Honors Northeast seeks entries for poetry contest

91¿ì»îÁÖ and Honors Northeast†recently†announced a call for original poems to enter the ninth†annual Northeast Texas Poetry Contest. The judges will be looking for poems that can accent or enliven our sense of the surroundings, people, the culture, and/or the history of Northeast Texas. Adult winners will take home $200 for first place and $50 for second place. Full-time student winners will receive $400 for first place, $300 for second, $200 for third, and $100 for fourth. All ages are welcome to enter the contest. Any genre of poem, and at any length, can compete.

Perryman gives to 91¿ì»îÁÖ Work Scholarship Program

The 91¿ì»îÁÖ Foundation recently received a $1,500 gift from Richard Perryman to support the 91¿ì»îÁÖ Work Scholarship Program. Perryman (right) is pictured presenting the gift to Dr. Jonathan McCullough, 91¿ì»îÁÖ Vice President for Advancement. The 91¿ì»îÁÖ Work Scholarship Program gives students the opportunity to work during the summer to earn funds to pay for college for the upcoming year. The goal of the program is to foster a strong work ethic while allowing students to avoid student debt.
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iCan Kids Discovery College underway

Isabel Gonzales of Mount Pleasant participates in the Robotics class at the 91¿ì»îÁÖ iCan Kids Discovery College at the Hanson-Sewell Center in Pittsburg. She is a participant in the first session of the program, which runs June 6-16. There is still time to register for the second session of the iCan Kids Discovery College, which will be held at the Elizabeth H. Whatley Agriculture Center across the main 91¿ì»îÁÖ campus June 20-30. The program is for kids ages 8-15 and sessions range from $59-$99 each.
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