Mini-Courses To Be Offered
TCC will be offering three mini-courses in January. Registration will be Dec. 19, from 8:15 – 11:30 a.m. and 1 – 4:30 p.m.
History 134, second semester U.S. history, will be offered from Jan. 7 – 18. Hours will be 9 til 12 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. every weekday.
Political Science 231, which fills certification requirements for public school teachers in Texas, will be offered the same as the history class.
Psychology 235 will meet from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. daily.
All classes will be held in the Social Sciences building.
Tickets On Sale
Final plans for the Snowball Dance were made at a meeting of the Student Senate, Nov. 21. The dance will be held Dec. 8
Dance Slated
The Snowball Dance is slated for Dec. 8 at 8 p.m. in the ballroom of the Student Center. The dress is semi-formal.
“D.J. Bailey” from KMBQ in Shreveport will be the disc jockey. Refreshments will be provided by the College Inn.
The dance is sponsored and hosted by the Student Senate. Door Prizes will be drawn at the dance.
Tickets are on sale in the TCC bookstore for $2 single and $3.50 couple.
“Plan to attend and join in the holiday festivities,” Student Senate president Kimberley Smith, said.
Blue Jackets
Spice Islands West Spice Shop will cater the Dec. 12 meeting of the Blue Jackets. They will present the program, and lunch will be provided, paid for by the Blue Jackets.
Anyone interested in attending the luncheon should contact Elisabeth Shaw in the Counseling Center immediately to reserve a place. “Anyone who would like to come is invited,” Shaw said. “It should be a really interesting meeting.”
Those signed up should meet in the Counseling Center at 11 a.m. Transportation will be provided. Next meeting of the Blue Jackets will be in February. A counselor from the Care Unit at St. Michael Hospital will speak.
Cushions On Sale
The TCC Bulldog Boosters Club is currently selling stadium cushions.
They are $5 each and can be purchased from Candy Garner in the Dean of Students Office.
Scholarships Established
The “Jake and Bessie Eldridge Memorial Foundation” has been established to provide scholarships to cover tuition and books and up to a maximum of fifty percent of room and board to worthy and needy graduates of Texarkana Community College. Recipients will be selected by the TCC Faculty Association Scholarship Committee with approval of the TCC Board of Regents.
Scholarships awarded by the foundation shall be for the purpose of attending a fully accredited college or university, which is publicly owned and situated within the State of Texas. The Trustees of the Foundation shall pay the scholarship funds directly to the college or university selected by the recipient during such time as the recipient is in actual attendance at the college for a period of as long as two regular school years.
The Foundation also specifies the following qualifications:
- The student should have a scholastic record (not confined to scholarship) indicating that continuing college study would be beneficial to him or her and would advance his or her capabilities and intellectual achievement.
- The student and the student’s parents, if any, are financially unable to pay the expenses funded by the scholarship award. The students will be judged on the basis of their income tax statements for the previous year, according to dean of students secretary, Candy Garner.
- The student possesses good moral character, and in this regard, specific efforts should be made by the faculty scholarship committee to ascertain the possession of such qualifications by the student, rather than just relying, for example, upon self-serving material of this nature submitted by the student or those interested in the student.
For more information about the “Jake and Bessie Eldridge Memorial Foundation” scholarships and/or Texarkana Community College, contact the Dean of Students office, 2500 N. Robison Road, Texarkana, TX 75501.
Students Win
By: Amy Cigainero
Four students enrolled in TCC’s piano preparatory class placed in the 14th annual Mountain View College piano contest Oct. 21 in Dallas.
“This is one of the biggest contests in the United States for students their age,” said James Hervin, instructor of the students. Jamie Gilbert received first in her division; Joe Mayo and Lisa Burke, second in their divisions; and Robin Cope was awarded third in hers.
Other finalists from TC were Parth Rana and Jay Nash. The students are divided into divisions based on the number of years they have taken piano lessons. Each student plays the assigned piece for his division. Other students from TCC who participated were Susannah Mayo and Kara Burke. The contest is for Texas students and is limited to 400. “I’m very proud of all of them,” said Herrin.
Fashion Show Sponsored
Dillard’s, Penney’s and TCC sponsored a fashion show, entitled Holiday Enchantment, in November.
“The Little Theater was packed. There where at least 50 people standing,” Ruth Ann Loyd, sponsor said. Building was decorated in a holiday theme and refreshments were served. The show featured gift ideas for the consumer. Each guest received two gifts and Dillard’s and Penney’s gave away four $250 shopping sprees. “The fashion show was a combination of singing, dancing, elaborate staging and beautiful clothes,” Loyd said.