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JCJC Retirees
Graduation
Tullos Scholars
PTK International Award
CPRAM Awards
JCJC Hosts Softball MAC-All-Starts Game
Dew Named Softball Player of the Year
JCJC Softball Team National Runner-ups
Baseball Season Ends Early
Dickson Plays in National Golf Tournament
Wedding Announcements
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Here's what's happening at Jones!
Sarah Palin campaigns for JCJC alumnus, Chris McDaniel at Jones.
About 1300 supporters attended the Ellisville natives' rally before the Republican Primary for the U.S. Senate seat, currently held by Thad Cochran.
 McDaniel reminisced about the many times he wandered around this auditorium as a child when his parents both worked at Jones.
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JCJC Retirees
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Twelve Jones County Junior College employees recently announced their retirement from the institution and took part in the college's annual Retirement Tea. When combined, these employees provided nearly 300 years of service to JCJC.  Pictured left to right in the first row are: Jim Walley, Casey Mercier, Sidney Tally, John Carter and Bobby Hinton. Standing are: Leslie Tubbs, Diane Sanford, Laverne Ulmer, Donna Scoggin, Elaine Eavenson, Charlotte Williams, Judy Carter and JCJC President, Dr. Jesse Smith. To read more about the retirees, click on the link: Twelve JCJC employees retire
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More than 550 Students Graduate
|  JCJC President, Dr. Jesse Smith recognized the irony of having of th e 1960 Olympic
gold medal winner Ralph Boston to be the graduation speaker for a class that has been deemed, "Extraordinary." Athletically and academically, the class of 2014 will go down in history with an incredible number of national accolades. JCJC student, Zack Warren was the first Jones student to be honored by PTK as an All-USA Team member and a New Century Scholar. The JCJC men's basketball team won the national championship and was the first Mississippi college to do so. Boston, a Laurel native, is still honored today for his remarkable achievements during his college years. He was the first athlete to jump more than 27 feet, setting a new
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PTK officers, Zack Warren, Kaylie Bradshaw and Lewis Bateman
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world record in long jump, while also beating Jesse Owens' record from 25 years earlier. Boston earned a silver medal at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo and the bronze medal at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, and he was named, "The World Athlete of the Year" in 1960. To read more about Boston's inspirational speech to the new graduates, click on the link: Graduates leave a legacy of success |
Gold Key Awards
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Athletic Scholars, Elizabeth Wright and Sawyer Taylor
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Leadership Scholars, Lewis Bateman and Kaylie Bradshaw
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Merit Scholars, Zack Warren and Hollye Knight
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Gold Key Honors were voted on by sophomore students at the annual sophomore breakfast. These students have a 4.0 GPA and have excelled in the awarded area during their two years at JCJC.
Nineteen students were eligible for the Academic Gold Key Honor based solely on their GPA before finals. For that list of students and more about the pictured students, click on the link: Gold Key Honors
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Tullos Scholars
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Pictured left to right are: JCJC President, Dr. Jesse Smith, Ryan Shoemake, Meaghan Simmons, alumnus and donor, Gene Tullos (middle), Naomi Clark, Harlan Mapp and JCJC Board of Trustees Chairman, David Garner. Not pictured is Tullos Scholar, Bridgette Wagner and Meri Newell.
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Only five Jones County Junior College freshmen were recently awarded
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Bridgette Wagner of D'Iberville.
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medallions and scholarships in recognition of being named Tullos Scholars. These students, Naomi Clark, Harlan Mapp, Ryan Shoemake, Meaghan Simmons and Bridgette Wagner have distinguished themselves through their scholarship and service to others, including their academic achievements, involvement in college activities, community service and leadership positions, according to Vice President of Instructional Affairs, Dr. Laverne Ulmer.
The Tullos Scholar's Program is funded by Jones alumni Eugene and Nada Tullos of Raleigh. JCJC administrators recognized these five freshmen recently at special ceremony. To read the entire story, click on the link: Five JCJC students chosen as Tullos Scholars
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PTK International Award
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Lewis Bateman-Regional President; Hannah Pruitt-Director of Project Submission; Zack Warren-Director of College Project and Information Technology; Karie Mooney-PTK member and award winner; and Patrick Campbell-Chapter President. Pictured in the back row are: Julie Atwood-PTK adviser; Kristen Hallman- Director of Chapter Meetings and Coordinator of Service; Kaylie Bradshaw- Director of Honors in Action; Tera Busby- Secretary; Skylar Dailey-Director of Campus Activities and Gwen Magee-PTK adviser.
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Jones County Junior College's Rho Sigma chapter officers of the academic international Honor Society, Phi Theta Kappa earned an international award last month: Top 30 Distinguished Chapter Officer Team. This falls on the heels of several national, regional and state awards bestowed on the officers and individuals of the JCJC chapter of PTK. To read about all of the awards earned this year, click on the link: PTK earns International Award |
CPRAM Awards
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The JCJC Marketing Department came home with another record of 14 awards from the College Public Relations Association of Mississippi conference. The team won three first place honors, five second place awards and six third place accolades. Media and Public Relations Director, Teresa McCreery swept the News Story category. VP of Marketing, Finee' Ruffin and graphic designer, Gabe Bozeman won first place honors for their work on the Homecoming Postcard. The college's Annual President's Report also earned first place, with every member of the team working on that project. To read more about the department's awards, click on the link: JCJC Marketing department earns 14 CPRAM Awards |
JCJC Hosts Softball MAC-All Star Games
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 JCJC will serve as host for the the annual Mississippi Association of Coaches Softball All-Star Games for a third year in a row. The event will be held Saturday, June 7, at Community Bank Park on the campus of Jones. Four games will be played on Saturday between All-Stars representing the North and the South from the state.
