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Update on Emily Summer Graduation GED Graduates & Special Honors New Board Member Tyler Graves Alumni Accomplishment-Pauline Love Alumni Accomplishment-David McRaney Alumni Accomplishment-Chuck Robertson Wayne County Center Classes Ireland Voyage
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Here's what's happening at Jones!
Summer Graduation featured keynote speaker, MSU President Dr. Mark Keenum.  Students graduating from the GED program, like Mary Ratcliff (right) were honored for earning their degrees. Her daughter Elizabeth King, (left) plans to follow in her mothers' footsteps.  Brandi Dayner (facing camera) joins her fellow students in celebrating at the end of the GED graduation ceremony held at JCJC July 22.  GED photos by Kelly Atwood.
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Update on Emily
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 The Ishee/Harrison family are reporting little Emily Ishee is doing well with the transplant of her new liver. She is still on the ventilator and the family hopes they will only have one more day before it can be removed (July 29) so they can hold and play with Emily.
Every day her numbers are getting better and better. Sarah said via Facebook. "We are so thankful. Once she is off the vent, they will move us to critical care. We should only be in the hospital for one to two more weeks. Then we will be at the apartment for at least a month. We have to stay close because of regular lab work for the first several months. Once it gets to lab work once a week, we will be able to come home! Thank you again for all your prayers and kind words. Love all of you!" JCJC alumni, Sarah Harrison Ishee who is the JCJC Assistant Registrar and a history teacher, and Josh Ishee who teaches JCJC's Commercial & Residential Maintenance are now more hopefull their 10 month-old girl Emily's condition, Billary Atresia will be resolved with the new liver at UAB hospital in Birmingham. Emily is the granddaughter of JCJC alumnus and retired Athletic Director,George Harrison. |
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Summer Graduation
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Mississippi  State University President Dr. Mark Keenum called the more than 100 JCJC students could be destined to be the "Next Greatest Generation." These new "JCJC Alumni" will face many challenges he said but they are prepared with their education. Kayla Dixon of Hattiesburg is all smiles knowing she earned her licensed practical nursing degree at the summer commencement services.  Nearly 180 graduates were eligible to participate in the summer graduation services.  To read more about the summer graduation ceremony click on Kelly Atwood's story at: JCJC Summer Graduation |
GED Graduates and Special Honors
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 Retired JCJC instructor for the Displaced Homemaker's program, which included Adult Basic Education and GED, Anne
Strickland (left), was given the Special Recognition Award for her years of service in Adult Education at JCJC by JCJC President, Dr. Jesse Smith (right). She addressed the GED graduating students during the college's GED graduation ceremonies telling them to give themselves a pat on their backs for their dedication in obtaining their GED.
Eight students were also honored for their accomplishments for earning the top GED scores in their counties, with JCJC scholarships. Greene County's Linda Parker also received a $500 scholarship from the JCJC Foundation Inc., for being the overall high GED scorer. 
Scholarship recipients pictured left to right are: Linda Parker of Greene County, Sarabeth Culpepper of Covington County, Katey Dolbear of Perry County, Magen McDurmond of Clarke County, Jonathan Brewer of Wayne County, Savannah Peterson of Smith County, Trey Pickens of Jasper County and Brandi Dayner of Jones County.
More than 400 students completed their GED at Jones this year with many registered for fall classes at the college. To read the entire story about the special ceremony and inspiring accomplishments of some of the graduates click on the link to Kelly Atwood's story: JCJC holds ceremony for GED graduates
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New Board of Trustee Member
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 The JCJC Board of Trustees recently welcomed Stacy Comegys to the board. Longtime board member, Carolyn Harper-McLaurin resigned stating she was taking care of a family member. However, she was happy her son, Stacy will be her replacement.  Comegys is replacing his mother who has been a trustee for 14 years. The former Laurel City Ward Five candidate will be officially welcomed to the Jones County Junior College Board of Trustees at the August meeting. Jones County Beat 5 Supervisors, Jerome Wyatt appointed Comegys. Wyatt said Comegys is great young man and believes he will continue to do an excellent job just as his mother did. Comegys is expected to finish out his mother's unexpired term.
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Tyler Graves
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Congratulations!!! to Tyler Graves of Petal and JCJC sophomore.  The former catcher for the JCJC Bobcat baseball team has been selected to play in the Futures Collegiate League of New England All-Star Game. He played in the July 25, game between the five Massachusetts franchises vs. the four New England-based franchises in Pittsfield, Mass.
Graves, a former Petal High School star, is a member of the Brockton Rox (Mass.) team and is having an excellent summer for the Rox. He is currently batting .288 with 13 RBIs. He has 34 hits, which is second on the team. He has a 1.000 fielding percentage. As a freshman this past spring for the Bobcats, Graves was a second-team All-MACJC selection. He hit .388 with one home run and 29 RBIs. He caught almost every inning for the team, had 50 hits and a .500 on-base percentage. Prior to the All-Star game, a Major League Baseball Scout Day will be held where the All-Stars and selected players will showcase their skills to Major League teams. For more on the All-Star game, click on the link: Bobcat Playing in Futures League Story by Shawn Wansley, JCJC Sports Information Director.
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Alumni Accomplishment-Pauline Love
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Congratulations !!! to Pauline Love on her new job as the University of Southern Mississippi's new assistant basketball coach.
The Luxora, AR native played for head coach Joye Lee-McNelis after playing one year at JCJC where she earned All-America Second Team honors in 2007.
While at USM, Love was a three-time, first team All-Conference USA performer as well as a three-time finalist for the Gillom Trophy which recognizes the top women's collegiate basketball player in the state of Mississippi.
