NTCC accepting poetry contest submissions
Ricky Huitema of Pittsburg reads his winning poem,†As the Morning Sun,†at the 2012 Northeast Texas Poetry Contest.
Northeast Texas Community College Honors is now accepting submissions for the sixth annual Northeast Texas Poetry Contest. Poems should be e-mailed to ayox@ntcc.edu by noon on†Friday, Aug. 30.†The Reading and awards ceremony will be held Friday, Sept.
Noah Griffin receives Caldwell Award for Texas History essay
At the recent Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) conference in Fort Worth, Northeast Texas Community College honors student Noah Griffin won first place in the Caldwell Award competition for the best essay in Texas History.† He received a $400 award for the honor, topping all peers in the college/university, freshman/sophomore level.† Steve Cure, the Director for Educational Services of the TSHA, remarked that there was an especially crowded field of entries this year.
Griffin is the son of Joy and Dr. Stephen Griffin from Pittsburg, Texas.
Griffin is the son of Joy and Dr. Stephen Griffin from Pittsburg, Texas.
Andrew Yox named President-Elect of Great Plains Honors Council
Northeast Texas Community College professor Andrew Yox of Mount Pleasant has been named President-Elect of the Great Plains Honors Council (GPHC). Yox was chosen to serve by his peers and will assume his new role at the annual GPHC conference at West Texas A&M University this April 5-7.
NTCC announces 2012-2013 Honors students
The Northeast Texas Community College Honors Program is pleased to announce its Honors Students for the 2012-2013 schoolyear. This includes 11 Presidential Scholars and 12 Honors Scholars.
Northeast Texas Poetry Contest winners announced
Pictured (from left) are the winners of the fifth annual Northeast Texas Poetry contest: Samantha Trickey of Mount Pleasant (student honorable mention), Matthew Jordan of Pittsburg (student second place), Andrea Necole Wells of Daingerfield (student honorable mention), Jesse Rivera of Mount Vernon (student fourth place), Ann Reeves of Pittsburg (adult second place), Ricky Huitema of Pittsburg (student first place), Lauren Shortnacy of Mount Pleasant (adult first place), and Jacob Brantley of Daingerfield (student third place).†
NTCC Honors students begin work on historical film
† † The Northeast Texas Community College Honors students got a head start on their semester last week as they traveled to Jefferson to film their second feature-length movie.
† † The students are currently in the process of producing a 38-scene film on the life of Morris Sheppard, a native of Morris County.†Sheppard authored the 18th amendment and is known as the father of prohibition.
† † The year 2013 will mark the 100th anniversary of Sheppard's drive for the prohibition amendment in Congress.
NTCC Honors completes feature-length film
The Northeast Texas Community College Honors Program recently released the first feature-length movie ever directed and produced by NTCC students. The film, "Fredonia: A Tale of East Texas," takes a historic look at the most violent and anarchic period in the history of Northeast Texas.
The film was directed by Presidential Scholar Isaac Griffin, and produced by Presidential Scholar, Whitney McIntosh. The Walter Prescott Webb Society of NTCC Honors supported the production.
