Bobcat Bulletin

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       A publication of the JCJC Alumni Association & JCJC Foundation

                                    July 2015 - Vol 5, Issue 11
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In This Issue

Jasper County Center Grand Opening

Operation JumpStart Expands to Collins

JCJC Athletes Earn "Pinnacle" Academic Awards

Yarbrough Educator of the Year

Alumni Accomplishment-
Amy Wolgamott

Calendar of Events

Wedding Announcements

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Greetings Alumni and Friends!
  Here's What's Happening at Jones
The Mississippi Lions All-Star Band were able to defend its 30-year championship streak to win the Lions 98th International Convention & Parade of Nations on June 27. The group practices at JCJC every June in preparation for this competition. Of the 145 members, 53 are from South Mississippi. They have earned 1st place 30-times since 1951 and have won more times than any other Lions Band competing. Many of these stellar musicians decide to attend JCJC after the annual "Band Camp."   
Statewide publicity also influences parents and their children to Discover Jones!

 
 
Jasper County Center Grand Opening
You are invited
to attend the

Grand Opening of the

Jasper County Center in Bay Springs,

on Thursday, July 17, at 10 a.m.
The new facility is located north of town
on Highway 15 and County Road 1521 in the Industrial Park.
Operation JumpStart Expands to Collins
  If you've always wanted to be your own boss or had a business idea but you're not sure what to do next, the JCJC Entrepreneur Center can help you!  The Operation JumpStart program is a six-week course designed for entrepreneurs who are thinking about taking the next step.
  For residents in Covington County, the program is a little easier for you to attend with a new class beginning Monday, July 13.
            Click on the link for details: Operation JumpStart in Collins
JCJC Athletes Earn "Pinnacle" Academic Awards
   Thirty-two JCJC athletes performed well on and off the field this year and were recognized at the state and national levels for their academic performance.  South Jones graduate from Ellisville and baseball player, Trent Black led the field of academic success with a perfect 4.0 GPA. He was recognized for earning the Pinnacle Award for Academic Excellence from the NJCAA.
  Black was one of only 185 NJCAA student-athletes to have a perfect GPA. There were 58,531 NJCAA student-athletes competing this past academic year.
  To see who else made the list click on Shawn Wansley's story: NJCAA, MACJC academic recognition awarded to 32 JCJC student-athletes
Yarbrough Educator of the Year
   One of JCJC's Adult Education/GED instructors at Jones was recently named, Southern Region Adult Educator of the Year by the Mississippi Association of Adult and Community Educators at their annual conference. Michael Yarbrough teaches adult education classes at the WIN Job Center in Laurel and has been employed with JCJC for a year-and-a-half.  Yarbrough joins three other JCJC ABE instructors who also received this award in previous years: David Clark at Greene County, Jane Jones at the JCJC campus and Caleb Smith at the JCJC campus.  Director of the ABE/GED program at JCJC, Jennifer Griffith explained Yarbrough's adaptability and his innovative teaching earned him the recognition. 
  To learn more about Yarbrough and this honor, click on the link: Yarbrough Educator of the Year
Alumni Accomplishment-Amy Wolgamott

   Congratulations!!!  to JCJC alumna, Amy Wolgamott of Ridgeland.  She was recently named to chair the Speech and Theatre Department at Holmes Community College. Wolgamott, who also serves as an instructor of speech, has an associate degree from Jones County Junior College, a bachelor's degree in biological sciences and a master's degree in applied communication from Mississippi College, and a doctorate in community college leadership from Mississippi State University.

  She previously served as scholarship coordinator for Mississippi College and was an adjunct speech instructor at both Holmes and Hinds Community College, director of annual funds at Mississippi College and a speech instructor/PTK adviser at Meridian Community College. From 2008-2014, she also served as the Mississippi/Louisiana regional coordinator for PTK. 

Calendar of Events

Mark your calendars for these upcoming Events
 
July 31, 2015
Graduation 10 a.m.

August 17, 2015
Fall Classes Begin 

September 24, 1:30 p.m.
JCJC Foundation Awards Day

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

Wedding Announcements
Congratulations!!!
to the following JCJC alumni who recently married or are engaged:

*Ashley Helton of Petal and Kenny Carter of Moselle were married June 13.  Helton is a JCJC graduate.

*Marcia Axton of Laurel and David Ogden Thoms,III of Laurel were married June 20.  Marcia and David are JCJC graduates.

*Mary May of Taylorsville and Joshua Walters of Laurel were married June 20.  Walters is a JCJC graduate.

*Marla Ashley of Pachuta and Wyatt Herrington of Laurel were married June 27. Herrington is a JCJC graduate.
  
Happy GOLDEN Anniversary to JCJC Board of Trustees member, Charles Ray Ashley and his wife, Diane who celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 13.

(The above 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)



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 Remember When...   

        in 1934 when Occupational Training began with the manufacturing of silk hosiery?     

 

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Sincerely,

JoAnna Newcomb 
JCJC Alumni Coordinator 
 
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