Panola College
September 5, 2017 - This past weekend the Panola College Fillies traveled to Brookhaven College to face Iowa Western, Ranger College, and host Brookhaven.
The powerful offense of #3 Iowa Western took down Panola in 4 sets: 14-25, 20-25, 25-19, 19-25. After overcoming a slow start, the Fillies were able to battle to take the 3rd set and put up a fight in the fourth before the defending National Runner-Up pulled away to close out the match. Outside hitter Jaqueline da Silva led with 7 kills, while right side Melanie Casteel and middle blocker Barbara Sabino added 6 each. Sophomore setter Kinly Carter dished out 13 assists, with Cayman Sutton chipping in 12. Libero Camie Copeland notched 15 digs with da Silva adding 9.
In their second match of the day, Panola rebounded to beat Ranger College 25-16, 26-24, 25-23. Freshman outside Rebecca Rabius led with 11 kills while hitting a stellar .526%, and middle Barbara Sabino added 6. Cayman Sutton recorded her season high in assists with 19 while Carter added 11. Defensively, Copeland led once again with 10 digs, and freshman outside Audrey Slaten added 5 of her own.
The Panola College offense picked up significantly Saturday with a sweep of Brookhaven College: 25-16, 25-13, 25-11. Barbara Sabino and freshman Alyssa Lozoya led with 8 kills apiece, and the duo of right sides (Melanie Casteel and Jasmine Sanchez) chipped in 6 kills each. Setter Molly Harris notched her season high in assists dishing out 20, and Kinly Carter added 12. Libero Hannah Ramirez led the floor defense with 9 digs, with Harris, Lozoya, Copeland, and Slaten all adding 4 respectively. Slaten also served up 3 key aces.
Panola will host Region XIV South rival San Jacinto Wednesday, September 6th, at 6pm in Arthur Johnson Gymnasium.
Submitted by Jane Hays, Assistant Volleyball Coach
August 29, 2017 - Panola College students spent the day moving into the residence halls on Saturday, August 26th, marking the beginning their college experience. Students signed in, had student ID photos made, checked their schedules, purchased their books, received their room keys and started moving in.
Panola College faculty, staff and returning students were on hand again this year to help with Move-In Day, along with numerous community organizations. Panola College had over 1,000 people on campus for this exciting day. Among those groups were several local churches including Still Waters Cowboy Church, New Life Fellowship Church, First Christian Church, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Church of Christ – Wildwood, Baptist Student Ministries, Faith Assembly of God, St. Williams Catholic Church, First United Methodist Church, First Christian Church, and Beckville United Methodist Church.
Other organizations included The After School Youth Enrichment Program (AYEP), 418 Club, Ladies of Strength, ETCADA, Cricket Wireless, Verizon Wireless, SALT, Prosperity Bank, Panola College SOTA Club and Panola College Criminal Justice.
Still Waters Cowboy Church provided free barbecue chicken lunches, and other volunteer organizations kept everyone’s energy level high with cookies, cold water and snacks.
“Move-in day is one of our favorite days of the year. Energy is high, and everyone is excited to begin the fall semester,” said Dr. Greg Powell, Panola College President. “We enjoy welcoming students and their families to our campus.”
August 23, 2017 - Panola College announces new employees. The employees are listed in the order they appear in the photo from left to right.
- Dr. Billy Adams, Vice President of Instruction
- Julie Leming, Professor of Associate Degree Nursing
- Kelly Reed-Hirsch, Dean of Health Sciences
- Shay Joines, Library Public Services Assistant
- Cancee Lester, Director of Shelby County Operations
- Roberta Collinsworth, Professor of Mathematics/Preparatory Studies
- Jody Harris, Student Activities Coordinator/Advisor
- Rachel Weekly, Testing/Recruitment Specialist
- Reanna Hart, Recruiter/Advisor
- Patricia Hooten, Professor of Speech
- Trevor Rainey, Assistant Men’s Baseball Coach
- Jaynellen Wylie, Professor of English/Preparatory Studies
- Annissa Jackson, Chair of Nursing Programs
- Amanda Clements, Professor of Art
- Natalie Oswalt, Dean of Arts, Sciences, and Technology
- Brian Jones, Professor of Biology
- Lisa Miller, Instructor of Vocational Nursing
- Kimberly Jones, Instructor of Associate Degree Nursing
- Chelsea Hudson, Assistant Coach Women’s Basketball
- Charde’ Salone, Nursing Clinical Teaching Assistant
August 22, 2017 - On Thursday, August 17 Panola College faculty returned to campus excited by a new year. The Panola County Chamber of Commerce welcomed faculty and staff with donuts, coffee and their own enthusiasm for the new semester.
