The Pony Express (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 5, Ed. 1 Monday, November 14, 1988 Page: 3 of 8
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1940 s
Tommy Shires lives in Center where he is the man-
ager of a Perry's store. Tommy's son is a senior at Center
High School.
Judge K. Baker lives in Carthage where he practices
law with Robert Underwood. Judge Baker graduated
from Panola College in 1949.
Fannie Baldwin Watson was the first secretary of the
Student Government at Panola College. Mrs. Watson is a
teacher and is married-to former Joaquin superintendent
Floyd (Doc) Watson. Their daughter, Brenda Watson Giles
teaches Gifted and Talented classes for Carthage ISD.
1950 s
Elizabeth Sharpe Robinson was voted Gas Bowl
Sweetheart" for the Panola College football team in 1949-
50, Elizabeth, the daughter of Lawrence R. and Debbie H.
Sharpe, lives in Midland. Mrs. Robinson and her brothers
and sister endowed a very generous Panola College
scholarship in honor of their parents. Mrs. Robinson and her
family travel extensively throughout the world.
Joyce Laverne Collins Reider and her husband,
widelife artist Bobby Reider live near Gary, Texas where
they own "Brushy Creek Wildlife Gallery." Their work
specializes in East Texas wildlife. The Reider family has
made Panola College a family tradition. The Reider
children, LaWanda, David and Curtis Reider all attended
Panola College in the 1970's.
1960's
Jerry Nichols lives in Port Neches where he is a
teacher and coach for West Orange ISD. His wife, Cathy is
employed by Texaco in public relation.
Stephen P. Lane lives in Marshall where he is an Em-
ployment Supervisor for the Texas Employment Commis-
sion. Stephen and his wife, Donna, are active in many civic
organizations.
Brenda Lawless DeBlanc lives in Houston where she
and her husband, Lynn, are both CPAs. Brenda has her
own private practice. She and Lynn are parents of Kay
and Kimberly. Brenda, Norma and Rita Lawless are sisters
and all three attended Panola College.
Barbara Hooper and T.M. Hooper both work for
Timpson ISD. Barbara is the librarian and T.M. is the high
school principal. Barbara and T.M. are the parents of four
outstanding sons, all of whom attended Panola College.
They are Dr. Tommy Hooper, Timmy Hooper, Tracy
Hooper and Torey Hooper.
1970's
Thomas Nichols lives in Temple and is a music
teacher for Temple ISD. >
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Rob Yuergens lives in Farmingtor\Hills, Michigan. Rob
was very active in drama at Panola College. He is now a
district manager for Inventory Control System.
Tommie Gates lives in Carthage with her husband
John. Tommie is the Executive Vice-President of the
Panola County Chamber of Commerce. She is a mem-
ber of the Chamber of Commerce Managers Association
Board.
Mattie Davis Thompson lives in Carthage where she is
an administrative secretary for Carthage ISD. Mattie's hus-
band, James, is employed by the State of Texas.
Billy Schultz is employed in sales for Panola Newspa-
pers in Carthage. Billy was active in drama and the BSU
when he attended Panola.
Dr. Tommy Hooper is a veterinarian and practices in
Port Arthur. Tommy is married and has a young child.
Tommy was a member of Phi Theta Kappa at Panola
College. He graduated from Texas A&M. He and his
brothers all attended Panola College. He is the son of
Barbara’and T.M. Hooper.
Timmy Hooper attended Panola College and later
graduated from Texas A&M. Timmy is the Personnel Direc-
tor for Tyson Foods in Carthage. He is the son of Barbara
and T.M. Hooper. He is one of four brothers who all at-
tended Panola College.
1980 s
Stanford H. Bepsley and his wife, Melba, live in Jack-
son, Mississippi where Stan is a Staff Auditor for Trustmark Na-
tional Bank. Stan was an outstanding basketball player at
Panola College. Melba is an accountant with the Missis-
sippi Department of Education.
Patricia and Bruce Samford of Timpson are the
proud parents of three grown daughters who all attended
Panola College in the 1980's. Sandie Samford Crawford is
a fifth grade teacher at Timpson ISD and her sister Jerrie
Samford Strahan is also a fifth grade teacher at Timpson
ISD. Their sister, Terrie Samford Nix, is a registered nurse. All
three of the young women also graduated from Stephen
F. Austin State University.
Tracy Hooper, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Hooper, is a
student both at Panola College and at SFASU. Tracy's
brothers all attended Panola.
Torey Hooper, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Hooper, at-
tended Panola College and now is a student in criminal
justice at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville. Torey's
brothers all attended Panola.
Information or questions concerning Panola Junior
College Exes? Want on the mailing list? Contact Twink S.
Ross, Director of College Relations/Services at PJC, (214)
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Johnni Nichols uses mannequin for instructional aid
New Instructor
Photo by ROD STONER
Nichols. Teaching
From Experience
Reeh Takes Six First Places At Fall Poetry Festival
by Vicki Spann
Express Staff
Each year the Rusk
County Poetry Society spon-
sors the Fall Festival of Poetry.
This year, Florence Reeh,
a Panola College student,
won eight awards for her
entries. Florence, who is from
Carthage, won six first place
awards, one second place
and one third place award.
Florence was awarded
first place and third place
with the prestigious Jackpot
Award. Poems in this cate-
gory are judged by the En-
glish classes of Lamar Univer-
sity. The poems in this cate-
gory can be written on any
subject in any form.
"Autumn, Clinging" was
Florence's first place entry.
She wrote the poem while
watching an elderly lady in a
car one afternoon in Kilgore.
- Other first place awards
included the Citizen's Bank
Award, Hill Award, Louise
Award, Hudman Award, and
the Lindsey Award.
