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The ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Film Panel Above: Cade Bennett, Dr. Andrew Yox, Brian Ramirez, Israel Perez, John Rodriguez, Andrea Reyes

By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director

Dr. Page Petrucka, Associate Professor of Theatre at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ, was recently honored by the Texas Educational Theatre Association at its annual conference. 
 

Texas A&M University Texarkana at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ, in partnership with Communities in Schools, is hosting its annual Christmas Drive Nov. 1 through December 6. They are collecting new items to help children and their families during the holiday season.

Pictured: Jessee Young and Noah Candalier

By: Justin Hargrove, Assistant Athletic Director

The ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Rodeo team followed up the home Rodeo with a trip to South Louisiana to the McNeese State University Rodeo in Lake Charles, Louisiana October 29-30.

As part of its African-American History Guest Speaker Series, ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ will welcome Reverend Kirthell Roberts on Monday, Nov. 1 at 12:30 p.m. in Humanities 129. Rev. The topic will be History of the Black Church in Northeast Texas. 

CMA & ACM award winning singer, Janie Fricke, will be live in concert Thursday, November 11, 2021, at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ's Whatley Center for the Performing Arts.  A true country girl, Janie grew up on a farm in Indiana before setting her sights on a career as a mainstream country music singer.  

The ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Fire Academy is now recruiting for its 20th Academy. The Academy started in 2002 and has trained numerous individuals in fire service. The ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Fire Academy prepares trainees for a career as a firefighter. The academy is an authorized training facility for structural firefighting under Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP - FDID #107). Trainees who successfully complete the academy will be eligible for the certification exam given by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection.

The ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Board of Trustees met for its regular October meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 26. 

This week the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ EMS Program had the honor of presenting updated Stop the Bleed kits to Harts Bluff ISD. The kits were donated by the Northeast Texas Regional Advisory Council in partnership with ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ. Russell VanBibber is pictured presenting the kits to (from left) Nikki Martin, RN, Erika Ponce, Principal, and Susy Ramirez, RN. To learn more about the EMS program at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ, visit ;

The Whatley Center for the Performing Arts will present John Mueller’s Winter Dance Party on Saturday, Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m. Winter Dance Party is the official live and authentic re-creation of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper's final tour and the only show endorsed by the Holly, Valens and Richardson estates. The performance is sponsored by Texas Heritage National Bank.