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May 23, 2016 - The Panola College Workforce and Continuing Education division is offering Aromatheraphy and Introduction to Aerial Yoga.
Aromatheraphy
The Panola College Workforce and Continuing Education division is offering Aromatherapy on Friday and Saturday, June 24 and 25, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., on the Stephen F. Austin campus in Nacogdoches. The cost of the class is $375.00 and pre-registration is required. For more information, contact the Continuing Education office at 903-693-2067 or email ce@panola.edu.
Introduction to Aerial Yoga
The Panola College Workforce and Continuing Education division is offering Introduction to Aerial Yoga classes June 7 - June 29, 2016 on the Carthage campus. The class will meet Monday and Wednesday from 4:00 pm to 5:00pm. The cost of the class is $75.00 and pre-registration is required. For more information, contact the Continuing Education office at 903-693-2067 or email ce@panola.edu.
May 20, 2016 - The Panola College Workforce and Continuing Education division is offering a Paraprofessional Online class beginning on Monday, June 6, 2016 - July 1, 2016 . The cost of the class is $250.00 and preregistration is required. For more information, contact the Continuing Education office at 903-693-2067 or emailce@panola.edu.
May 20, 2016 - The Panola College Workforce and Continuing Education division is offering a Dental Assisting program June 3 – August 19, 2016, on the Carthage campus. The cost of the program is $1,799 and pre-registration is required. For more information, contact the Continuing Education office at 903-693-2067 or email ce@panola.edu.
May 17, 2016 - On Tuesday, May 17, 2016, Harley Wilson and Nat Lankford presented Dr. Greg Powell, President of Panola College, and the Panola College Foundation with a check for $10,000 towards the Charlie Woods Memorial Scholarship.
Charlie was an avid fisherman. His love of the sport began at an early age when he fished with his “Papaw” Spurlock.Charlie fished the FLW Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League where he won first place in one of the tournaments on the Texas Tournament Trail. He also took first place in the Texas Oilman’s Tournament and the Louisiana Oilman’s Tournament. He and Harley Wilson also won a boat at the Toledo Bend Classic tournament. Charlie was also a member of the Carthage Bass Fishing League. He particularly loved the fishing trips with his friends to Lake Falcon in South Texas on the Texas – Mexico border. His plans were to eventually travel to Brazil to fish for Peacock Bass.
The Charlie Woods Memorial Scholarship was established four years ago by his friends and family to help sophomore students enrolling in Panola College’s petroleum technology program.Scholarship funds are raised through the annual Charlie Woods Memorial Fishing Tournament held on Toledo Bend each May.
May 16, 2016 - On Friday, May 13, 2016, Panola College conducted its 77th commencement at the Carthage Civic Center. Panola College had 333 degree and certificate candidates and 182 of those students participated in the commencement ceremony making this graduation the largest in the College’s history.
Dr. Joe Shannon, Vice President of Instruction, presented the graduating class spring 2016 as Dr. Gregory Powell, President of Panola College led the processional of board members, faculty, staff and students in to be seated while “Pomp and Circumstance” was played in the background.
Following the alma mater, sang by Panola College Chorale and directed by Mrs. Sandra Bauer, Dr. Powell welcomed the assembled and gave opening remarks. Following opening remarks, Jessica Pace, Director of Institutional Advancement, recognized this year’s outstanding alumna, Dr. Berri O’Neal. Dr. O’Neal is a 1995 graduate of Panola College and is the Executive Director of Extended University for Texas A&M University-Commerce.
Before the awards ceremony, Dr. Shannon certified to Dr. Powell and members of the Panola College Board of Trustees that the 182 graduating students had completed all work necessary to graduate from Panola College.
Following certification of the graduates, Dr. Kathy Watlington, Professor of Foreign Languages began the reading of graduates and Dr. Powell awarded diplomas to the students.
