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By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director

One Christmas Night in Memphis, the exciting holiday version of the official and number one tribute to Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash will be appearing live at the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ on Tuesday, Dec. 12 at 7:30 p.m.  

The ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Marketing Department is pleased to announce the release of the College's latest . Many thanks to EMS student, Landry Reeves, for her outstanding performance in the commercial. We would also like to thank , videographer/editor, and Russell VanBibber, Gary Short and other EMS Program students for their assistance with the production.

Pictured: Dr. Karyn Skaar with her daughter, Solveig, in front of the two quilts she displayed in the exhibit.

The ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Art Department hosted a reception on Wednesday, Nov. 30th to celebrate local quilters who displayed their work in this year's quilt exhibit in the Whatley Center foyer. For the seventh year, quilters brought their treasured art to share with the community. Those who displayed work throughout the month of November included:

By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director

The ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Professional Driving Academy continues to grow and supply high-demand CDL drivers to the local area. Three new students recently graduated from the program. Pictured (from left) is: Jimmy Smith (Director of Continuing Education and Corporate Training), graduates Jerrus Doss, Bradley Crocker, Tiffany Wade, and Aaron Farley (Instructor).

The 2024 ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ baseball schedule has been completed and includes a total of 55 games under head coach Andy Morgan. The schedule features 20 home dates (31 games) and 15 road dates (24 games). Of the 55 games, 30 are NJCAA Region 14 North Conference games, and 25 are non-conference games.

The ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Nursing Program is now accepting applications for the 2024-2025 academic year. The application, along with more information about the programs, is available at . The deadlines are as follows:

Second-year Medical Lab Technology (MLT) students took a field trip to LifeShare in Shreveport, LA this week. The students were able to learn about the blood donation process from donor requirements to collection.  After donating blood, students toured components and hospital services.

The ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Agriculture Department held a Harvest Local Workshop and Tour on Wednesday, Nov. 29th. Students from the Small Farming course served as guides and instructors to teach visitors about a variety of topics relevant to small farming in East Texas. 

This served as their final project for the fall semester. Faculty, staff and community members were invited to attend. In addition to viewing student projects, guests were also given tours of the college farm.