The ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ Foundation recently received a $15,000 donation from Weldon and Jo Ann Miller of Mount Pleasant. Additionally, ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ received a $10,000 donation from Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. in honor of Weldon Miller for his many years of dedicated service to Guaranty Bank & Trust and Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.
The Carroll Shelby Foundation recently gave a total of $50,000 ($25,000 for Spring and $25,000 for fall) to support scholarships for students enrolled in the Carroll Shelby Automotive Technology Program at ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ. Dr. Jonathan McCullough
Once again, rain forced ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ (5-5) baseball to head out on the road. ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ made the three hour trip to Tishomingo, Oklahoma and came away with a 19-5 win over Murray State College.
The Mount Pleasant High School Tiger Dolls recently donated approximately 2,000 pounds of food to the ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ Eagle Pantry. The pantry provides food items to current ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ students and their families.
The application deadline for an optimal scholarship of Honors Northeast for the 2020-2021 school year is 1 March. A student may apply directly through the application portal of the honors website , by submitting the application distributed by counselors at local high schools to Andrew Yox, PO Box 1307, ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ, Mount Pleasant 75456, or by contacting the Honors Director, Dr. Andrew Yox (903-434-8229), ayox@ntcc.edu, for more information and materials.
The ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ softball team (2-9) traveled to Waco on Saturday to take on McLennan College. McLennan completed the two game sweep defeating ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ 9-1 in game one and 8-0 in game two.
Did you know that one in five East Texans, are hungry today? Texas has a higher rate of food insecurity, one that's higher than the national average. That means it is more difficult for our students, colleagues and community members to put food on the table.
The Eagle Pantry is a FREE campus resource for any current ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ student.
With the recent rains forcing a cancellation of the home series with Hutchison Community College from Kansas, once again the ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ Baseball (ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ) team hit the road to make up the lost games. The Eagles (4-5) would travel to the DFW Metroplex to take on TCS Post Grad Academy on Saturday, falling in game one 2-1 but bouncing back in game two to win 14-9.
The ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ Foundation was pleased to host the annual Scholarship Brunch on Friday, Nov. 1. This event brings scholarship donors and recipients together to meet each other and celebrate another year of outstanding students and generous giving. The Foundation currently awards more than 130 scholarships (many with multiple recipients) that are privately funded by individuals, organizations and businesses. Foundation scholarships are competitive and students much complete an application and essay in order to be considered.
