The ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Men?s and Women?s Soccer teams are boasting record-breaking seasons this year under the direction of the new coaching staff. With the regular season approaching its end, the men?s team currently stands at 12 wins and six losses, earning them one of the top three spots in the region. This makes them eligible for the playoffs, with the potential to break into the top 20 nationally.
The women?s team currently stands at six wins and 10 losses.
The ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Foundation recently held its annual golf tournament at Princedale Country Club in Pittsburg. This was the 26th†consecutive year of the tournament. Participating teams included: AEP/Swepco, American National Bank, Daingerfield Country Club, Bowie-Cass, Cypress Bank, Guaranty Bond Bank, Luminant, Northeast Texas Credit Union, Texas Heritage National Bank, and an ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ team sponsored by East Texas Wealth Planning Advisors.
Crop Production Services recently donated 13 sacks of cool season forages to the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Ag Department for use by the Agronomy class. †Representatives Wayne Marshall and Jay Madison presented the gift during a recent class. They are pictured above with ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Agronomy students; faculty members Chad Henry and Joe Whinery; and Titus County Extension Agent Kenny Rollins, who assisted with setting up test plots for the cool season forages. The class is using the seeds to study different planting techniques on the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ instructional farm.
By: Christopher Hamilton, ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Eagle Newspaper Staff
The ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ rodeo team hosted their annual rodeo at the Mount Pleasant Rodeo Arena from Thursday, Oct. 10 through Saturday, Oct. 12. Along with hosting the rodeo, members of both the men?s and the women?s teams participated and placed in several events.
ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ recently inducted seven new members into Psi Beta, the national honor society in psychology for students at two-year colleges.
ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ will host its third annual Living from the Ground Up (LFGU) sustainable agriculture seminar on Friday, Nov. 1, 2013 at the Elizabeth Hoggatt Whatley Agriculture Complex. Sustainable agriculture specialist, Daniel Salatin of Polyface Farms in Virginia, will be the keynote speaker.â€
?Living From The Ground Up is a great chance for folks who are passionate about sustainable agriculture to get together and learn from one another.
The maintenance staff at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ has been busy this semester as a series of water system breakdowns plague the college. Since mid-August, the main campus has been forced to go without water five times due to leaks in its aging water system.
On Thursday, October 31 ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ welcomes you to spend your Halloween in the company of food entrepreneurs!†In association with the Living From the Ground Up seminar, ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ is pleased to present ?Dinner by Design? with Daniel Salatin, one of the sustainable food movement?s most reliable specialists.
