Bobcat Bulletin

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       A publication of the JCJC Alumni Association & JCJC Foundation

                                     December 2012 - Vol 3, Issue 4
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In This Issue
JCJC Bobcat Math League

Alumnus Elvin Primas visits JCJC students

Alumna Lacy Slay informs PTK

Carl Monk Highway Dedication

JCJC Most Beautiful is daughter of alumni

Remember Jones

Holiday Closing

Calendar of Events
  
Wedding Announcements  
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Congratulations! to the Stringer Red Devils and their math coach, Michelle Green for winning the first JCJC Bobcat Math League Super Bowl.  In the three previous one-day Math Bowls, the team has taken 2nd place. Green is a JCJC alumna and has three daughters, one of which is enrolled at JCJC and plays on the basketball team.  Stringer Math Bowl Champs

Congratulations! to the 43 JCJC employees who have spent numerous years serving Jones students in various ways.  The JCJC Foundation Inc., recognized those with land mark years with a plaque at a special luncheon, like A.D. nursing instructor Leslie Tubbs (pictured with JCJC president, Dr. Jesse Smith) who has been teaching at Jones for 35 years.
 
leslie tubbs

JCJC Bobcat Math League
  The JCJC Math department took on a new challenge this fall by implementing a Math League by expanding the traditional one-day Math Bowl the college hosted for the last three years to an eight week competition. 
  Instructors divided the 20 participating schools into divisions and traveled to the Pine Belt schools to hold weekly math competitions, just like an athletic event. In the end, the top five teams in the division, and three 'wild card' teams battled it out in the Super Bowl of Math.  Competition was fierce and the top two teams fought it out until the final question.
   To read about how your team ended up in the Super Bowl of Math click on the link: Stringer mathletes pull off the upset
 all-league team
All-League Team: The six highest scoring students during the regular season were named to the All-League Team before the final play-off rounds began at the JCJC Bobcat Math League competition.  Pictured left to right is: Mary Lott-Seminary; Alex Nocera-PCS; Nathan Lin-PCS (top scorer overall); Ahran JO-PCS; Eathan Keys-Seminary; and not pictured is Jesse Parkman-Lawrence County.

2nd place pcs team
PCS falls to 2nd place: Presbyterian Christian mathletes led the JCJC Bobcat Math League during the regular season but lost the Super Bowl final play-offs by one question.  The team split $1500 for their second place accomplishments in the play-off competition.  Pictured from left to right on the first row is: Alex Nocera, Nathan Lin, Ahran Jo and Alicia Brown. Pictured on the back row is: Zoe Fokakis, math coach, Melissa Brown and Sam Lucas.
Alumnus Elvin Primas visits JCJC
  TElvin Primashe 2002 JCJC graduate, Elvin Primas of Columbia returned to the culinary arts department recently to inspire JCJC students.  At the invitation of instructor Gloria Newell, Primas makes regular visits to the classroom speaking on various topics in an effort to prepare Jones students for the culinary arts industry. 
  At a recent visit he also gave individual instruction to the eight students who took part in the cake decorating showcase.
  Primas was the college's first place winner in the Skills USA competition in 2001 and has continued to be successful in the culinary industry with Aramark.  He began working at Hattiesburg's Lake Terrace Convention Center while taking classes at Jones and for two years after graduating from Jones, he continued his career in culinary arts at the Convention Center.  In 2004 he moved to the University of Southern Mississippi and began working for Aramark.  After three
years at USM, Primas was promoted to the Mississippi State University location and is currently the Location Manager for athletic food services which includes managing a food budget worth more than one-million dollars for all of the MSU athletes.
Alumna Lacy Saul informs PTK
   JCJC alumna and Mississippi Department of Health lacy saul registered dieticlacy saulian, Lacy Saul was the guest speaker for Phi Theta Kappa honor society recently.  She explained the pitfalls of dieting and why they don't work as JCJC's PTK organization learns about how to help everyone on campus be successful in eating healthy and losing weight, as part of its Honors in Action project this year.
  Saul spoke on "Intuitive Eating" and explained the importance of knowing what the signals your body sends mean to help avoid overeating.
Carl Monk Highway Dedication
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  The Mississippi Department of Transportation recently dedicated a stretch of Highway 11 in Jones County in memory of former Laurel Police officer for 22 years, Jones County Sheriff's deputy/investigator and former JCJC campus police director and drug education and criminal justice instructor, Carl Monk.  He was also the JCJC Director of Campus Safety for almost one year.
  Monk went to Jones County Junior College in 1967 on a football scholarship. One of Carl's favorite lifelong memories was that of being a part of the football team in 1968 when it was named the National Junior College Football Champions. He returned to JCJC in 1971 to earn his A.A. in Business Administration after serving in the Vietnam War. The "Jefferson 'Carl' Monk, Jr. Memorial Highway" begins at the intersection of Hwy 11 North and Magnolia/Eratta road and extends to its intersection at the Jones/Jasper County line.
JCJC Most Beautiful is daughter of alumni

