Bobcat Bulletin

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       A publication of the JCJC Alumni Association & JCJC Foundation

                                    March 2015 - Vol 5, Issue 7
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In This Issue

Mid Term Mini Session
Courses

Non-Credit Computer Classes

Clarke County Center
Opens

Alumni Accomplishment-Carrie Tucker

Operation JumpStart Expands

Goff's National Honor

Holifield Honored Again

Alumni Golf Tournament

Sports Update

Theater-Guys & Dolls

Calendar of Events

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Greetings Alumni and Friends!
  
  The spring semester is well underway, although the winter chill is still hanging on.
  We know warmer and sunnier days are just around the corner and that means golf! As mentioned in earlier newsletters, our Alumni & Friends Golf Tournament is set for Friday, March 27th. We are returning to the Laurel Country Club and can't wait. We expect it will be a great day as usual, so come on out and join us. Call our office at 601-477-4145 to reserve your spot.  

  Bobcat spring sports are well underway as well. The baseball and softball teams have been battling the chill and nasty weather, but are both off to a great start. The softball team is currently ranked #1 in the nation and is undefeated. If you have not been out to "The Bank" (Community Bank Park), then you don't know what you are missing. It is an exceptional atmosphere, and we are blessed to have such a great facility.

   Speaking of baseball and softball, we are planning our tailgating event for April 14th, at The Bank. Make plans to attend!

  Our basketball, tennis and golf teams are all hard at it as well. Basketball is winding down the season as they playing in the state tournament as I write this update.

   Last but not least, we are taking applications for scholarships for next year. Deadline is April 15th for online application.  

   In the meantime, we are here for you, our alumni and friends. We are ready to assist you with anything from scholarship endowments, to memorial gifts, to perhaps planning an alumni gathering or class reunion.

 

Go Bobcats!

 

Charlie Garretson

V.P. for Advancement  

Director of Alumni and Foundation 


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   Mid-Term Mini-Session Classes

Do you know someone who needs to take a

 college course, quickly? JCJC is now offering

Mid-Term Mini-Session classes beginning March 18,

 through May 14.  Registration ends March 19!

Click on the link for more info:
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Non-Credit Computer Classes

The JCJC Advanced Technology Center in Ellisville

is offering Tuesday and Thursday night classes in

Microsoft Word 2013 Advanced, PowerPoint 2013

Basic, Excel 2013 Basic and Microsoft Excel 2013

Advanced.  Some classes begin March 17, and

continue into June.

 For for more information click on the link:


Clarke County Center Opens
JCJC President, Dr. Jesse Smith (left) is joined by JCJC VP of External Affairs, Jim Walley, JCJC Board of Trustees member, Ann Tucker, House Speaker ProTempore, Greg Snowden, Clarke County Supervisor, Darrick Marshall, JCJC Petroleum instructor, Travis Thrash, Clarke County Supervisors, Cleveland Peebles, Paul Mosley and Troy Smith, Clarke County Rep. of District 84, William Shirley, Clarke County Supervisor, Mickey Long, Clarke County Center Director, Jody Buchanan, JCJC Board of Trustees member, Carolyn Smith and JCJC Dean of Centers & Outreach, Clint James to cut the ribbon and officially open the new Center.
  Clarke County officials joined with JCJC administrators and Board of Trustees members to officially cut the ribbon and open the Clarke County Center. The newest Center is located on 10-acres in the heart of Stonewall, off of Hwy 513.
  The main workforce and career and technical program offered will be the state's only Roustabout Program with multiple industry certifications for trainees.  Future training in this field will include Basic Firefighting, OSHA Forklift, HUET, Intro to Oil-Well Control and Basic First Aid. 
  The Clarke County Center is already offering ABE/GED classes and will be offering the Petroleum Technology program beginning this month.  Non-Credit Welding and the Entry Level Petroleum Trainee courses will be offered beginning March 16. The eight-week, three-hour course is offered at two times: 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.  This summer, college level courses like Algebra, English Composition and Western Civilization will be offered and Non-Credit Commercial Truck Driving will offered in the fall.
  For more information or to sign up for classes contact the Center's main office at 601-659-0622.
Alumni Accomplishment-Carrie Tucker
  Congratulations!!!  to Smith County DECA Adviser, and JCJC alumna, Carrie Tucker who was recently recognized as the 4th District DECA Adviser of the Year for the 2013-14 school year. 
  She is being commended for her creative and innovative strategies used to support student learning and achievement. 
  The advisers must connect community businesses to the classroom and promote DECA members to participate and excel in DECA activities.  The JCJC alumna has been teaching for 11 years and has been the DECA Adviser for nine years.  She has accompanied many district and state winners to various levels and regions of competition. 

