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February 22, 2022 - Panola College is in partnership with the Texas A&M Agri Life Extension to offer Step Up Scale Down and Growing and Nourishing Healthy Communities Garden Courses. Classes will be held at the Shelby College Center.

  • Step Up Scale Down - March 1 - April 26. 2022 (Tuesdays - 5:30 - 6:30 pm)
    This is a 12-week educational program, intended to help Americans choose a healthful eating plan within their calorie requirements to achieve and maintain a healthy weight. This course is $40.
  • Growing and Nourishing Healthy Communities Garden Course - March 31 - May 5, 2022 (Thursdays from 5:30 - 6:30 pm)
    This course will help increase the availability of fresh produce through teaching participants how to grow fruits and vegetables in community and backyard gardens. This course is FREE!

For more information and to register, contact Shelby College Center at 936-598-9543 or email: tmccann@panola.edu.

January 21, 2022 - UT Health East Texas donated $500 to the Panola College Foundation on Thursday, Nov. 20 at the Rotary Club’s weekly meeting. For the past several months, the Rotary Club of Carthage has been raising funds in order to complete the endowment of the UT Health Carthage Auxiliary Scholarship. With the contribution of UT Health East Texas, the endowment has been fully funded. The scholarship will be awarded annually to a Panola College nursing student.


From left to right, Cameron Phillips, President of the Rotary Club of Carthage; Dr. Barbara Cordell; Shelbea Comer; Mark Leitner, CEO of UT Health East Texas; and Jessica Pace, Vice President of Institutional Advancement at Panola College.

January 14, 2022 - Panola College is proud to announce the students named to the dean’s list for the Fall 2021 semester.

To qualify for the dean’s list, students must complete the semester with a GPA between 3.5 and 3.79 with a minimum of 12 semester credit hours. Only courses applying toward an associate degree or certificate are included in the computation.

The Fall 2021 dean’s list is as follows:

(Shelby County Home Towns)

Center - Maritza Aldaco, Leonardo Arizak, Mayra Cardena, Sirmarion Cartwright, Malaney Cooper, Camryn Crouch, Mallory Fausett, Luis Gonzalez, Osvaldo Guevara, Evelyn Hernandez, Paola Hernandez, Jackelyn Hernandez-Cervantes, Krystal Keys, Jose Landin, Alexandria Spruiell, and Kira Windham

Joaquin - Skylar Harvey

Shelbyville - Brieanna Hooper

Tenaha - Eduardo Flores, Angel Garcia, Azjha Glenn, Krislynn Joseph, Julien Lawrence, Corey McDonald, Vanessa Romero, Hunter Sample, and Riley Sherrod

Timpson - Jeffrey Brown and Jalaila Pina

(Other Area Home Homes)

Aledo - Max Lucas

Isaac Ingram, Basile, La 

Beckville - Holly Alexander, Madisyn Bridges, and William Morrison

Bronson - Delanie Wells

Carthage - Ana Aguero, Isdabella Aguilar, David Albert, Izabely Benjamin, Austin Burney, Andrea Bea Canlas, Tai Chung, Brandi Creech, Kylee Cunningham, Taylor Cureton, Morgan Farr, Luisa Hoffman Araujo, Julia Holbrook, Heather Huffman, Jaydon Jacks, Hunter Lambright, Vitoria Mattos, Ana Carolina Melo, Katherine Noakley, Jadan Odom, Todd Page, Andressa Ribeiro Soares, Jaston Ritter, Sawyer Smith, Timothy Smith, Tabitha Stroud, and Britany Vargas

Chicago, Il - Tania Allen

College Station - Colby Smart

Garrison - Maci Mitchell and Brittany Westbrook

Gary - Ashley Jones and Macy Oliver

Groves - Ryan Sosa

Henderson - Colter Klingler and Jalisa Williams

Houston - J'mya Thomas-Eubanks 

Huntington - Allie Endsley

Jasper - Tyler Brown

Jefferson - Brittany Hager, Cadee Humphrey, and Dale Sherrill

Karnack - Carlysa Jones

Keatchie, La - Katy Cash

Keithville, La - Angie Hendrix

Keller - Thomas Wrehe

Lewisville - Courtlyn Loudermill

Kirsten Riley, Lindale 

Heath Endsley, Linden 

Jessica Aloia, Longview

Kaylen Davis, Lufkin 

Marshall - April Bailey, Shelby Battershell, Joshua Beasley, Kaylee Fletcher, Kathryn Harris, Monica Hernandez, Monserrath Jaimes, Jimena Olvera, Abigail Pogue, Gardenia Sanchez, Hannah Sellers, Yemeli Solis-Santana, Chelsea Trahan, and Kaitlyn Voyles
Mount Enterprise - Chelsey Caldwell

Nacogdoches - Lauren Beasley, Melody Duncan, Cody Kolb, and Seth Rustin

Pearland - Austin Dean

Pineland - Shelbie Martin

Port Neches - Thomas Reinholt

Purvis, Ms - Neely Grover

San Augustine - Hanna Bailey, Jennifer Cortes, Alshanka Garner, and Bayley Williams

Shreveport, La - Brock Lambert

Stonewall, La - Makailey Parker 

Sumner - Trent Nickerson

Tatum - Stephany Gonzalez, Dena Rabius, and Lance Welch

Troup - Yamilett Villanueva

Tyler - Jessica Carter

Van - Brailey Cheaney

Waskom - Aubrey Connell, Heather Schmidt, Zachary Stump, Marjorie Tackett, Tracey Tindall, and Elisabeth Toole

Youngsville, La - Bryce Stansbury

 

January 14, 2022 - Panola College is proud to announce the students named to the president’s list for the Fall 2021 semester.