   JCJC freshmen and newcomer to the pageant scene, Erica English from erica english Friendswood, TX, won the JCJC Most Beautiful completion. She beat out 28 young ladies competing for the title and the tiara. Most proud that night was her parents, not just because she won, but also because both of her parents, Craig and Tara (Thurman) English attended JCJC.

  "My mom and dad both grew up in Jones County," English said. "Mom went to West Jones and Dad went to Northeast Jones. They both went to JCJC and Mississippi State. Daddy also played baseball for the Bobcats."

English said that she has looked forward to attending Jones for as long as she can remember. After growing up in Columbus, MS, her family moved to Friendswood four years ago.

  "No matter what part of the country I was living in, I knew I'd go to school in Mississippi," she explained. "My mom had always told me that I would go to junior college before I went to senior college, and the first place I always thought of was Jones. I've had my heart set on coming to Jones for years and I'm very happy to be here."

When she was younger, English often visited her grandparents in Jones County, Florence Thurman and the late Jerry Thurman.

  "My grandparents used to take me to the JCJC cafeteria on Sundays for lunch," she recalled. "There's even a scholarship here in memory of my papaw."

In addition to being crowned Most Beautiful, the judges named her Most Photogenic.

  "Winning the pageant means a lot to me, especially since it's my first pageant," she said. "My parents flew in from Texas the night before to see me in the pageant and I'm so glad they didn't waste a plane ticket. My family was so proud. My mammaw shows everybody at the bank pictures. I'm really glad I get to represent Jones as Most Beautiful 2012!"

  The Lair yearbook staff hosts the annual JCJC Most Beautiful Pageant as a fundraising event; however the judges are representatives of the Miss Mississippi organization.  

Remember Jones

      As the year ends, please keep Jones in mind. Your donation through the JCJC Foundation Inc., a 501C3 organization will greatly help the college's mission and give you an opportunity for some relief on your taxes.  For more information on how to give and receive click on the link:   Donate Now to Jones  

Holiday Closing
  JCJC will be closed from December 15, - January 2, 2013 for the Holidays.   
calendar Calendar of Events

 

Mark your Calendars for these upcoming Events

 

March 22-24, 2013

Spring Musical 

 

For more information call the office at 601-477-4145 or email: jcjcalumniinfo@jcjc.edu  

 

 

ConstructionWedding Announcements
Congratulations!  to the following JCJC students who recently married: 
 

(The following couples' wedding announcements were found in local newspapers. We would love to hear from everyone. Please email your news and announcements to jcjcalumniinfo@jcjc.edu)

 

 
*Anthony Taylor and Summer Hathorne were married on October 27. Anthony Taylor of Laurel was a graduate of Jones County Junior College.  

 

* Eric Williams and Jessica Cagle were married on November 3. Eric Williams of Stringer was a 2008 graduate of Jones County Junior College. Jessica Cagle of Collins was a 2007 graduate of Jones County Junior College.

 

* Jacob Jordan and Trena Holyfield were married on November 3. Trena Holyfield of Waynesboro was a graduate of Jones County Junior College.

 

* Markus Tyler West and Amber Culpepper were married on November 10. Amber Culpepper of Ovett was a graduate of Jones County Junior College.

 

* Scott McInnis and Leah Sanderson were married on November 10. Leah Sanderson of Waynesboro was a graduate of Jones County Junior College.

 

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"Be helpful. When you see a person without a smile, give them yours."
 - Zig Ziglar.
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 Remember When...

              in 1946 when JCJC received National recognition when it was listed in the "Top 100  

Best Schools" in the October issue of "Look Magazine."               

            

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Sincerely,

JoAnna Newcomb 
JCJC Alumni Coordinator 
 
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