The Adult Education Department at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ (ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ) will offer free General Education Development (GED) classes and English as a Second Language (ESL) classes at various locations throughout the area this fall. All students must in enroll in an orientation session before beginning classes.†The GED exam is changing in January 2014. At that time, all students seeking a GED will be required to complete the entire new test.
Ashley Hall, a member of the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Phi Theta Kappa Alpha Mu Chi chapter, is currently serving as a state officer for the Phi Theta Kappa Organization. Hall, of Leesburg, was elected to the office of District III Vice President of the Texas Region of Phi Theta Kappa during the spring 2013 semester. In this role, she serves on the Texas Regional Officer team and represents 18 colleges in the Northeast Texas region. She is also responsible for planning and attending statewide events.
ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ will host an Evening With Whiskey Myers and Bri Bagwell on Tuesday, Sept. 24 at the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts. The show is at 7:30 p.m. and tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for students (18-under & ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ students with current ID). Call the Whatley Center box office at 903-434-8181 to order your tickets today! Visit for venue information.
The ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Agriculture Department will hold a Farmer's Market on Friday, Sept. 6 from 9 a.m. to sell out.
Fall 2013 Welcome Back Activitiesâ€
Pilgrim's recently gave Communities in Schools (CIS) of Northeast Texas †$1,000 to purchase school supplies. Pictured making the donation to Melody Henry (left),†Executive Director of CIS, is Joni Worrell (center), Pilgrim's HR Supervisor, and Jennifer Bilbrey (right), HR Supervisor Pilgrim's Mount Pleasant Complex.
Dr. Melissa Weinbrenner, ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Division Director of Social Sciences, Professor of History, and Phi Theta Kappa Advisor, gave the keynote address at the fourth General Session of the†at the 2013 Phi Theta Kappa Texas Honors Institute at Texas Lutheran University in Seguin.