After a brief welcome back by Dr. Billy Adams, Mrs. Brenda Giles, 2017-2018 Chair of the Panola College Foundation, was welcomed to the podium to announce the 2017 faculty and staff grant recipients.
“Each year the Panola College Foundation has been able to grow the amount of faculty and staff grants due to the generous contributions from the community, alumni and employees of Panola College,” said Giles. “In 2011, our first year to award grants, we gave four grants totaling $5,454 and six years later, we are able to award 17 grants totaling $47,620.”
Giles expressed the Panola College Foundation’s gratitude to all those who showed their support to Panola College over the years and then called the grant recipients forward to accept their award.
This year’s grant recipients include:
- Jacky Andreatta received $6,837 to obtain a whirlpool table, whirlpool seat and hydro chair to be used in the Athletic Training courses as well as helping athletes.
- Laura Wood and Tonya Fotinos were awarded $6,590 to purchase biology models for the Marshall campus lab.
- Todd Shelton received two grants totaling $3,165 to go towards the purchase of new netting systems for the baseball team.
- Amber McCray and Jane Hays accepted $3,000 to purchase an Attack II Volleyball Machine for training.
- Teresa Beasley and Kathy Watlington applied for $1,500 to take art and humanities students on a field trip to city museums in the fall and spring.
- Karen King was awarded $1,855 to replace the light board console in the Studio Theatre.
- Cristie Ferguson received $3,195 to bring the exhibit Through Darkness to Light: Photographs Along the Underground Railroad Exhibit to the M.P. Baker Library.
- Dwaine Hubbard accepted a grant for $1,000 to purchase a jazz keyboard for the band.
- Dwaine Hubbard and Sandra Bauer also accepted a grant for $800 to purchase two portable speakers for the music department to share at events.
- Ashley Brewster applied for a grant of $809 to provide simulation equipment for nursing to convert patient from SimMom to medical-surgical manikin.
- Betty Gruber received $1,850 to equip Certified Nurse Aid classes with an electric bed, wheel chair, and durable supplies.
- Jo Ellen Russell accepted $1,275 for the Medical Lab Technician program for a one-year subscription to an online White Blood Cell Differential Simulator.
- Lynn Davis was awarded $2,930 to purchase vital signs simulation equipment to help the Medical Assistant program.
- Cheri Lambert and the Occupational Therapy Assistant program received $9,969 to obtain a VitalGo Total Lift Hospital Bed.
- Reanna Hart accepted a grant for $2,562 to purchase phlebotomy equipment including a pediatric training arm, newborn manikin, and skin and vein replacement kits.
- Bobbie Smith, Paula Fultz, and Patti Redmon will be taking the cosmetology students to a Make-up show in Dallas with their grant of $3,050.
Information about how to make a gift to Panola College is available online at www.panola.edu/panola-foundation, or by calling 903-693-2029.
August 14, 2017 - Panola College/Shelby College Center is offering Zumba ® Gold. This class takes the Zumba formula and modifies the moves and pacing to suit the needs of the older participant.
The class will meet Monday and Wednesday: August 21 – September 27, from 4pm – 5pm, at the Shelby College Center. The cost of the class is $45, and pre-registration is required.
For more information and to register, contact Shelby College Center at 936-598-9543 or email: tmccann@panola.edu.
From left: Kelly Reed-Hirsch, Cancee Lester, and Dr. Billy Adams
August 8, 2017 - Shelby Regional Training Center hosted a welcome reception for Cancee Lester, Dr. Billy Adams, and Kelly Reed-Hirsch which was well attended by members of the community, City of Center Mayor David Chadwick, Shelby County Judge Allison Harbison, Chamber of Commerce, and Center ISD employees on Tuesday, August 8, 2017.
Cancee Lester took over the position of Director of Shelby County Operations on July 5, 2017 where she is responsible for the overall direction and administration of the programs and services provided by the College in Center, Texas.
“We are pleased to have Mrs. Lester join the Panola College team full-time. The partnership between Shelby County and Panola College is important and longstanding,” said Dr. Greg Powell, President of Panola College. “I know Mrs. Lester will continue to ensure that the educational and training needs of our Shelby County students and businesses are met.”
Dr. Billy Adams assumed the Vice President of Instruction position on July 5, 2017. "We are delighted to have Dr. Adams join our team," said Dr. Powell. "Adams has extensive leadership experience in the areas within higher education instruction and will be a great benefit to Panola College."
Panola College was also pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Kelly Reed-Hirsch as the Dean of Health Sciences and she assumed the position on July 1, 2017. "With her previous leadership roles and her extensive background in the health science field, we are confident that Ms. Kelly Reed-Hirsch will be an outstanding leader for Panola College in the coming years," stated Dr. Powell.
