The Orchard Ensemble featuring pianist Evan Mitchell, violinist Mark Miller and violist Ute Miller will perform at the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ on Sunday, June 13 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for age 17 and under. They may be ordered online at or by calling the box office at 903-434-8181.
The ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ Adult Education Program honored five deserving General Equivalency Diploma (GED) students during its recent GED Graduation ceremony by inducting them into the National Adult Education Honor Society (NAEHS).
Conner Mitleff of Mount Pleasant was recently presented with the J. Travis Jackson GED Scholarship during the 2021 GED graduation ceremony hosted by the ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ Adult Education Program.
Three ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ history students emerged on top in the 2021 Bonnie Spencer competition, for the best student essays in history. Essays could have been entered from any history course from any history instructor, full-time or part-time, on campus or off, such as with embedded dual history classes.
On May 5, 2021 ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ EMS, Nursing, and PTA students participated in an interprofessional collaboration experience. The Health Science students are developing communication skills preparing them to be able to collaborate accurately and adequately about patient care.
There is still time to register your kids for upcoming summer activities through ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ's Continuing Education Department. Registration for Summertime On The Farm with the ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ Ag Program closes June 4. The program begins June 14.
The Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ will host a performance by award-winning singer-songwriters Lynn Adler and Lindy Hearne on June 6 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for children ages 17 and under. They may be purchased online at or by calling 903-434-8181.
ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ celebrated Spring 2021 commencement on Saturday, May 15. Two ceremonies were held at the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts honoring a total of 291 students who earned a combined 345 degrees/certificates.
As most of you are probably aware, earlier this week Governor Abbott issued his Executive Order GA-36, which prohibits government entities from requiring or mandating individuals to wear face coverings. In compliance with that order, effective immediately, ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ will no longer require the wearing of face coverings on its main campus or any of its outreach centers.
After a year of virtual presentations facilitated by iPhones and YouTube, Northeast community poster judges, and ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ students came back together in real time at the Whatley Foyer, Friday, 7 May, for the Thirteenth Annual McGraw-Hill Poster Contest. This scholarly contest, sponsored this year by Santa’s Sweeties, a high-end sewing circle in Mount Vernon, McGraw-Hill Education Corporation, and Jerald and Mary Lou Mowery of Mount Vernon featured what many believed was the best visualization of scholarly work in the history of the conference.