Florence also received
second place in the Thomas
Award division. In addition to
her other awards she re-
ceived an honorable men-
tion in the Brister Award.
Topics of Florence's
award winning poems range
from building bridges, tradi-
tional haiku and being an
American.
In addition to being a
mother of five and a grand-
mother of seven, Florence
writes columns for the Over-
ton Press, the Shreveport
Times, as well as for the Pony
Express.
"I like writing because I
have to write. There is so
much in my head that I want
to tell people that I just have
to put it on paper." said Flo-
rence.
by Angela Rougely
Express Co-editor
(Editor's Note: This is the
third of a five part series
focusing on new instructors at
Panola. This is to help students
and community members
become better acquainted
with the new faculty.)
Johnni Nichols has
been in the nursing field for
over 25 years and just
recently embarked on an-
other aspect of her chosen
professidn-t^dbhing.
"I decided it was tirhe
for a change and teaching
was something I was inter-
ested in," said Nichols.
Nichols received her
associate degree from Kil-
gore College and her BSN
from Stephen F. Austin. She
worked at Panola General
Hospital as floor nurse and in
the surgery ward.
Working as a nurse in a
hospital is very different from
teaching.
"You are still involved,"
said Nichols, "We don't have
direct contact with the pa-
tients but the student you
taught is putting to use what
you taught them."
The LVN program of-
fered at Panola is designed
to last for one year. A new
class is started every six
months. To become a regis-
tered nurse a student must
enroll in a four year program.
A typical day for a
nursing instructor might in-
clude going to the hospital
with the advanced student
nurses, then teaching the
newer students before
switching with Mrs. Dickerson
to teach the advanced
nurses again.
Nichols does not feel,
that nursing has changed
that much in her 25 years of
nursing, except for the fact
that the nurses may now feel
more responsibility for the
patient.
"Nurses now feel more
responsible for what they are
doing forth© patient and no
longer have to follow the di-
rect orders .of the,; doctor,"
said Nidhdls. • J /
Nichols also believes
that there will be a critical
nursing shortage in the future
due to the fact that fewer
and fewer patients are stay-
ing very long in the hospital.
However, the future of nursing
is looking more optimistic,
she pointed out that with the
advancements in patient
care and technology.
"Nursing is a continuous
learning process because
once you think you've
learned everything then the
nursing field will pass by you,
said Nichols.
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HUNTSVILLE-Eight
College speech students
travelled to Sam Houston
State University recently to
compete against 24 col-
leges and universities in this
year's first speech tourna-
ment.
Mikael Hays, Tatum
sophomore, brought home
a superior rating in im-
promptu speaking, as well as
superior ratings in both per-
suasive and extemporane-
ous speaking.
Jason Arrington,
Carthage sophomore,
earned a superior rating in
persuasive speaking.
Also, Elizabeth Lofton,
Carthage freshman, re-
ceived an excellent rating in
both persuasive and after
dinner speaking.
Robin Anderson,
Carthage sophomore,
brought back an excellent
rating in poetry interpretation,
as well as a superior rating in
prose interpretation.
Jeff Teague, Granbury
sophomore, earned an ex-
cellent rating in both prose
interpretation and after din-
ner speaking.
Kimberly Hedges,
Carthage freshman, re-
ceived a superior rating in
poetry interpretation, as well
as an excellent rating in
prose interpretation.
Also, Cynthia Walton,
Carthage freshman, brought
home a superior rating in
both program oral interpre-
tation and poetry interpreta-
tion. Walton placed in the
top 10 percent in the poetry
division and was selected as
a finalist in the competition.
Teaming up for duo
dramatic interpretation were
Arrington and Anderson, also
placing in the top 10 percent
in their category.
According to Speech
Instructor, Liz Hedges, the stu-
dents put a lot of work into
the tournament and had a
very good showing. " I feel
like they did really well, con-
sidering they competed
against some really Dig
dogs," said Mrs. Hedges. " It's
a big challenge, and the
students learn a lot by effec-
tively competing against
major universities," Mrs.
Hedges stated.
The speech students
are now working on selecting
and organizing material for
their next tournament, at Paris
Junior College on the first
weekend in December.
Pipers To Celebrate
Christmas In Carthage
by Shona Meaux
Express Staff
it will begin to look a
lot like Christmas when the
Panola Pipers take to the
stage for the fourth annual
"Christmas In Carthage"
on Thursday and Friday,
Dec. 8 and 9.
"Christmas in
Carthage" is a dinner
theater sponsored by the
Pipers annuallly.
The program has
grown considerably in the
past four years.
"The first year we
had about 80 people one
night and 100 the next,"
Jan Bruening, director
said.
Since then, Bruening
has had to turn people
away in order not to
overcrowd the ballroom.
The number o f
people seated for the
show has grown to
around 150 people a
night.
Those who attend
will be greeted at the
door by either Kip Holt or
Dolores Smith who will
serve as host and hostess
for the evening.
Dinner is served at 7
p.m. by the'Pipers an
hour before they perform.
At 8 p.m., the Pipers
will begin their show with
"Santa's Frosty Follies." This
segment will last about 30
minutes, it is a dancy, fun,
upbeat program with a lot
of recognizable Christmas
tunes.
After the "Follies," the
Pipers will serve dessert to
the audience and
prepare for the second
half of the performance.
The next half is titled "I
Love Christmas" and
consists of more serious
and traditional songs.
Mrs. Bruening and
Larry Brumley, director of
choirs, both emphasize
the importance of making
early reservations.
"We do this on a first
come, first serve basis," Mr.
Brumley said.
Those wishing to
make reservations should
contact Mrs. Bruening at
693-2086.
Tickets are $10 for
adults and $8 for faculty
and students.
No reservations will
be taken past December
6 in order to have the
placecards made up in
time.
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