Panola College
August 5, 2019 - Panola College/Shelby College Center is offering Intermediate Yoga. The class begins August 6th – September 12th, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:15 pm – 6:15 pm. The cost of the class is $50.00 and pre-registration is required. For more information, contact Shelby College Center at 936-598-9543 or email tmccann@panola.edu
Panola College is an Equal Opportunity Institution that provides educational and employment opportunities on the basis of merit and without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, or genetic information.
August 1, 2019 - Nash Coultas of Carthage has been named a 2019 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholar and will receive a $1,000 scholarship. Coultas is one of 207 Phi Theta Kappa members nationwide who has received this honor.
Originally from China, Coultas moved to Carthage seven years ago and graduated from Carthage High School. In addition to maintaining a 4.0 grade point average at Panola College, Coultas was involved with the Pi Beta Chapter of PTK, and served as the event coordinator for the History Club. He has volunteered at Mission Carthage and Animal Medical Center of Panola County. He will serve as vice president of PTK for the 2019-2020 year. This summer, Coultas is working as a customer service assistant at H-E-B.
"Nash is a very determined and involved PTK member. We are proud that he has received this national recognition of his hard work,” said Emily Zabcik, Panola College PTK sponsor. “ We look forward to him continuing his education at Panola this fall as our new Vice President of our local chapter.”
Nash will return to Panola for the 2019-2020 academic year to complete his associate degree. He plans to transfer to Stephen F. Austin State University to pursue a business management and human resources degree.
“Panola College is a great school to attend right after high school,” Coultas said. “The professors are very friendly and are willing to help you since the professor-to-student ratio is small. There are plenty of new people to meet (even international students), lots of social activities, and, last but not least, you can save a lot of money while still getting to enjoy the college experience that you want from a four-year university.”
The Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholarship Program awarded $207,000 this year to help PTK members defray educational expenses.
“The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation has a long history of providing financial assistance to outstanding students at community colleges,” said Jane Hale Hopkins, president of the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation. “We are proud to partner with Phi Theta Kappa, make it possible for more deserving students to achieve their educational goals, and support tomorrow’s leaders of the global community.”
July 30, 2019 - The Panola College Volleyball coaches are hosting a Team Volleyball Camp this Monday - Wednesday. Eleven teams and ten different East Texas high schools are represented at the camp this week, where each team and fine tuning their volleyball skills to get ready for the season which begins next week.
The high schools attending include: Carthage, Longview (2 teams), Hallsville, Elysian Fields, Gary, White Oak, West Rusk, Hawkins, Linden Kildare, and Trinity.
"It has been a great camp the last two days," says head Panola volleyball coach, Nicole Thorn. "We had a great turnout of teams and we look forward to seeing these young ladies compete this year."
July 29, 2019 - Panola College/Shelby College Center is offering “Beginning Computers”. This class will teach the basics of using a computer, the internet, sending emails and other computer software.
Classes will be offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning August 27 – September 5, from 9:30 am – 11:30 am at the Shelby College Center.
The cost of the class is $50.00 and pre-registration is required.
For more information and to register, contact the Shelby College Center at 936-598-9543 or email: tmccann@panola.edu.
July 23, 2019 - Lamar University and Panola College have formalized an articulation agreement to better serve the needs of students interested in pursuing bachelor’s degrees.
Lamar University President Kenneth Evans and Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs James Marquart and Panola College President Gregory Powell and Vice President of Instruction Billy “Bubba” Adams signed an agreement on the Lamar University campus Thurs., July 18, creating innovative 2+2 programs allowing students to easily transfer to Lamar University to pursue four-year degrees after completing a two-year associate degree at Panola College.
Beginning this fall, Lamar University will offer Panola College students with associate degrees full access to online bachelor degree programs specific to their associate degrees in business, communication, criminal justice and industrial technology.
Panola College was established in 1947 and is a public community college in Carthage, Texas.
The 135-acre campus, located about 175 miles directly north of Beaumont, serves residents of Harrison, Marion, Panola and Shelby Counties and nearby Louisiana parishes. The college also serves United States Air Force personnel stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base.
The articulation agreement is the first of a dozen agreements Lamar University will be formalizing with Texas community colleges in the coming months to increase access to four-year degrees through 2+2 online programs.
On July 31, LU will renew its agreement with Lamar State College Orange.
With approximately 15,000 students, Lamar University is a research institution serving Southeast Texas and beyond with more than 100 programs of study leading to bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees. LU is a member of the Texas State University System and accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. The 300-acre campus located 90 miles east of Houston and 25 miles west of Louisiana, is recognized for the quality of its core curriculum, diversity of its student body and low student-to-faculty ratio. In addition to its five academic colleges, LU offers students the opportunity to study in the Reaud Honors College in numerous locations across the world through faculty-led study abroad programs and in co-op work programs as well as dynamic partnerships with business and industry.
Panola Teams named NJCAA Academic Teams of the Year
July 8, 2019 - Eleven Panola College student athletes have been named on a NJCAA All-Academic Team. Student athletes from around the nation contributed to a new NJCAA record as 6,656 participants earned a spot on one of the three NJCAA All-Academic teams. Student-athletes are eligible to earn academic honors by achieving an overall GPA of 3.60 or higher. The criteria for the three All-Academic teams are First Team: 4.00 GPA, Second Team: 3.80-3.99 GPA, and Third Team: 3.60-3.79 GPA.