After graduating from USM she went on to be the assistant coach at McNeese State. Prior to that job, Love continued her basketball career playing for the WNBA's Connecticut Sun in 2010 and the Cote d'Opale Basket Calais professional team in France during the 2010-11 season.
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Alumni Accomplishment-David McRaney
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Congratul ations!!!
to 2004 JCJC alumnus David McRaney on the release of his second book, "You are Now Less Dumb."
The former journalist and current Director of Digital Media for WDAM-TV said he credits a lot of the ideas for his first book to retired JCJC psychology instructor, Jean Edwards. Another JCJC instructor and Social Science chair, Dr. Ron Bishop is McRaney's source of inspiration for his current literary accomplishment. McRaney said Dr. Bishop was great at "Brain Explosions," in other words getting students to think beyond their world and knowledge. He said Bishop liked exposing students to new things and thoughts and it inspired the young author.
JCJC Science instructor Kevin Lyon has also been included in McRaney's popular blog's discussing spontaneous generation, the basis for his books, which discusses the idea, or early beliefs that certain animals like fleas could arise from inanimate matter such as dust. Here's a link to McRaney's podcast with Kevin Lyon (NOTE: the interview begins 11 minutes into the podcast): Common Sense with Kevin Lyon.
To learn more about McRaney's latest book which was released July 30, click on the link: You Are Not So Smart.
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Alumni Accomplishment-Chuck Robertson
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 Congratulations!!! to Chuck Robertson who is joining the Bobcat Football team as the new offensive line coach. The '97 graduate and his two brothers each played for the JCJC Bobcats, as did his father. His mother, Teresa also teaches in the business department. He leaves his assistant coaching position at West Jones for the opportunity to coach under JCJC head coach, Ray Perkins. To find out more about Robertson's expectations and experience, click on the story from Shawn Wansley. Robertson joins Bobcats
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Wayne County Center classes
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 Non-credit classes are now being offered at the Wayne County Center in Waynesboro. Course options include Introduction to Personal Computers, Windows7 and Microsoft Excel 2010 Basic. CEU's are available for computer courses upon request. The deadline to register is one week before classes begin.
The Windows 7 class will meet on Thursday nights beginning on August 15, through October 10, from 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m.Microsoft Excel 2010 Basic will begin on Thursday, October 17, through November 14, from 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m.
Interested students can register in person at the Wayne County Center at 103 Collins Street in Waynesboro, or by calling 601-735-2228 or emailing Melanie.james@jcjc.edu. For the most up-to-date class listing visit the web site: JCJC non-credit classes
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Ireland Voyage
| Visit Ireland with the JCJC Alumni Association and friends as they take a Grand Tour of the beautiful green country March 5, through March 15, 2014. Wander through Dublin, Belfast, Letterkenny, Drumkeen, Galway, the cliffs of Moher, Limerick, Waterford, Croke Park Stadium, and watch a soccer game with the JCJC Lady Soccer Team.
Click on the link to read the details: JCJC Alumni Tour and click here for the brochure: Ireland Tour Brochure.
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Mark your Calendars for these upcoming Events
September 14, 2013
Hall of Fame Weekend
October 26, 2013
Homecoming
For more information call the office at 601-477-4145 or email: jcjcalumniinfo@jcjc.edu
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| Wedding Announcements |
Congratulations! to the following JCJC alumni 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)
* Charlie Fall of Stringer and Brianna Tally of Louin were married on June 1. Tally graduated from JCJC in 2011.
* Tyler Windham of Bay Springs and Lydia Middleton of Raleigh were married June 1. Windham and Middleton are JCJC graduates.
* Chad Scitzs of Laurel and Lorrie Hayes of Laurel were married on June 8. Scitzs and Hayes graduated from Jones in 2012. * Brandon Roberts of Laurel and Micah Cooley of Waynesboro were married on June 14. Roberts and Cooley both attended JCJC in 2007 and 2008 respectively. * Jonathan Moore of Holly Springs and Melissa Ainsworth of Magee were married June 29. Ainsworth is a 2004 graduate of JCJC. * Michael Reid of Brookhaven and Stacey Wells of Waynesboro were married June 30. Wells is a 2009 JCJC graduate. * Joseph Gadilhe of Birmingham, AL and Sarah Cockrell of Hattiesburg were married July 13. Cockrell is a JCJC graduate. * Adam Grimsley of Sumrall and Katie-Beth Shoemake of Seminary were married July 13. Shoemake is a 2009 graduate of JCJC. * Garrett Hunter Waites of Clara and Jennifer Bazor of Clara were married on July 13. Bazor is a 2013 graduate of JCJC and Waites is a 2011 graduate of JCJC. * Sean McDonald of Soso and Morgan Bradshaw of Ellisville were married July 20. McDonald and Bradshaw are both graduates of JCJC. * Jerry Mooney of Collins and Kelli Parker of Petal were married July 27. Both are JCJC graduates.
* Brandon Childress of Collins and Crystal Williamson of Magee are engaged to be married July 27. Childress is a 2007 JCJC graduate.
* George Galloway II, of Petal and Leighann Herrin of Petal were married August 3. Herrin is a 2007 JCJC graduate and Galloway is a 2006 JCJC graduate. * Caleb Clanton of Waynesboro and Andrea Graham of Waynesboro are engaged to be married August 17. Graham is currently attending JCJC. * Gavin Vegas of Covington, LA and Kaelin Putnam of Columbia will be married September 7, 2013. Putnam attended JCJC. * Jonathan Ledford of Jackson and Meredith Woods of Jackson are engaged to be married in late September. Woods is a JCJC graduate.
* Gary Corrente, Jr, from New Orleans, LA, married Kristy C. Fall RN, of Ellisville on October 6, 2012. Fall is a 1997 JCJC graduate. The couple is currently living in Ridgeland, MS.
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