Mr. Freddy Mason, Dean of Liberal Arts & Sciences, gave the benediction to end the ceremony. Dr. Shannon then led the recessional to the closing instrumentals.
Panola College is proud to announce the following spring 2016 Honor Graduates:
Summa Cum Laude 3.90 – 4.00
Katherine Gail Baze
Charlotte Cotton Fannin
Kevin Lee Fenton
Matthew Edward LeTourneau
Jennifer Olvera
Ronna Lynn Phillips
Magna Cum Laude 3.75 – 3.89
Brittany M. Barreraz
Liliana Castaneda
Mary Fallin Chance
Sierra Kay Collins
James Braswell Davis
Dusty Garrett
Randall Aaron Jackson
Chelsea Le’Anna Johnson
Taylor Morris
Jessica Lynn Long
Austin Lee Miguez
Sarahi Contreras Ortiz
McKensie Marie Piar
Sharnice Annae Rusk
Kyle Dean Walker
Samantha Jean Whitaker
Chantel Simone Woodard
Cum Laude 3.50 – 3.74
Deanna Askew-Lemon
April LaTrease Calhoun
Jayme D. Cole
Marzaveon Duon Cooper
Lewis J. Dales
Osiel Garcia
Rogelio Efrain Gonzalez
Ana Paola Guerrero-Rodriguez
Braulio Barron Guevara
Coby Blake Hammons
Shene Monique Johnson
Kade Harris Lindsay
Vivian Aquino Lugo
Stephanie Ann Page
Spencer James Rolland
Casi Shadowens
Terri Trost
Gavin Chapman Williamson
May 16, 2016 - Three Panola College Ponies basketball players have signed to play with D1 schools. Charles “Cha Cha” Tucker, Jr., will attend Sacred Heart University in Connecticut. He was first team All-Region and first team All-Conference in Region XIV play.
Johnathan Wiley will play for Southern Illinois University. He earned honorable mention honors in All-Region Conference.
Joseph “Jo Jo” Anderson, who came to Panola mid-season, will play for Northern Arizona University, and will have four complete years of eligibility.
“It speaks volumes for our program to have four Division One players in one year,” said Grant McMillan, Head Basketball Coach. “It is our job to prepare our student athletes for the highest level, and I know that these three will have an impact at each of their programs next year on and off the floor. I think that we could possibly have a fifth later on in the summer sign with a D-1 school.”
McMillan said the signings will help with recruiting. “This will help us to continue to grow the Panola College Brand. I cannot thank these young men enough for their trust and support in us. Two of them won a lot of ballgames, and helped lay the foundation for this program. It is the most rewarding part of this job to see our student athletes move on. Their careers will serve as an example for our freshman and future players.”
May 12, 2016 - The Panola Ponies depart today to the NJCAA Regional Tournament to be played in Sugarland, TX at Constellation Field, home of the Sugarland Skeeters. The Ponies qualified for the tournament as the #2 team from the Region XIV Eastern Conference and will face Alvin CC. the number 3 seed from the South Conference tomorrow at 10 a.m.
Others who qualified include:
Eastern Conference - Navarro College, Panola, Angelina, Bossier
South Conference - San Jacinto, Wharton, Alvin, and Galveston
You watch and listen to the tournament games live on TSRN network.
Good luck to the Ponies!
May 5, 2016 - On Wednesday, May 4, 2016 Panola College held a retirement ceremony to honor three longtime employees Mr. Ernie Davis, Mrs. Kathy Pate, and Mrs. Shirley Ingram. Together these retirees accumulated 81 years of experience. Dr. Greg Powell, President of Panola College, presented each retiree with a token of appreciation and thanked them for their many years of dedicated service.
May 5, 2016 - The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board awarded a $580,000 grant to the Panola College Associate Degree Nursing program as part of a statewide program to alleviate a shortage of nurses in the future. The 84th Texas Legislature appropriated funds for the Professional Nursing Shortage Reduction Program as a means to assist nursing programs in filling the future need for registered nurses in the state’s workforce.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts 16 percent growth in the job market for registered nurses, but demand is outpacing supply. The new Health & Natural Sciences Building has allowed Panola College to offer state-of-the-art classrooms, laboratories, and clinical settings.
