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Kids Discovery College is seeking some amazing people to volunteer for our kids program this summer!† If you would be willing or you know of someone that would be interested, please send them our way ?

The Mount Pleasant Fine Arts Club recently gave $500 to support the Work Scholarship Program at ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ. The gift, which is in addition to their annual scholarship, will be matched by two grants for a total impact of $1,500. Dr. Jon McCullough, ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ Executive Vice President for Advancement (center) and Nita May, ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ Director of Development (right) accepted the gift on behalf of the ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ Foundation. Members of the Fine Arts Club presenting the gift were Melba Spann (left), Rosalie Chambers and Martha Parr (presenting check).

The Adult Education Department is giving away the Mother?s Day basket pictured below (over $100 value) in our ?Best Mom Ever? Mother?s Day drawing. Check out our Facebook page at to find out what?s included and for details on how to enter the drawing.†You don?t want to miss the opportunity! The winner will be announced via Facebook on Wednesday, May 9.

The 2018 issue of†°Õ´Ç³Ü³¦³ó²õ³Ù´Ç²Ô±ð,†the collegiate journal of the Texas State Historical Association released this spring, contains two essays by current ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ Presidential Scholars. This is now the fourth year in a row that ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ scholars nudged out leading submissions from students in other colleges and universities in Texas to be published in the prestigious collegiate journal.

The ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ Associate Degree Nursing program recently inducted 32 students into its Gamma Omicron Chapter of the Alpha Delta Nu Honor Society. Alpha Delta Nu recognizes the academic excellence of students in the study of Associate Degree Nursing. The selective society requires that students have at least a 3.0 GPA in nursing classes and be recommended by faculty. The 2018 inductees are pictured above (from left). Front row is Courtney Kleindl, Mount Pleasant and Azucena Ramirez, Mount Pleasant.

This summer, Reyna Stephanie Soto from Daingerfield will join outstanding college students and professionals from across the nation to take part in a unique academic and career-oriented development experience, International Scholar Laureate Program in Sydney, Brisbane, and Cairns, Australia.

The International Scholar Laureate Program is one of the Envision family of programs (www.envisionexperience.com) that enable students to explore their interests and experience learning beyond the classroom.

Reyna Stephanie Soto is a student at Northeast Texas Co

Note that the date for this event has changed to May 25. Please join us!

Many thanks to everyone who supported the ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ Foundation on East Texas Giving Day on April 24. Thanks to the generosity of friends and ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ employees, more than 80 donations were received for a total of $14,647.19 during the event. Another generous donor gave after the deadline to make an even $15,000 raised. This more than doubled the amount raised in 2017. These funds will go a long way to providing scholarships and special projects for student organizations and additional donations continue to pour in.

Alicia Cantrell and Brenda Godoy, students at ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ, are two of just 47 recipients of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation?s prestigious Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. This highly competitive national scholarship will provide these two local recipients with up to $40,000 annually for a maximum of three years to complete their bachelor?s degrees.

Nearly 2,500 students applied for the Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship this year.