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Here's what's happening at Jones!
Sophomore Breakfast is a sentimental time for both students and faculty.  GE opened it's doors April 30, with JCJC playing a vital part in training its potential employees.  The Gardening Symposium debuted a collection of Coleus plants especially for Jones!  JCJC vice president for advancement, Caroline Ramagos, University of Florida's professor of environmental horticulture, Dr. David Clark, JCJC alumnus Buck Anderson, and JCJC president Dr. Jesse Smith show off the twelve varieties being tested to see which will be offered to the JCJC family in 2014.
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Gardening Symposium
| Everything was coming up Coleus at the annual JCJC  Gardening Symposium, sponsored by the JCJC Foundation Inc. A unique partnership for the University of Florida with JCJC was the topic of discussion among the ladies at the symposium because the university created 12 varieties of the coleus plant especially for JCJC.
Special presentations by the JCJC Horticulture and Landscaping students and the Culinary Arts students also pleased the crowd. Between taste testing, tips on flower arranging from the pros and the plant sale, everyone seemed to have a great time!
For all the details click on the story by Rebecca Patrick: Gardening Symposium Story
      
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Alumni Accomplishment-Michele Stover
| Congratulations! to Michele Stover of Ellisville. She has been chosen to attend the 63rd annual Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting this summer. Her proud chemistry instructor, Rhonda Robertson says this is an international honor with graduate students chosen from among 1500 applicants, from 80 countries.
Stover is a 2008 graduate of Jones. She completed a BS degree in chemistry from William Carey and is currently pursuing a PhD in chemistry from the University of Alabama.
Robertson explained, "Students chosen as top researchers in the field of chemistry will spend the week attending workshops where the Laureates share their work, etc. There are also opportunities for small group meetings with the Laureates. Not only is it a huge honor to be chosen to attend this international conference but the timing has to be perfect to be at the right stage of your graduate research as your area (of study) cycles through."
The international meeting of the worlds' brightest chemistry graduate students and Nobel Laureates takes place in June according to to Stover. She shared Robertson and her daughter inspired her to reconsider chemistry as her major.
"Originally I was a pre-med student majoring in psychology. I did not have a good first experience with chemistry in high school, but I survived with help from Mrs. Rhonda and Kaci," said Stover. "At Jones, I did work study for Mrs. Rhonda both years and had her as a teacher for both semesters of general chemistry. When it was presented to me in a different way, I realized that I truly enjoyed studying chemistry and my interest in the subject increased. After much thought, I realized the only reason I was pre-med was because I wanted to cure people of diseases. The more I studied chemistry, the more I realized this field was the perfect job for me to do that," said Stover.
We'll have more from her in August when she returns from the the 63rd Meeting of Nobel Laureates in Lindau, Germany.
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Alumni Accomplishment-Mike McClellan
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Congratulations! to Mike McClellan on his recent induction into the  Mississippi Community and Junior College Sports Hall of Fame. Besides being a long time supporter of the college and the Board of Trustees Chairman, the Heidelberg native was a standout football player and track star at JCJC in 1962-63.
He played for Hall of Fame coach Sim Cooley in 1962-63. After a 5-5-1 season, the Bobcats improved the next year, posting a 7-3 mark. However, they came up just short in claiming the South Division title when they lost their final game to Pearl River, 20-13.
McClellan received many postseason honors, including Most Valuable Back in the league, and he was named All-State, All-Region and JC Grid-Wire All-American as a quarterback. He was the first player under Coach Cooley to be named All-American.
McClellan becomes JCJC's10th inductee into the MCJC Sports Hall of Fame. He joins Sim Cooley, Joe Flowers and A.B. Howard (Class of 2007); Randall Boone and John Perkins (Class of 2008); Gene Tullos (Class of 2009); Gwen Magee (Class of 2010); L.D. Ready (Class of 2011) and Parker Dykes (Class of 2012) in the elite group.