The demanding curriculum for nursing requires an incredible commitment of time and resources. Financial constraints coupled with family responsibilities often make it difficult for students to complete the two-year course of study. The new grant will offer Panola College opportunities to identify areas of concern that may be contributing to students’ lack of persistence in completing the ADN degree.
“We will use the funds to help students stay in the program through multiple retention activities,” says Dr. Barbara Cordell, Dean of Nursing and Health Sciences. “Some students need academic assistance to improve their grades, but others need guidance with finding childcare or budgeting living expenses so they will have more time to study.”
Dr. Cordell said the college will spend the grant funds in a targeted approach designed to double the graduation numbers in the ADN program within the next two years. When that goal is met, the grant will continue to provide funding for an additional two years.
May 3, 2016 - Panola’s pitching and offense were outstanding on the weekend. Panola’s offense scored 29 runs in three games while Panola’s pitching allowed only 5 runs to cross the plate in the series. Panola is now 38-13 on the season and 18-9 in conference play.
Panola will wrap up conference play this weekend vs #18 Navarro College. Game one is scheduled for 3pm in Carthage, Game two and three are scheduled for Saturday in Corsicana for a double header starting at 2pm.
Game #1
A five-run explosion in the fourth inning carried Panola to an 8-0 win in seven innings over Paris in Carthage, TX on Thursday.
Hector Morales (Royal Palm Beach, FL) racked up five RBIs on four hits for Panola. He singled in the third inning, tripled in the fourth inning, and doubled in the second and sixth innings.
Cayne Ueckert (Jasper, TX) three strikeouts helped Panola to the victory. Panola's pitcher tossed five innings of shutout ball and allowed only four hits.
The game's last lead went to Panola College Spring 2016 thanks to a second inning rally that saw one run cross the plate on an RBI single by Pierce Hollister (Dickinson, TX).
Game #2
Panola beat Paris 10-0 in five innings in game two on Sunday in Paris Texas after a seven-run explosion in the second inning.
Panola scored in the second on an RBI single by Chad McKinney (Hughes Springs, TX), a two-run double by Jansen McCurdy (White Oak, TX), a two-run single by Austin Sojka (Huntington Beach, CA), an RBI single by Logan Bailey (Hallsville, TX), and a passed ball.
Sojka racked up four RBIs on two hits for Panola.
Paris' lineup had no answer for Bailey. Paris managed just one hit off of Bailey, who allowed no earned runs, walked one and struck out eight during his five innings of work.
Panola built upon its lead with three runs in the third. An error scored Chandler Morris (The Woodlands, TX) for the inning's first run. That was followed up by Sojka's triple, bringing home McKinney and McCurdy.
Game #3
A awesome effort by Colby Price (Nederland, TX) spurred Panola to an 11-5 win over Paris in game three on Sunday in Paris, TX.
Price blasted two home runs for Panola. Price went 3-5 in the game with two RBIs and four runs scored. Price homered in the first and third innings.
The offense exploded for the Panola in the fourth. In the inning Panola scored seven runs. Panola scored in the fourth on an error, an RBI single by Jansen McCurdy (White Oak, TX), an RBI single by Hector Morales (Royal Palm Beach, FL), a bases loaded walk by Landon Marshall (Huntington Beach, CA), and a three-run triple by Pierce Hollister (Dickinson, TX).
Panola hit three home runs in the win. Home runs for Panola came when Price homered in the first and third innings and McCurdy homered in the eighth inning.
Miguel Ausua (Penueals, PR) got it done on the mound on the way to a win. He allowed two runs over four innings. Ausua struck out three, walked none and gave up three hits.
Panola went up for good in the first, scoring one run on a solo home run by Price.
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