PJC Named a National Leader College
Achieving the Dream today announced that Paris Junior College earned Leader College distinction—a national designation awarded to community colleges that commit to improving student success and closing achievement gaps. PJC has shown how data can inform policy and practice to help community college students achieve their goals, resulting in improved skills, better employability, and economic growth for families, communities, and the...
Friday’s PJC Graduation Ceremony Moved to Paris High School
A record number of prospective graduates at Paris Junior College and the likelihood of inclement weather have led to the relocation of the PJC spring commencement ceremony. It will now be held at the Paris High School gymnasium on Friday, May 15, beginning at 7:00 p.m. Students and faculty will need to report to the auxiliary gym located adjacent to the main gymnasium at 6:00 p.m. Students should park in the parking lot north of the...
PJC Sulphur Springs Director Confident in Future of Junior Colleges
Dr. Phil Williams, who has lived in Hopkins County for some time, is still pretty new on the job as Director of the Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Center. He became director February 9th after serving 12 years as Chair of the Department of Kenisiology at Dallas Baptist University. Prior to his time at DBU, he was Head Coach for Track and Field at East Texas State, now Texas A & M University-Commerce for 16 years. He...
Welding Shop At The PJC Sulphur Springs Campus
PJC SSpgs Weld DemonstrationParis Junior College Sulphur Springs Center welding shop instructor John Plemons, left, demonstrates an effective metal cutting process to structural welding students, from left, Brennon Newell, Colten Nolan and Jonathan Johnson. Paris Junior College — located in Paris, Texas, about 100 miles northeast of Dallas — has been a part of the Lamar County community since 1924. Paris Junior...
EDC Executive Director Chris Brown sat down with John Mark for an Update on this Second Cup Of Coffee
Sulphur Springs EDC Executive Director Chris Brown saw down with John Mark Dempsey on the latest episode of A Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey. John Mark and Chris Brown talked about Paris Junior College and the role Colleges play in preparing the workforce, the construction of two facilities for growth in local industry, an upcoming visit with some international business personal, and much more. Be sure to check out the...
PJC Nursing Students Help Meal-A-Day with ‘Project Chicken’
July 25, 2024 – Five lovely volunteers from the Paris Junior College Nursing Program arrived at the Senior Center bright and early Thursday morning. They cheerfully went to work on ‘Project Chicken’. Students and volunteers debone cooked chicken for later use. It was a lot of work, but there was lively conversation, and a few chicken jokes were exchanged. The PJC students are required to perform community service...
PJC Offering Free Robotics Coding Camp For Area Middle School Students
June 26, 2024 – Paris Junior College is offering six free, week-long Robotics Coding Camps that take an interactive approach to designing and coding robots through coding and use of Sphero BOLT and VEX V5 robots. Campers will be presented challenging and innovative concepts in learning, problem solving and analytical skills while fostering an interest in computer coding/programming. Each one-week, no-cost day camp is for...
Joyce Ann Covarrubias
Joyce Ann Covarrubias (Hawthorne) was born on November 10, 1966, in Mesa, Arizona to Charles E. Hawthorne Sr. and Doris A. Counts (Smith. She passed away peacefully with loved ones by her side at East Texas Hospice in Tyler, Texas on June 12, 2024, at 11:05a.m. Joyce was a class of 1985 graduate of South Mountain High School in Phoenix, Arizona where she grew up with siblings. She later moved in 1989 and held a job as a CNA at...
PJC Reminds Supporters That Tuesday is East Texas Giving Day
April 29, 2024 – PJC joins East Texas Giving Day to support student success Paris Junior College is proud to announce its participation in East Texas Giving Day on April 30, 2024, joining over 195 nonprofit organizations across north and east Texas in a collective effort to raise critical funds for the local community. East Texas Giving Day is an 18-hour online event that unites the region in support of local needs, providing an...
William Greg Campbell
William Greg Campbell, 58 of Paris Tx, went to be with the Lord on Thursday March 21, 2024. He was surrounded by his loved ones at his home. Greg was born on July 1,1965 to William and Barbara Wood Campbell. He was born on his mother’s birthday to which she always referred to him as her best birthday gift ever. Greg married Lori Allen on May 27, 1995. Together they raised two beautiful daughters Averie and Allie. One of his greatest...
