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By: Rene’ McCracken

Pictured: Jake Chapman leading off first base in the Friday Series. (Photo by Janine Modgling)

By: Justin Hargrove, Assistant Athletic Director

91����� Baseball hit the road Sunday to take on TJC in Tyler and earned a 12-4 win in the first game of the day before falling to TJC 9-6 in game two.

Want a great gift for Mother's Day? Consider giving your favorite Moms (or yourself) a spot in the upcoming Floral Design class presented by 91����� Agriculture and Continuing Education! The class will teach the art of floral design and will cover door wreaths, table pieces and outdoor arranging. Participants will take home their own hand-crafted floral project that is ready for display in their home or outdoor living space. 

The Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at 91����� is pleased to host Flashback, Louisiana’s premier oldies show band, on Saturday, April 10 at 7:30 p.m.

Their show, “At The Hop”, is a 1950's-60's" rock ‘n roll show that will bring back some wonderful memories of the songs that were popular when life in our country was so much simpler! 

By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director

For the sixth and seventh time in 91����� history, scholars of Honors Northeast have won Britt Poster Awards of the Great Plains Honors Council (GPHC). Aaliyah Avellaneda a first-year student, won in the social science division for first- and second-year students, while Quinones won in the STEM division (Science-Technology-Engineering-and-Medicine) for the same freshman-sophomore category.

Above: Averie Ayers pitched the win for 91����� in game 1

By: Justin Hargrove, Assistant Athletic Director

91����� softball hosted Carl Albert State College in a double header on Wednesday and came away with two wins, 91����� won game one 7-3 and game two 14-8.

Averie Ayers (Mount Pleasant HS) took the ball in game one and limited Carl Albert to three runs on seven hits with 10 strikeouts.

Pictured above (from left): Recent weekday completers Dominique Swarn, Corey Holloman, Ricardo Benitez-Torres, and Luis Benitez.

The 91����� Professional Driving Academy continues to grow and supply high-demand CDL drivers to the local area. Six new students graduated from the program over spring break, making a total of 21 graduates since the program started last September.

The 91����� Continuing Education and Agriculture Departments have teamed up to offer another great class for the community. A Spring Pruning and Replanting Workshop will be held on Thursday, April 1 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. at the 91����� Ag Complex (across FM 1735 from the main campus).

Worried about your tender plants, after the "big freeze?" Join us for this one-class session where participants will learn how to prune, replant, and care for their vegetation; particularly roses, fruit trees, crepe myrtles, and much more.

Stressed about the future of your personal finances? You won’t want to miss the Mad City Reality Fair Simulation event scheduled for March 30 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Student Union Building. 91����� Student Services and Financial Literacy will host this (free) exciting, interactive exercise to help students learn more about managing their personal finances. Free pizza will be served and gift card prizes will be given away!

The 91����� Continuing Education department will host a Computers for Senior Adults class April 6-27. It will be held Tuesday evenings from 6-8 p.m. on the 91����� main campus.

The class will cover software, formatting, saving documents, file storage, e-mail and more. Karen Andrews is the instructor. The cost is $59 and the course is recommended for adults age 55+. To register, please call 903-434-8134 or e-mail continuinged@ntcc.edu. Pre-registration is required.