2001 News |
LINCOLN AND MARY NELL KING ENDOW Lincoln and Mary Nell King have been educating East Texans since 1971. Mr. King gave his time and talents to the Gary Independent School District while Mrs. King gave hers to Panola College. Because of their love of education and their desire to help others succeed, they have decided to endow a scholarship at Panola College...more |
CHARLIE M. AND MARY DUCHESNE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWED
AT PANOLA COLLEGE The Charlie M. and Mary Duchesne Memorial Scholarship has recently been endowed at Panola College. The scholarship was established by their daughters, Murlene Duchesne Dobson and Evelyn Duchesne Sharp...more |
PANOLA
COLLEGE IS DOING A GREAT JOB PREPARING STUDENTS! Recently, Southwest Texas State University confirmed what many East Texans already know…Panola College is doing a great job preparing students to be successful. Dr. Supple (SWT President) provided the following information about the successes of Panola College students compared to all 2-year college transfer students who transferred to SWT in the fall of 2000...more |
Panola College Announces First
Induction Class to the New Panola College Athletic Hall of Fame Since 1948, Panola's success in athletic competition has been a great source of pride. Excellence and good sportsmanship has become one of our proudest traditions. Panola has produced outstanding athletes over the years, and countless alumni and friends have played a major role in the many successes of the athletic program...more |
PANOLA COLLEGE TO CELEBRATE HOMECOMING 2002 Homecoming 2002 activities will begin on Saturday, January 26, at 12:30 p.m. with the Panola College Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Friends, family and supports of Bill Griffin, Mary Ann Ottwell, Wendell Swann, Rosie Walker, Greg Procell and Doug Ault will meet in the Panola College Ballroom to celebrate this great event...more |
ROWE PERFORMING SHOWTEAMS TO HIGHLIGHT HALF TIME On December 5, members of the Rowe Performing Arts &Gym “Showteams” will be performing during half time at the Fillies and Ponies Basketball games. Rowe’s is the only complete Gymnastics, Dance & Twirling Academy in Carthage, and offers training & competition opportunities for students ages 2 1/2 thru 18...more |
PANOLA COLLEGE BAND MEMBERS SELECTED Six Panola College band students recently became members of the Texas Community College All-State Band. All-State band is a statewide concert band that is comprised of students from the community colleges in Texas that have band programs. In order to qualify for this group, students must submit an audition tape that is judged by panels of band directors...more |
CIVIC CLUB SHOOT-OUT a CLASH OF THE TITANS On Wednesday night, the Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors, Kiwanis, Lions and Rotary Clubs of Carthage sent their best athletes to Panola College to compete in the Panola College Civic Club Shoot-Out. “The rules are simple, the team that makes the most free throws in three minutes wins,” said Van Patterson...more |
"Pro Player Instructional Baseball
Clinic" World Series Champion and Arizona Diamondback's pitcher, Robert Ellis, and Louisville Slugger will be hosting a one-day instructional clinic for pitchers, catchers, and hitters. The clinic will be hosted at the Panola College Baseball Field in Carthage TX. on Saturday, December 1, 2001, from 9 a.m.- 3 p.m., and for ages 13 and up...more |
TYSON SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED |
PONIES FACE
CHALLENGING SEASON |
PANOLA COLLEGE SENIOR DAY 2001 |
PANOLA COLLEGE AWARDED GRANTS TOTALING $125,000 The Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund (TIF) Board tried something new after the recent grant awards of August 31, 2001. Instead of simply mailing out award packets, TIF also held an awards conference. Phyllis Reed, Panola College Library Director, attended the awards conference held in Austin on September 19, 2001...more |
PANOLA COLLEGE AWARDED SELF-SUFFICIENCY
GRANT |
STUDENTS TO ATTEND WORLDS FAIR HAIR SHOW On Sunday, September 30, Panola College Cosmetology Instructor Leah Richey and four of her students will be attending the Armstrong McCall, Worlds Fair Hair Show. Instructors from around the world will be demonstrating cutting-edge cosmetology techniques...more |
PANOLA COLLEGE
ATHLETICS TO SPORT NEW LOGO This fall Panola College athletes will continue their tradition of winning excellence but they will be sporting a new look. A new logo will adorn their uniforms. A logo that symbolizes the strength, pride and winning tradition of the Panola College athletic program...more |
DOROTHY WITCHER, R.N./ Dorothy Witcher loves nursing and has endowed a scholarship to assist individuals who share her passion for helping others...more |
Mission trip offers experience for local student Keithville resident Stephen Whiddon has gained a new appreciation for the comforts of home after participating in a medical mission trip to Belize this summer...more |
Nursing
Program to Accept More Applicants Traditionally, 21-24 applicants have been selected from a pool of over a hundred for admittance to the Licensed Vocational Nursing (LVN) program at the Shelby College Center. This will soon be changing...more |
Panola College OTA Grads
Continue Tradition Of Excellence This month, all 22 Panola College Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) Program graduates passed their national certification exam. The Panola College Occupational Therapy Assistant Program was developed in 1996 and graduated its first class in 1998. The 98, 99, and 2000 graduates have all earned a 100% pass rate on the national certification exam...more |