For the complete story by Shawn Wansley, click on the link: McClellan inducted into Hall of Fame
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Mike McClellan was recently inducted into the Mississippi Community and Junior College Sports Hall of Fame with his wife Margie and son Scotty by his side.
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Alumni Accomplishment-Dr. Joan McCoy
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Congratulations! to Dr. Joan McCoy for being elected president of the National Association of the Academies of Science. The NAAS works closely with the AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science- the publisher of Science magazine) in developing science policy. Dr. McCoy n  otes that the AAAS is the largest scientific organization in the world and it was founded by Benjamin Franklin!
Dr. McCoy said, "The NAAS is a force that influences scientific policy on the national level and I am directly involved on a professional level. This is made possible because JCJC supports its faculty in professional organizations such as this."
One of the major goals of the NAAS, Dr. McCoy explained is to promote the forty-four state member academies and support the state Junior Academy of Science programs. The AJAS is sponsored by the NAAS which initiated these organized meetings beginning in 1964.
"Our Nation's most dedicated and truly serious college/K12 instructors meet with NAAS. This organization provides the forum in which our nation's best high school science research instructors and their students are honored in the presence of and are allowed to interact with the scientific community whose career paths they wish to follow."
Dr. McCoy began her college education at JCJC in 1969 and left for 17 years before returning to graduate in 1986. She earned her BS in Biology from USM in 1989 and entered graduate school in biochemistry. The Sumrall native returned to JCJC in August of 1994 to begin her teaching career.
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Alumni Association Golf Tournament
| The 14th Annual JCJC Alumni Association Golf Tournament held Friday, April 5, at Dixie Golf Club was a huge success! Caroline Ramagos said the food, fellowship and fun-raising was excellent among the full field of golfers and donors. 
The Magnolia Real Estate's million dollar hole-in-one contest turned out to be interesting too. Tommy Barnett's name was selected but he was unsuccessful in his attempt to win the million dollar prize his mother's company was offering.
From everyone in the JCJC Alumni and Foundation Office, THANK YOU!!! for all of the donations because the proceeds fund JCJC scholarships.
To read Shawn Wansley's story on the event, click on the link: JCJC Alumni Association Golf Tournament
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Scenes from the Alumni Association Golf Tournament
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Radionian receives awards
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Congratulations! to JCJC alumna, Kelly Atwood and her JCJC Journalism students who received 28 awards at the Mississippi Press Association Education Foundation's Better Newspaper Contest.
The Radionian received first place in Design, Front page, Graphic, and Miscellaneous ad, to name a few! The weekly online version of the Radionian newspaper, www.bobcatpress.com, was judged against universities in the Website category and received third place.
To get the 'scoop' click on the link: Radionian Awards
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Jones County Junior College's student newspaper, the Radionian, won 28 awards March 28 at the O.C. McDavid/Mississippi Press Association Education Foundation's Better Newspaper Contest. Out of 16 entry categories, the Jones newspaper won 10 first place awards as well as General Excellence (top community college newspaper in the state).
The JCJC Radionian staff holds their 28 awards received at the Better Newspaper Contest which was held March 28. They are, left to right, front row, Sam Bass of Laurel, Kirstie Lowery of Ellisville, Chaning Green of Laurel, Erin Howell of Laurel, Acie Smith of Laurel, Nikki Smith of Richton, Zac Chamblee of Laurel; second row, Mykeyla Crawford of Ellisville, Brekae Robinson of Moselle, Katherine Parker of Ellisville, Katie Quinnelly of Laurel, Robyn Craft of Laurel, Heather Allen of Collins; Josh Beasley of Waynesboro, Brad Crowe of Waynesboro, Jay Riley of Hattiesburg, Trey Howard of Waynesboro, and Cheryl Stringer of Ellisville.
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Mark your Calendars for these upcoming Events
May, 10, 2013
Graduation
For more information call the office at 601-477-4145 or email: jcjcalumniinfo@jcjc.edu
*This date has changed from March 22-23
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Sports Update
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JCJC Spring Sports Summary by Shawn Wansley 
It's been a busy time for spring sports at Jones County Junior College.