To qualify for the president’s list, students must complete the semester with a GPA between 3.8 and 4.0 with a minimum of 12 semester credit hours. Only courses applying toward an associate degree or certificate are included in the computation.

The Fall 2021 president’s list is as follows:

(Shelby County Home Towns)

Center - Caren Adams, Nicole Aguilar, Taylor Burch, Trace Clark, Brent Dance, Chloe Eaves, Makayla Ethridge, Jacqueline Gonzalez, Marco Gonzalez, Ashley Harkness, Kassey Harkness, Brooklyn Ikner, Daniela Leon, Ariel Liker, Brisa Martinez, Andrea Morales, Stefany Moreno, Thazin Mu, Aracely Perez-Gonzalez, Rachel Powell, Erik Ramirez, Stephanie Ruan, Marlin Shofner, Anthony Tello, Ashley Warren, and Jayden Wiggins

Joaquin - Abram Arcibar, Cesar Arcibar, Bailee Bradshaw, Savanna Chadbourne, Jacy Covington, Nichole Hardy, Madelynn Hutchins, Rebekah McGhen, and Julia Prewitt

Tenaha - Annette Castillo, Samantha Coleman, and Lourdes Perez

Timpson - Leonardo Ayala, McKayla Huss, and Cara Searcy

(Other Area Home Towns)

Allen - Blaine Thomas

Alvin - Raeann Hernandez

Beckville - Allison Baker, Kristin Hanson, Shelby Lindsey, Emery Smyers, and Rayna Sokol

Burnaby - Flynn Ridley

Carthage - Joshua Adams, Dakota Cargil, Dalton Collinsworth, Leticia Correa, Micaela Cotton, Keri Dixon, Chukwudalu Egbejiogu, Hanna Elliott, Edward Farias, Tramaine Hawkins, Heaven Henson, Ally Kruebbe, Anna Kruebbe, Faith Kruebbe, Zachary LaGrone, Mehek Ladiwala, Duncan McLaughlin, Jazmin Monreal, Leah Morales, Austin Morgan, Scott Norman, Odunayo Olurotimi, Haleigh Parker, Maegan Powell, Anthony Pugh, Gabrielle Sapp, Autumn Shelton, Eric Solis, Hannah Solis, Caroline Stacy, Kennedy Stanley, Lawrence Thompson, Andres Valenzuela, America Valerio Aguilar, Madison Weems, and Abigail Wilkerson

College Station - Ashlynn Poland

DeBerry - Derra Barnett and Gage Campbell

Etoile - Emily Wheeler

Fallbrook, Ca - Bineta Diatta

Garrison - Austin Adkison and Makedric Collins

Gary - Gracie Johnson and Alyssa Travis

Henderson - Tayton Best

Hot Springs, Ar - Preston White

Jefferson - Katelyn Holliday

Karnack - Hannah Lane

League City - Matthew Etzel

Liberty - Bradford Fisher

Logansport, La - Desvin Williams

Longview - Cassidy Cole

Mansfield - Destiny Burton

Marshall - Oliva Tinoco, Carena Valeria, Casey Everitt, Leslin Moreno, Alexis Russell, and Landon Storey

Milam Brittany Gregory

Nacogdoches - Mason Boulware, Leah Simmons, Alanna Fontenot, Guadalupe Gomez, Britton King, Cara Rosenbaum, and Colin Sims

Noble, La - Andria Sepulvado

Pineland - Whitney Adams and Harlee Franklin

Rusk - Charles Jackson

San Augustine - Javier Avila, Ana Cucue, Aubin Hill, and Sherry Ingle

Shreveport, La - William Joyner and Jeremy Puckett

Tatum - Emily Busher, Emma Rice, Gerardo Salgado, Abigail Smith, and Emily Smith

Waskom - Brookelyn Loyd and Stormy Powell

January 5, 2022 - New Year! New You! Panola College/Shelby College Center is offering Zumba and Yoga classes. Reserve your spot today!!!

January 24 - March 2, 2022
Zumba Gold - Mondays and Wednesdays - 4:15 - 5:15pm

January 24 - March 2, 2022
Beginning Yoga - Mondays and Wednesdays - 5:20pm - 6:20pm

The cost of each class is $60, and pre-registration is required. For more information and to register, 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.

December 8, 2021 — Stephen F. Austin State University and Panola College recently announced an academic partnership in which students have the opportunity to complete an associate degree and Bachelor of Science in Nursing concurrently.

Administrators from the two schools signed an articulation agreement in November on SFA’s campus to make the partnership official.

