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October 13, 2016 - Panola College/Shelby College Center is offering Yoga classes October 31 – December 7, 2016. The class will meet Monday and Wednesday from 5:05 pm – 6:05 pm. The cost of the class is $45.00 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.
October 11, 2016 - The age-old tale of ambition and greed springs to life with an eastern flair for Karen Sunde’s fresh approach in Kabuki Lady Macbeth presented by Panola College’s Drama Department on October 20th and 21st in the Q.M. Martin Auditorium with shows starting at 6 p.m. on Thursday and 7 p.m. on Friday. Thursday night’s performance includes a talkback with the cast, crew, and director.
Japan has a long treasured history of the supernatural, ghosts, and warriors. In 1959, Kurosawa’s Throne of Blood – the literal Japanese interpretation of the name Macbeth - was hailed as an international triumph when East met West in his adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Kabuki is a natural style for telling this story – the spectacle and traditions of Japan’s warrior culture fit as a glove for the Scottish Play. Sunde’s version focuses on Lady Macbeth’s role and brings dazzling insight into the culture and myth for this hybrid production. This will be Panola’s entry into the KCACTF (Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival) on October 26 at San Jacinto College in Pasadena, Texas. KCACTF is a national theatre program involving 20,000 students from colleges and universities nationwide annually. For 46 years, the organization has served as a catalyst in improving the quality of college theater in the United States. KCACTF has grown into a network of more than 700 academic institutions throughout the country. KCACTF offers scholarship opportunities to students in all areas of theatre including acting, design, directing, playwriting, and more. The primary goal is to encourage, recognize, and celebrate the finest and most diverse work produced in university and college theater programs and provide opportunities for participants to develop their theatre skills and insight; and achieve professionalism
Starring in the play: Lady Macbeth, Sara Trahan, sophomore, Hudson; Macbeth, Julian Johnson, freshman, Shelbyville; Witch 1- Shadow, Sarah Funderburk, freshman, Carthage; Witch 2 – Light, Emmalee Tomaszewski, freshman, Center; Witch 3 – Destiny, Erin Anthony, freshman, Chireno; Macduff, Tyler Baird, freshman, Wortham; Messenger, Joseph Allred, freshman, Carthage; Lady-In-Waiting, Kyndall Branton, freshman, Cushing; Assassin, Dante Smith, sophomore, Joaquin; Ki-Player, Wyatt Windham, sophomore, Shelbyville Shogun, Jaramie Martin, sophomore, Martinsville; and featuring as the Koken, Caleb Wilson, sophomore, Leon; Peter Zarate IV, freshman, Hillsboro; Max Fenton, sophomore, Shelbyville; Jayne Fuller, freshman, Shelbyville; Izzy Flesher, sophomore, Carlisle; Kayla Featherston, freshman, Chandler; Yancy Flores, freshman, Shelbyville; and Destiney Caseky, sophomore, Gary.
The show is crewed by Assistant Director, Nikki Lawhorn, sophomore, Beckville; Stage Manager, Andrew “Big Mak” Lindsey; Costume Designer, Lacie Sepulvado, freshman, Mt. Enterprise; Lighting Design, Kylee Flanary, Huntington; Sound Design, Braden Wood, sophomore, Center; Wig Mistress, Daketra Woodson, freshman, Alto; Scenic Design, Tristan Smith, sophomore, Shelbyville; Construction Crew Head, Dallas O’Donnell, sophomore, Center; Props Mistress, Emily Jolly, Center; Make-Up, Shannon Henshaw, sophomore, Carlisle; Shadow Play Director, Chris Caudle, sophomore, Center; Shadow Play Designers, Amanda Nachman, freshman, Center; Jessica Smith, freshman, Joaquin; SR Stage Manager, Taylor Ries, freshman, Central Heights; SL Stage Manager, Julia Prewitt, freshman, Joaquin; Videographer, Wyatt Williams, freshman, Chireno; Tour Manager and Make-up, Allyssa Woods, sophomore, Carlisle, and Construction Supervisor, Shuntara Loftis, sophomore, Laneville.
Kabuki Lady Macbeth by Karen Sunde is produced by special permission from Dramatic Publishing, Inc. Tickets are available at the door or online. There will be no late seating and no children under seven shall be admitted. Tickets are $10.00 for the general public, and $7.00 for Students and Senior Citizens. Panola College students, faculty and staff are admitted free with their ID. To reserve tickets call 903-693-2064 or go to the home page of Panola College, www.panola.edu, scroll to the bottom of the page for Quick Links, and click Online Ticket Sales.
October 10, 2016 - The Panola College rodeo team traveled to Uvalde, TX this weekend for the 2nd on 10 southern region rodeos.