Panola College All-Academic First Team athletes include the following: in baseball: Hayden Collins – Cypress, TX, Thomas Grilli – Toronto, Canada, Edward William – Garrison, TX; in volleyball: Hannah Floyd – League City, TX.
Panola College All-Academic Second Team athletes include the following: in baseball: Jarret Whorff – Winnsboro, TX.
Panola College All-Academic Third Team athletes include the following: in baseball: Blaine Parker – Hallsville, TX, Cameron Stansberry – Port Neches, TX, Chase Hodges – Bossier City, LA, Raphael Leblanc – Trois-Rivers, Canada; in basketball: Alicja Falkowska – Lomianki, Poland, Maryia Adashchyk – Minsk, Belarus.
Three Panola College teams were also recognized as 2018-19 NJCAA Academic Teams of the Year by achieving a cumulative 3.0 GPA or higher as a team. Teams honored were baseball, women’s basketball, and volleyball.
“We are honored to have athletic teams and student athletes who work hard not only in their sport, but also in academics,” said Don Clinton, Panola College Athletic Director and Vice President of Student Success.
June 27, 2019 - On June 25, 2019, Jeremy Haken, Public & Government Affairs Advisor, Luke Hendricks, Production Supervisor, and Kim Smith, Operations Assistant, all from Chevron, presented Mrs. Natalie Oswalt, Dean of Arts, Sciences, and Technology, and Mr. Daniel Hall, School of Energy Instructor, with a $20,000 donation to support Panola College’s School of Energy program.
“Chevron has been a consistent partner to our energy program for many years,” said Mrs. Oswalt. “Their support has allowed us to provide our students with up to date equipment and training enabling them to be ready for the workforce upon graduation. We truly appreciate Chevron’s continued partnership.”
(L to R) Natalie Oswalt, Luke Hendricks, Kim Smith, Jeremy Haken, and Daniel Hall.
June 19, 2019 - The Summer camps keep rolling at Panola College this summer as they host the Drum Major Camp this week! This specialty camp offers expert instruction for high school drum majors from all over East Texas. "We have 32 drum majors from 18 schools. 27 high school and 5 junior high. 3 UIL Regions are represented, Regions 4, 22, & 10. Students as far south as Nederland, north to DeKalb, and west as Jacksonville are represented. It has been a great turn out for our first camp here at Panola College and we are excited about making it grow" says Panola College Band Director Dwaine Hubbard. The Final Competition and camp day will be Friday at 10:00AM at the CHS Indoor Facility.
June 19, 2019 - The Summer Camps at Panola College continue this week! Volleyball Camp started Monday and will end on Wednesday. Over 150 volleyball players of all ages are here developing their volleyball skills!
June 19, 2019 - The Panola team racked up many awards along the way for their successful year including, the Men's National Championship, Bullriding National Championship - Daylon Swearingen, Bareback Reserve Champion - Tyler Johnson, of Athens, TX, Men's Rookie of the Year - Daylon Swearingen, Tiedown Rookie of the Year - Macon Murphy, of Keatchie, LA, and Bullriding Rookie of the Year - Daylon Swearingen,
The Men's team that represented Panola College at the CNFR included Daylon Swearingen - Bullriding, Tyler Johnson - Bareback, Macon Murphy Tiedown, Logan Cook of Alto, TX - saddlebronc, Clayton Lowery of Wills Point, TX - teamroping, and Ross Freeman of Kountze, TX - bullriding.
The Panola Men's team, which also won the Southern Region, was well represented in the events. Daylon Swearingen, won the Bull Riding National Championship. He was 5th in the southern Region. Daylon also took home the honor of the Men's Rookie of the Year and the NIRA Alumni Award of Rookie of the Year in Bullriding. Sophomore, Bareback Champion of the Southern Region, Tyler Johnson, finished as the Reserve Champion in the bareback. Logan Cook, the Southern Region's All Around Champion, had qualified in saddle bronc and tie down. This was Logan's third year in a row to qualify for the CNFR, and ended up 10th in the saddlebronc after getting bucked off in the finals. Coming into the finals the cowboy was sitting 2nd in the nation. Then he had a tough go in the tie down and finished 29th. Freshman Macon Murphy qualified for the CNFR after finishing 3rd in the Southern Region. Macon had a trouble in the first two rounds but showed out in the third round as he won the round with a quick 7.7 sec roping, which was the fastest time of the entire rodeo. Macon was also honored by the Alumni for the Tiedown Rookie of the Year award. Team Roper heeler Clayton Lowery and his partner Kasen McCall from SFA finished 4th in the Southern Region and were selected by Coach Collins to be part of the team to represent Panola College. They qualified for the finals in the 8th spot and ended up 12th after missing in the finals. The final team member was sophomore Ross Freeman who placed 4th in the Southern Region. Freeman qualified for the Finals in the 11th spot after only riding one bull in the first three rounds. He was unsuccessful on Finals night.
"The team is made up of six incredible young men. I know exactly what type of effort and will that each one of them will give each day. We are so proud of them and what they have accomplished," said Coach Jeff Collins.
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