Truck Driving at PJC-Sulphur Springs
Members of the truck driving class at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center, taught by Bob Ashbreck (seated left), heard from a trucking company official at a recent classroom session. Dale Hunt (seated right), an official with Werner Trucking, told the future truck drivers about the business. For information about attending the Center, visit the campus at 1137 Loop 301 East in Sulphur Springs. To obtain more information about this or other...
Time Running Out to Register for Summer I Classes at PJC
Graduating high school students in the Paris Junior College service area need to register now if they wish to take advantage of a scholarship giving free tuition to a Summer I class. The PJC service area includes Delta, Hopkins, Hunt, Lamar, and Red River counties and the Honey Grove and Fannindel school districts. “Classes offered in the Summer I and II semesters will transfer to four-year universities,” said Sheila Reece, PJC...
May is Older Americans Month, by Kelly Hamill
By RSVP Coordinator Kelly Hamill For almost 60 years, our nation has recognized the invaluable contribution senior adults make to the health of our communities by celebrating Older Americans Month in May. It began in 1963 as Senior Citizens Month, when President John F. Kennedy designated May as a time to celebrate the vitality and aspirations of older adults, and it officially became Older Americans Month in 1980. This year’s theme...
96th PJC Graduation Celebrates Students, Teaching Excellence
Paris Junior College celebrated the 96th spring Commencement with a modified in-person ceremony that included a Teaching Excellence Award. More than 250 students, including current graduates as well as those who had virtual ceremonies in 2020, participated in the graduation at Noyes Stadium on May 7, 2021. Many graduates had large numbers of supporters cheering them on as they were recognized at the 96th PJC commencement ceremony in...
Johnson, Wade Top 2021 Sulphur Bluff Honor Graduates
Shane Johnson and Jada Wade have been announced as the top 2021 Sulphur Bluff honor graduates. Sulphur Bluff High School 2021 Valedictorian Shane Johnson Valedictorian Shane Johnson, son of Micah and Melissa Johnson of Nelta, will graduate from Sulphur Bluff High School this Friday with a 3.989 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. He has received all of his formative education at Sulphur Bluff ISD, beginning in prekindergarten. Upon...
Osornio, Krotky Named Top Graduates of Cumby High School Class of 2021
Cumby High School announced Lucero Ruth Osornio and Rylee Jo Krotky as the top 2021 graduates, with only 0.01 separating the top two places. Each of the top CHS 2021 honor graduates has also received her associate’s degree three weeks before she will receive her high school diploma. Lucero Ruth Osornio Lucero Ruth Osornio, daughter of Ruth and Jose Osornio, earned top ranking as this year’s Cumby High School Class of 2021...
Practice Welding Goes Well at PJC-Sulphur Springs
Cody Belz of Sulphur Springs, left, and Jordan Cummings of Quinlan work on their pipe welding skills during their recent class at the welding school on the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center campus. For information about the program call 903-885-1232. To see offered classes, go to www.parisjc.edu/schedule. To apply to PJC, go to www.parisjc.edu/apply or email [email protected]. Click here for more articles about Paris Junior...
Bessonett And Resendiz Named Top Miller Grove High School 2021 Graduates
Jorja Bessonett has been named the valedictorian and Andrea Resendiz the salutatorian of the Miller Grove High School Graduating Class of 2021, MGISD announced earlier this week. Jorja Bessonett Bessonett achieved the top ranking in the senior class with an overall 102.06 grade point average. She is the daughter of Bill and Cherrie Bessonett and the granddaughter of Glen and Carolyn George and Susie and Mike Bessonett. She has an...
PJC Music Student Rebekah Veien Wins Texoma Piano Competition
PJC music student Rebekah Veien of Paris is shown at the piano where she recorded her winning entry in the Texoma Piano Competition. Paris Junior College music student Rebekah Veien recently took first prize in her category of the Texoma Piano Competition, hosted in April by the Southeastern Oklahoma State University Department of Music. Her virtual entry featured a performance of French composer Claude Debussy’s “The Sunken...
Night Classes Certified at PJC-Sulphur Springs
The night welding class students at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Welding Shop completed and passed their certification projects, according to nigh instructor Johnny Glasco, left. Students, from left, include Najera Eliud, David Palacios, Eleazar Brena, Landry Darling, Bobby Land, and Trayton Powell. For information about enrollment and scholarship opportunities at the PJC Center, call 903-885-1232. To apply to PJC, go...