Freshman, Travis Chapman won his event of bareback riding with two great rides. Chapman scored 72 points on his first horse and won 2nd in the long go round. Travis followed that ride with a 73 point short go ride to clench the title on two head. Travis is from Spurger, TX, and as a freshman has helped his team and his regional standings by placing in his first two college rodeos. Travis will by all means be a contender for the regional championship and a qualifier for the college finals.
Canadian bareback rider Bailey Plaisier made an outstanding ride in the first round to earn a 76 point score. The ride was good enough to win 1st in the long go and help his team gather very important team points. Bailey drew a very rank horse in the short go round, a round where the top ten in each event come back for a shot at the average title, and was buck off in a very rough position. Bailey suffered two broken bones in his back and will be out of competition for some time. Bailey is a key player on our team. He will be missed and it will be a hard spot to fill, but he will hopefully be back in time to make his goal of a college national finals qualification.
Logan Cook placed in the saddlebronc riding with a 2nd place finish in both rounds and in the short go round. Logan earned himself very valuable points for the team as well as individual points that will help increase his chances at his first of many college finals qualifications. Logan is one of the few cowboys to compete on both ends of the arena, meaning in the rough stock and the timed events as well. Cook has had a huge impact on our team and will continue to grow to be a vital part of our success.
Caleb Cogbill is becoming a regular in the steer wrestling. Caleb did not place super high but, he completed a super task. Caleb threw his first steer in 7.8 seconds, fast enough to make the short round but not fast enough to earn team points. Cogbill drew a steer in the short round that two other talented cowboys had run and where unable to get a time on, because of his strength and run. Caleb, full of grit like always, was able to down the steer in 7.1 seconds. The run was good enough to place in the short go and earn very important team points. Efforts like that of Caleb’s are what defines our team and defines the heart of a true cowboy.
Sophomore barrel racer, Abby Phillips, is ready to make her statement in college rodeo. Abby and her horse, Fame, did just that this weekend. The first run they put together was a 17.27 second run, good enough for 7th place in the long go and a shot at Saturday night’s short go. Fame and Abby where on their game in the short round posting a time of 16.8 seconds, making it the second fastest run of the weekend. Abby is a crucial part of this team and we expect to be hearing a lot from her as the season continues.
The Panola College Ponies teams ended up in good standings after all the dust settled, Panola men’s finished 4th, while the women’s team finished 6th. The Ponies will be back in action in Pittsburg, TX, October 21-22 for the NETCC annual rodeo.
October 10, 2016 - Fourth-ranked Panola College opened their four-day road trip Wednesday night with a 5 set victory over Navarro College (23-25, 25-21, 25-18, 18-25, 15-6). Sophomore middle blocker Rachel Henderson paced the offense with 13 kills, sophomore outside Ana Oliveira added 11, sophomore outside Victoria Baptista and freshman right side Jaqueline da Silva chipped in 9, and freshman right side Kaitlyn Adams picked up 8. Defensively, sophomore libero Morgan Currie led the way with 27 digs, Victoria Baptista racked up 19, and freshman setter Cayman Sutton added 12. Sutton also dished out 28 assists in the victory.
The following day Panola traveled to Brenham to take on host Blinn College in the opening match of the Applebees Classic. Once again it took 5 sets for the Fillies to claim victory (25-13, 25-11, 23-25, 16-25, 15-6). Victoria Baptista led with 12 kills, Kaitlyn Adams and Jaqueline da Silva chipped in 7, and Rachel Henderson added 6. Defensively, several Fillies made key contributions with four players in double-digit digs. Morgan Currie led with 16, Baptista tallied 15, while freshman setter Kinly Carter and da Silva each added 13. Carter also picked up 19 assists and Cayman Sutton dished out 16.
The Fillies turned it up a notch Friday morning to sweep Temple College (25-17, 25-17, 25-19). Baptista came up big again, leading with 9 kills and 5 blocks. Henderson added 7 kills and 3 blocks. Sutton dished out 10 assists with Carter adding 8. Once again, Currie led the defense with 13 digs while Ana Oliveira added 6 digs and 4 aces.
In what proved to be the marquee matchup of the weekend, PC defeated the 2nd-ranked team in the nation, Iowa Western, in a thrilling 5-set match (25-22, 25-23, 14-25, 20-25, 21-19). Playing their fourth match in three days, the victory was a complete team effort with several Fillies stepping up in crucial moments. Oliveira and da Silva paced the offense with 13 kills apiece, Henderson racked up 11, Baptista added 9, and Adams chipped in 7. The scrappy defensive play of Panola proved to be the difference with 5 players racking up double-digit digs. Currie anchored the floor with 24 digs, Baptista picked up 21, Oliveira chipped in 14, while da Silva and Carter added 10 each. Sutton and Carter came up big for the Fillies dishing out 30 and 25 assists apiece.