Together, they will work closely consulting on courses and procedures in the academic and technical areas of the Shelby County Operations of Panola College.
August 3, 2017 - Cooper Clinton of Carthage, Texas has signed to Rodeo at Panola College next year. Cooper is a 4-time state qualifier in Breakaway roping, Barrels, and Goat Tying.
She will be joining the Panola College Rodeo Women's team which finished 4th in the Southern Region last year behind National Champion Sam Houston State University, 8th place Nationally - Texas A&M University, and McNeese State University.
July 31, 2017 - Carthage, TX – The Panola College men’s basketball team and Head Coach Grant McMillan are set to announce their 2017 recruiting class. After the most successful season in school history, the Ponies needed to replace eight sophomores and one redshirt freshman. This past season Panola posted a 26-9 record, won the North Division in Region 14, was regional runner-ups, and qualified for the national tournament for the first time since 1979.
“Recruiting never stops for us. As a staff we have to identify players we want to recruit early in the process. We believe in the way we do things and think our success the past two seasons has helped us recruit nationally.” Head Coach Grant McMillan mentioned. “We graduated a group of players who represented Panola the right way. With that said, we are bringing in a special group of players. Mix them with the talent have returning and we can have continued success.” He added.
Returning players for Panola include: Christian Hammett, TJ Killings, and Marlon Taylor. Local product, Hammett averaged three points a game last year. TJ Killings appeared in every game as a freshman. He averaged 7.3 points per game and had a season high 19 points against Bossier Parish. Marlon Taylor started 17 games as a freshman. He averaged 10.7 points and recorded 9 double-doubles throughout the season.
2017 recruits include:
Jaronde Boyd – FR – 5’9” – Michigan City, Indiana – Michigan City High School
Jarande Boyd is part of the winningest class in Michigan City High School history. The point guard averaged 11 points and 6 assists a game his senior year. Boyd was All-Area and named Blue Chips Camp MVP. The knockdown shooter led his team to the areas #1 ranking.
Jeffrey Boyd – FR – 6’4” – Chicago, Illinois – Homewood Flossmoor High School
A two year starter for Homewood Flossmoor High School, Jeffrey Boyd gained the reputation as one of the best shooters in the state. Not in relation to fellow signee Jaronde Boyd, Jeffrey was Recognized on the Chicago Sun times all area team. Was the MVP of the Illinois Coaches Association all-star game and made the Daily Southtown all-area team.
Nathan Brooks – FR – 6’7” – Farmington Mills, Michigan – North Farmington High School
Nathan spent his senior year at North Farmington High School where he anchored the front court. Brooks averaged 16 points and 12 rebounds a game and was named to the all-area squad. Prior to North Farmington, Brooks starred at Stratford Academy in Macon Georgia where we was an all-state performer. The high-flyer made multiple appearances in Michigan’s top plays of the week his senior year.
Tylan Dean – FR – 6’0” – Ruston, Louisiana – Lincoln Prep High School
Tylan is finishing up his senior year at Lincoln Prep High School. His team finished up 29-6 and made it to the Elite 8 of the state tournament. Tylan was a two time LSWA 1st team all-state member, three time Louisiana sportswriter association all-state player, three time all-district player and was the district MVP this past season. He scored over 2000 points in his high school career.
Shandon Goldman – SO – 6’9” – Evansville, Arkansas – Arkansas Little-Rock – Lincoln High School
“Biggie” finished up his freshman year at Arkansas Little-Rock. He appeared in 5 fives this past season. In high school, Biggie was a three-time all-conference player. He was all-state his senior year and made the state tournament all-star team his senior year. After high school he did a prep year at Tennessee Prep where he nearly averaged a double-double.
Jibril Harris – FR – 6’8” – East Chicago, Indiana – East Chicago Central High School
Jibril finished up his senior year at East Chicago Central High School where he led the Cardinals to a sectional championship. This past season he averaged 14.7 points and 10.7 rebounds a game. Jibril made the NWI time’s all-area team and was honorable mention all-state for the Indiana Coaches Association. He was a double-digit scorer for the SYF Players on the grass root circuit.
Alex Holcombe – SO – 6’9” – Houston, Texas – Texas A&M CC – Fort Bend Marshall High School
Alex just finished up his freshman season at Corpus. He appeared in 23 games as a freshman this past season, averaging double-digit minutes per game. In high school, Alex was an all-conference and all district player. Known as an elite level defender, Alex almost averaged 5 blocks a game.