PANOLA
COLLEGE RECEIVES COMPETITIVE TIF GRANT Panola College has just received a highly competitive grant for $194,494 from the Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund (TIF) Board. The College intends to use the funding to make distance learning studies and college life a little bit easier through the use of new technologies...more |
PANOLA COLLEGE
HOSPITALITY PROGRAM PRODUCES WINNERS Chicago (June 8, 2001) – Student chefs dream of future award-winning meals they’ll prepare. For Panola College student chef Lynn Frederickson that dream became a reality when her recipe Skirt Steak Roulade was selected for the first place prize in the Mrs. Dash "Seasoned Professional" Recipe Contest Finals held Tuesday at the city’s premiere culinary school, The Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago (CHIC)...more |
Panola College Receives New Sign Thanks to the generosity of
First State Bank and Trust Co., Panola College now has a new electronic sign located |
Clark collects another honor TUSCALOOSA - Aaron Clark, who recently completed his senior season with the University of Alabama baseball team, has been named a second-team All-American by the American Baseball Coaches Association...more |
Former Panola Fillie
All-American, Rosie Walker-Montgomery, Inducted in Women's Basketball Hall of Fame On Saturday, June 9, 2001, in Knoxville, TN, The Women's Basketball Hall of Fame will induct 10 new inductees. Rosie Walker-Montgomery, former Panola College Fillie will be part of the 2001 class...more |
Four Panola Ponies Drafted in the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft
Two former Ponies, Aaron Clark and Corey Morris were drafted in the June 5 draft in the 8th and 15 rounds. Two Panola signees, Jim Tiller and Shaun LeBlanc, were selected in the 17 and 36 rounds respectively...more |
Buchanan
appointed to Deep East Texas Development Workforce Board Dr. Barbara Buchanan, Director of Workforce and Continuing Education at Panola College, has been appointed to the Deep East Texas Workforce Development Board. She will serve a two-year term as the literacy representative. This Board is responsible for policy and planning decisions as well as funding...more |
Panola College to
Participate in "PROJECT BELIZE" Each year for the last thirteen years, a group of volunteers has traveled to the remote jungles of Belize in Central America to provide health care to the Mayan Indians...more |
Panola College will
Host the Panola Baseball Camp Panola College will host a Baseball Camp for the ages 5-18 on June 4-7, 2001. The camp will be held at the Panola College Baseball Field located on campus in Carthage, TX...more |
PANOLA COLLEGE ANNOUNCES
ATHLETIC CONFERENCE The following Panola College student-athletes were selected to the 2000-2001 Region XIV Athletic Conference All-Academic Team...more |
PANOLA COLLEGE TO HONOR
DOROTHY EASTIN, BAMA HILL, After many years at Panola College, Dorothy Eastin, Bama Hill, Twink Ross and Jay Schultz have announced their intentions to retire...more |
GRANT TO ADDRESS
PANOLA GRADUATES Ben Z. Grant, justice of the Sixth Court of Criminal Appeals, will address graduates and guests at the 53rd annual Panola College Commencement. Graduation exercises are scheduled for 8 p.m. Friday, May 18, at the Arthur M. Johnson Gymnasium on the Carthage campus...more |
PANOLA COLLEGE CKI
CONDUCTS OFFICER INSTALLATION The Panola College CKI Chapter installed its 2001-2002 officers in ceremonies Tuesday, April 24, in the Panola College Ballroom...more |
GRAVES AWARDED
TJCSGA ADVISOR OF THE YEAR On April 5, Mr. Randy Graves, Director of Student Activities and Student Government Association (SGA) sponsor, led seven Panola College students to Austin to attend the Texas Junior College Student Government Association (TJCSGA) state convention...more |
Panola
College Theatre Team to Compete in National Tournament Panola College has been invited to participate in the American Readers Theatre Association’s (ARTA) convention and national tournament May 4-6 in Los Angeles California. Panola’s entry, "All in the Family" is a compilation of literature put together by Freddy Mason about dysfunctional families...more |
NEW! PANOLA COLLEGE
OFFERS A MAY-MESTER Panola College will offer a May-Mester from May 16 through May 28. This "Mini" semester offers students an opportunity to complete traditional and Internet courses in just under 2 weeks instead of the typical 16-week period...more |
Out-of-state-schools squeeze enrollment out of La. Colleges LSUS Chancellor Vincent Marsala believes Texas has thrown down the gauntlet when it comes to student recruitment...more |
Cooperative Effort
Results in National Recognition Dr. Gregory Powell, President of Panola College was contacted by Sharon Bradwish Miller, Director of Awards for the National Council of Instructional Administrators (NCIA), and informed that the College’s entry in the NCIA’s Twelfth Annual Exemplary Initiatives Competition was a winner in the External Partnerships and Collaboration category...more |
Panola
Trains Forestry Technicians Since the first settler felled a pine tree, forestry has maintained its place among East Texas natural resources. Foresters and forest technicians provide the knowledge and expertise required to successfully manage the region’s forests. For the past 26 years, Panola College has offered the only certificate program in Texas to train men and women to work as forest technicians...more |
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