ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ rodeo team members Peyton Cooper and Tervyn Armstrong received the Jerald Smith Memorial Scholarship this past month at the Mount Pleasant rodeo. Peyton Cooper is a ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ sophomore from Telephone, Texas. She participates in breakaway roping, goat tying and barrel racing. Tervyn Armstrong is an ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ freshman from Brokenbow, Oklahoma and is a bull rider.
ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ is pleased to announce the hiring of Joshua Freeman as the new Head Coach of the Eagles softball team after a nationwide search. Coach Freeman comes to lead the Eagle Softball program from Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia. Christopher Newport University is a NCAA Division III program where Coach Freeman served as Assistant head coach.
Mark Your Calendars And Spread The Word! ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ will host the Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Week in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Please view the information listed below and the attachments regarding the Pink Rain Walk-A-Dollar-THON event!
National Transfer Week is taking place next week (Oct 19-Oct 23). Our friends at Texas A&M University-Texarkana at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ will be hosting special activities for ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ students!
The Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) is an integral component of the reaffirmation of accreditation process and is derived from an institution’s ongoing comprehensive planning and evaluation processes. It reflects and affirms a commitment to enhance overall institutional quality and effectiveness by focusing on an issue the institution considers important to improving student learning outcomes and/or student success that is consistent with our mission and strategic plan.
The new ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Professional Driving Academy recently celebrated the graduation of its first class of students. Antarius Morton and Marcus Allen completed the program and were awarded their certificates on October 1.
The four-week Professional Driving Academy includes 160 hours of training, DOT physical, drug screen, MVR and CDL permit. Students spend 50 hours in the classroom and 110 hours on the road driving. Instruction is provided by Michael Jones, who has more than 30 years of experience in truck driving.
The ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Rodeo Team made the long trip to Uvalde, Texas to compete in the Southwest Texas Junior College Rodeo October 2-3.
Sophomores Peyton Cooper and Garrett Fields had a nice showing for ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ. Peyton (Ivanhoe, Texas) placed seventh in Goat Tying, while Garrett (Quitman, Texas) placed sixth in the Steer Wrestling event.
This year’s COVID restrictions meant that for the first time since 2008, ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ honors students were not able to travel as a group to the Dallas-Fort Worth area for the annual fall trip. However, thanks to donors, administrators, and the Daingerfield Park staff, the group was able to travel as individuals to the patio of a local coffee shop, and then to one of the state’s most picturesque parks, Daingerfield on 25 September.
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA/TASFA) form must be resubmitted every academic year. Also, just because you may not have qualified during the previous year, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t apply this year as well. The FAFSA/TASFA for 2021-2022 opens on Thursday October 1, 2020, so we’re encouraging everyone to get started as soon as possible!
ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ is proud to announce the release of our new ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ chatbot! The chatbot is part of ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ's ongoing effort to provide the best services possible to our community. Ask a question anytime 24/7! Please visit and click the "Chat Now!" button to start conversating with the bot!