The Lady Bobcat tennis team finished second in the MACJC State Tournament in Tupelo and then finished second in the Region 23 Tournament in Meridian.
That qualified head coach Mark Easley's team for a trip to the NJCAA Division I National Tournament, which takes place May 4-10 in Tucson, Ariz.
The Lady Bobcats went 12-2 during the regular season, while the men's team was 7-7.
 A member of the Bobcat golf team will also be competing on a national level.
Branning Dykes, a sophomore from Richton, finished second in the Region 23 Tournament April 22-23 at Dancing Rabbit Golf Club in Philadelphia. Dykes led the tournament with a 70 after day one and finished with a 79 for a 149 total. He will now compete in the NJCAA Division II National Tournament May 21-23 at Goose Pond Colony Golf Club in Scottsboro, Ala.
The Bobcat golf team hosted the MACJC State Tournament April 14-15 at Laurel's Dixie Golf Club and finished seventh.
 The Lady Bobcat softball team finished the regular season with a 36-6 overall record and ranked No. 8 in the final NJCAA Division II poll. JCJC finished second in the MACJC South Division and qualified for the MACJC State Tournament, which will be played May 2-3 at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in Perkinston.
The Lady Bobcats, who have won 80 games in two years, will face Holmes Community College at noon on May 2 at MGCCC in the state tournament. They will then play in the Region 23 Tournament May 9-11 at Traceway Park in Clinton. The top two teams in the regional will head to the NJCAA Division II National Tournament May 15-18, which will also be at Traceway Park.
The Bobcat baseball team finished the regular season with a 28-16 record  and a third place finish in the MACJC South Division.
JCJC, ranked No. 19 in the latest NJCAA Division II poll, will play at Northwest Mississippi in a best two-of-three playoff series on May 3-4. Game one will be at 6 p.m. on May 3 and game two will be at 2 p.m. on May 4. Game three, if necessary, will be 30 minutes after game two.
If the Bobcats win that series, they will then head to the MACJC State Tournament May 9-11 at the site of the highest seeded remaining South Division team.
The Bobcat football team began spring drills on March 20 and concluded on April 22.
JCJC will open the 2013 season at Holmes Community College at 7 p.m. on Aug. 29. The home opener will be at 7 p.m. on Sept. 14 against Pearl River Community College in the annual "Hall of Fame" game. The 2013 JCJC Sports Hall of Fame Class will be introduced at halftime of that game.
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| Wedding 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)
* Jacob Sullivan and Brandi Cook were married on March 16. Brandi Cook of Waynesboro is a student at Jones County Junior College.
* Jacob Rayner and Adrianna Holifield were married on March 16. The Rayner's are both graduates of Jones County Junior College.
* Jonathan Greer and Brooke Pitts were married on March 30. Brooke Pitts of Lucedale was a graduate of Jones County Junior College.
* Blake Bullock and Lorie Mooney were married on April 5. Lorie Mooney of Collins was a 2009 graduate of Jones County Junior College.
* Chase Barnes and Shana Pierce were married on April 6. Shana Pierce of Collins was a 2011 graduate of Jones County Junior College.
* Tim Carter and Lydashia Franks were married on April 13. Tim Carter was a graduate of Wayne County High School and attended Jones County Junior College.
* Justin Bennett and Shanna Casanova are engaged to be married on May 31. Shanna Casanova of Sumrall was a graduate of Jones County Junior College.
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"Keep away from small people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you too can become great."
- Mark Twain
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Remember When...
1944 students were rolling gauze to make bandages for the Ellisville branch of the Red Cross? It was a needed volunteer program for the wounded service men.
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JoAnna Newcomb
JCJC Alumni Coordinator
The Bobcat Bulletin is produced and written by the JCJC Marketing Team.
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