News From Jones County Junior College Alumni and Foundation Office

Greetings! from the Jones County Junior College Alumni and Foundation office. This is one of the new publications we hope to be able to bring to you each month. We hope you enjoy the quick hello and bits of information about your alma mater.

Please sign up to receive news from JCJC by simply clicking on the "Join Our Mailing List" icon on the left. Tell your friends about this new publication and help them sign up too! Also, please tell us about your activities, accomplishments, ideas and events. You can email or mail them to the JCJC Alumni Office to my attention, Amie Herrington, at amie.herrington@jcjc.edu or Click Here.

Sincerely,

Amie Herrington

JCJC Alumni Coordinator

President's Welcome

Dr. Jesse Smith ('87)

Friends, I hope you'll share this newsletter with your colleagues, as well as stay in touch with us through our new publications.

There are many opportunities to be a part of this exciting time in the history of the college. Explore the new website and share your Jones experience and favorite memories, look at pictures from events, or visit the campus and see how we're building for the future of today's students. We'd love to hear from you, however you're able to connect to your college.

Sincerely,

Jesse Smith,

JCJC President ('87)

Hall of Fame Weekend

Join us for the Hall of Fame celebration on

September 17 & 18. The banquet is Friday at 6 p.m. at the JCJC ATC. Three alumni will be honored: Carlos Ray McDaniel, Dr. Joe-Michael Robertson and Mike McClellan.

They will also be recognized at the football game on the 19th at 7 p.m. against MGCCC.

Saturday morning, the 4th annual 5K Bobcat Run will kick off at 8 a.m. Click Here to join in the run around campus!

Also during pre-game tailgating activities, the Alumni Association will hold its annual meeting at 5 p.m. All alumni are invited to attend. Contact the JCJC Alumni Office at 601-477-4049 if you need more information.

Homecoming: Save the Date!

JCJC Ambassadors Welcomed Homecoming 2009 Reunion Guests

Save the Date!

Postcards have been mailed to invite you back to campus for Homecoming 2010 on Oct 8-9. This year, we will be honoring the JCJC and EHS classes of 1960, JCAHS class of 1955 and JCAHS class of 1950. Rekindle some old friendships and make new ones!

Amie Herrington will be sending a schedule of events soon, however, if you don't receive one, contact her to join in on the fun!

Alumni brunch, 9:15 a.m.
Annual Saturday parade, 10 a.m.
Pep Rally, 11:15 a.m.
Honored Alumnus Banquet at 11:30 a.m.
1:30 p.m. pregame activities, Bobcat Stadium
JCJC foodtball vs Hinds, 2 p.m.

Contact the JCJC Alumni Office at 601-477-4049 for more information.

New Alumni-Foundation Publications

Caroline Kelly VP of Institutional Advancement & Foundation Executive Director

The JCJC Alumni and Foundation Office Needs YOU!

You are a vital link to our past and our future. In an effort to improve communications and keep you involved, we have launched this electronic newsletter. Our goal is to have printed editions in December and June, but we need your news!

Please take the time to join the mailing list, sign up to become an active alumnus and send your announcements (births, weddings, obits) and accomplishments to our office at jcjcalumniinfo@jcjc.edu. If you have story ideas or suggestions, we'll take those too! In the very near future a JCJC Alumni Facebook page will also be available for you to keep up with your classmates and friends of the college. Stay tuned for more!

Anderson Honored-New Dorm Constructed

Anderson Hall Groundbreaking

Dr. Jesse Smith, Sidney 'Buck' & Libby Anderson, & David Garner

A new, three-story dormitory will be named Anderson Hall after alumnus Sidney S. (Buck) Anderson ('57). The construction of the 121-bed, 35,000 square foot women's dormitory will be the first new dormitory on the campus since the construction of Smith Hall in 1988 and the addition onto Wayne Hall in 2000.
Evidence of Anderson's contributions to the college are easy to find. The Vice President of the Foundation Board has contributed his many talents by beautifying the campus in numerous ways.

Click Here for the complete story.

Centennial Celebrations

We are gearing up for our big 100-year celebration in 2011. There will be numerous opportunities to join in the festivities. The planning committee is preparing several events to commemorate the establishment of this institution. By signing up on our JCJC Alumni-Foundation and Friends Mailing List, we will be able to keep you informed so you can be a part of the fun!

The Bobcat Bulletin would like to feature a few of your special memories as we gear up for the big celebration. Please send us your favorite JCJC or JCAHS memory or event and we will share them in our upcoming editions. Include pictures, contact information, and date of attendance, with your special memories. Please be brief so we can include everyone's favorite Jones moment! You can mail the information to Amie Herrington at the Alumni-Foundation Office, or email jcjcalumniinfo@jcjc.edu to send your

"Favorite JCJC Memory".

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Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps
learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.

Henry Ford

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Sincerely,

Amie Herrington

JCJC Alumni Coordinator

Remember When... in 1973, when a wrecking machine with an enormous steel ball destroyed the old cafeteria building to make way for the new, one million dollar administration building?