New classes will begin September 8, October 5 and November 2.
The ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ Foundation recently received a $100,000 anonymous donation. The gift was designated to establish an endowed scholarship for ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅βs Work4College Scholarship.
Thanks to premier film patrons--Jerald and Mary Lou Mowery of Scroggins, a number of local citizens who were willing to be interviewed, administrative support at the college, and some influential encouragement of local friends, the honors program of ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ finished five days of filming the life of Bo Pilgrim, 14 August. Pilgrimage: A Story of Northeast Texas hopefullywill become the ninth feature-length production of Honors Northeast and the ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ Webb Society, all on historical themes pertaining to Texas.
ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ began welcoming athletes back to the campus Monday, Aug. 17 as they prepare for a unique fall schedule. The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) announced this summer they would be moving the majority of Fall sports to the Spring for the 2020-2021 school year in response to COVID-19.
ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ announced some important changes to the fall schedule this week. In order to allow for increased social distancing and to enhance student safety, ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ is now offering five different course formats for students to choose from. They are as follows:
