PJC Releases Students on President and Dean’s List
Paris Junior College is pleased to announce that 186 students were named to the President’s and Dean’s lists for academic achievement during the fall 2016 semester. To be eligible for the President’s List, students must earn a 4.0 grade point average, (straight A’s) on a minimum of 15 semester hours. Those on the dean’s list must have a minimum of a 3.5 grade point average for at least 15 semester hours, and have no grade lower than a...
PJC Earns 2017 Military Friendly School Designation
Paris Junior College has earned the 2017 Military Friendly® School designation by Victory Media, publisher of G.I. Jobs®, STEM Jobs SM, and Military Spouse. First published in 2009, Military Friendly® Schools is the most comprehensive, powerful resource for veterans today. Each year, the list of Military Friendly® Schools is provided to service members and their families, helping them select the best college, university, or trade...
Community Calendar January 12-17, 2017
Lone Star Heritage Quilt Guild will host a Day Circle on Friday January 13 at 9:30am at Our Savior Lutheran Church. Members and persons interested in learning to quilt/sew are welcome to attend. Bring a sack lunch if you wish. No children, please. A Brisket Supper fundraiser is planned for the James and Sarona Brown family on Saturday January 14 at 5pm in the new gym at Sulphur Bluff High School. James is Pastor at Cross Timbers...
All PJC Campuses Offers Seniors Up to Six Hours of Free Tuition
Senior citizens may start the spring semester at Paris Junior College with up to six hours of free tuition. The offer applies to classes with open seats on the first day of the semester. “Multiple studies have shown that education maintains intellectual activity essential to brain health, similar to exercising for heart health,” said PJC President Dr. Pam Anglin. “We see this as part of PJC’s mission to serve the...
Continuing Ed Courses at PJC-Sulphur Springs in January
Several classes are available from the Paris Junior College – Sulphur Springs Center Continuing Education Department in January. To sign up, or for more information, call 903-454-9333. Unless otherwise noted, classes will be held at the Center at 1137 Loop 301 East in Sulphur Springs. The Initial Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers class on lifesaving skills for respiratory and cardiac emergencies will meet from noon to 5...
Community Calendar for January 4-9, 2017
Sulphur Springs ISD resumes class on January 4, 2017 along with Yantis ISD and Como-Pickton CISD. Sulphur Bluff ISD and Cumby ISD students will go back to school on Monday January 9. Registration for the Spring semester is underway at Paris Junior College-Sulphur Springs Center. First day of class is January 17. A free G.E.D. class is being offered through Paris Junior College-Sulphur Springs Center. Beginning on Monday January 9, the...
PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Offers Free GED Class Starting January 9
The Paris Junior College-Sulphur Springs Center’s Adult Education and Family Literacy program is offering a free intensive GED® (General Educational Development) class starting on Jan. 9. Pre-registration is required. Registration for the GED® class begins Jan. 2; it will be held at the CANHelp Building. Contact Registration Clerk Macenzie Langston to sign up at 903-782-0467. In addition to preparing for the GED®, the Adult...
Marriage and Parenting Education Wrap-Up By Johanna Hicks
Marriage & Parenting Education Wrap-up This is the 3rd in a series of program summaries in the area of Family & Consumer Sciences for 2016. (If you missed the first two, they covered Diabetes Education and Health & Wellness in Hopkins County.) One of my favorite workshops to teach is Twogether in Texas Marriage Education. This is a program recognized by the state of Texas and is deemed as being so important that the...
PJC Announces Graduation, Early Registration, Winter Mid-Term for All Campuses
Paris Junior College will hold fall semester graduation on Friday, Dec. 16 in the Hunt Center beginning at 7 p.m. Students who plan to be in the ceremony are encouraged to come at 6 p.m. to the Rheudasil Learning Center to begin lining up. Early registration for spring classes on the Sulphur Springs campus is underway. Early registration is also going on for the winter mini-term, which starts on Dec. 19, and the spring semester that...
Oak Ridge Boys’ Duane Allen Picks PJC for Pre-Release Movie Premiere Sunday: Advance Viewers Will Help Select Movie Name
Cunningham native and Paris Junior College Distinguished Alumnus Duane Allen has chosen PJC’s Ray Karrer Theater for the first pre-release showing of a new Christmas-themed movie in which he stars. The world premiere of the faith-based Christmas movie will be shown Sunday, November 20, at 2 p.m. Tickets for the movie are $25 for adults, $12.50 for children 12 and under. Afterwards, ticket holders will be treated to a meet-and-greet...
