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By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director 

Applications are currently being accepted for various scholarships available through the ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ Foundation. Deadlines are approaching, so please get these in on time for priority consideration.

International Sulphur Transfer Scholarships - Five $1,000 scholarships available for ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ students transferring to a four-year university:  

By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation recently named two students at ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ as semi-finalists for their highly competitive and elite Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. Rhylie Anderson of Winnsboro and Lilly Haack of Wenona, Illinois both made the shortlist for the scholarship. 

The ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Program is pleased to announce that ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ is now a testing site for the National Registry (NR), which is the certifying agency for EMS personnel nationwide. This opportunity for onsite testing will provide ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ program graduates and other qualified individuals at all levels of EMS training with a local option to take their professional exams.

The ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ Art Department will host a photography exhibit by Ginger Sisco Cook February 8-27 in the foyer of the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts. The show is free and open to the public for viewing during regular business hours. 

The ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ Medical Assistant Program (MA) recently collaborated with the Physical Therapist Assistant Program (PTA) in a mock evacuation of a physician office due to a chemical spill. They are pictured as a group above. The PTA students assisted in the evacuation efforts and portrayed patients and family members of patients in order to create a real-life scenario.

It may still be winter, but spring is in the air at ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ as the Eagles baseball and softball teams gear up for the spring seasons. Baseball will kick off the pre-season with a home series against Cowley College Feb. 1-2. Softball opens the same weekend at home with games against Mountain View and Hill College, both on Feb. 2.

The ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ Board of Trustees voted to appoint Frankie King of Pittsburg to fill a vacant board seat last Tuesday night at the regular January meeting. King will serve in Place One, which became available after Jerry Webster retired from the board in December. 

By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director

For their performance in two challenging honors seminars at ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ in relation to their peers, two Presidential Scholars have recently won $100 checks.