  Photo Courtesy: Taylorsville Post 

Operation JumpStart Expands
   If you have a business idea or you're planning for retirement and want to know if your business plans will work, JCJC is offering and expanding its Operation JumpStart program.  This hands-on, six-week program lines out every step you'll need to start a business or decide you're not ready, or the idea needs more work.  The course is now being offered in two new locations: Hattiesburg and Waynesboro.  The class begins March 23, with registration ending March 17. Click on the link to read more about this entrepreneurial program: Operation JumpStart
Goff's National Honor
  JCJC baseball pitcher, Daniel Goff of George County continues to get noticed for honors.  The sophomore was named the MACJC Pitcher of the Week in February as well as the NJCAA Division II Pitcher of the Week. 
  He was the starter and winner in a 10-1 win by the 11th ranked Bobcat Baseball team over Jefferson College Missouri.  He pitched six innings, struck out 11, walked one and allowed seven hits.  For the season, as of Feb. 19, Goff is 2-0 with a 1.50 earned run average.  
Holifield is Honored Again
    JCJC sophomore Lady Bobcat softball player, Lauren Holifield is impressing everyone with her home run hits and now she is getting recognized nationally.  For the

second straight week, Holifield has been named the NJCAA Division II Player of the Week.   

  The New Hope native was 8-of-13 for the week with two home runs, 13 RBIs, four doubles and seven runs scored as the top-ranked Lady Bobcats went 4-0 during the Gwen Magee Invitational in February. 

  In an 11-3 win over No. 5 Lincoln Land (Illinois) on Feb. 20, Holifield was 2-for-3 with two doubles and three RBIs. In a 17-6 win over Lincoln Land on Feb. 21, she was 3-for-3 with a grand slam, two doubles and six RBIs. In a 5-3 win over No. 3 Illinois Central on Feb. 21, the Columbus native was 1-for-3 with a clutch 3-run home run and three RBIs.

  For the season, Holifield is batting .636 with eight home runs, 27 RBIs and a 1.606 slugging percentage. She leads the nation in home runs and is second in RBIs.

   The top-ranked Lady Bobcats are 10-0 and opened MACJC South Division play last Friday at home at Community Bank Park. Watch JCJC sports www.jcjc.tv.

and check out the athletic web page to keep up with all the action.

 

Photo Courtesy: Anna Beth Houston, JCJC Student Publications and story info, courtesy: Shawn Wansley.  

Alumni Golf Tournament


 Save the Date!!! and join us for the 16th Annual Alumni Association Golf Tournament on March, 27, at the Laurel Country Club.
 The tournament is a 3-person scramble and entry fee is $100 per player. Deadline for entry is March 20. Tournament sponsorships are available for $250 (social sponsor) and $500 (corporate sponsor).
Click on this link to :Register for Alumni Golf Tournament
 
For more information click on this link:Alumni Golf Tournament
Sports Update
 
JCJC's Starla Daggans (12) blocks the shot of Co-Lin's Alexis Collins (15) during the first half of Wednesday's MACJC Tournament semifinal game in Wesson.
Photo/Natalie Davis, Co-Lin Public Relations
The dream is still alive for both JCJC basketball teams in postseason play.While coming up short in State Tournament action, both teams will be participating in

the upcoming Region 23 Tournament in the A.E. Wood Coliseum on the campus of Mississippi College in Clinton.

   The Lady Bobcats with head coach Sandra Sumrall are 17-7 and will face Baton Rouge Community College at 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 5.  The JCJC/BRCC  winner meets the Meridian/Northwest winner at 8 p.m. on Friday in a semifinal game. The Co-Lin/Holmes winner faces the 

JCJC's Albert Goss (34) shoots over Southwest's Xavion Dillon (1).

Photo/Anna Beth Houston, JCJC Student Publications

Itawamba/East Central winner at 6 p.m. on Friday.  The championship game is slated for 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 7.  The winner of the women's regional tournament will head to the NJCAA Division I Tournament on March 16-21 in Salina, Kansas.

 

   Head coach Rahim Lockhart's defending national champions and 16th-ranked Bobcats, 18-4, will face East Central at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, in a first round game.The JCJC/East Central winner plays the Holmes/Northeast winner at noon on Friday, 

in a semifinal game, while the Pearl River/Baton Rouge winner faces the East Mississippi/Southern-Shreveport winner at 2 p.m. The championship game will be at 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 7. The winner of the mens region tournament will go to the NJCAA Division I Tournament on March 16-21 in Hutchinson, Kansas.

Theater-Guys & Dolls
   These four actors are surrounded by a cast
made up of sinners and saints who dance and
gamble, chased by Salvation Army soul-winners who all roll the dice on love and adventure.   This year's musical theater production of "Guys & Dolls" is a sure bet with Harlan Mapp, Lydia Myers (left top) and Steve Jones and Morgan Scott (right) taking center stage!
  To read the story, click on the link: Guys & Dolls.
   For more information about "Guys and Dolls," contact the JCJC Fine Arts Department at 601-477-4094.  

Calendar of Events

 

 Mark your calendars for these upcoming Events

March 27, 2015
Alumni Golf Tournament

March 31, 2015 
JC Voices Concert -First Trinity Presbyterian Church

April 9, 2015
JCJC Band Concert 7 p.m.

April 10, 2015
Spring Recital Series 12:30 p.m. Chapel

April 12, 2015
Choral Concert

April 14, 2015
Bobcat Club Baseball Tailgating

  April 16, 2015
Java & Jazz 7 p.m. ATC

May 15, 2015
Graduation 10 a.m.

For more information call the Alumni Office at 601-477-4145 or email: jcjcalumniinfo@gmail.com 
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 Remember When...  

  in 1970 when Dr. Terrell Tisdale became President of Jones County Junior College? At 33-years of age he also became the youngest president at any junior college in the state. 

 

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Sincerely,

JoAnna Newcomb 
JCJC Alumni Coordinator 
 
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