The first 1A/2A/3A All-Star Game begins at 10 a.m., followed by the first 4A/5A/6A All-Star Game. At approximately 1:30 p.m., All-Stars from all four teams will be introduced. The second 1A/2A/3A All-Star Game will then take place, followed by the second 4A/5A/6A All-Star Game. Players are scheduled to report to JCJC on Thursday afternoon with practices being held on Friday. For a list of the MAC Softball All-Stars, go to www.mscoaches.com.
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Dew Named Softball Player of the Year
|  Quitman's Tori Dew has racked up honors all season and she was the first to receive a new honor awarded this year: the NJCAA's "Player of the Year." this is the first year the NJCAA has given such accolades in softball. Dew was also named a first-team NJCAA Division II All-American, to the All-NJCAA Division II All-Tournament Team and All-Region 23.
The Lady Bobcat Softball team earned its third straight State Championship, posted a 52-6 record (a single season school record for wins in a season), finished as runner-ups in the NJCAA Division II Natio nal Tournament and were ranked No. 2 in the final poll of the season behind National Champions, LSU-Eunice. "Pitcher of the Year" went to Region 23 rival and National Champ, Raven Cole of LSU-Eunice.
JCJC Head Coach, Chris Robinson, who just completed his fifth year, was named MACJC "Coach of the Year." He owns a 191-75 overall record at Jones, including a remarkable 138-27 mark over the past three years. To read more about Dew and the Lady Bobcats, click on the story from Shawn Wansley: Dew earns top NJCAA honors |
JCJC Softball National Runner-ups
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 The JCJC Lady Bobcat Softball team earned its third straight state championship and it's third straight shot at a national title. However, LSU-Eunice managed to beat the Lady Bobcat team in a rain shortened Region 23 play off game for the title, hosted at Jones.
In the national tournament, the Ladies managed to be the only team unbeaten until the last game, beating the Bengals of LSU-Eunice 9-7. However, the top ranked team held off the 2nd ranked Jones Bobcats in the play-offs for the national title scoring eight runs in the sixth inning to overcome a 6-0 deficit and defeat the Lady Bobcats 8-6 in the title game of the NJCAA Division II National Softball Tournament at Traceway Park. It was LSU-Eunice's third victory of the day.
To read the complete story click on the link: Softball team comes up short.
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Baseball Ends Season Early
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 It has been an amazing seasons for the top ranked JCJC Baseball Team. For the fourth time in five years, the Jones County Junior College Bobcat Baseball team claimed the MACJC South Division championship. Then the 43-9 Bobcats captured the MACJC state championship by winning three games in the tournament at Northeast Mississippi. The Bobcats went on to host the first ever, Baseball Regional Tournament at Jones, however they came up short against Hinds CC.
The victory sent the Eagles, 35-19, to the NJCAA Division II World Series May 24-31 in Enid, Oklahoma. The Bobcats ended the year at 46-11, which matches the school record for victories in a single season, which was set in 2011.
Bobcat team members were bestowed with numerous post-seasons honors including, pitcher Westin Stringer, catcher Tyler Graves and centerfielder Chris Morgan have been named All-Region 23. Stringer, Graves, Morgan, second baseman Trent Giambrone, pitcher/designated hitter Chase Hensley and pitcher Lane Ratliff have been named first-team All-MACJC. Rightfielder Alex Shermer, first baseman Jordan Stark, third baseman Josh Pankratz and relief pitcher Cole Barlow have been named second-team All-MACJC. And, to top it off, sixth-year head coach Christian Ostrander has been named the MACJC Coach of the Year, while 10 players have received Region 23 and MACJC postseason recognition.
Baseball End Season as Regional Runner-ups
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Dickson Plays in National Golf Tournament
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 Mize's Patrick Dickson tied for 63rd place in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II National Golf Tournament. The sophomore joined over 140 of the nation's best junior college golfers from a total of 43 teams, from across the United States to play at Swan Lake Resort in Plymouth, Indiana for the NJCAA Men's Golf Championship.
To read more about the JCJC golfer's success, click on the link: Dickson tied for 63rd nationally
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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)
*Justin Ray Sullivan of Mize and Stacie Jon Stringer of Magee were married on April 12. Sullivan is a JCJC graduate.
*Tyler Seth Counts of Carrollton and Pebbles Purvis of Collins were married April 26. Purvis is a JCJC graduate.
*Gregory Lee Mooney of Seminary and Bobbie Shea Cochran of Collins were married April 26. Mooney is a 2012 JCJC graduate. *Michael Edward McGee of Canton and Morgan Elizabeth Vanderford of Raleigh were married May 3. Vanderford is a JCJC graduate.
*Jonathon Thomas Tumblin of Bay Springs and Carrie Elizabeth Williamson of Sumrall were married May 11. Tumblin is a JCJC graduate.
*Brandon Glenn Anderson of Stringer and Morgan Whitney Windham of Stringer were married May 24. Windham is a JCJC graduate.
*Christopher Codey Tyner of Pearl and Sarah Elizabeth Hinton of Bay Springs
is a JCJC graduate and Tyner attended Jones.
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"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
~Maya Angelou
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Remember When...
in 1999 when the college first began providing email accounts for faculty, staff and students through the home page at www.jcjc.cc.ms.us? The web address was later reduced to www.jcjc.edu.
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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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