PC capped off its final match of the weekend with a sweep of DII 6th-ranked Central Illinois (25-13, 25-10, 26-24). Baptista and Henderson paced the offense with 8 and 7 kills, respectively, and freshman right side Melanie Casteel had a break out match with 5 kills and 10 digs. Baptista dominated the net with 5 blocks and Henderson added 3. Da Silva led the defense with 11 digs, and defensive specialist Camie Copeland chipped in 10. Kinly Carter dished out 14 assists and Sutton added 8.
With another undefeated weekend, Panola College Volleyball improved to 25-2 overall and Head Coach Amber McCray picked up her 100th career victory Thursday night against Blinn College. The Fillies will return to Region XIV-North play Wednesday with a road match against Tyler Junior College. First serve is set for 7 pm.
Submitted by Jane Hays
October 6, 2016 - The Panola College Rodeo will be traveling to Uvalde for the Southwest Texas Jr. College Rodeo this Friday and Saturday. After a 2nd and 3rd place finish for the Men/Women teams at our on Rodeo two weeks ago the Panola Team is ready to get going again.
The women's team was led by Taylor Gooch who won the goats tying at the Panola Rodeo with an incredible 6.6 sec. run.
The Men's team had many contribute to the second place finish with Bailey Plasier winning the bareback and Travis Chapman and Ethan Andrepont coming in 3rd and 4th in Bareback. Fulton Rutland, a CNFR qualifier last year, took second in the bullriding but will be sitting this one out with a fractured elbow that took place at the Panola Rodeo, Logan Cook contributed with points in the Team Roping as he and his partner qualified for team points. Sophomore, Caleb Cogbill finished up the points for the Panola team with a 5th place finish in the steerwrestling.
All of these, except Fulton, and other Panola team mates will be up this weekend in Uvalde and wish them a safe trip to and from and luck at the rodeo!
Go Panola!
October 5, 2016 - The B.F. and Mary Payne Fund for the Preservation of Texas Culture is proud to sponsor the exhibition currently on display in the M.P. Baker Library at Panola College. The exhibit is organized by Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
In “Working Hands,” Rick Williams captures images of workers and work places in three diverse industries that constitute the three pillars of the Texas economy: ranching, oil and technology. These 40 finely detailed photographs, along with supplementary print and video resources, contribute to an understanding of the workers who reshaped the landscape from boundless prairie to ranches, farms, towns and cities. Williams’ images evoke a powerful sense of what it must feel like to engage in the work depicted, as well as the unique character each industry brings to the Texas landscape.
Humanities Texas develops and supports diverse programs across the state, including lectures, oral history projects, teacher institutes, traveling exhibitions and documentary films. For more information, please visit Humanities Texas online at
http://www.humanitiestexas.org or call 512.440.1991.
The exhibition is free and will be available to the public October 3, 2016 to November 11, 2016. For more information about viewing hours or to arrange group visits, contact Cristie Ferguson, Director of Library Services at 903-693-2091 or cferguson@panola.edu.
October 4, 2016 - The Panola College Center LVN Program application deadline has been extended through October 10, 2016 for the classes starting in January 2017.
You may pick up an application at the Shelby College Center located at 3600 Loop 500 East Center, Texas 75935 or at the Carthage Campus in the Health and Natural Science building Nursing Department at 1119 W. Panola Carthage , Texas 75633. For more information please contact: Rachel Paddie 936-598-9543 ex: 6006. Application requirements can be found on the Panola College website at www.panola.edu.
October 3, 2016 - Fifth-ranked Panola College began the weekend competing in Day 1 of the Holiday Inn Tyler Junior College Invitational with a sweep of Seward County Community College (25-16, 25-17, 25-17). A trio of freshmen led the Fillies in kills: Jaqueline da Silva (11), Kaitlyn Adams (10), and Barbara Sabino (7). Sophomore libero Morgan Currie anchored the defense with 18 digs, followed by 12 each from sophomore outsides, Victoria Baptista and Ana Oliveira.
Panola then followed immediately with another signature win over #3 Missouri State-West Plains in 4 sets: 22-25, 25-13, 25-23, 25-23. It once again took a total team effort to get the win, led by 15 kills from Kaitlyn Adams, followed by 11 from both Jaqueline da Silva and Victoria Baptista, and 7 from Ana Oliveira. Cayman Sutton dished out 30 assists and Kinly Carter contributed 20. Defensively, PC was led by a gutsy performance from Morgan Currie who posted a season-high 25 digs, followed by Oliveira (16) and Baptista (14). Sophomore Rachel Henderson was also a force at the net with 8 block assists and 1 solo.
Saturday the Fillies traveled to Brookhaven College for a tri-match with the host school and Seminole State.