“This is a tremendous partnership,” said Dr. Scott Gordon, SFA president. “The relationship between SFA and Panola College is one that is longstanding, and this strengthens that relationship even more.”

Students will be enrolled at both Panola College and SFA while in the program; however, the majority of courses toward the BSN will be completed online. The program strives to reduce the traditional barriers frequently experienced by students who have the goal of being accepted directly into a BSN program at a university.

“The agreement with SFA allows nursing students who are accepted into the Associate Degree Nursing program at Panola College and who have completed required core courses for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing to take online courses with SFA toward a BSN while completing an ADN at Panola College,” said Annissa Jackson, the chair of nursing programs at Panola College.

SFA and Panola College have established a number of partnerships over the years with the goal of creating a seamless transition for students who wish to continue their education beyond an associate degree.

“Panola College is excited about this new framework for an articulation agreement with SFA,” said Dr. Gregory Powell, Panola College president. “SFA is a preferred destination for our students, and this agreement will ease that transition for our students.”

For more information about SFA’s School of Nursing, visit sfasu.edu/nursing.

December 7, 2021 - The Gas Compressor Association donated $17,000 to Panola College’s School of Energy on Thursday, December 2. The donation was presented by Joni Rice and Roy Saxon, representatives from McClung Energy Services LLC and Estis Compression.

“The Gas Compressor Association has been a great supporter of the School of Energy,” said Daniel Hall, School of Energy Chair at Panola College. “With these funds, we will be able to provide hands-on equipment for students to complete the training they will need before entering an ever-evolving workforce, as well as to provide scholarships within the energy program.”

Hall, along with Dr. Gregory Powell, Panola College President, and Michael Pace, School of Energy Instructor, accepted the donation on the Panola College campus in Carthage.

“We are proud to be a part of the Gas Compressor Association and partners with McClung Energy Services and Estis Compression,” continued Hall. “The energy program at Panola College would not be possible without the industry support that we have.”

November 30, 2021 - Panola College is hosting a Jewelry Making Party on Wednesday, December 1, 2021 from 5pm until 8pm at the Shelby Regional Training Center. The cost is $40 which includes all supplies. Surprise your family and friends with gifts you've created.

Call 936-598-9543 or 903-693-2067 to register. Shelby Regional Training Center is located at 678 Roughrider Drive, Center, Texas.


Photos by SFASU

November 16, 2021 - Panola College and Stephen F. Austin State University announced an academic partnership in which students have the opportunity to complete an associate degree and Bachelor of Science in Nursing concurrently.

Administrators for the two schools signed an articulation agreement on Thursday, November 11, at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas to make the partnership official.

“The agreement with SFASU allows nursing students who are accepted into the Associate Degree Nursing program at Panola College and who have completed required core courses for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing, to take online courses with SFASU toward a BSN while completing an ADN degree at Panola College,” said Annissa Jackson, the Chair of Nursing Programs at Panola College.

Students will be enrolled at both Panola College and SFASU while in the program; however, the majority of courses toward the BSN will be completed online. The program strives to reduce the traditional barriers frequently experienced by students who have the goal of being accepted directly into a BSN program at a university.

“Panola College is excited about this new framework for an articulation agreement with Stephen F. Austin State University,” said Dr. Gregory Powell, Panola College President. “SFASU is a preferred destination for our students, and this agreement will ease that transition for our students.”

Panola College and SFASU have established a number of partnerships over the years with the goal of creating a seamless transition for students who wish to continue their education beyond an associate degree.

“This is a tremendous partnership,” said Dr. Scott Gordon, SFASU President. “The relationship between SFA and Panola College is one that is longstanding, and this strengthens that relationship even more.”

For more information, contact the Associate Degree Nursing department by emailing adn@panola.edu or calling 903-694-4019.

October 27, 2021 - Panola College will host its annual Veterans Day Dinner on November 11 at 6 p.m. in the Frances B. Ross Ballroom on the Carthage campus. The event is free of charge for any East Texas service member and one guest.

Coordinating the event are two service organizations at Panola College: The Green Jackets, who serve the College and community as goodwill ambassadors, and the Student Government Association. The event is sponsored by the Green Jackets and SGA, along with area individuals, organizations, and businesses.

Individuals who wish to honor a particular Veteran may purchase a Flag of Honor for $25. The 3x5-foot flag will be mounted on a 6 ft. pole and placed along West Panola St. from November 1 to November 15. Each flag will include a sign with the Veteran’s name, branch of service, and a personal message from the donor.

Additional sponsorships are also available. An Event Sponsorship is available for $500 and a Table Sponsorship is available for $250. For $50, donors will be recognized as a Chair Sponsor. Signs and banners will recognize all sponsors, and their names will be printed in the dinner program.

Information about sponsorships may be found by visiting bit.ly/pcveteransday. Funds raised from sponsorships will be used to fund this year’s Veterans Day Dinner, benefit the Panola County Texas Veterans Relief Fund, and fund future Panola College Veterans events.

Veterans and their guests who wish to attend the Veterans Day Dinner must make reservations in advance. Contact Katie Wright by emailing kwright@panola.edu or calling 903-693-2094.

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