Raymone Lampkin – FR – 6’11” – New Orleans, Louisiana – Helen Cox High School
Raymone averaged 11 points and 12 rebounds a game during his junior year for perennial power Helen Cox High School. Lampkin finished his career at TAGG Prep where he took on a national schedule. He increased both his scoring and rebounding output while at TAGG.
Jeremy Roscoe – RFR – 6’3” – Chicago Illinois – Southern Illinois – Uplift High School
Jeremy sat out last season at Southern Illinois University. Roscoe was a 1st team all-state player for Uplift High School in Chicago. He was a key part in his teams state championship his senior year. He averaged just over 13 points a game. After his senior year he did a prep year at Victory Rock in Florida. At Victory Rock, Roscoe became one of the nation’s leading scorers on the circuit averaging over 18 points per game.
Juwan Williams – RSO – 6’4” – Richmond, Texas – Weber State – Fort Bend Travis High School
Juwan sat out last season after playing his freshman year at Weber State. While at Weber, Williams appeared in 20 games, averaged 3.3 points a game and recorded three double-digit scoring games. One of Texas top high school recruits, Juwan starred at Fort Bend Travis High School. He averaged 14 points and 6 rebounds a game his senior year. Williams was also part of the 2013, 5A state championship team.
Exhibition drawn from photographs by Rolling Stone Magazine’s first photographer, Baron Wolman.
July 28, 2017 - Backstage Pass: Baron Wolman and the Early Years of Rolling Stone opens September 1, 2017 at the Allison Gallery of the M.P. Baker Library, Panola College
Immortalized by writers, filmmakers, and musicians from Stephen King to Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show, the cover of Rolling Stone magazine has embodied generations of popular culture. For artists, the cover is a coveted career achievement, and for many readers, it represents a fantasy realm of the rock-n-roll lifestyle. The exhibition Backstage Pass: Baron Wolman and the Early Years of Rolling Stone explores how the lens of one artist’s camera captured and helped define one of the most important eras in rock-n-roll history. The exhibition opens September 1, 2017 at the Allison Gallery of the M.P. Baker Library, Panola College where it will be on view through October 20, 2017.
In the 1960s and 70s, Rolling Stone provided a national voice to the counter-culture movement, and gave readers unprecedented access to musicians before the days of personal branding. As Chief Photographer for Rolling Stone from 1967 to 1970, Baron Wolman pioneered a new genre of iconic rock photography. Backstage Pass gives viewers an opportunity to experience how the photographers and editors of Rolling Stone guided the creation of the “rock star” persona, from concert, to cover, to icon.
Through the exhibition’s 35 framed photographs, contact sheets, and original Rolling Stone magazine covers, Backstage Pass presents an intimate view of a crucial period of cultural transformation in American history. Visitors will go “backstage” to see how photographic coverage of events such as Woodstock and The Day on the Green have contributed to our collective cultural memory.
Feeding the heightened political and cultural climate of the time, featured artists Jimi Hendrix, Mick Jagger, Janis Joplin, Tina Turner, and Frank Zappa came to represent generational ideals through music, words, and visual imagery. Taking an unobtrusive approach with his subjects, Wolman’s techniques resulted in photographs and eventually magazine covers that capture a rawness and emotion of the artists and a generation. Together, Backstage Pass encourages our understanding of how images become iconic symbols of American history.
The exhibit will be on display in the Fay Allison Gallery from September 1, 2017-October 20, 2017 from 7:30 am to 9:00 pm Monday-Thursday, 7:30 am to 12:30 pm on Fridays and 4 – 9 pm on Sundays. There is no charge to see the exhibit. For additional information please call 903-693-2091 or email cferguson@panola.edu
Backstage Pass is curated by Ben Ahlvers, gallery director at the Lawrence Arts Center in Lawrence, Kansas. The exhibition is toured by ExhibitsUSA, a national program of Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA), which sends more than 25 exhibitions on tour to more than 100 communities across the country every year. M-AAA is the oldest nonprofit regional arts organization in the United States. More information is available at www.maaa.org and www.eusa.org.
July 20, 2017 - Panola College Workforce and Continuing Education is offering an array of healthcare training opportunities this fall. Beginning in late August, we will have the Nurse Aide program on our Carthage, Marshall and Center campuses. On our Carthage campus, the Phlebotomy, Medication Aide, Dental Assisting and Pharmacy Technician programs will begin in September with EKG Technician beginning in October. The above healthcare programs take three to six months to complete and prepare the student to take a certification exam.
Additionally, on our Carthage campus, Panola College is offering a Massage Therapy program which will prepare the student for certification as a Massage Therapist. It begins in late August with the program taking approximately one year to complete.
All program dates, times and cost vary with pre-registration required. Please contact the Continuing Education office at 903-693-2067 or email ce@panola.edu for more information.
Submitted by Donna Yates
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