In their first match of the day, Panola took down host Brookhaven (25-19, 25-19, 25-14). Ana Oliveira led offensively with 11 kills on 15 swings, and Rachel Henderson added 9 kills on a blistering .800 hitting percentage. Cayman Sutton dished out 21 assists and Kinly Carter added 18. Defensively, Sutton picked up her season high in digs with 11, while Morgan Currie added 11 of her own.
In a sweep against Seminole State (25-13, 25-13, 26-24), Oliveira and Henderson once again led the way with 13 and 11 kills, respectively. Sutton racked up 24 assists and Carter dished out 20. Freshman defensive specialist Camie Copeland picked up her season high with 16 digs and Currie added 10.
Panola is now 20-2 overall and returns to action Wednesday night at Navarro College to begin the second round of conference play.
September 29, 2016 - If you’ve been considering taking a course to earn your Texas Handgun License, Panola College is offering a one-day course on Saturday, Oct. 15, from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. Cost is $70. Participants must be at least age 21.
Other courses on the October schedule for the Panola College Continuing Education Department include a Digital Photography course that will meet from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and from 3-5 p.m. on Saturday from October 11-22. Cost is $115.
Getting fit before the holiday season will be made easier for people who choose one of several courses at Panola College. Cost for each fitness class is $70. Running October 17 through December 5, students can sign up for four different classes that will meet on Mondays and Wednesdays: Aerial Yoga, Boot Camp, Yoga and an afternoon Spin class. Aerial Yoga will meet from 4-5 p.m., Boot Camp will meet from 5-6 a.m., Yoga is scheduled for 11:15 a.m. to 12:25 p.m., and the afternoon Spin class is set for 5:15-6:30 p.m.
Fitness classes offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays from October 18 through December 6 include a morning Spin class from 5-6 a.m., a lunch-time Spin class that will meet from 12:30-1:45 p.m., and Kickboxing from 5:15-6:15 p.m.
Rounding out October are two additional classes: Learning Lightroom, scheduled for 6-9:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday, Oct. 25 and 27. Cost is $50. On Friday, Oct. 28, a Beginning Excel class will be offered from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Cost is $60.
To register or to find out more, contact Panola College Workforce & Continuing Education, 903-603-2067, email ce@panola.edu, or stop by the office in the Merle Glass Building at the corner of Bird Drive and Holland Street.
September 26, 2016 - Panola College hosted the first of 10 Southern Region Rodeo’s this last weekend September 23-24, at the Panola County Cattleman’s Association Arena. There where over 400 contestants, and over 1000 spectators over the weekend. Panola’s Bailey Plasier and Taylor Gooch won big in the bareback riding and the goat tying as they led the way for the men and women’s teams. The Panola Ponies men’s team ended up in 2nd place, while the women’s team ended up in 3rd place overall.
Panola men started the action off right in the Bareback Riding by winning 1, 3, and 4th in the event. Bailey Plaisier topped the field with a 79 point ride. Bailey, from Manitoba Canada, is a sophomore working for a degree in Ranch and Land management. Travis Chapman, freshman from Spurger, TX, won 3rd place with a 75 point exciting ride. Ethan Andrepont, sophomore from DeRidder, LA., placed 4th with a 73 point ride. Bareback Riding is considered to be the most physically demanding event in rodeo and Panola has an amazing group of young men willing to stand up to the task.
Women’s team member Taylor Gooch, of Hemphill, TX, put on a clinic in the Goat Tying. Taylor tied her very own arena record with a blazing fast time of 6.6 seconds to top the field. Taylor is working on her second degree from Panola College and has big goals of qualifying for the college finals in two events, the Goat Tying and Breakaway Roping
Bull rider Fulton Rutland, of Stillwell, OK, scored an 80 point ride to win 3rd place. Fulton took a bad fall getting of his bull and was taken to the hospital for x-rays. The test where negative for a break, and are still waiting for the final results. Fulton, a CNFR qualifier last year for us and finished 3rd in the nation, is expected to be at the top of this event all season. “I expect Fulton to make a full recovery and to achieve his goal of winning a national title,” stated Coach Jeff Collins.
The Iron Man is back to his old tricks, Caleb Cogbill, a sophomore from Orange, TX, placed 5th in the Steer wrestling event. The typical steer wrestler is 6 foot something and weighs 200 and something. Caleb is 5 foot nothing and 155 pounds and just keeps on coming. Caleb is in his 3rd year at Panola College achieving a degree in Petroleum Technologies. Caleb is a multi-event cowboy who is very beneficial to our team and community.
Logan Cook, a freshman from Alto, TX, won 4th in the team roping by healing a steer in 7.8 seconds. Logan competes in the Calf Roping and the Saddlebronc riding as well. Logan is a very talented cowboy and is expected to be a great asset to the Ponies team. Logan, like Bailey, is working towards a degree in Ag Ranch and Land Management.
The Ponies will be back to action October 7-8, for the SWTJC rodeo in Uvalde, TX.
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