The TC News

by Amy Graves After years of seeing a need to better prepare students to teach science, Dr. Royce Granberry and Dr. Carlton Robardey, two members of the Bi-College Science Committee, are now considering their plan to help these students. The paper, entitled “Inter-Universal Collaboration to Improve Science Instruction for Pre-Service Elementary Teachers,” was presented by…

by Angela Ransome TC student Janice May is a good example of a successful career woman. She holds a good job and maintains a family while attending classes under TC’s mid-management program. The mid-management program is an academically-oriented program that is offered to prepare the individual for more responsible managerial roles. It is an accredited…

TC students shoot their way to the top three places in a recent pool tournament. Pictured from left are Richard Sims, first place; Mike Crain, second place; and Jimmy Strygley, third place. (Photo by Rhonda Minton)

by Charles Sinclair Texarkana College’s recent Invitational Golf Tournament at Texarkana Country Club was won by Paris Junior College. Paris won the two-day, 36 hole tournament over a field of 17 teams with a score of 607. “We had teams from Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee,” Henry Duke, TC’s golf coach said, “which made the…

by Gloria Rodríguez Ninety-three pints of blood were donated at a TC blood drive Nov. 11. It was all transferred to the United Blood Services. This was the second blood drive held this year at TC’s Pinkerton Center. One cannot just walk-in and donate blood, according to Chairman Don McIntosh, there are requirements that must…

by Charles Sinclair Texarkana College’s Student Senate set the date for the senate-proposed Christmas dinner and discussed plans for a “Final’s Blowout” dance at the Nov. 11 meeting. The Christmas dinner will be held Dec. 2 at 11 a.m. in the ballroom, located upstairs in the Student Center. There will be entertainment and food for…

by Rhonda Minton It’s getting close to that time of the year when Texarkana College will begin the process of choosing the scholarship recipients for this year’s Faculty Association Scholarship Fund. This year’s scholarship committee consists of Kerin Reed, Robert Mill, Tony Hartman, Lou Ella Humphrey, Patricia Moore, Tom Furlow, David Allard, Lauren Hehmeyer and…

by Rhonda Minton “I won’t happen to me.” That is the belief teenagers use today concerning pregnancy, according to Nina Jackson, coordinator of the Adolescent Pregnancy Service for the Independent School District in Fort Worth, Texas. Jackson, along with Mary Tyler, an associate professor at ETSU-T, spoke to over 1,500 students from area high schools…

by Amy Graves “I got off welfare. So can you.”To some, this statement might seem impossible. It is not. Just ask Carole Sasaki. Sasaki is the founder and President of Helping Ourselves Means Education (HOME). HOME is a “communication channel whose purpose is to inspire individuals to seek a way out of poverty that is…