The Pony Express (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 6, Ed. 1 Monday, December 13, 1993 Page: 3 of 8
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The Pony Express-3
Jobs training program now located
on Panola Carthage campus
^Tamla Garner
The Pony Express
A program to help the eco-
nomically disadvantaged is be-
ing implemented in Panola
County and across the United
States.
The Jobs Training Partnership
Act program is being adminis-
tered by Texas State Technical
College.
According to TSTC
Representative Carol Olsen the
program is designed to help the
economically disadvantaged
who want to earn their diploma
or GED so they can enter a
training program in the field
they wish to pursue.
"The only qualifications are
that you have to have some type
of financial or physical disad-
vantage, have been convicted of
a felony or be characterized as a
dislocated worker," she said.
"The state and federal govern-
ment will pay for it all."
Panola College rented office
space to TSTC to have this pro-
gram available to the commu-
nity.
"As of now, we have four
students," Olsen said. "They’re
even being paid a small amount
to go to school, so it's a very ef-
ficient program." Olsen said.
Using the Job Training pro-
gram the student can earn an
associate degree in two years.
If interested contact Olsen at
Faculty Office #2 in the Martha
Miller Administration Building.
Mensa announces scholarships
^Tomeka Bagley
The Pony Express
The American Mensa's
Education and Research
Foundation announces its schol-
arship program for 1993-94.
Mensa is a unique organiza-
tion. The only qualification for
membership is to score higher
than 98% of the population in a
standardized intelligence test.
The primary purpose is provid-
ing contact among intelligent
people.. This program also pro-
vides research in psychology
and support for children who
are gifted.
This non-renewable scholar- age, GPA, financial need or race,
ship ranges from $200 to $1000. Only essays which conform to
Six national scholarships will the rules will be considered,
also be awarded and one local "This organization wants
award of $50 will be presented. people to specify what their
The deadline for the essay is Soa^s are> sa^ Twink
January 31,1994. Finalist s in the ^0SS/ director of public rela-
East Texas judging will be for- dons.
warded to regional judging. The only eligibility require-
Local finalist will be notified by ment is that the aPPdcant be
phone by March 1. r enrolled in a college or univer-
sity for the academic year fol-
Regional and national win- lowing the award, in a degree
ners will be selected in May. All program in a accredited
East Texas applicants will be American institution of post
notified of regional and national secondary education,
results through a copy of the por more information contact
newsletter in June. | Lilian Cook, coordinator, or
Awards are unrestricted as to Twink Ross.
Honor scholars take to the roaa:
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s==NlCHOLE BUSH The group's first stop was the "The trip was exciting’
, The Pony Express Old City Park in Dallas. And because it not only gave us a
J then on to the Fort Worth Water chance to grow closer together?
The Honor Scholars traveled Gardens which provides a as a group but it also enabled us
to Fort Worth recently for the unique source of art. to see history come alive." said
weekend. The idea was Later they visited the Sid Slayton. ___
enrichmentt. Richardson Museum. This "We used this as an chance
The trip covered history, museum specializes in Russell for the honor students to get to
science, drama and art. and Remmington paintings. ) know each other and interact
Ten students that attended They also visited The Stock with the honors faculty in an
were Tammy Spiares, Theresa Yards and a Log Cabbin Village, informal way," Bramblett said.
Hillbum, Jenny Bell, Brandon The group attended a* They also visited the Fort
Andrus, Brady Taylor, Jeremy production of Lion in Winter at Worth Museum of Science and
Martin, Amber Slayton, Dixie the Main Street Theater in Technology. "This museum had
Price, and Brent McQueen. Mansfield. everything from a planetarium
Attending instructors were The scholars viewed The to the history of medicine and
Karon Ashby, Dr. Susie Evers, Botanical Gardens that was computers." said O'Neal.
Suzy Cantwell, Dorothy highlighted by the Japanese Next fall's field trip will be an
Bramblett and Bill O'Neal. Gardens. Old South Tour.
Courtesy photo
The Fort Worth Water Gardens were one of the attractions honor scholar enjoyed on their trip.
Berri O'Neal
John Kunkle directs the band during a recent concert
Strike up the band!
Ten Panola musicians earn all-state status
Ten members of the
Panola College band have
been named to the Texas
Junior College All-State Band.
According to Panola Band
Director John Kunkle, junior
college musicians from across
the state sent in audition
tapes in the fall. The tapes
were judged by a panel of
experts then.
Receiving all-state status
from Panola are Mandy
Davis and Collette Lawson,
both on flute; Michael
Moody, alto sax; and Nathan
Hanlon, tenor sax.
Also, Jessie Smith and
Barry Doggett, both on trum-
pet; Walter Dogett, trombone;
and Jeff Smith, baritone.
Lawson, Doggett and
Smith were members of the
all-state band while in high
school.
"All are super players,"
Kunkle said. "All of them
could be in any university
band they're such good play-
ers."
The eight will travel to San :
Antonio in February. There
they will go through another !
audition process for chair or-
der.
The Texas Junior College
Band will perform for the
Texas Music Educators
Association then.
For all organizations
PFA sponsors homecoming banner contest
^Tiffany Holland
The Pony Express
The Panola Faculty
Association is sponsoring a
banner contest for homecoming.
According to Ann Boland,
Panola art instructor and direc-
tor of the event, each club or or-
ganization campus is invited to
participate in this annual event.
'We hope this helps to create
the spirit of homecoming,"
Boland said. "We’re looking
forward to having banners for
all campus organizations on
display."
Banners must be no longer
than one king-sized sheet.
"Organizations are allowed
one banner each," Boland said.
Banners may be painted and
three-dimensional objects may
be attached.
All banners must be hung in
the college center for judging by
Wednesday, Feb. 16.
one to 10, with 20 being the
highest.
Banners will be judged in
three categories - adherence to
theme "A Moment in Time";
originality and creativity; and
overall appearance.
Ribbons will given for first,
second and third places.
Three judges from the com-
munity will select the winners.
Judging will take place on
Friday, Feb. 18.
"The hanging of the banner
must be such that it will not
damage or harm the walls of the The winners will be an-
building," she said. nounced at the basketball games
Judging will be on a scale of ^at Saturday night.
A&M offers minority transfer scholarship
July deadline scheduled
^Tiffany Holland
The Pony Express
Texas A&M is offering a
transfer scholarship to minority
students.
The Collegiate Achievement
Award (CAA) Scholarship
program is for African-
American or Hispanic students
who choose to attend a Junior or
Community College before
transferring.
Students interested in the
scholarship can pick up
applications from Twink Ross in
the Office of Student Relations.
The CAA program provides
one year academic scholarships
of $1500 on a competitive basis
for students transferring to
Texas A&M with at least 30
hours of college study and a
cumulative GPA of 3.0.
Approximately 50 scholar-
ships will be awarded for the
fall of 1994. CAA applications
can be submitted from April 1
through July 1 for the fall
semester. Awards will be made
on a rolling basis beginning
April 1. All applications must be
submitted by July 1.
Once a transfer student has
an official Texas A&M
University grade point average,
they may compete annually for
the Academic Excellence,
Academic Incentive and
Distinguished Achievement
Award scholarships.
Additional financial aid and
scholarship opportunities are
available through the Office of
Student Financial Aid at (409)
845-3236 and individual aca-
demic departments at Texas
A&M.
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The Pony Express (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 6, Ed. 1 Monday, December 13, 1993, newspaper, December 13, 1993; Carthage, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth591886/m1/3/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Panola College.